Update
May 24, 2022
A curated bulletin of news and trends spotlighting the creative and cultural economies at the heart of migration.
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CAME Affiliate Faculty Spotlight: Hannah M. Alarian
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Dr. Hannah M. Alarian (UF Department of Political Science) is a scholar of comparative political behavior, examining the relationships among public policy and individual behavior shaping global migration, naturalization, and immigrant incorporation. Her 2020 CAME-funded research project, Disease and Discrimination, considered the extent to which exposure to COVID-19 affected community attitudes toward asylum-seekers across Mexico.
Her current book project--Voice before Loyalty: Immigrant Voting Rights in the European Union--examines immigrant electoral rights and the effects on citizenship and immigrant acceptance in society.
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African Entrepreneurship, The Arts + Beyond: The First CAME Conference
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CAME Conference organizers Osubi Craig, Barbara McDade Gordon, Anita Spring and Welson Tremura (top picture) and keynote speakers Qudus Onikeku and Cheryl Finley. Photos courtesy of Digital Worlds Institute.
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The first CAME Conference (March 31-April 1, 2022) examined how advocacy, equity, participation, and ethics in the arts intersect with the complexities of contemporary intercultural exchange, technology, and global relations. The event concluded with a concert by Jacare Brazil ensemble. More video clips of the conference and the concert will be uploaded on the UF CAME Media YouTube channel.
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Afro Roots Fest Gainesville 2022
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Afro Roots Fest performers, audience, and merchandise. Photos courtesy of Guide to Greater Gainesville
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CAME was part of the University of Florida and Gainesville collaboration with Community Arts & Culture that brought Afro Roots Fest to Gainesville for the first time. April 7 - 9, 2022, marked the three days of workshops and concerts happening around the city.
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Middleground: A Creative Gathering
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Middleground event participants. Photos courtesy of Jeremy Frusco
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The Middleground event happened on Friday, April 15th, 2022, where creatives, makers, entrepreneurs, and actionists in Gainesville joined for an afterwork experience to breathe together, connect, and share. It was hosted by SPARC352, a recent initiative focusing on arts and community programming particularly within the historically Black neighborhoods of Gainesville. Through arts-based programming, SPARC352 aims to bring life and adaptive re-use to local spaces, develop robust community-engaged programming, and help build and sustain collaborative networks that re-invest in many of Gainesville’s underserved communities.
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2022 Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series
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Friday, June 17, 2022 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm EDT
Webb Field at Martin Luther King Recreation Complex
1510 NW Fourth St. Ocala, Florida 34475
UF Afropop Ensemble will be performing
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