Prof. Karen Kurczynski, UMass Amherst History of Art and Architecture, will host special lectures in the course ART-HIST 391P/691P. These special lectures are free and open to the public.

Camille Turner | Slavery North Fellow, Fall 2025

Date/Time: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10-11:15 am

Location: Bernie Dallas Room, 5th floor, Goodell Hall, 140 Hicks Way, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003

Description: Camille Turner is a Canadian artist and Slavery North fellow in residence at UMASS for the fall. Her work will be on view at the UMCA in a special exhibition in Spring 2026. www.camilleturner.com

Kéla Jackson | Visiting Assistant Professor, UMASS | PhD Candidate, Harvard

Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 14, 12-1:15 pm

Location: Room E470, South College, 150 Hicks Way, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003

Lecture title: “UnBecoming: The Poetics of Rupture in Visions of Black Girlhood”