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Black Professors Talking About Teaching, Researching and Learning While Black in Canadian Academy

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.

Community Making and Black Flourishing Through the Scarborough Charter

Community Making and Black Flourishing Through the Scarborough Charter

May 14, 2022  | 2:00–5:45 pm PDT In-person at UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street or Virtually via Livestream Poster On May 13 and 14, the University of British Columbia (UBC) will be hosting the inaugural Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough National Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. The forum […]

Ngũgĩ in the American Imperium: An ICWT Book Launch

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, […]

Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force Report Launch

Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force Report Launch

After a year of intensive work, the UBC President’s Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE TF) has concluded its work and submitted its final report which includes 54 comprehensive recommendations for addressing various forms of racism and related forms of discrimination. The event featured remarks from the Task Force co-chairs and UBC leadership, as well as a panel discussion about the recommendations.

Addressing the Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy

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 […]

“Anaformative Impulse. Chest Punch. A Working Paper on Bass” with Dr. Katherine McKitrick

“Anaformative Impulse. Chest Punch. A Working Paper on Bass” with Dr. Katherine McKitrick

The Social Justice Institute Noted Scholars Series presents: Dr. Katherine McKitrick Professor in Gender Studies and the Graduate Program in Cultural Studies, Queen University Co-sponsored by the UBC’s President’s Office & the Centre for Culture, Identity & Education WHEN & WHERE Zoom March 30th, 12-1 PM  Please RSVP by March 30th at 10 AM to […]

BAF: Fitting (Out-Fitting) In

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 […]

From the Center to the Margins: Decolonial Intersectionality

From the Center to the Margins: Decolonial Intersectionality

March 16th, 12-1 PM The Social Justice Institute
Noted Scholars Series presents: “From the Center to the Margins: Decolonial Intersectionality”
Dr. Mara Viveros
Professor, National University of Colombia

Book Launch: Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy

Book Launch: Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy

Friday February 25th, at 10:00 – 11:00 am (PST) Recording The essays in this collection 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. Please join Awad Ibrahim, Tamari Kitossa, Malinda S. Smith and […]

Video: Putting Black British Columbia History to Work, Prof. Handel Wright

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.