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Betty Wood Symposium: Legacies of Enslavement

Emily Davies Rose in Emily Davies Courtyard at Girton College

To mark the life and work of Dr Betty Wood (1945-2021), Life Fellow and pioneering historian of slavery, we welcome members of the Girton College community to a special event on Saturday 4 November 2023.

If you would like to join us at the symposium and buffet reception, please sign up via the booking form. Please note, places are limited and on a first come, first served, basis. Booking will close on Monday 30 October 2023.

 

Programme Outline:

Opening remarks from The Mistress of Girton College followed by an introduction on the aims of the symposium from Dr Alastair Reid, Life Fellow and Historian.

Maggie Kalenak, researcher for the Legacies of Enslavement Committee, will present '"To think that she had not forgot them": individuals, enslavement and institutional memory work at Girton College'

  • Kia Taylor Powell, 'What does "Legacies of Enslavement" mean to you?' (A short film)
  • Edward Suckling, 'Behind Hermione: addressing Girton's history and material heritage.'
  • Nyeleti Brauer-Maxaeia, 'The exclusion of Black stories from Girton College Modern and Medieval Languages.'
  • Grace Marshall, 'Attempting archiving in the wake of slavery.'

Dr Hazel Mills, Bye-Fellow, will present 'Mapping the money, tracing connections: how the Girton Legacies project began'

All Symposium attendees are invited to a buffet reception in the Fellows Rooms from 6.30pm

If you have any queries, please contact the Mistress's Office

mistress.office@girton.cam.ac.uk