J. Lee, Christopher

J. Lee, Christopher

Art Historian, Speaker

Christopher J. Lee is Professor of African History, World History and African Literature at The Africa Institute, Sharjah.

Jolene Rickard

Jolene Rickard

Art Professional

Jolene Rickard is a visual historian, artist and curator interested in the intersection of indigenous knowledge and contemporary art, materiality and ecocriticism with an emphasis on Hodinöhsö:ni aesthetics. She is former Director of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Programme (2008-2020) and Associate Professor in the departments of History of Art and Art at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.