CRASSH Winter 2021 brings Black undergraduate and faculty scholars together to demonstrate and discuss the dynamic research and creative projects they are conducting in the fields of art and performance. In celebration of Black History Month, we hope this event inspires our research community to support, recognize, and share the visionary intellectual work of the Black community at UC San Diego. View the profiles below to learn more about our presenters.
Christian is a Marshall College senior in the TRELS Program conducting research in innovative theatre. His work seeks to disrupt the conventional ways we engage with theatre not just as performers and artists but also as audience members.
I am a third-year Literature/Creative Writing student from Memphis, Tennessee. I grew up in Los Angeles and first developed my love for writing and storytelling into filmography. Now that I am in college, I am focused on exploring many different forms of visual and sonic storytelling techniques as opportunities to learn more about myself and the world around me. In the future, I hope to be a multimedia content creator, running my own production company.
Dr. Camille F. Forbes is the author of Introducing Bert Williams: Blackface, Burnt Cork, and the Story of America’s First Black Star, a critical biography reassessing the contributions of the black Bahamian comedian. A Hambidge Center fellow, Dr. Forbes has been published in Obsidian and Callaloo. She holds a doctorate in the History of American Civilization from Harvard University, and is associate professor in Literature at UCSD.
