Events

Organize, Fight, Win: Combatting Repression, Building Power

February 11, 2025
Barbara Montano

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...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/283399-organize-fight-win-combatting-r…

Workshop on Current Strategies for Developing Proficiency-Based Language Curriculum

May 23, 2025
Barbara Montano

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...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/291053-workshop-on-currentstrategies-f…

Alumni and Donor Appreciation Reception

May 3, 2025
Barbara Montano

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Bear’s Lair, 2465 Bancroft Way #140, Berkeley, CA 94704

African American Studies at UC Berkeley hosts a cocktail reception to celebrate the achievements of our department, its people, and to honor our supporters in partnership with the Office of Alumni Relations, the Social Sciences Dean’s Office, and the Black Alumni Association.

Legacies and Futures: Celebrating Black Studies at Berkeley will be a joyful celebration of our students, faculty, and community and our achievements in the past year, including our Summer in the...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/283489-alumni-and-donor-appreciation-r…

St. Clair Drake 2025: Dispatches from the Field: A Black Studies Symposium

May 7, 2025
Barbara Montano

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...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/298998-st-clair-drake-2025-dispatches-…

The Dream-Slaves and Side Conversations

April 22, 2025
Barbara Montano

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
12:00 - 2:00 pm
650 Social Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720

Join Darieck Scott and Ianna Hawkins Owen in conversation about Darieck’s new novel, The-Dream Slaves, and nar j. castle’s chapbook, Side Conversations. Lunch will be provided.

Darieck Scott earned his Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature at Stanford University, and an M.A. in African American Studies and a J.D. from Yale. Before coming to UC Berkeley he taught in the English departments of the University of Texas at Austin, and UC Santa Barbara....

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/295771-the-dream-slaves-and-side-conve…

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

March 18, 2025
Barbara Montano

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...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/291406-they-say-im-hopeless-black-wome…

Holding Ideas Hostage: Resisting Book Bans and Literary Censorship

March 15, 2025
Barbara Montano

Saturday, March 15, 2025

2:00 - 4:00 pm

African American Museum and Library at Oakland, 659 14th Street, Oakland, CA

Join the Banned Scholars Project in African American Studies and the African American Museum and Library at Oakland for a roundtable discussion about the battle against literary censorship with writers, editors, librarians, advocates, and creative intellectuals.

Read more about banned books from our banned books resource...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/291382-holding-ideas-hostage-resisting…

Black Underground Scholars at Berkeley

February 28, 2025
Barbara Montano

Friday, February 28, 2025

5:30 - 7:00 pm

Anchor House, UC Berkeley

We are thrilled to invite you to a pivotal event hosted by The Black Underground Scholars and the African American Studies Department as we culminate Black History Month with a powerful discussion on the experiences of being super marginalized at the world’s #1 public university.

As Black previously incarcerated students, we represent just 10 out of 40,000 students on the UC Berkeley campus. This is not a reflection of our capabilities but rather a testament to the systemic barriers that have...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/290602-black-underground-scholars-at-b…

John Burris: Godfather of Police Litigation Documentary Premiere

February 8, 2025
Barbara Montano

Saturday, Feburary 8, 2025

7:00 - 9:00 pm

International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA

The College of Letters and Sciences University Development and Relations office presents the premiere of John Burris: Godfather of Police Litigation, a documentary film by Doug Harris. The film profiles the life of Berkeley Law graduate John Burris, one of the country’s premiere civil rights attorneys specializing in cases involving police misconduct and brutality. Some of Burris’ landmark cases include representing Rodney King, Oscar Grant, and the victims of the...

https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/285678-john-burris-godfather-of-police…

From Berkley Street to (UC) Berkeley: Celebrating the Career of Stephen Small

November 20, 2024
Barbara Montano

Join the Department of African American Studies and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues at UC Berkeley to celebrate Professor Stephen Small’s 30-year campus career. The retirement party will include a family-style lunch; panel discussions with and about Professor Small's scholarship, teaching/mentorship, and contributions to campus administration; and a closing reception.

Program: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch in 650 Social Sciences Building, the African American Studies Albert Johnson Conference Room 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Panel discussions in 820 Social...