On 4 February, the British Library Eccles Institute hosts a Webinar to celebrate publication of ‘Matoaka, Pocahontas, Rebecca: Her Atlantic Identities and Afterlives’, co-edited by Dr Amy Morris

Want to learn more about Matoaka/Pocahontas and

Her story, people & legacy
Her captivity, conversion & London trip
The archive & its limits
Indigenous art & expression?

Join us on Tuesday 4 February 5pm UK/12pm NYC/9am PST for an online panel discussion and Q & A about the life and legacy of Matoaka/Pocahontas to celebrate the publication of Matoaka/Pocahontas/Rebecca: Her Atlantic Identities and Afterlives, edited by Kathryn Gray and Amy Morris, University of Virginia Press. This new interdisciplinary collection combines innovative archival research with studies of image-making and reflections on the legacy of Matoaka/Pocahontas for Indigenous survivance today. For a 30% discount on the book/ebook, use code 10VABOOKS.

The Webinar is sponsored by the British Library Eccles Institute and chaired by Coll Thrush.

Speakers: Coll Thrush (UBC, Chair), James Adams (Smithsonian), Cristina Azocar (SF State, Upper Mattaponi), Kathryn Gray (Plymouth), Karen Kupperman (NYU), Amy Morris (Cambridge) Stephanie Pratt (art historian, Dakota/British/American), E. M. Rose (Cambridge), Sarah Sense (artist, Chitimacha/Choctaw) Camilla Townsend (Rutgers).

The book is dedicated to the late Karenne Wood. Her daughter will offer a short poetry reading in tribute.

Link to register for the Webinar: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_szV0OUL9S3ui6IY0zCIIng#/registration