Going to the Territory: History, Memory and the Politics of Place in Beyonce’s Lemonade—10 Years Later with Dr. Daphne A. Brooks

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance (DFMA) is teaming up with Inwood Library to bring you a free, in-person community livestream and discussion of both Talking About Race Matters lectures this March. Talking About Race Matters (TARM) is a two-part virtual lecture series where notable scholars share their groundbreaking work on cultural history and social justice.

This month, TARM lectures will explore the cultural and political contributions of Black women musicians in America. This is “The Song of Our Freedom: Black Music in America” in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The second TARM lecture features features Dr. Daphne A. Brooks, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Black Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Music at Yale University. She is the author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910 (Durham, NC: Duke UP, 2006), winner of The Errol Hill Award for Outstanding Scholarship on African American Performance from ASTR; Jeff Buckley’s Grace (New York: Continuum, 2005) and Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound (Harvard University, February 2021).

This talk will explore the enduring significance of Beyonce’s pathbreaking 2016 album Lemonade and marks the 10th anniversary of its release. Through an examination of New Orleans culture and a meditation on this visual album’s formidable meditations on the afterlives of slavery, this talk showcases the enduring impact of an instant pop music classic and cultural phenomenon.

*After the livestream, in-person attendees will participate in a guided discussion and explore supplementary reading curated by Library staff and TARM lecturers. Small snacks will be provided.*

Adults 18+

Date: Tuesday, March 24th

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm virtually OR 4:30PM-6PM for those attending in-person

Cost: FREE

Registration Required? Yes, register via Zoom or NYPL events page 

Location: Virtual via Zoom or 2nd floor Community Room at Inwood Library