The UC Consortium for Black Studies presents New Directions in Black Queer Studies A Conversation with Cathy Cohen, David and Mary Winton Green Professor of Political Science, The University of Chicago and Roderick Ferguson, Professor of African American and Gender and Women’s Studies, The University of Illinois at Chicago Moderated by Uri McMillan, Associate Professor of English, UCLA […]
The UCLA Departments of African American Studies & Education Present: DISPOSSESSION & ENCLOSURE: RECONSIDERING EDUCATION AND IMPRISONMENT a conversation with Sabina Vaught & Damien Sojoyner Sabina Vaught, associate professor and chair of the Tufts University Department of Education & Damien Sojoyner, assistant professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, will discuss their respective books Compulsory: Education […]
"Beyond Coloniality: Freedom in the Caribbean Intellectual Tradition" Lecture by Aaron Kamugisha Aaron Kamugisha is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. He is the editor of Caribbean Political Thought: The Colonial State to Caribbean Internationalisms (2013), Caribbean Political Thought: Theories of the Post-Colonial State (2013), (with Yanique Hume) Caribbean Cultural Thought: […]
In Los Angeles and elsewhere, black and brown communities face multiple forms of banishment and exploitation. At this evening of inspiring talks and performances, we shine a light on organizing frameworks and resistance strategies that challenge exclusion and refuse subordination. We invite scholars, residents, activists, community-based and nonprofit organizations, foundations, policymakers and public officials, and […]
The UC Consortium for Black Studies presents THE PROMISE OF PATRIARCHY: WOMEN AND THE NATION OF ISLAM Ula Taylor Chair & Professor, African American Studies at UC Berkeley Monday, April 30th, 2018 | 4:00pm-6:00pm UCLA Bunche Hall 6275 RSVP HERE Professor Ula Taylor introduces her recently published book,The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam. […]
UCLA's Department of African American Studies, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, Department of Urban Planning, and Department of Sociology present Chocolate Cities: The Black Map of American Life with authors Marcus Anthony Hunter and Zandria F. Robinson in conversation with Scot Brown, Alma Burrell, Lynnée Denise, Frankie “Kash” Waddy Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 6:00pm-9:00pm California […]
Race and the Totalitarian Century A discussion with author Vaughn Rasberry moderated by Justin Desmangles Winner of the Ralph J. Bunche Award from the American Political Science Association, and the American Book Award, from the Before Columbus Foundation, Race and the Totalitarian Century: Geopolitics in the Black Literary Imagination, shows how a group of black writers challenged […]
Congratulations! The faculty and staff of the Department of African American Studies are looking forward to sharing this wonderful occasion with you. Date: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: 11:30 A.M. Location: Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium Ticket Information: Students may request up to 4 complimentary tickets for the Department of African American Studies Ceremony. An additional four tickets per student […]
Ethnic & Indigenous Studies Welcome Monday, October 1st, 2018 4:00pm-6:00pm James West Alumni Center African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicana/o Studies host the 2nd Ethnic and Indigenous Studies Welcome, open to all students, alumni and Bruin affiliates. Explore Ethnic and Indigenous Studies at UCLA. Please join us for FREE food, […]
Italy and the Geopolitics of Migration: Aesthetic Approaches Thursday, Oct. 4 9:00am - 12:00pm at the Darren Star Theater (Melnitz Hall 1422) 1:00pm - 8:00pm at Royce Hall (Room 314) Please click here to RSVP
