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DESCRIPTION:The Public History Initiative Presents:\n\nA screening of Matth
 ieu Verdeil’s new film: Claude McKay: the Wanderings of a Rebellious Poe
 t. The documentary is about 50 minutes long and retraces the life of Claud
 e McKay\, a Jamaican poet of the Harlem Renaissance\, who traveled the wor
 ld during the interwar period. From New York literary circles to the Paris
 ian intelligentsia\, from Bolshevik power circles to the underbelly of the
  port of Marseille\, McKay forged connections with some of the greatest na
 mes of his time\, from Charlie Chaplin to W.E.B. Du Bois\, Trotsky\, and F
 itzgerald\, while also fraternizing with sailors and drifters from across 
 the Black diaspora. His powerful poem\, "If We Must Die\," written a centu
 ry ago against lynchings\, still resonates today with the same urgency as 
 one of the slogans of Black Lives Matter. Narrated by Gaël Faye\, who bri
 ngs Claude McKay's vibrant voice to life\, the documentary allows us to re
 discover some of McKay’s greatest works: Banjo\, Romance in Marseille\, 
 A Long Way from Home\, as well as new archival footage. It is an odyssey t
 hrough the history of the early 20th century.\n\nAfter the screening\, Mat
 thieu Verdeil will give a short presentation and a Q & A.\n\n \n\n*co-spon
 sored by the American Studies Program\, French Studies Program\, Media Stu
 dies\, and Africana Studies*
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LOCATION:Goldwin Smith Hall\, HEC Auditorium\, room 132
SUMMARY:Claude McKay: The Wanderings of a Rebellious Poet
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/claude-mckay-the-wanderings-
 of-a-rebellious-poet
CATEGORIES:Film
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