Walter H. Capps Memorial Lecture at the 2024 National Humanities Conference

Held at the historic First Baptist Meeting House, this year’s Capps Lecture will feature Lorén M. Spears (Narragansett), executive director of the Tomaquag Museum, Akeia de Barros Gomes, vice president of maritime studies at Mystic Seaport Museum, and Linford D. Fisher, associate professor of history at Brown University; the conversation will be moderated by Mack Scott (Narragansett), visiting associate professor of slavery and justice at Brown University.

Drawing on Mystic Seaport Museum’s new exhibition Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty, and the Sea, the speakers will engage in a conversation that focuses on Black and Indigenous histories connected to water and the sea, cultural power, and new approaches to research, interpretation, and engagement.

The Capps Lecture is open to all conference attendees and is also free and open to the public – seating is limited and registration is required. If you are NOT registering for the full conference, but are interested in attending the Capps lecture, please register here.

About the National Humanities Conference:

National Humanities Conference (NHC), which will take place in Providence, RI from November 13 – 17, 2024.  Click here for details – registration closes on November 1.

This national conference is organized by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance, in partnership with Rhode Island Humanities. The NHC will draw hundreds of attendees from across the country—providing a unique opportunity to highlight the dynamic public humanities ecosystem in the Ocean State.