Part of Culture Days, a Canadian arts and culture festival, this multi-institutional seminar intends to discuss Black aesthetics and globalization in its historical and artistic perspectives. It invites a limited number of selected multidisciplinary scholars, art producers and artists researching and developing creative work on fields related to Popular Culture, Diasporas studies, Music, Afrofuturism, African History, Art History, Education, Media and Critical Race and Gender studies. Using an online platform, the participants will engage in a dialogue about the historical and artistic contributions featured in the visual album "Black is King" (2020) by Beyoncé. The discussion will be taken in multidisciplinary directions as scholars examine different intersectionalities and key concepts such as diasporas, colonialism, empire, Blackness, capitalism and transnationalism.

A three days event with discussion and concerts at Founders College, York University, “Carnival, Calypso, Steelband: Expressive Cultures of the Caribbean Diaspora” intended to explore the tradition of expression that has electrified crowds and evoke emotions in the Caribbean, the United States, Central America, Canada and England. The events highlight discussions on origins, and archiving of documentation, the importance of Caribbean diaspora, and the role of self, culture and community.