Drawing the Line Conference

Drawing the Line: Race, Gender, Ethics and the Arts

In Person & Remote

March 28, 2025
12:45 pm EDT - 6:00 pm EDT
Location: New Hampshire Institute of Politics

Join us for the “Race, Gender, Ethics, and the Arts” conference, happening from March 27–29 at Saint Anselm College. This 3-day event, will bring together panelists to explore the ethical dimensions of artistic creation, consumption, and identity, with a focus on how race and gender shape the arts.

Refreshments provided. Free and open to the public with registration. Both in-person and remote.

Day Two Schedule:

12:45pm—Arrive at New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College for coffee and cookies

1pm—Welcome

1:10-2pm—Session 1: Black Bodies and Literature [Jesse Saywell, moderator]

“Black Bodies That Matter: The Case for Beautiful Rage” - James Garrison, University of Massachusetts Lowell
“‘A Good Negro Woman’: The Eighteenth-Century Stereotype in Literature and Art” - Bindu Malieckal, Saint Anselm College

2:00pm—Keynote Talk #2 “Pauline Viardot, Giacomo Meyerbeer, and the Ethics of Collaboration” - Hilary Poriss, Professor of Music and Chair, Music Department, Northeastern University

2:45-4:30pm—Panel “Gender, Ethics, and the Arts” [Chani Marchiselli, moderator]

     Speakers:

  • Hilary Poriss (Northeastern University, Music)
  • Ann Holbrook (Saint Anselm, English Literature)
  • Laura Shea (Saint Anselm, Art History)
  • Katie Collins (Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord)
  • Tina Philibotte (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice Advocate & Consultant)
  • Aaron Tolson (Saint Anselm, Dance)
     

4:30-4:50pm—Guerilla Girls Exhibition walk-through at Living Learning Commons (led by Laura Shea)

5-6pm—Happy Hour and Zoom with the Guerilla Girls LLC Commons
 

To learn more and to see complete conference schedule: https://www.drawingtheline2025.com/

To register: https://form.jotform.com/250514401405139
 

Sponsored by: Fine Arts Department, Center for Ethics in Society, Bean Distinguished Lecture Series, the Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Fund, the Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center, and the Richard L. Bready Chair in Ethics, Economics & the Common Good.

 

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