Brooklyn College Interdisciplinary Colloquium
Friday, March 2, 5:30 – 9 p.m., Student Center;
Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Georgian Room
Culture as Site for Contest: Destroyed Past,
Truncated Present, Dubious Future
A collaborative initiative of the departments of Philosophy, Africana Studies, Political Science and Secondary Education, this colloquium will discuss epistemicide – the obliteration of a people’s intellectual consciousness and heritage – in Africa. An array of eminent scholars from
various disciplines will participate and discuss the diverse challenges facing peoples of African descent in the 21st century.
Participants:
Linda M. Alcoff, CUNY Graduate Center
Molefi Asante, Temple University
Lewis R. Gordon, Temple University
Leonard Harris, Purdue University
Charles W. Mills, Northwestern University
Nkiru Nzegwu, Binghamton University
Olefumi Taiwo, Seattle University
Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Inc., (CPR) will make a presentation on Philosophizing the Arts on Friday, March 2nd immediately following Dr. Molefi Asante's presentation.
For program details, please visit: www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/info/philosophy.php.
For more information, please contact Linda Dwyer at 718.951.5311 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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