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Blackness Without Borders Series: Presents Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Part of "Race, Diversity, and the Learning Community series Blackness Without Borders"

Monday, February 08, 2021, 6:30PM

Zoom Webinar

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Blackness Without Borders Series: Presents Eddie S. Glaude Jr. 

The Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Office of Inclusion and Equity, present the Race, Diversity and the Learning Community series Blackness Without Borders. This speaker series will bring international scholars, writers and practitioners that focus on the multiple dimensions of the Black experience globally. Please join Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Chair of Princeton’s Department of African American Studies in conversation with Awam Amkpa, NYUAD Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities as they discuss the multiple dimensions of the Black experience in the US and beyond. The inaugural Blackness Without Borders series will be introduced by Vice Chancellor Mariët Westermann and followed by opening remarks from Fatiah Touray, Esq., Senior Director of the Office of Inclusion and Equity at NYUAD.  

Blackness Without Borders Series: Presents Eddie S. Glaude Jr. 

The Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Office of Inclusion and Equity, present the Race, Diversity and the Learning Community series Blackness Without Borders. This speaker series will bring international scholars, writers and practitioners that focus on the multiple dimensions of the Black experience globally. Please join Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Chair of Princeton’s Department of African American Studies in conversation with Awam Amkpa, NYUAD Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities as they discuss the multiple dimensions of the Black experience in the US and beyond. The inaugural Blackness Without Borders series will be introduced by Vice Chancellor Mariët Westermann and followed by opening remarks from Fatiah Touray, Esq., Senior Director of the Office of Inclusion and Equity at NYUAD.  

*Time:
6:30pm Gulf Standard Time
9:30am Eastern Standard Time

Opening remarks by:

  • Mariët Westermann, Vice Chancellor
  • Fatiah Touray, Esq., Senior Director, Office of Inclusion and Equity at NYUAD
Speakers
  • Eddie S. Glaude Jr., New York Times Best Selling Author and Chair of Princeton University’s Department of African American Studies
  • Awam Amkpa, NYUAD Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities, Program Head of Film and New Media, Professor of Drama, Social and Cultural Analysis

In collaboration with

Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
History Program
Literature & Creative Writing Program
Office of Alumni Relations