Migration, Borders, and Colonial Legacies: Roundtable Discussion with Pamela Kerpius, Hubert Sauper, and Ryan Crewe, Feb 11

Published: Jan. 21, 2021

12:30 - 1:45 pm
https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/97601652793

Pamela Kerpius is the founder of Migrants of the Mediterranean, a Humanitarian Storytelling organization devoted to the people who have crossed the Mediterranean Sea from their countries of origin to Italy and beyond. A graduate of History at CU Denver, Kerpius combines journalism, humanitarianism, and contemporary history to document individual journey stories.

Hubert Sauper is a filmmaker whose documentaries have won over 50 major international prizes, among them a nomination for an Academy Award. Sauper most recently directed Epicentro, an immersive portrait of Cuba a century after the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana.

Ryan Crewe is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Global History at CU Denver. He is currently Director of the Social Justice Program at CU Denver.

Hosted by Professor Gabriel Finkelstein, Department of History.

Thanks to the Department of Sociology, the International Studies Program, the Social Justice Program, the Public History Program, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.