Five College African Studies : Robert F. Thompson

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11/29/2007
Robert F. Thompson

Thursday, November 29, 2007, 4:30p.m.
Pruyne Lecture Hall - Fayerweather 115
Amherst College

Robert F. Thompson, a leading authority on African and Afro-American art and music and Professor of the History of Art at Yale University, will lecture at Amherst College on "Eshu-Elegba in the Atlantic Context".

Robert Thompson recently taught "From West Africa to the Black Americas: The Black Atlantic Visual Tradition," and "New York Mambo: Microcosm of Black Creativity," two of Yale's most original and popular courses.

Who is the deity Eshu-Elegba?:
"Eshu-Elegba became one of the most important images in the Atlantic world. ... The icons of Elegba seemingly are infinite. They are figures representing the supreme importance of attaining spiritual coolness.."
-- R. F. Thompson, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and
Philosophy

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	Calendar > 2007-11: November 11/29/2007 Robert F. Thompson Thursday, November 29, 2007, 4:30p.m. Pruyne Lecture Hall - Fayerweather 115 Amherst College Robert F. Thompson, a leading authority on African and Afro-American art and music and Professor of the History of Art at Yale University, will lecture at Amherst College on "Eshu-Elegba in the Atlantic Context". Robert Thompson recently taught "From West Africa to the Black Americas: The Black Atlantic Visual Tradition," and "New York Mambo: Microcosm of Black Creativity," two of Yale's most original and popular courses. Who is the deity Eshu-Elegba?: "Eshu-Elegba became one of the most important images in the Atlantic world. ... The icons of Elegba seemingly are infinite. They are figures representing the supreme importance of attaining spiritual coolness.." -- R. F. Thompson, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy