Black Lives Matter: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Black Liberation and Activism is a two-day event intended to highlight the development of liberation and activism among African-descended peoples in historical and contemporary settings. During the conference, plenary sessions will be conducted by a select group of graduate students and junior scholars who will present their research on diverse topics and themes related to the study of African descended peoples.
The conference will explore the following themes:
- Resistance through expressive culture and belief systems
- Gender, sexualities, and the body
- Race, ethnicity, and identity
- Policing, mass incarceration, and the state
- Health and trauma
- Territory, space, and identity
- Labour, class, and community
- Migration and refugee studies
- Diaspora, transnationalism, and translocalism
- Communities organizing through silence
- Media, communications, and technology
- Black lives in educational theory and practice
- Oral history, narratives, and life stories
Given its intention to highlight the historical and contemporary manifestations of black activism across the diaspora, this conference will be recorded in an effort to contribute to the record of diverse stories and projects facilitated by the Tubman Institute. Video recordings of the conference will be made available through the Tubman website.
