BOXING IN THE FRAME: EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE AND THE FORCE OF BLACKNESS

THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2022, 4:00 PM (PST)

Presented by the Department of History of Art & Architecture.

Jordana Moore Saggese will discuss her upcoming book Game On: Boxing, Race and Black Masculinity. Saggese will take an in-depth look at Eadward Muybridge’s 1855 photos of mixed-race boxer Ben Bailey and explore how these photographs played a role in influencing conversation about Black bodies in the public sphere at the time.

This event is free and will take place via Zoom. Prior registration is required.