Fri, March 26 | 6:00 p.m. (PST)
From Tragedy to Triumph Part III:
“White: You Strike. You Strip. You Steal.”
About the Event
Through animation, poetic interpretation and narration, the third installment of From Tragedy to Triumph presents “White: You Strike. You Strip. You Steal,” a multidisciplinary work of historical fiction about the harrowing cycle of family separation and the dehumanization of Black bodies during the Antebellum South (1783–1861). The event will open with a discussion with its creators and close with a Q&A session with the artists and performers led by USC Thornton professor Ron McCurdy.
RSVP to attend the event on Zoom and participate in the discussion and live Q&A. Viewers can watch the livestream of the event at thorntonlive.usc.edu without RSVP.
Closed captioning will be available in the webinar.
CREATIVE TEAM
Composers
Linda Diaz
Benjamin Webster
Visuals
Linda Diaz
Writer
Cameron Du Pont
Animator
Anaiyah Luther
Voice Actors
Ron McCurdy
Ceaira Thomas
Frank Ticheli
Advisor
Kara Fein
Faculty Mentors
Lina Bahn
Ron McCurdy
Reading List
Curated by the creative team, the following books, articles, film and television resources offer a starting point to learn more about the history and key themes featured in this event.
David Brown & Clive Webb. (2007). The Paradoxical Institution - Antebellum Slavery. Race in the American South: From Slavery to Civil Rights. (pp. 119-147). Edinburgh University Press.
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Dir. Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon. HBO, 2003.
From Tragedy to Triumph is an interactive student-led series about the African diaspora told through discussion with film, dance and music. Organized by USC Thornton professor Ron McCurdy, each event is produced in creative collaboration between student and faculty composers, dancers, filmmakers, musicians and writers from across the university. Learn more >