Archiving the Inner city symposium in Philadelphia. Friday 14 November

In conjunction with Urban Studies at University of Pennsylvania, Archiving the Inner City is organising a symposium on Friday 14 November. It starts at 1pm in McNeil 410 on the UPenn campus. We are very excited about it!

We are very grateful to all our participants for offering their time to share their fantastic work and talk about the joys and challenges of bringing Philadelphia’s Black urban history to the wider public realm. We are delighted that photographer Monique Perry, who joined us at our Brixton, London event in 2023 will be back with us, exhibiting a selection of her Philly photographs.

The schedule for the day is:

1-1:15 pm                    Tea, coffee, juice, cookies

Photography exhibition Monique Perry

1:15-1:30                     Welcome: Julia McWilliams and Gareth Millington

 1: 30- 3:15pm             Panel Session 1- How is the Philly inner city being remembered?

Irteza Mohyuddin (UPenn/ University of York)

Toby Seay (Drexel University/ Sigma Sound Studios Collection)

Beth Naomi Lewis (Artist/ Seventh Ward Legacy)

Keir Johnston (Amber Art and Design)

Michael Clemmons (Black Docents Collective/ AAMP)

Chair: Gareth Millington

 3:15-3:30pm               Break and refreshments

3:30-5:15pm               Panel Session 2- The inner city, memory and heritage: What is preserved, what is lost and why?                        

Richard White (Black Docents Collective/ AAMP)

Yvonne Blake (Hakim’s Book Store)

Marisa Williamson (Artist/ Sweet Chariot (Monument Lab))

Kevin Loughran (Temple University)

Sarah Linn and Chrislyn Laurore (Heritage West/ Penn Museum)

Chair: Gareth Millington

The event is open to the public. There will plenty of opportunities to ask our brilliant participants questions.

We will provide a report on the symposium on here after the event.