Cornelia Stokes on Clubhouse

Bio

Cornelia Stokes received a B.A. in Art with a concentration in curatorial studies Magna Cum Laude from Spelman College in December 2018. She is currently pursuing an M.A in Pan African Studies at Syracuse University where her thesis surrounds reconfiguration, a contemporary method of visual representation of Black identity. Cornelia’s research interests include the representation of the Black body in art history; the struggle for a genuine representation of non-western cultures in western institutions such as museums; and how a Pan-African framework seeks to advocate for people of African descent in order for western presentations to reflect the realities and restores identity of Black lives.