Archive: African American Studies
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Book by African American Studies Professor Selected for Prestigious Choice Reviews Award
Black Cultural Production After Civil Rights, edited by Department of African American Studies professor Robert Patterson, Ph.D., was recently selected as a Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title for 2020. The collection of essays, from a variety of scholars, examines the significance of the 1970s to Black studies and Black culture.
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Arts Scholar and Leader to Join Georgetown as Co-Lead of New Racial Justice Institute
Theater and arts scholar Anita Gonzalez will begin her tenure at Georgetown as a faculty member and co-lead of the university’s new Racial Justice Institute (RJI) beginning July 1.
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Soyica Colbert Appointed Interim Dean of Georgetown College
Georgetown College is delighted to announce that Soyica Colbert (C’01), vice dean of faculty and an Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Theater and Performance Studies, has been appointed interim dean. Her term will start in January of 2021.
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Georgetown College Hosts Racial Justice Speaker Series to Promote Equity and Inclusion
Next week, Georgetown College will host its first event in the series “Such a Time As This”: Racial Justice and the University in order to explore how research by Georgetown faculty advances racial justice and how the university may continue to work for a more equitable community at the university level and beyond.
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New College Faculty for 2020-2021
Georgetown College is pleased to welcome 24 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 16 College departments and programs. This cohort will help enrich the student experience through their varied and nuanced areas of study.
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Professor Robert Patterson Discusses H.R.40 Bill, Offers Suggestions for Reparations
One of the policies Congress put forth to improve the lives of Black Americans is the H.R.40 bill, also known as the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. Robert Patterson, a professor in the Department of African American Studies whose research focuses on Black cultural production, racial politics and the legacies of slavery in the United States, explains why this bill is a positive step towards the creation of a more equitable society.
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Young Alumnus Continues Fight for LGBTQ, Civil Rights During Pandemic
LGBTQ youth advocate Trevor O’Connor (C’20) believes fighting for civil rights in the time of COVID-19 is more important than ever, no matter how it is done.
“A great analogy I’ve heard about advocacy during the current moment is that of a highway,” says O’Connor, an advocate for LGBTQ youth. “There are multiple lanes – frontline protesting, information gathering, research, being a shoulder to lean on, educating family members, donating, etc. – and it doesn’t matter what lane you’re in as long as you’re moving forward.”
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Professor Featured in Series on Ulysses S. Grant Discusses Monuments, Movements and Memorialization
Marcia Chatelain, a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of History and African American Studies and author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, was recently featured on the History Channel’s miniseries Grant. In this docudrama, Chatelain comments on the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant and delves into the history of the United States before, during and after the Civil War. In a time of heightened awareness about the truth of our nation, we sat down with Chatelain to discuss the dangers of memorializing the past and glorifying individuals through white-washed history.
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University Holds Racial Justice Dialogue in Wake of Recent, Past Police Brutality
The pandemic and its disproportionate effect on black people combined with new acts of violence against them have created deep pockets of pain in the university’s black community.
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College Alumnus Hopes to Amplify Stories of Black Life in New Role at Theater
Creating space and amplifying voices of Black experience is a paramount element of Reginald Douglas’ (C’09) mission as Studio Theatre’s newly named associate artistic director.
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