Talking About Race and Racism (Autumn 2021)

This semester, we are hosting a series focused on race and racism to awareness in students (and ourselves) around the issue of race, racism, racist language, casual racism, white privilege and the complexities of speaking about these issues. The language of racial identity is highly charged and poses difficulties for native speakers and even more so for non-native speakers, both inside and outside the classroom. Three guest speakers and three staff members will address these topical issues in a series of presentations and conversations. 

Each talk will be followed by an apéro!

Please note that a valid Covid certificate is required to attend these events.

Schedule

Thursday 14 October, 16:15, ANT 5196: Jennifer Thorburn, Agnieszka Soltysik and Cécile Heim, Talking about language and race
Submit your questions and/or register to attend here by Tuesday 12 October (noon).

Wednesday 20 October, 10:15, ANT 2055: Agnieszka Soltysik and Enit Steiner, Talking about slavery
Submit your questions and/or register to attend here by Monday 18 October (noon).

Thursday 4 November, 16:15, ANT 5196: Kelly Wright (University of Michigan): Linguistic Discrimination: Identity Perception and its Racialized Outcomes
Submit your questions and/or register to attend here by Tuesday 2 November (noon).

Monday 15 November, 17:15, ANT 2024: Madafi Long-Pierre (playwright, performer): Just Call Me Black: I Know You Mean Well But…
Submit your questions and/or register to attend here by Wednesday 9 November (noon).

Thursday 2 December Thursday 17 March 2022, 16:15, ANT 5196: Film screening of Too Black to Be French, discussion moderated by Elodie Rogliardo (UNIL)
RSVP here by Friday 11 March at 12pm (noon).
Event rescheduled due to Covid.

Organised by Jennifer Thorburn and Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet. 

Resources

The Abolitionist Curriculum

Identity Perception & Its Racialized Outcomes (presentation by Kelly Wright)