Publications

Tubman Talks with Dr. Timothy D. Walker

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Time: 1:00PM-2:30PM EST Location: Zoom Register in advance for this meeting:https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcuirqD4rH9bhPyaz5cc-uLyhAHs8nkAt Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad Abstract: Underground Railroad scholarship has focused almost exclusively on interior overland routes used to escape enslavement in the Antebellum South. Largely overlooked, however, is the great multitude of enslaved persons […]

Knowledge Mobilization and Research Poster Making using PowerPoint Office

Thursday - 27 October 2022 05:30PM (EST), Zoom Registration Speaker: Lorenzo Serravalle, M.A. student in Anthropology at YorkU Biography: M.A. student at York University in the Social Anthropology program. During his undergraduate career, he assisted Dr. Annie Bunting with her research on forced marriage in conflict situations in various African countries by producing knowledge mobilization […]

Tubman Talks with Tka Pinnock: The Necessity of Black Educational Space

Date: Thursday October 27, 2022 Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm EST Location: Virtual Register in advance for this meeting:https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoc--grzosHdHojHn_B84zxOTpY7YjmwgZ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Necessity of Black Educational Space Abstract: Research suggests that for Black students in K-12, Black-led educational spaces equip them with education to succeed in […]

Call for Papers: HTI International Conference in Dakar, June 2023

(The English version follows the French version/ La version anglaise suit la présente version française) Conférence internationale de l’insititut Harriet Tubman Les contributions de l’Afrique et ses diasporas à la civilisation du monde Organisée par : Institut Harriet Tubman pour la recherche sur l’Afrique et ses diasporas (Université York, Canada) en collaboration avec l’Institut supérieur des […]

Dr. Agnès Berthelot-Raffard in Documentary "The Myth of Black Women"

The Harriet Tubman Institute is pleased to announce and congratulate Dr. Agnès Berthelot-Rafford in her participation as an expert in the new documentary "The Myth of Black Women" directed by Ayana O'Shun. Programmer's notes: In this documentary, Ayana O'Shun tackles the decades-long misrepresentation of Black women in Hollywood-led video productions, where they have been dominantly […]

Tubman Talks: Tii Nchofoung

Our first Tubman Talks of the academic year will be taking place this Thursday October 6th (virtually)! Tubman's Visiting Scholar Tii Nchofoung will be presenting his research titled "Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, and Governance: A path towards sustainable development in Africa. Abstract: The transition to renewable energy sources is essential for decarbonization, climate change mitigation […]

New iJournal issue addresses ‘Difficult Memories and the Museum’ - Organized by Faculty Fellow Bruno R. Véras

The summer 2022 issue of the iJournal, focusing on Difficult Memories and the Museum, organized by Tubman Faculty Fellow Bruno R. Véras is out! The iJournal is an open-access journal at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information (iSchool). It aims to foster collective identity and interdisciplinary understanding among information students, faculty, and practitioners in […]

HTI statement on the shooting of Black people in Buffalo

On Saturday, May 14th in the Tops Friendly Market, a supermarket located in east downtown Buffalo, 13 people were shot. Among them, 11 were Black and 10 were killed. They were shot by an 18-year-old man; a white supremacist who methodically planned his hate crime as his online manifesto revealed that his target was a […]

Congratulations to HTI's Seed Grant recipients

The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas is pleased to announce the recipients of its Seed Grant opportunity. Eleven recipients received funding to support research project, graduate student research, and a knowledge mobilization initiative. “We are so pleased to be able to support the excellent research of our members, which will […]

March is the 200th anniversary of Harriet Tubman's birth | Ce mois de mars marque le 200ième anniversaire de la naissance de Harriet Tubman

Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman dedicated herself to fighting for freedom, equality, and justice. Her quote below stands as a source of inspiration to commit to the search for a better world. Au cours de sa vie Harriet Tubman s’est dévouée au combat pour la liberté, l’équité et la justice sociale. Sa citation ci-dessous nous inspire […]