Grinnell-in-New Orleans: Reception with Students
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations invites you to a gathering with 18 Grinnellians studying in New Orleans at Fritai. Assistant Professor of Art History Fredo Rivera ’06 and Professor of Chemistry Mark Levandoski co-lead a course with 15 first-year students exploring the special topic - Sugar, Science, Slavery: Visualizing Modernity in the Americas. Welcome them to New Orleans as they take their studies on the road!
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Grinnell-in-New Orleans Reception with Students
2–4 p.m. | Sunday, March 24
Fritai
1535 Basin St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
The College will provide a selection Haitian street food and soft drinks for all attendees. Following the reception, the class is planning to explore the Congo Square Rhythms Festival and welcome you to join them. There is no cost to attend this event, but space is limited, so register quickly!
Register online or by phone at 866-850-1846 by Sunday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
We look forward to seeing you!
Questions? Contact Nino Parker '07, senior associate director of alumni and donor relations, at parkerni@grinnell.edu or call 641-269-4131.
More about the course
The course examines a global economic system related to the specific commodity of sugar, from its historical roots to its lasting present-day impacts. We explore the science of sugar and technology of sugar production in the expanding colonial world of the Americas, as well as the development of African diasporic art and culture alongside the exploitative economies of sugar. Course travel will take place in Louisiana and Cuba during spring break 2024 and Brazil in May 2024.
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