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2021 Speakers Directory Engaging Speakers Compelling Topics Thought-Provoking Discussions 2021 SPEAKERS DIRECTORY ENGAGING SPEAKERS COMPELLING TOPICS THOUGHT-PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS FLORIDA HUMANITIES 2021 SPEAKERS DIRECTORY 1 Welcome to the Florida Humanities’ Speakers Directory, a curated collection of the Sunshine State’s best and brightest experts, scholars, journalists, folklorists and more, poised to bring engaging presentations and conversations right to your local community. Florida Humanities is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Partnering with nonprofit organizations across the state, Florida Humanities funds a wide variety of grants and public programming that explores Florida’s rich history and culture. To learn more about Florida Humanities, or to support our work, please visit: www. floridahumanties.org. How to Use this Speakers Directory: Using this directory, organizations can connect with these experts to bring a wide variety of compelling humanities programming to their community. Speakers can engage the public is several ways: • Community Project Grants: Speakers may be contacted to participate as a scholar, presenter, or panelist for a Florida Humanities-funded Community Project Grant. These grants can support a wide variety of humanities programming based on the specific needs of a community. Learn more at FloridaHumanities.org/Grants • Museum on Main Street: Speakers may be asked to give a program that complements the theme of one of our Museum on Main Street exhibits. These exhibits travel to small and underserved communities and explore a variety of humanities topics. Learn more at FloridaHumanities.org/MoMs Please Note: Speakers on this directory have agreed to a capped speaking fee of no more than $300 for a Florida Humanities-funded event. This fee does not include travel, so be sure to discuss those details as you plan your event. Questions? We’re here to help! Alex Buell, Programs Coordinator, Florida Humanities Email: [email protected] Vincent Adejumo Basma Alawee Scholar Activist, Writer Lecturer, African American Studies Program, Florida delegate, UNHCR Refugee Congress University of Florida Iraq refugee and volunteer translator Ph.D., M.A., Political Science, University of Florida Masters of Public Administration, Strayer University Finding a Home: Stories of Refugees B.S., Business Management, Florida State The challenges facing Florida’s more than 200,000 University refugees, the largest concentration in the country and growing by 25,000 a year. Their stories shed light on their lives and their culture. Black Masculinity in Florida [email protected] An exploration of the history of race in the United States, how race impacts specific events such as the 407-879-0170 infamous Trayvon Martin shooting and its implications on other issues, including standardized testing, school suspension, and the criminal justice system. The Destruction of Rosewood A critical analysis of Rosewood, a predominantly black community destroyed in 1923 during a racially motivated attack, and other majority-black cities in Florida within the context of group economics and how that tradition among African Americans was destroyed. [email protected] 813-787-2530 FLORIDA HUMANITIES 2021 SPEAKERS DIRECTORY 3 Sharon Austin Carrie Sue Ayvar Scholar Storyteller Political Science Professor and African American Recipient, National Storytelling Network Oracle Studies Director, University of Florida Award for Service and Leadership Research interests: black politics, African Specializing in historical presentations in American and Caribbean political relationships, English and Spanish, often told as the costumed Southern elections, and the history of race Chautauqua Scholar. in America. Doc Anna: Swamp Doctor of Florida African American Politics The inspiring story of Dr. Anna Darrow, wife, mother, An examination of the social and political relationships pharmacist, artist and veterinarian and the second among African Americans and people of black woman licensed to practice medicine in Florida. She Caribbean descent. Other topics include Haitian braved swamps, alligators, venomous snakes, and political behavior, general African American political dangerous outlaws so she could heal the sick, nurse the behavior, and the history and politics of black wounded and deliver babies in the early 20th century. women. Presentation tailored to audience interest. Rose Weiss: Mother of Miami Beach [email protected] When Rose Weiss arrived in 1919, Miami Beach was 352-273-3060 not much more than a sparsely populated sandbar. With persistence and a smile, this feisty, compassionate Jewish mother began at once to transform it and along the way created jobs, fought prejudice, helped the needy, gave the city its motto and even designed the city’s flag. Stories of Florida—Con Sabor! Our stories have never been the same since Ponce De Leon first arrived on our shores in 1513. Flowing seamlessly between Spanish and English, these personal, historical and traditional Florida tales connect the people and cultures of Florida, con un poquito de sabor Latino—with a little bit of Latino flavor! [email protected] 305-945-4804 FLORIDA HUMANITIES 2021 SPEAKERS DIRECTORY 4 Uzi Baram Cynthia Barnett Scholar Journalist, Writer Professor of Anthropology, New College Author Director, New College Public Archaeology Lab Rain (2015) M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Finalist, 2016 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Amherst Writing Award, 2016 National Book Award B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton Longlist Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis (2011) Boston Globe Top 10 Science Books of 2011 History and Archaeology of the Black Seminoles New research has changed the image of the people Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. known as escaped slaves, Black Seminoles, and free (2007) blacks, and provided new insights into Spanish La Florida Gold medal winner, Florida Book Award as a haven from slavery. From the Apalachicola River in 1816 to the Manatee River in 1821, freedom-seeking peoples fought for their liberty by Florida rivers. Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida [email protected] The Atlantic and the Gulf surround us, thousands of 941-342-4342 lakes dot the landscape, rivers and streams flow for 10,000 miles, and the world’s largest concentration of artesian wells bubble up from beneath the surface. Florida is the nation’s most water-rich state yet it is in the midst of an enormous water crisis that threatens our future. It doesn’t have to be this way. RAIN: A history for stormy times Rain connects us in all sorts of ways—as profound as prayer and art, as practical as economics, as genuine as an exchange between strangers on a stormy day. It plays a key role in civilization, religion, and art. It also allows us to talk about climate change as conversation not confrontation. [email protected] 352-376-4440 FLORIDA HUMANITIES 2021 SPEAKERS DIRECTORY 5 Martha Bireda Kevin Boldenow Scholar, Reenactor Photographer Director, Blanchard House Museum of African Instructor, Elliott Museum American History and Culture of Charlotte County Author, Poetic Images (2010), Vanishing Florida Author, The Womb Rebellion (2017) (2015) Ph.D., University of Florida M.A., University of Michigan B.A., Western Michigan University Vanishing Florida - A Visual and Literal Story of Florida’s Lost Wilderness and History Through the use of historical information, poetry, Powerful Doctoring Women and famous quotes, Boldenow captures Florida’s Grannies and midwives were powerful “doctoring diminishing wilderness both visually and literally. women” who provided the foundation of healthcare It’s part of his current project and exhibits titled for enslaved African Americans in Florida. Listen, “Vanishing Florida - A Visual and Literal Story learn, taste, smell, and touch as one such woman of Florida’s Lost Wilderness and History.” named Pearl shares the plants and herbs that kept enslaved Africans healthy on the Bellamy plantation. [email protected] 561-722-2715 The African Roots of Southern Cooking Enslaved Africans brought their foodways and special skills such as rice cultivation with them during their forced journey through the Middle Passage. Learn how African foods and food preparation influence what Floridians eat today. [email protected] 941-639-2914 FLORIDA HUMANITIES 2021 SPEAKERS DIRECTORY 6 J. Michael Butler John Capouya Historian, Author Author, Pop-culture Scholar Associate History Professor, Flagler College Journalism and creative non-fiction professor, Ph.D., Masters in history, University of Mississippi University of Tampa Co-author, Victory After the Fall: The Memories of Former editor at Newsweek, The New York Times Civil Rights Activist H. K. Matthews (2007) Author Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to K.C. and the Sunshine Band (2017) Police Brutality and Confederate Imagery: The Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Black Freedom Struggle in One Florida County Who Created American Pop Culture (2008) A close examination of events in Escambia County in the 1970s demonstrates how—and why—the struggle against segregation in Florida continued well after Florida Soul the Civil Rights movement ended in the 1960s. The people and the music that define Florida State, Local, and National Campaigns: The Soul, from Ray Charles, to Sam and Dave, James Civil Rights Movement in Florida Brown to Bobby Purify and many more. This rich The idea that Florida did not experience the but under-appreciated musical heritage comes tumult of other Deep South states during the Civil
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