The Department of African American Studies at UC Berkeley proudly presents…
Black Currents Symposium: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies
December 7-8, 2017
University of California – Berkeley
Please join us for the Black Currents Symposium celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies at the University of California – Berkeley. This event will take place on Berkeley’s campus and will feaure alumni, current graduate students and current and past faculty involved in the doctoral program over the last two decades. With a combination of plenary sessions and thematic panels featuring the field-changing work of our alumni, our hope is that this event will honor and celebrate the history of the doctoral program, highlight the unique contributions the department has made to the field, and also consider the future directions of African Diaspora Studies.
Please find the symposium poster and program below. Also, if you have not already registered for the symposium, please do so here: goo.gl/B8LMQq
This event is co-sponsored by the UC Consortium for Black Studies, the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities and the Office of the Dean of the College of Letters and Sciences at UC Berkeley.
BLACK CURRENTS PROGRAM
December 7, 2017 – Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall
4:00-4:15 – Welcome by Dr. Brandi Wilkins Catanese and Dean Carla Hesse
4:30-5:45 – Opening Keynote Panel
Dr. Percy Hintzen, Dr. Margaret Wilkerson, Dr. Charles Henry; Moderator: Dr. Ula Taylor
5:45-7:00 – Reception
December 8, 2017 – Barrows Hall
8:15-8:45 – Breakfast (Albert Johnson Conference Room –Barrows Hall 6th Floor)
9:00 – 9:15– Symposium Introduction (Social Science Matrix – Barrows Hall 8th Floor)
9:15-10:30 – Alumni Roundtable: Life Before and After the Ph.D (Social Science Matrix)
Dr. Kelley Deetz, Dr. Robeson Taj Frazier, Dr. Justin Gomer, Dr. Asia Leeds, Dr. Carter Mathes; Moderator: Lindsey Herbert
10:45-12:15 – Concurrent Panels – Session #1
Blackness and Urban Inequality- Location: 650 Barrows – Conference Room
Dr. Justin Gomer, Dr. Shaun Ossei-Owusu, Dr. Erin Winkler; Discussant: Kenly Brown
Reconstructing the Archive- Location: Social Science Matrix
Dr. Kelley Deetz, Dr. Marisa Fuentes, Dr. Asia Leeds; Discussant: Kathryn Benjamin
12:15-1:15 – Lunch
1:15-2:45 – Concurrent Panels – Session #2
Queering Blackness, Gendering Blackness- Location: 650 Barrows – Conference Room
Dr. Marlon Bailey, Dr. Jasmine Johnson, Dr. Matt Richardson; Discussant: Kia Middleton
Rethinking Culture, Rethinking Circulation- Location: Social Science Matrix
Dr. Carter Mathes, Dr. Petra Rivera-Rideau, Dr. Robeson Taj Robeson, Dr. Elisa Joy White; Discussant: Zachary Manditch-Prottas
2:45-4:15 – Closing Keynote Panel: Future Directions in African Diaspora Studies
Location: Social Science Matrix Conference Room
Dr. Marlon Bailey, Dr. Marisa Fuentes, Dr. Jasmine Johnson, Dr. Leigh Raiford, Dr. Ula Taylor; Moderator: Dr. Tianna S. Paschel
4:15-4:30 – Concluding Remarks