The annual History Forum focuses on a different theme each year and brings prominent scholars to campus to share their expertise with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and visitors.
| This will be the 15th annual forum. Past topics have included the Vietnam War, Pop Culture, Baseball, and the Historical Impact of the 1960 Presidential Election. The event is offered as a one-credit course for all Cabrini students. - American Music: From Ragtime to Rap
2012 Cabrini College History Forum
Saturday, November 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Widener Center Lecture Hall
Topics & Presenters “The Great Jazz Migration:
Philadelphia and the Rise of Jazz in Northern American Cities, 1920-1960”
Robert Armstrong, Ph.D.
Preservation & Capital Projects Manager - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation “The ‘Legend’ of Robert Nesta Marley:
From Man of Jah to Mary Jane”
Darryl Mace, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Associate Professor of History and Political Science - Cabrini College “‘Negro Art’ or ‘National Expression?’
Zora Neale Hurston and American Music”
Ernest Julius Mitchell, M.A., Doctoral Student, Harvard University “Hip-Hop Elements”
Carl S. Moore, M.Ed., Doctoral Candidate, Temple University
Director of Student Success Initiatives - Community College of Philadelphia “Vocal Blues”
Jerry Schauer, Lecturer, Fine Arts - Cabrini College
Registration and Continental Breakfast will be offered in the Widener Center Lecture Hall from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Lunch will be provided in the Grace Hall Atrium from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. The forum is free for Cabrini students, $5 for visiting students, and $15 for guests. For more information, please contact Courtney Smith at cms392@cabrini.edu or 610-662-3067. |