11/10/2023
Acclaimed author Zadie Smith joins us for the DMA Arts & Letters Live Series on November 15th in conversation with Dr. Arlene J. Ford.
The Fraud is a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the Tichborne trial, a legal cause célèbre that captivated Victorian England. When Sir Roger Tichborne, a lower-class butcher from Australia, claims to be the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title, deciding what is real proves a complicated task. Andrew Bogle, who grew up enslaved on the Hope Plantation, Jamaica, finds himself a star witness in this celebrated case of imposture, and knows his future depends on telling the right story. The Fraud is a dazzling novel about truth and fiction, Jamaica and Britain, fraudulence and authenticity, and the mystery of “other people.”
Dr. Arlene J. Ford is the founder and CEO of the Equity Inquiry Project Inc. (EquIP), through which she consults with organizations to build deep capacity around equity, inclusion, and managing organizational change. Dr. Ford obtained a PhD from UCLA and a master’s degree from Teacher’s College at Columbia University, both focused on Sociology and Urban Schooling. She also has a law degree from Harvard Law School. Dr. Ford is a trustee of the Dallas Museum of Art, serves on the Museum’s Executive Committee, and chairs its Learning and Engagement Committee. She also serves on the board of Leadership ISD, a Texas nonprofit aimed at advancing educational equity by informing and activating community members to champion change. She serves on the national board of LIFT, a national nonprofit organization aimed at racial equity and economic stability, where she is Vice Chair and Secretary. She is a founding member of the Village Giving Circle at the Texas Women’s Foundation.
For ticket and location information, visit https://www.dma.org/programs/arts-and-letters-live
This event is presented in conjunction with our current special exhibition, “Afro-Atlantic Histories.” https://afro-atlantic-histories.dma.org/p/1
🖼️: Zanele Muholi, Ntozakhe II, (Parktown), 2016, photographic wall mural from digital files, sheet: 355.6 x 254 cm (140 x 100 in.), National Gallery of Art, Washington, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2021.88.1, © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of the artist, Yancey Richardson, New York, and Stevenson Cape Town/Johannesburg