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Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explains the project’s history and his own excitement for its future, with clips from the M. Victor Leventritt Symposium, held at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. December 2010
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Listen to a panel discussion at the National Gallery of Art
Series editors David Bindman and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Harvard University Press editor Sharmila Sen participated in a 1-hour panel discussion celebrating the publication of the latest two volumes in the IBWA series, which examine the 16th through the 18th century. The 18th century, in particular, was a significant period in which European slavery reach its apogee and the abolition movement gained force. The National Gallery of Art, December 11, 2011
Listen to a lecture at the British Museum
A panel including artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, author Aminatta Forna, David Bindman, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., discusses the long history of images and objects depicting black people. The British Museum, February 2011
Listen to a panel discussion at the National Gallery of Art
David Bindman, coeditor of the series along with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., participated in a panel discussion for the Washington launch of this landmark publication. Professor Bindman and Harvard University Press editor Sharmila Sen discuss the complex history and ambitions behind the series. The National Gallery of Art, December 2010
