Re-Imagining Academia Speaker Series: Black Studies at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s and Elsewhere
Date
Wednesday February 25, 202612:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location
This event is hosted by the Human Rights and Equity Office.
Overview
This conversation will highlight the development of Black Studies at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.
This conversation will highlight the development of Black Studies at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. The discussion will highlight the field's history and ongoing focus on interdisciplinarity and freedom-making, while also attending to how activities, rather than simply the enumeration of Black people, sustain our work at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s and elsewhere.
Moderated by Dr. Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers, Special Projects Officer, Human Rights and Equity Office, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants closer to the event date.
This presentation is part of a three-part "Re-Imagining Academia Speaker Series, organized by the Human Rights and Equity Office at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s University. The series is designed to highlight critical themes in Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (I-EDIAA), focusing on their application in Canadian higher education. The series will explore issues such as decolonizing institutional practices, amplifying underrepresented voices, embedding anti-racist frameworks in research and leadership, and re-imagining accessibility across academia.