Introduction by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack Dr. Patrick Barnes, Professor of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Stanford University Medical Center Richard Leo, Hamill Family Chair Professor of Law and Social Psychology, University of San Francisco Keith Maddox Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Social Cognition Lab, Tufts University Sam Sommers, Associate Professor of Psychology … Read more
Gaiutra Bahadur is an award-winning American journalist who writes frequently about migration, literature and gender. Her reporting, criticism and essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Dissent, History Today, Washington Post Book World, The Nation, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The (London) Observer and Ms., among other publications. Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture is her first book. It was shortlisted for the 2014 … Read more
This cosponsored event features a film screening of Sugar Cane Alley led by Mbala Nkanga (Associate Professor of Theatre at U-M) and a performance by Nadine George of “Annie Palmer.” Nadine George is Professor of Theater and Dance at the University of California, San Diego and president of the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD). Her work is … Read more
4:00 pm Panel Presentation: “Sugar, Diabetes and People of Color” Alfreda Rooks, Jocelyn Stitt, and Nesha Haniff, moderated by Jocelyn Stitt 5:00 pm Reception 6:00 pm Keynote presentation: “Postcards From Empire” Gaiutra Bahadur is an award-winning American journalist who writes frequently about migration, literature and gender. Her reporting,criticism and essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Dissent, History Today, Washington Post … Read more
Featuring Lola Von Miramar and performance of a new piece developed during the symposium “Carnivale”. 6:30 pm Lola Von Miramar Rocks the House 7:30 pm “Carnivale” Guest Artist/Faculty/Student Group performance 8:30 pm Reflection and Celebration This performance event is part of the weeklong symposium, “Conjuring the Caribbean: How Sweet It Is.” See more information at globaltheatremichigan.wordpress.com. Join artists, scholars, and students in … Read more
Featuring Silvia Pedraza “Sugar: Before and After the Revolution in Cuba”, Mbala Nkanga “Performative Reading of Aime Cesaire Writing”, and performance of a new piece developed during the symposium “Revolutions”. 6:30 pm Tableaus and Provocations 7:00 pm Silvia Pedraza “Sugar: Before and After the Revolution in Cuba” 7:30 pm Mbala Nkanga “Performative Reading of Aime Cesaire Writing” 8:00 pm “Revolutions” Guest Artist/Faculty … Read more
6:30 pm Tableaus and Provocations 7:30 pm “Why Speak Your Language” Multi-Lingual Poetry Jam 8:30 pm Awilda Rodriguez Lora “La Mujer Maravilla – INDIA$ deluxe edition” This performance event is part of the weeklong symposium, “Conjuring the Caribbean: How Sweet It Is.” See more information at globaltheatremichigan.wordpress.com. Join artists, scholars, and students in a five day exploration of Caribbean tourism, histories … Read more
Aliyah Khan, Larry La Fountain-Stokes, Alfreda Rooks, moderated by Sandra Gunning Panelists include: Aliyah Khan, Larry La Fountain-Stokes, Alfreda Rooks, moderated by Sandra Gunning This event is part of the weeklong symposium, “Conjuring the Caribbean: How Sweet It Is.” See more information at globaltheatremichigan.wordpress.com. Join artists, scholars, and students in a five day exploration of Caribbean tourism, … Read more
REGISTER NOW The symposium, hosted by the Center for the Education of Women, includes presentations by local and national advocacy experts who have taken varied approaches to advocacy in ways that best leverage their current context (power, privilege, and identity). Training sessions will feature capacity-building workshops on a range of topics from community organizing to bystander intervention to running for … Read more
Beth Glover Reed, Associate Professor of Social Work & Women’s Studies Charlotte Karem Abrecht, Assistant Professor in American Culture Elizabeth Armstrong, Professor of Sociology & Organizational Studies Elizabeth Cole, Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Professor of Women’s Studies, Psychology, & Afroamerican and African Studies Larry Gant, Professor of Social Work & Art and Design … Read more
Keynote Speakers: David Malebranche, MD, MPH, Board-certified Internal Medicine Physician, Sexual health/HIV expert Gregorio Millett, MPH, Vice President and Director, Public Policy, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research Research talks by: Akshay Sharma, Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, U-M School of Nursing Racquelle Trammell, Love Her Collective Research Associate, U-M School of Public Health … Read more
Moderators: Gary W. Harper, SOAR Co-Director & Research Director; Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, U-M School of Public Health Anna R. Kirkland, SOAR Co-Director & Academic Director; Director, Institute for Research on Women & Gender; Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies, U-M College of LSA The annual Dr. John Lamont Peterson Annual Research … Read more