The Bunche Center’s Race and Hollywood Project is creating a comprehensive analysis of diversity (or the lack thereof) in the film and television industries. This event will highlight finding from the first full report that will be released February 2014. The event will be held the Bunche Library & Media Center – Haines 135 from […]
NOMMO, UCLA’s Afrikan American Newsmagazine, has a rich history and a bright future. This moderated panel discussion will explore the newly established Bunche Center NOMMO archives, as well as examine the publication’s history with both past and current writers and editors. The panel will look at NOMMO’s establishment, how its coverage (then and now) differs […]
Shana Redmond, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at USC, will discuss her new book, Anthem: Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora (NYU Press, 2013), which examines the sonic politics performed amongst and between organized Afro-diasporic publics in the twentieth century.Professor research and teaching interests include the African Diaspora, […]
Images of Blackness film series will feature filmmakers and scholars whose work explores the impact and the absence of diverse artists has on the entertainment industry. The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA will curate this series which will be organized as movie screenings/film clips followed by panel discussions about the […]
Akinyele Umoja, Associate Professor and department chair in the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University, will talk about his new book, We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement. The event will be held the Bunche Library & Media Center – Haines 135 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
Donna Murch, a Bunche Center Visiting Scholar, will give a Circle of Thought Lecture. Murch is associate professor of history at Rutgers University and co-director of the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis and the Black Atlantic. Her teaching and research specializations are postwar U.S. history, modern African American history, and twentieth-century urban studies. Professor Murch […]
Current Interdepartmental Studies Afro Am MA and PhD students will present their research and discuss future academic goals. Event attendees will have the opportunity to question them about their work. The event will have a faculty/Post Doc moderator who will also lead a discussion on available on-campus support for young diverse scholars in the different […]
Paul Von Blum, a Senior Lecturer Emeritus in African American Studies and Communication Studies at UCLA, and a Bunche Center affiliated faculty member, will discuss is new book, Paul Robeson for Beginners (Random House 2014). Von Blum is the author of numerous books and articles on African American art, culture, and politics, chronicling his 50 […]
2014 Thurgood Marshall Lecture will be presented by john a. powell, Professor of Law, Professor of African American Studies & Ethnic Studies, and Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society, University of California, Berkeley. Professor john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights and civil […]
The New Day: Notes on (Mis)Education and the Dark ProletariatJames Edward Ford IIIAssistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Occidental College Dr. Ford holds a PhD from University of Notre Dame and a BA from Morehouse College. His work looks at Black radicalism, literature, philosophy, Hip Hop and other forms of popular culture. He will […]
