Shared Traditions: A Fundraiser to Support the Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and Diaspora Studies
Saturday, April 1, 2019
7:30 PM | Edwards Recital Hall
Saturday, Feb 25., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Downtown Conway
See the Gullah Geechee Day website for the schedule and venues.
Plantersville Elementary, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
1668 Exodus Dr, Georgetown, SC 29440
Join us for a presentation on the proposed plans for preserving and promoting Plantersville's Gullah Geechee heritage, from the new Plantersville Cultural Center, Hasty Point Plantation, and the new mixed use bike trail. Presentations at 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Lunch will be served.
Saturday, November 19, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Georgetown Rice Museum
633 Front St, Georgetown, SC
Ron Daise, Vice President of Creative Education and Gullah Geechee singer, songwriter, and preservationist, will read from the first two books in his Gullah Literature series: Turtle Dove Done Drooped His Wings, A Gullah Tale of Fight or Flight and We Wear the Mask, Unraveled Truths in a Pre-Gullah Community.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments and reception to follow.
Saturday, December 9, 2 - 4 p.m.
Hasty Point Plantation
Hasty Point Rd and Plantersville Rd, Plantersville, SC 29440
Tickets: $30 (purchase yours now)
Join us for a holiday tea tasting at Hasty Point, the most recent property acquired by the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge. Learn about the deep history of the property from Refuge Manager Craig Sasser and Executive Director Grace Gasper while sampling locally-inspired teas from Georgetown native and Gullah herbalist, Jacque Williams (Passage Products), paired with sweet and savory light fare (d'ems and t'ings). Williams will also share her inspiration behind each tea blend, and teas will be for sale after the event for the perfect holiday gift.
Ticket proceeds will go to educational and interpretation initiatives at Hasty Point.
This event is part of the Plantersville Cultural Collaborative, an initiative focused on telling the story of Plantersville through the lens of its Gullah Geechee heritage and natural resources. This event is part of a series of limited workshops to create culturally-inclusive events on the former plantation landscape. The Friends of Coastal South Carolina/The Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, the Plantersville Cultural Center, and Coastal Carolina University make up the partnership, with support through the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
Saturday, December 9, 6 p.m.
Myrtle Beach Art Museum
3100 South Oean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and the Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies present an evening of workshops and talks on Afrofuturism and Hiphop.
Event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, November 1, 4:30 p.m. | Edwards Recital Hall
133 Chanticleer Drive W, Room 154
Marlanda Dekine (she/they), the winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Book Prize, will read poems from her recent colelction, Thresh & Hold (Hub City Press, 2022). They will conduct an open interactive workshop, inviting you to experience Plantersville, South Carolina, through their Gullah Geechee experience. Their work will encourage you to journey into your own memory and personal ancestry. Questions, silliness, frustration, randomness, and the mundane are all allowed. No experience with laughter, speaking, or writing is required. All are welcome. Reception to follow.
Free and Open to the Public. Reception to follow the reading in Edwards Courtyard.
Wednesday, October 6, 5:30 p.m. | Edwards Recital Hall
133 Chanticleer Drive W, Room 154
Marlanda Dekine (she/they), the winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Book Prize, will read poems from their first collection, i am from a punch & a kiss, and their forthcoming collection, Thresh & Hold (Hub City Press, 2022). They will conduct an open interactive workshop, inviting you to experience Plantersville, South Carolina, through their Gullah Geechee experience. Their work will encourage you to journey into your own memory and personal ancestry. Questions, silliness, frustration, randomness, and the mundane are all allowed. No experience with laughter, speaking, or writing is required. All are welcome. Reception to follow.
Free and Open to the Public. Masks Required.
Pre-register for a chance to win Marlanda's first book, i am from a punch & a kiss.
Saturday, October 23, 1 p.m.
Lib Jackson Student Union Theatre
100 Spadoni Park Circle
Part of SCETV’s Carolina Stories series, Gullah Roots dives deep into South Carolina’s ties with West Africa, educating viewers about Gullah heritage, including spiritual, musical and artistic traditions. Victoria Smalls, Amadu Massally, Deon Turner, Patricia Mallet, and Veronica Gerald, will discuss their impressions with SCETV producer and fellow traveller, Betsy Newman, and will invite guests to reflect on Gullah contributions to the coastal economy.
Following Coastal Carolina's Covid safety protocols, all attendees must wear masks while inside the building. Light refreshments will be served outside following the screening. Space is limited so advanced registration in recommended.
Register Here for this free event.
Harvard instructor Sunn m'Cheaux discusses his groundbreaking teaching of Gullah Geechee language and challenges facing students whose first language is Gullah. Sunn m'Cheaux is a Charleston, South Carolina native.
Local cook Laura Herriott prepares her popular Gullah Geechee dishes from scenic Sandy Island in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Herriott owns and operates Wilma's Cottage.
Chef Benjamin Dennis will cook staple Gullah Geechee dishes and offer insights into their West African roots. Dennis is a personal chef and caterer, born and raised in Charleston.
Sierra Leonean Amadu Massally presents Gullah Roots, a documentary tracing the cultural ties between the Sea Islands and West Africa. Massally is founder of Fambul Tik, a tourism organization focused on descendants of Sierra Leone.
The Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies at Coastal Carolina University hosted the second International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference (IGGAD) in March 2020. This year's inaugural theme is "Reimagining the African Diaspora: Archives, Politics, and Communities." Read more >
The Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies at Coastal Carolina University hosted the first annual International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference (IGGAD) in March 2019. This year's inaugural theme is "Tracing the African Diaspora: Places of Suffering, Resilience, and Reinvention." Read more >
Wednesday, April 19, 2019
4:00 PM | Brittan Hall, Room 240
A graduate of the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, he is an ethno-botanist, traditional healer and pioneer in studies pertaining to the use of local plants as sources of folk medicines, handicraft material, dyes, horticulture and landscaping, insecticides, edible oils and sources of other foods, indigenous housing techniques, honey production and for other purposes. He has a special interest in environmental conservation, environmental education and the sustainable utilization of natural resources in tropical countries.
During his visit to CCU, he will be talking about the survival and persistence of Hill Rice and other aspects of African food plants and African foodways in Trinidad and Tobago. Hill Rice, known as bearded upland rice in the United States, was one of the West African rice varieties planted in the late 18th and 19th centuries. He is in our region because of the close connection between his culture in Trinidad and the Gullah Geechee people, both outgrowths of the African Diaspora.
Presented by: The Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies and the Departments of History and Anthropology and Geography.
Saturday, April 1, 2019
7:30 PM | Edwards Recital Hall
This fundraiser celebrates the life, career and scholarship of Charles “Chaz” Joyner (1935-2016), who served as Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture at CCU during his tenure of more than three decades. The program features live selections of Joyner’s favorite music, including songs and spirituals performed by CCU alumnus Shirra Ward and folk and jazz arrangements performed by the CCU Jazz Combo. The program also traces highlights of Joyner’s career at CCU and his contribution to Southern studies. Proceeds will benefit scholarships and programming for the Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies.
Portia Maultsby, Ph.D.
Author and Co-editor of African American Music: An Introduction
Discussion on “Black Gospel Music in the Netherlands”
Thursday, November 3, 2018
5 p.m. | Edwards Building, Room 251
Portia K. Maultsby is the Laura Boulton Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology of founding director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University. She is also the founding director of the Indiana University Soul Revue, an ensemble specializing in black popular music. Professor Maultsby is a specialist in African American music with a focus on religious and popular traditions, and the music industry. Dr. Maultsby received the M.M. in Musicology and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Wisconsin.
Dr. Maultsby will discuss the ways that Black Gospel in the Netherlands serves multiple functions, and give rise to localized meanings and performance expectations. She will present a case study of Edith Casteleyn, a Dutch director of five choirs in the Netherlands, who performs what she describes as “authentic” Black American gospel music.
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Nancy Smith Distinguished Visiting Lecturer
Friday, September 16, 2018
7 p.m. | Wheelwright Auditorium
Cornel West, professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, presents the keynote address at the inauguration of the Charles Joyner Institute of Gullah and African Diaspora Studies. West has written more than 20 books, most notably Race Matters and Democracy Matters. The Charles Joyner Institute was established in Spring 2016 at CCU to foster interdisciplinary examinations of Gullah culture and to explore local and global effects of the African Diaspora as they relate to contemporary issues. The work of the institute centers upon the interactions and interconnections among various local, national and global actors, peoples and their societies, and will provide students with experiential learning opportunities, locally and abroad.
Presented by: Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts
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