Free Screening of “14th,” the new documentary by Ava DuVernay
Free Screening of “14th,” the new documentary by Ava DuVernay
Before its theatrical release, join us for a free campus screening of “14th,” the new documentary from Ava DuVernay. After the film, three UMD faculty will talk about it from the angles of politics, history and cinema.
About “14th”
Written in the wreckage of the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was meant to close the door on the hierarchy of human worth. Instead, it has become a permanent argument. Ava DuVernay’s “14th” pulls this constitutional fight out of the footnotes and into the present, chronicling the vicious battle over the amendment that has raged for over 150 years. Threading deep archival scholarship with piercing headlines of today, “14th” brings together legal minds, politicians, historians and cultural voices in direct conversation with a question America still hasn’t settled: Who gets to belong?
Panelists
- Chryl Laird, associate professor, Department of Government and Politics
- Saverio Giovacchini, professor, Department of History
- Eric Zakim, associate professor, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and program director, Cinema and Media Studies
The film runs 1 hour and 40 minutes. A 20-minute discussion follows. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is free and open to UMD students, faculty and staff.
Co-sponsored by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences; the College of Arts and Humanities; the Office of Belonging and Community; the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities; Arts for All; and the Nyumburu Cultural Center.
Special thanks to Laura Anderson Wright, Esq. for proposing this screening and bringing this opportunity to our attention.