Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women: An International Conference

Event Date:
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 9:00am - Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 6:00pm

Registration CLOSED - Conference will be streamed live.

This conference features emerging work on black women's contributions to black thought, political mobilization, creative work and gender theory. Scholarly Panels, Roundtables, and Keynote delivered by Professor Elizabeth Alexander will focus on black women as intellectuals across a broad geography including Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America, and Europe. Over a period of three days we aim to piece together a history of black women's thought and culture that maps the distinctive concerns and historical forces that have shaped black women's ideas and intellectual activities.

The conference is sponsored by Columbia University's Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference (CCASD), Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS), Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWAG), Institute for Social and Economic Research Policy (ISERP), Office of the Provost, and History Department.


Conference Organizers:

Farah J. Griffin
William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies - Columbia University.

Mia Bay
Professor of History -- Rutgers University

Martha Jones
Associate Professor of History -- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Barbara D. Savage
Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History -- University of Pennsylvania

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Tentative Schedule

Conference Participants

http://iraas.org/node/202

In Loving Memory - Professor Manning Marable

In Loving Memory - Professor Manning Marable I write this for you as my teacher, mentor and someone who I had the opportunity to work alongside and build new connections. My prayers are with your family, our IRAAS community, and the many scholars of the African Diaspora and beyond that have been touched by your work. We are still listening , learning and teaching. We will carry on your legacy both in the academy and in the communities that make the academy possible.

The Root
The New York Times