Why Black Lives Matter in the Humanities

Professor Felice Blake (University of California, Santa Barbara) to discuss with Professor Alison Reed (Old Dominion University) Blake’s essays “Why Black Lives Matter in the Humanities” and “How Does Cultural Criticism ‘Work’ in the Age of Antiracist Incorporation,” as well as their co-edited (with Paula Ionaide), Antiracism Inc.:Why the Way We Talk about Racial Justice Matters. Co-sponsored with the Honors College Honors Humanities Program, University Libraries, the Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion and The Graduate School. Registration opens two weeks in advance of the event.