March 28, 2019 – 3:30 pm
Humanities Institute Seminar Room ( inside the Homer Babbidge Library)
Faculty Perspectives: An Interdisciplinary discussion on From #Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation
Join the Africana Studies Institute Faculty as they discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Haymarket Books, 2016).
This discussion will feature faculty perspectives from the various research fields within Africana Studies
Featured discussants:
Dr. Alexis Boylan – Associate Professor and Associate Director, Africana Studies, Art History and the Humanities Institute
Dr. Alhaji Conteh – Assistant Professor in Residence, Africana Studies
Dr. Melina Pappademos – Associate Professor and Director, Africana Studies and History
Dr. Shawn Salvant – Associate Professor and Associate Director, Africana Studies and English
For more information, contact: Africana Studies Instiute at africana@uconn.edu