PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) are hosting a day-long symposium to consider the state of black life in America today.
“Race Today: A Symposium on Race in America” will take place Friday, Feb., 27, 2015, bringing together some of the nation’s most respected intellectuals on race, racial theory, and racial inequality. Each speaker will give a keynote-style lecture followed by a discussion with the audience.
Issues to be considered include the broader structural factors that shape race today, the role key ideas such as “colorblindness” and “post race” play in shaping perception and outcomes and what can be done to challenge ideological and structural impediments to a racially egalitarian society.
The symposium is co-sponsored by the Office of the President and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion.
Information about the symposium, including a complete schedule of presentations, is available online.
Who
• Anthony Bogues, director of the CSSJ
• Tricia Rose, director of the CSREA
• David Roediger, University of Kansas
• Tom Shapiro, Brandeis University
• Na’ilah Suad Nasir, University of California–Berkeley
• Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University
• Kimberlé Crenshaw, UCLA School of Law
• Michael Omi, University of California–Berkeley
• Howard Winant, University of California–Santa Barbara
What
“Race Today: A Symposium on Race in America,” a day-long symposium on the state of black life in America today
When
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27, 2015
Where
Pembroke Hall, Room 305
172 Meeting St.