Past Events
Blackness in the Middle East
Join the Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania for an important conversation on blackness in the Middle East. Panelists will address themes including the greater history of blackness in the region,…
"Abolition Constitutionalism"
Dorothy Roberts
Africa Scholar for a Day:
Amal Hassan Fadlalla
Professor Fadlalla's Biography:
Amal Hassan Fadlalla is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Women’s Studies, and Afroamerican and African studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research…
A Reading by Major Jackson
Major Jackson is the author of five books of poetry, most recently The Absurd Man (2020). His edited volumes include: Best American Poetry 2019, Renga for Obama, and Library of…
Black Women Writing Across Genres in the Late 20th Century
The 2020 Kislak Symposium looks at the flourishing of Black women writers as a cultural force in late twentieth century America. Combining panels, roundtables, talks, and readings,…
PRSS Lecture
Terence Keel (UCLA)
New Directions in Afro-Latinx Studies Series
Odette Casamayor-Cisneros
The Power of the Unsaid: Counter-Hegemonic Knowledge in Contemporary Afro-Cuban Arts
Co-sponsored by Latin American and Latino Studies.
Refreshments will be served.
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Film Screening: Decolonizing the Narrative
Decolonizing the Narrative is a documentary reflection on African artistry and design, and the impact of the colonial narrative on exhibiting material culture in Western museums.
Faculty Colloquium: Danielle Clealand
Dr. Clealand is an associate professor of Political Science at Florida International University. Her research examines comparative racial politics, group consciousness, black public opinion and racial…
PRSS Lecture
Natalie Shibley