BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:A Conversation With Dr. Jé Hooper\n\n \n\nOhio University alumn us and scholar of interdisciplinary arts\, Dr. Jé Hooper\, will uplift the voices and wisdom of heroes who’ve modeled finding strength and magic in bl ackness\, in gender identity\, and most importantly\, in relationships. Thi s event is presented by:\n\nLGBT CenterOhio University Alumni AssociationMu lticultural CenterBlack Student Cultural Programming BoardRev. Dr. Jé Exodu s Hooper (they/them) is a theater history fellow and ethical humanist clerg y. They received a Ph.D. from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts at Ohio University. Both as a performer and clergy at First Unitarian Society of Mi nneapolis and within the Ethical Culture Movement\, their ritual-based perf ormance is grounded in the act of homiletics\, decolonial humanism and Blac k Intellectual Thought. Jé’s love for orality involves the aesthetic of Bla ck folk-talk — one of imagination as meaning-making. Their wordworking emph asizes human freedom and interconnectedness through embodiment\, intuition\ , creativity and improvisation.\n\n \n\nTheir most recent production on the Transverse Streaming Network\, titled "Keep Liv’n\," expresses the importa nce of cultural care and self-care. Exemplifying a commitment to equity and inclusion within the arts community\, Jé enjoys working closely together t o decenter the stage and share the spotlight of all those voices that make up the beloved community. These kinds of transdisciplinary approaches conso le and agitate communities in re-imagining and re-claiming narratives that honor the inherited worth and dignity within all people — a love-work that Jé is committed to!\n\nYou will receive a link to join this event in Micros oft Teams after you register. If you have any questions about this event\, contact Micah McCarey\, director of the LGBT Center\, at mccarey@ohio.edu o r 740.593.0239. DTEND:20220225T183000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T202939Z DTSTART:20220225T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Black History Month Keynote UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39234154772178 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/lgbtq_black_history_month_keynote END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR