Black Studies at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s and Elsewhere
Date
Wednesday February 25, 202612:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location
Online via ZoomSpeaker
Dr. Katherine McKittrick
Presentation
“Black Studies at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s and Elsewhere"
Date and Time
February 25, 2026 (12 - 1:30 pm EST)
Event Registration
Please - a Zoom link will be sent to you closer to the date of the event.
Event Format
This session will include a 30-minute talk followed by a moderated 45-50-minute Q&A session with the attendees.
Moderator
Dr. Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers, Human Rights and Equity Office
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ the Event
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.
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ the Speaker
Katherine McKittrick is Professor of Gender Studies and CRC in Black Studies at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. Her book projects include Dear Science, Demonic Grounds, Sylvia Wynter: On Being Human as Praxis, and Black Geographies and the Politics of Place. Her collaborative projects include, Trick Not Telos, Twenty Dreams, and the installation, A Smile Split by the Stars.