Rebirth of a Nation: Race & Gender Politics in Media
Saturday, November 5, 2011 12:00 pm
1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL
This interactive event includes a panel of scholars, activists and artists in discussion with the audience about the politics of media representations of race and gender in this current period, which has been characterized by some as post-race and post-feminist. We will dissect contemporary moments in popular culture and political debates where race, gender, class and identity come center stage. Films like The Help, reality television shows like Basketball Wives, and hot button political issues such as immigration, Islamophobia, and the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street campaign lead the list. Panelists: Rosa Clemente, Bakari Kitwana (moderator), Joan Morgan, Mark Anthony Neal, Vijay Prashad, and Che "Rhymefest" Smith.
Co-presented with the Black Youth Project; the Organization of Black Students at U of C; and Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip Hop
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