Conversation: Daphne Brooks and Jack Halberstam

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Join Daphne Brooks and Jack Halberstam for an interdisciplinary conversation on David Bowie’s legacy. As leading scholars working at the intersections of race, gender, and performance, Brooks and Halberstam explore the world of Bowie and his worldwide impact on popular culture.

Daphne Brooks is Professor of African American Studies, Theater Studies, American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University, and served as chief curator of the international conference “Blackstar Rising & The Purple Reign: Celebrating the Legacies of David Bowie and Prince,” in 2017. Jack Halberstam is Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University and author of multiple books, including The Queer Art of Failure and Gaga Feminism.

Tickets are $16 and include Museum general admission (purchase tickets for David Bowie isseparately). Member tickets are $14. To receive the Member code, email [email protected] with your full name and Membership ID. Not a Member? Join today!

We are committed to making our galleries and programs accessible to everyone. To request accommodations, such as assistive listening devices, ASL interpretation, and open captioning, email us at [email protected].

Questions about this event? Email us at [email protected].

Image caption and credit: David Bowie, 1966. Photograph by Doug McKenzie. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive











When: Sat., Jul. 14, 2018 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (Washington Ave.)
718-638-5000
Price: $16 general Museum admission included
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Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Join Daphne Brooks and Jack Halberstam for an interdisciplinary conversation on David Bowie’s legacy. As leading scholars working at the intersections of race, gender, and performance, Brooks and Halberstam explore the world of Bowie and his worldwide impact on popular culture.

Daphne Brooks is Professor of African American Studies, Theater Studies, American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University, and served as chief curator of the international conference “Blackstar Rising & The Purple Reign: Celebrating the Legacies of David Bowie and Prince,” in 2017. Jack Halberstam is Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University and author of multiple books, including The Queer Art of Failure and Gaga Feminism.

Tickets are $16 and include Museum general admission (purchase tickets for David Bowie isseparately). Member tickets are $14. To receive the Member code, email [email protected] with your full name and Membership ID. Not a Member? Join today!

We are committed to making our galleries and programs accessible to everyone. To request accommodations, such as assistive listening devices, ASL interpretation, and open captioning, email us at [email protected].

Questions about this event? Email us at [email protected].

Image caption and credit: David Bowie, 1966. Photograph by Doug McKenzie. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive

Buy tickets/get more info now