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Community Conversations: Dr. Deja Beamon
October 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
This community conversation will explore contemporary writing on Black mother/daughter relationships with special attention to the work of New York Times best-selling author of The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett. We will then consider how mother/daughter relationships appear in Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the Collection of Deborah Neff both implicitly and explicitly.
Join The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures for this thoughtful conversation, led by Dr. Deja Beamon, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
WHEN
Friday, October 4
11:00AM-12:00PM
WHERE
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112
Community Conversations are opportunities to discuss topics connected to Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the Collection of Deborah Neff. Each one is led by a different community member. All are welcome to attend these conversations and consider different perspectives around the exhibition. The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures offers FREE admission and parking to attendees. UMKC students receive FSE credit for attending.
If you would like to learn more, or have a suggestion for a future Community Conversations event, please contact Madeline Rislow, Curator / Sr. Manager of Learning & Engagement rislowm@toyandminiaturemuseum.org.
