Addressing Racism and Anti-Blackness in French and Francophone Studies
A VIRTUAL COLLOQUIUM SERIES
A VIRTUAL COLLOQUIUM SERIES
SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE
SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE
Marlene L. Daut, Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia
Marlene L. Daut, Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia
Thursday, September 17, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Thursday, September 17, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Language: English
Language: English
Alice L. Conklin, Distinguished Professor of History, Ohio State University
Alice L. Conklin, Distinguished Professor of History, Ohio State University
Race Talk: Antiracism at UNESCO in Postwar Paris 1948-1965
Race Talk: Antiracism at UNESCO in Postwar Paris 1948-1965
Thursday, September 24, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Thursday, September 24, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Language: English
Language: English
Anne Lafont, Directrice d'études, EHESS
Anne Lafont, Directrice d'études, EHESS
Art and Race in French Enlightenment
Art and Race in French Enlightenment
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM
Language: French (with translation in English)
Language: French (with translation in English)
Pre-colloquium reading: Anne Lafont, "How Skin Color Became a Racial Marker: Art Historical Perspectives on Race"
Pre-colloquium reading: Anne Lafont, "How Skin Color Became a Racial Marker: Art Historical Perspectives on Race"
Philippe Blanchet, Professeur de sociolinguistique, Université Rennes 2
Philippe Blanchet, Professeur de sociolinguistique, Université Rennes 2
Glottophobie: discriminations à prétexte linguistique (Glottophobia: Using linguistic diversity as a pretext to justify discrimination)
Glottophobie: discriminations à prétexte linguistique (Glottophobia: Using linguistic diversity as a pretext to justify discrimination)
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Language: French
Language: French
Dorian Bell, Associate Professor of Literature and Jewish Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Dorian Bell, Associate Professor of Literature and Jewish Studies, UC Santa Cruz
The 'Real' Racists: Co-optations of Antiracism by the French and American Right
The 'Real' Racists: Co-optations of Antiracism by the French and American Right
Thursday, November 5, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Thursday, November 5, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Language: English
Language: English
Tyler Stovall, Dean of Fordham University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Tyler Stovall, Dean of Fordham University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
White France? Freedom and Race in the Modern Republic
White France? Freedom and Race in the Modern Republic
Thursday, November 12, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Thursday, November 12, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Language: English
Language: English
Crystal Fleming, Professor of Sociology, Stony Brook University
Crystal Fleming, Professor of Sociology, Stony Brook University
On the Illegibility of French Antiblackness: Notes from an African American Critic
On the Illegibility of French Antiblackness: Notes from an African American Critic
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 • 2:30–3:45 PM EST
Language: English
Language: English
Please contact Professor Michelle C. Lee (ml104@wellesley.edu) to ask any questions as well as to request accessibility.
Please contact Professor Michelle C. Lee (ml104@wellesley.edu) to ask any questions as well as to request accessibility.