<div dir="ltr">Dear UW community: <div><br></div><div>This symposium (and screening series) for the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts at U of Chicago was inspired by an essay Hayley O’Malley wrote for <i>Feminist Media Histories</i> last summer, in a special issue on “Speculative Media Histories” guest edited by Allyson Field. We’re attaching the link to the <a href="https://online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/8/3/127/190673/The-1976-Sojourner-Truth-Festival-of-the-ArtsA">FMH essay</a> for your reading pleasure. </div><div><br></div><div>The symposium will stream live (March 2-4) and tickets are free! Reserve yours now via the link below. Cheers from FMH@UW-Seattle!<br><br>+ + + + + <br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Dear Friends and Colleagues, </span></span></div><div style="font-size:11pt"><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">We are delighted to announce that symposium tickets are now available for the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts, 2023. Drawing inspiration from the 1976 Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts <span style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px">–</span></span><span style="margin:0px"> likely the first Black women's film festival <span style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px">–</span> the 2023 symposium (March 2-4) will celebrate the rich tradition of Black women's filmmaking with screenings, roundtable discussions, poetry readings, special tributes, and much more! The events will be held at the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. Admission is free, but seating is very limited, so please reserve your ticket today!</span></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><b style="color:rgb(36,36,36)">Festival website:</b></span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(36,36,36)"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://voices.uchicago.edu/sojourner/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gRRX4gc8UxIh17TzMWrfBtoKO0P3Eyyl3dwcafVU26XfPcRv_TxGgifS-bluyLZTce1csyEs8Rc$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">https://voices.uchicago.edu/sojourner/</span></a><br></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><b>In-person tickets:</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tickets.uchicago.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=19A87A85-1915-4774-8283-60EF1253A40C__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gRRX4gc8UxIh17TzMWrfBtoKO0P3Eyyl3dwcafVU26XfPcRv_TxGgifS-bluyLZTce1ciKr2wrU$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">https://tickets.uchicago.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=19A87A85-1915-4774-8283-60EF1253A40C</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><b> </b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><b>Streaming tickets:</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tickets.uchicago.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=6B6FB1E9-DCCC-4590-B5E6-C764645338D1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gRRX4gc8UxIh17TzMWrfBtoKO0P3Eyyl3dwcafVU26XfPcRv_TxGgifS-bluyLZTce1csQ47s_k$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">https://tickets.uchicago.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=6B6FB1E9-DCCC-4590-B5E6-C764645338D1</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"></p></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Please share these links widely, and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions. We hope to see you in Chicago or online! </span></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="ma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