Recording and Photos: Community Making and Black Flourishing Through the Scarborough Charter
On May 13 and 14, the University of British Columbia held the inaugural Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough National Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. The forum included a public symposium, co-hosted by UBC and Simon Fraser University, on May 14. You may view the full program here. You may […]
Black Professors Talking About Teaching, Researching and Learning While Black in Canadian Academy
A book launch held for the recently published book Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy: Teaching, Learning, and Researching while Black (University of Toronto Press, 2022). The event was hosted by the Equitable Leadership Network of the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa.
Ngũgĩ in the American Imperium: An ICWT Book Launch
This book launch event outlines Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s work and the reach of his thinking, chiefly within the US and areas of its closest hegemony, joining artists, activists, critics and scholars (often the same) from the Caribbean through North America to Hawai‘i. Discussants/contributors include Carolyn Cooper, Simon Gikandi, Marcial González, Patricia Penn Hilden, David Lloyd, […]
Addressing the Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy
Thursday, March 31 2022 | 10:00 – 11:30 am PST | 2:00- 3:30 pm EST Recording As part of our #BlackAfterFebruary series we present: Addressing the Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy Chair/Moderator: Handel Kashope Wright Speakers: Awad Ibrahim Tamari Kitossa Malinda Smith Handel Kashope Wright Interlocutors: Nombuso Dlamini Isaac Saney Panel Description: Join […]
BAF: Fitting (Out-Fitting) In
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 10:00 – 11:00 am PST | 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST Recording As part of our #BlackAfterFebruary series we present: Fitting (Out-Fitting) In Abstract How does one go about de-colonizing a mind, starting with one’s own? This is a question the Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o himself wrestled with. Part […]
Video: Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy (book launch)
Recording of book launch organized by University of Toronto Press February 25th, 2022. The essays in the book make visible the submerged stories of Black life in academia. They offer fresh historical, social, and cultural insights into what it means to teach, learn, research, and work while Black. Editors: Awad Ibrahim, Tamari Kitossa, Malinda S. […]
Blue & Goldcast Podcast: Handel Wright on Anti-Racism and Inclusion at UBC
Listen to this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, our Director Dr. Handel Wright discusses anti-racism, Black Studies, and his own journey with President Santa Ono. Blue and Goldcast · Episode 26: Handel Wright on Anti-Racism
Interview: To understand B.C.’s Black history, connect past and present in Canada, Handel Wright
“If you don’t know much about Black history in British Columbia, you’re not alone. “The general level of awareness of Black history in BC is really low,” says Dr. Handel Kashope Wright. A cultural studies scholar at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Wright is the co-editor of the forthcoming book, Black British Columbia: Past and Present.” […]
Video: Putting Black British Columbia History to Work, Prof. Handel Wright
Black History Month event on February 7, 2021 hosted by BC Black History Awareness Society. Guest Speaker: Prof. Handel Kashope Wright, Director, Centre for Culture, Identity & Education, UBC.
Disputed Monuments, Honorees, and Symbols on Campus
Thursday, February 10, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST | 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST Event Description: Since 2015, students, faculty, and staff have openly expressed their displeasure with controversial memorials on campus. In South Africa student defacement of the statue of Cecil Rhodes at University of Cape Town sparked the national “Fallist” (#Rhodes […]