To understand the historical roots of anti-Black racism and the movements that contested it, please join Terri Givens (UBC Political Science), Keidrick Roy (Harvard University, Dartmouth College), and Brie McLemore (University of Washington) for a teach-in about Black History in Canada, the United States, and beyond.
We will have talks and small-group discussions about topics such as racism and contemporary immigration, surveillance and anti-Black racism, as well as the durability of white nationalism and white supremacy.
We will be meeting February 27th at the Arts Student Center (on the Second Floor). Lunch, coffee, and snacks will be served.
Schedule
11:30AM – 12:00PM: Lunch
12:00PM – 1:45PM: Keynote lecture by Keidrick Roy: “American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism”
1:45PM – 2:30PM: Coffee/Pastries
2:30PM – 5:00PM: Teach-In by Terri Givens on “Centering Race and Structural Racism in Immigration Policy Research” and Brie McLemore on “Race, Surveillance and the American Legal Empire”.
Registration is required; please RSVP.
For questions, please email tristan.hughes@ubc.ca
