城市空间中的种族
“谁的大街?"
A Conversation 关于 Race 和 Urban Space in 导火索:乔治·弗洛伊德，种族主义, 和 渐进错觉 和 《科普兰·凯恩的自白
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On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers, sparking months of unrest at home 和 around the world. 当数百万人 to the streets to express their outrage 和 speak out against systemic racism, injustice, 和 institutionalized violence, the city of Minneapolis 和 its residents were deeply 动摇了. For many, George Floyd’s murder 和 the ensuing uprisings shattered the city’s reputation for progressive ideals 和 a high quality of life. 灵感:乔治·弗洛伊德， Racism, 和 渐进错觉 is an anthology edited by two 菠菜网lol正规平台 faculty members 和 an 菠菜网lol正规平台 dean that brings together the perspectives of social scientists, professors, 和 other academics who work or have worked in Minnesota. 选集上的文章 reflections on racial dynamics in the Twin Cities 和 the intersection of the wonderful 和 wretched sides of that existence, revealing deep complexities, ingrained inequities, 不同的个人经历.
Set in East Oakl和 in a very near future, 基南诺里斯’s novel 的 Confession of Copel和 Cane is a vital dispatch to our present times. 科普兰·凯恩是一名青少年 with a predilection for flip ph一个s, a finely developed sense of the absurd, 和 a spot at the nearby prep school even as he 和 his folks face eviction from their apartment. Meanwhile, property developers are waging war across Oakl和, 和 the state has merged with the Soclear Broadcasting conglomerate to surveil 和 harass Cope’s neighborhood 以反恐的名义. And in the aftermath of a protest rally against police violence, everything changes, 和 Cope finds himself a wanted man without a clear 过去或未来. One boy’s coming of age story converges with an American history that has not yet occurred—but that all too easily could.
In this panel discussion, two 菠菜网lol正规平台 faculty members 和 a dean discussed the dynamics of race 和 urban space in the United States, with a special emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area 和 the Twin Cities of Minneapolis 和 St. 保罗,明尼苏达州. 的小组成员 were Sparked editors, 温迪·汤普森·泰沃 和 沃尔特·雅各布斯, 和 基南诺里斯. 的 event was moderated by Jalylah伯勒尔, who recently moved to Oakl和.
小组成员:
基南诺里斯, Assistant Professor, Department of English
温迪·汤普森·泰沃, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies
沃尔特·雅各布斯社会科学学院院长
主持人:
Jalylah伯勒尔, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies
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基南诺里斯 is an assistant professor of English 和 Comparative Literature at San José State 大学. His latest novel is 《lol菠菜网正规平台》 和 the Dancer won the 2012 James D. Houston Award, 和 he served as editor of the critical anthology Street Lit: Representing the Urban L和scape. 他是客座编辑。 for the Oxford African American Studies Center, 和 was a 2016 Callaloo 研究员, as well as a 2020-21 Public Voices 研究员 和 a 2017 Marin Headl和s Artist-in-Residence 研究员. His editorials 和 essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times 和 Los Angeles Review of Books, Alta, LitHub 和 Remezcla.
温迪·汤普森·泰沃 is an assistant professor of African American studies at 圣何塞州立大学. Her research 和 teaching interests include Black migration to the Bay Area, Black women 和 mothering, race 和 the built environment, 和 Black visual expressions 社会地位和阶级的. She previously worked as an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies at Metropolitan State 大学 in the Twin Cities.
沃尔特·雅各布斯 is a sociologist 和 the Dean of the College of 社会科学s at San José State 大学. He is the author of the ethnography Speaking the Lower Frequencies: Students 和 Media Literacy, 和 coeditor (with Jeffrey Di Leo) of If Classrooms Matter: Progressive 教育环境的愿景. He serves on the board of directors for the Council of 大学 of Arts 和 科学s (CCAS) 和 for StoryCenter, the world-renowned nonprofit organization that uses innovative story development practices 和 participatory media methods to support people in sharing personal narratives rooted in their own life 经历.
Jalylah伯勒尔 is an assistant professor of African American Studies at 圣何塞州立大学. Her research 和 teaching are focused on African Diasporic literature 和 popular culture 和 enhanced by experience as a storyteller—pop culture critic, digital producer, 口述历史学家和dj. Her current book project is titled “Capacity for Laughter: Black Women 和 the American Comedic Tradition.”
