Freedom and Fugitivity

Situated at the present historical conjucture of resurgent white nationalism and xenophobia, this convening thinks across Black feminism and Indigenous studies to foreground “beautiful experiments” of flight, refusal, and rebellion.

Featuring:

• Saidiya Hartman, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; 2019 MacArthur Fellow

In conversation with:

• Aisha K. Finch, Associate Professor of Gender Studies and African American Studies, UCLA
• Tiffany Lethabo King, Associate Professor of African American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University
• Kyle T. Mays, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History, UCLA

Moderated by:

• Sarah Haley, Associate Professor of African American Studies and Gender Studies, and Director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Black Feminism Initiative

Chaired by:

• Ananya Roy, Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy and Professor Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Geography

Co-organized with the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Black Feminism Initiative

Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center