Critical Ethnic Studies (CES) Collective Informational Gathering Center for the Study of the American South (CSAS) MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 4:30-6:30 Food and Drink And of course, wonderful colleagues!
Distinguished author Ana Castillo will read from her poetry and prose collections tracing her writing as acts of resistance. Castillo penned the novels So Far From God and Sapogonia, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her novel … Read more
The Critical Ethnic Studies Collective is a new initiative to convene faculty engaged in research that focuses on intersectional thought and social justice in diverse communities. This research has been transformative for both institutions and individuals in the global community. … Read more
How do queer natives in Brazil face the challenges of settler-colonial policies implemented by Jair Bolsonaro’s administration? That is, how do queer natives respond to the government’s racism and homophobia, and the threats to the environment? The answer to these … Read more
Dr. Lisa Marie Cacho examines the police shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, an undocumented Latino immigrant who was throwing rocks when he was shot. Instead of trying to figure out why a specific shooting happened or making a case for why … Read more
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Writer's Discussion Series presents Tiffany Lethabo King, Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University, author of The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies. In The Black Shoals, … Read more
Engaging the African Diaspora in K-12 Education provides in-service and pre-service teachers with valuable information and resources related to African diaspora communities in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. This unique anthology fills an important gap in current pedagogical … Read more
Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery and Dr. Arwin Smallwood will facilitate a discussion titled "Sharing Black and Native Histories" where they explore and discuss the shared histories and experiences of American Indians and African Americans in the United States, particularly their … Read more
Join Mab Segrest and Sharon P. Holland as they discuss Dr. Segrest's new book, Administrations of Lunacy: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum (The New Press; 2020). Registration with an email address is required to … Read more
What just happened? What is happening now? What must happen next? Join NC writers Gene Nichol, Kerry Haynie, Belle Boggs, Wiley Cash and Malinda Maynor Lowery for a discussion about the election and our next steps. This event is hosted … Read more