Events

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

12:00 - 2:00 pm

820 Social Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA

Scholars Charisse Burden-Stelly and Jodi Dean discuss their co-edited work, Organize, Fight, Win: Black Communist Women’s Political Writing, and Dean’s forthcoming Capital’s Grave: Neofeudalism. The talk will explore the links between anti-Black, anti-communist, and anti-Palestinian repression and responses to repression in the current authoritarian crisis. Pegasus Books will be tabling at the event...

Friday, May 23, 2025

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Online, via Zoom

An in-depth workshop exploring the standards for teaching foreign languages, ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and effective teaching methodologies.

This session is ideal for language instructors, educators, and curriculum developers aiming to enhance their teaching practices and align with recognized language proficiency standards.

Workshop Highlights:
• Overview of ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
• Best practices in foreign language teaching methodologies
• Practical applications and case...

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

9:15 am - 5:45 pm

Albert Johnson Conference Room in African American Studies, 660 Social Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720

The annual Department of African American Studies St. Clair Drake Symposium:

Dispatches from the Field: A Black Studies Symposium

The 2025 St. Clair Drake will respond to our current political moment while creating space for critical reflection on the challenges we face as emerging scholars. The planning committee designed the conference specifically for graduate students across disciplines whose work...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

J Finley, author of Sass: Black Women’s Humor and Humanity, visits the Bay Area for two events on Tuesday, March 18th.

They Say I’m Hopeless: Black Women’s Humor and the Politics of Joy

12:00 - 2:00 pm, 650 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley

J Finley will discuss her recently published book, Sass: Black Women’s Humor and Humanity (UNC Press, 2024), which offers a comprehensive study of the personal, poetic, and political dimensions of Black women’s humor from the period of chattel...