[ecrea] Conference: Pocahontas and After

Registration has opened for the conference ‘Pocahontas and After: 
Historical culture and transatlantic encounters, 1617 – 2017’ which will 
take place from the 16 – 18 March, at the British Library and the 
Institute of Historical Research in London.

More information, including the programme, is available on the booking page:

http://www.history.ac.uk/events/event/7284

Marking the 400^th anniversary of the death of Pocahontas, this 
conference aims to open new interdisciplinary discussions and will 
engage with key debates on gender, indigeneity, and the politics of 
representation.  Her story has been romanticised at many points over the 
centuries, and multiple representations of Pocahontas (as Noble Savage, 
Mother of a Nation, propaganda icon, seductive temptress) have 
materialised in historical accounts, in visual and material culture, in 
literature, and performance art. From a range of historical 
perspectives, and for a variety of social and political purposes, the 
tale of this Native American “princess” has left an enduring legacy 
among Indigenous, local, national, and international communities.  Using 
Pocahontas’ visit to England and her death and burial in Kent as an 
entry point, this conference will explore the continued interest in 
Pocahontas as a subject of study and the academic challenges posed by 
the multiple versions and the contemporary appropriations of this 
Powhatan/Pamunkey woman variously known as Amonute, Matoaka, Pocahontas, 
and Rebecca.

Additionally, the British Library will host a full day of cultural 
activities on Saturday 18^th which includes film screenings of ‘Hidden 
Histories: Discovering Indigenous London’ and ‘Reel Injun’ followed by 
Q&A sessions with the directors, a debate between Chief Robert Gray of 
the Pamunkey Tribe and David Givens of Historic Jamestown, a panel 
session on Pocahontas’ legacies in contemporary Native American art, 
film and society, and a musical performance by ElizaBeth Hill.

The cost of registration for the full conference is £80 full price or 
£40 concessions which includes entry to all cultural day activities. 
Alternatively tickets are available for the cultural day only for £30 on 
the British Library Website:

https://www.bl.uk/events/pocahontas-and-after-cultural-day



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