Floyd-Thomas is associate professor of African American religious history at Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion. In this one-hour conversation, we will consider the work of Kara Walker within its unique historical and cultural context, from intergenerational, intercultural, interdisciplinary, and interreligious perspectives in which we reimagine our community. The events of this past year have mandated physical separation for a sense of security most commonly known as “social distance.” In light of this, we now extend an invitation at this pivotal moment for reflective, communal actions to reckon with the past in hopes of recognizing a better, brighter future anew. Stacey Floyd-Thomas for a teach-in, presented in conjunction with the Frist Art Museum’s exhibition Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, from the Collections of Jordan D. Kairos: a propitious moment for decision or action Carpenter Chair and associate professor of ethics and society, Vanderbilt Divinity School Juan Floyd-Thomas, associate professor of African American history, Vanderbilt Divinity School, and Dr.
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