Liberatory Histories: Embodied Research Trips to Historic Black Communities

Company: Cora Dance
Location: New York
Posted on: February 4, 2025

Job Description:

Liberatory Histories: Embodied Research Trips to Historic Black CommunitiesCompany: EmbodiedHistories.orgLocation: Brooklyn, NYCompensation: UNPAIDI'm organizing a series of research trips to historic Black communities that challenged dominant narratives of power, autonomy, and self-determination. These trips will center somatic and embodied approaches to history-engaging with place, movement, and archival knowledge.As a queer, trans, half-Cuban, half-Irish student of archaeology and anthropology, I am committed to approaching these sites with care, curiosity, and an awareness of my positionality as a non-Black person. My interest lies in both the intellectual and somatic dimensions of these histories-reading, studying, and analyzing, but also feeling, witnessing, and moving in response to these spaces.These trips are open to others who are similarly invested in embodied research, historical accountability, and liberation-oriented study. There is space for 4-5 people in the car for the overnight trips. Participants will be selected through a short application process, which asks about your perspective on this work and any access needs. Some applicants may be invited for a brief conversation to ensure alignment.Schedule:

• Friday, February 23: National African American Burial Ground (NYC) (One-Day Trip)Meet at the site in the morning (exact time TBD)Group discussion and reflective movement practiceOptional: Lunch together afterward
• Friday, March 1: Seneca Village (NYC) (One-Day Trip)Meet at the site in the morning (exact time TBD)Engage with historical research and site-specific movement
• Thursday-Friday, April 4-5: Timbuctoo, North Elba (Overnight Trip)Thursday: Meet at 4:30 p.m. at my apartment (Sunset Park, Brooklyn, near the 59th St N train)Drive to North Elba, overnight stayFriday: Site visit, group research and somatic explorationReturn to NYC by 8:30 p.m.
• Thursday-Friday, May 2-3: Skunk Hollow, New Jersey (Overnight Trip)Thursday: Meet at 4:30 p.m. at my apartmentDrive to Skunk Hollow, overnight stayFriday: Site visit, research and movement explorationReturn to NYC by 8:30 p.m.Equity & Access:Gas & lodging costs will be split among participants. However, financial accessibility is a priority-if cost is a barrier, support is available.Food & transit support: If you need assistance covering meals or public transportation to meeting points, please indicate this in your application. I want these trips to be truly accessible, not just in theory.Resource-sharing: If you have the means to contribute beyond your own costs, that generosity can help ensure others can participate.How to Join:To apply, fill out the short form linked here. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and all applicants will receive a response. Depending on interest, some applicants may be invited for a brief conversation.These trips are an opportunity to engage deeply with histories of Black self-determination, resistance, and survival-through movement, presence, and study. If this resonates with you, I invite you to apply.
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