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“Black Students and Black Studies: A Founding History, 1966-1970” by Ibram Kendi
Alternative Fall Break
Richard Porcher: Lecture & Book Signing
Richard Porcher’s long-awaited magnum opus “The Market Preparation of Carolina Rice” was published in the summer of 2014 by the University of South Carolina Press.
A botanist by training, Porcher has brought all his academic expertise together with the passion of a lowcountry native to provide a comprehensive history of the rice industry in South Carolina from its beginnings in the 1680s to its demise in the early twentieth
century. In partnership with the Lowcountry Rice Project, the CLAW program will host a lecture and book-signing by Dr. Porcher on Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the new Science Building at the corner of Calhoun and Coming Street, with a reception following in the Addlestone Library.
Fall 2014 Events Calendar Published
Fall 2014 Events
LECTURE–“Black Students and Black Studies: A Founding History, 1966-1970”
September 23 ~ 6pm ~ Wells Fargo Auditorium
Ibram X. Kendi, a professor of Africana Studies at the University of Albany and Brown University, kicks off the new African American Studies major with a lecture on the black campus movement that gave rise to the discipline of Black Studies. Between 1965 and 1972, African American students at upwards of a thousand historically black and white American colleges and universities organized, demanded, and protested for Black Studies, progressive Black universities, new faces, new ideas–in short, a truly diverse system of higher education relevant to the Black community. Taking inspiration from the Black Power
Movement, Black students drew support from many quarters–including White, Latino, Chicano, Asian American, and Native American students–and disrupted and challenged institutions in nearly every state. By the end, black students had thoroughly reshaped the face of the academy.
BOOK DISCUSSION ~ September 18 ~ 6:15 ~ John L. Dart Library, 1067 King Street
Join us for a discussion of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
ARTIST’S TALK–Hip Hop Producer DJ 9th Wonder
October 6 ~ 6pm ~ Wells Fargo Auditorium
Born Patrick Denard Douthit in Winston-Salem, NC, 9th Wonder is a Grammy Award Winning Producer, DJ, College Lecturer, and Social Activist. Since his introduction to hip-hop in 1982, 9th has been immersed in the music and culture of the art form, while gaining experience in music theory throughout middle and high school. 9th attended North Carolina Central University, where he decided to pursue a career in music. He has produced music for Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, David Banner, and Aaron McGruder’s Boondocks television show. He is the president, founder and CEO of It’s a Wonderful World Music Group, which focuses on catering to the 28 to 40 year old demographic of hip-hop music lovers. 9th
believes in the preservation of Black Music throughout all its divisions (jazz, gospel, funk, soul, afrobeat, hip-hop), and its connections to music enthnocology and the African diaspora. 9th was recently appointed the National Ambassador For Hip-Hop Relations and Culture for the NAACP by Ben Jealous, President of The NAACP, where he leads a board of PhD’s, Hip-Hop Artists, and Juris Doctorates.
BOOK DISCUSSION ~ November 20 ~ 6:15 ~ John L. Dart Library, 1067 King Street
Join us for a discussion of Octavia Butler’s Dawn
AVERY RESEARCH CENTER
The Avery Research Center hosts a wide variety of lectures, brown bag discussions, art exhibits, and other programs exploring African American history and culture. A calendar of Avery’s programs can be found at http://avery.cofc.edu/programs/
@AASTCofC Twitter account hacked by current student, Hannah Craig!
On student orientation days our awesome AAST minor (possibly new major) Hannah Craig will be hacking the African American Studies twitter account to keep new and prospective students in the know about life at CofC, particularly as it relates to being a major or minor of African American Studies.
Meet Hannah here, first:
My name is Hannah Craig. I am a rising senior majoring in Communication, minoring in AA Studies (possibly soon to become a double major). I recently studied abroad in Barbados thought the AA Studies program and it was an amazing experience. I enjoy hanging with friends and family, listening to music,reading, fashion, journaling, and Youtubing (I’m actually obsessed with YouTube haha). My favorite food is chicken. My favorite color is purple and my favorite animal is a blue bird. If I could have any superpower I would fly and if my life could be the name of a current movie, it would be LOL because I love laughing and joking around. My dream job other than being a firefighter, detective or princess would be to travel the world and speak to young girls about self-worth.
Upcoming at Avery Research Center: “The Souls of Black Comix” | April 18, 2014 at 6:00pm
Mark your calendars! Avery Research Center, April 18, 6:00 pm, McKinley Washington Auditorium
“The Souls of Black Comix,” John Jennings, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
In the last decade, a new generation of black scholars, publishers, creators, archivists, documentarians, and curators have come forth with a re-imagined vision of what it means to depict the African American experience via the comics medium. An underground movement has been operating unseen, flowing in tandem to the mainstream but showing very different levels of the American experience. The Black Age of Comics is an attempt to shift the paradigm of how black images and stories are portrayed in the medium of comics. In this presentation, Dr. John Jennings discusses the history of Black images in the comics medium, and presents his own recent work, including his upcoming graphic novelization of Octavia Butler’s KINDRED (with collaborator Damian Duffy).
The Status of Quality Education in SC: a forum (April 10 at 5:30)
A public forum with Bob Moses and Dave Dennis, legendary civil rights activists, Millicent Brown, the first student to desegregate Charleston County School District, and the Honorable Joseph P. Riley.
2014 Student Diversity Conference (April 11-12)
Register for the Student Diversity Conference
$25 per student for Non-CofC Students
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EVENT SCHEDULE
2014 College of Charleston
STUDENT DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Be the Movement. Be the Solution!
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 11th
10:00 am
Morning Teach-In with Bob Moses
Burke High School
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5:00-6:00 pm
SDC Kick Off Reception
Women’s & Gender Studies Garden
7 College Way
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6:00-6:15
Student Diversity Conference
Welcome & Opening Remarks
6:15-7:00
Racial Taboo Screening
7:00-7:45
Panel Response to the Documentary
Physicians Auditorium
72 George Street
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8:00-10:00
Gay Straight Alliance 2nd Chance Prom
Stern Ballroom
71 George Street
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Saturday, April 12th
8:30-9:30
Registration and Breakfast
9:30-9:50
Welcome & Opening Poets
Robert Scott Small Lobby
Morning Workshops – Concurrent Sessions
10:00-11:30
Women’s Sexuality: A Double Bind
Are Prisons Protecting Us?
Diversity Leadership: From the Freshman Year Forward (Freshman Only)
In Denial? The Persistence of Racial Stereotyping & Profiling
Building Campus Movements
~~Cistern Yard Lunch Break~~
11:45-12:45
BOX LUNCH –Distributed in Physicians Promenade
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1:00-2:00
Keynote Address by Cecilia Fire Thunder
Physicians Auditorium
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Afternoon Workshops – Concurrent Sessions
2:00-3:30
Just Jokes or Just Plain Wrong? The Role of Race and Gender in Comedy
The Art of Social Change
From the Language of Oppression to the Terms of Resistance
LGBTQ Organizing beyond Marriage Equality: What do Race and Class have to do with it?
Visibility of Disability: How student lives are affected by public awareness of diverse abilities
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3:30 – 3:45
~~ Afternoon Break with Refreshements ~~
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4:00-5:30
Be the Movement Student Showcase
Introduction of Evaluation Panelists
Three 25 min presentations
5:30-6:00
Closing Remarks & Closing Ritual
“Pestilence in Paradise: Dr. William Hillary’s Epidemiology in Colonial Barbados.”
