Re-Imagining Academia Speaker Series: Black Studies at Â鶹ÍøÕ¾ and Elsewhere
Date
Wednesday February 25, 202612:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location
This event is hosted by the Human Rights and Equity Office.
Overview
This conversation will highlight the development of Black Studies at Queen’s University.
This conversation will highlight the development of Black Studies at Queen’s University. The discussion will highlight the field's history and ongoing focus on interdisciplinarity and freedom-making, while also attending to how activities, rather than simply the enumeration of Black people, sustain our work at Queen’s and elsewhere.
Moderated by Dr. Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers, Special Projects Officer, Human Rights and Equity Office, Queen’s University.
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants closer to the event date.
This presentation is part of a three-part "Re-Imagining Academia Speaker Series, organized by the Human Rights and Equity Office at Â鶹ÍøÕ¾. The series is designed to highlight critical themes in Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (I-EDIAA), focusing on their application in Canadian higher education. The series will explore issues such as decolonizing institutional practices, amplifying underrepresented voices, embedding anti-racist frameworks in research and leadership, and re-imagining accessibility across academia.