Join Whose Democracy? Artist Fellow Camille Simone Thomas for a workshop and community read of her speculative historical fiction play Sweetblood, set in 1727 Jamaica. Participants will learn about the rare materials that inform Camille’s work, as well as how she incorporates archival research into her writing process.

Throughout the program, discussion will explore colonialism as a power play, form of social climbing, and mechanism for greed, as well as how we can critique this history from a modern viewpoint.