Black Currents Symposium: 20th Anniversary of the Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies at UC Berkeley

December 7, 2017 – Banatao Auditorium

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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

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8:15-8:45 – Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15– Symposium Introduction

9:15-10:30 – Alumni Roundtable: Life Before and After the Ph.D

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

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