{"id":2452,"date":"2012-06-28T10:08:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/?page_id=2452"},"modified":"2019-04-10T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T12:56:10","slug":"fall-2011-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/newsevents\/event-archives\/fall-2011-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2011 Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Fri., Sep. 9, 4-6pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>African American Studies Opening Reception<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sat., Sep. 10, Noon-4pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>11th Annual Umoja Back to School Cultural Barbeque<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue., Sep. 13, 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Alain Locke, Negro Art: Past and Present, and the Knowledge Revolution of 1968<\/em> A Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart, Professor, Dept. of Black Studies, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thu., Sep. 15, 7-9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Black Male Students &amp; The Boston Public School System: A Panel Discussion<\/em> Co-sponsored by the Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority &amp; Umoja Brothers United<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue., Sep. 20, 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>A Man of His times: Bill Russell and the 1960s <\/em>Dr. Thomas Whalen, Associate Professor of Social Science, Boston University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue., Oct. 4, 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Freckles Think Peace Pieces: Police Community Relations\u2014A Search for Common Ground<\/em> Mr. Edward D. McClure, U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service\u2014Retired<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue., Oct. 18, 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Summer in Angola: A Slideshow<\/em> Dr. Linda Heywood, Director of the African American Studies Program, Boston University &amp; Dr. John Thornton, Professor of History &amp; African American Studies, Boston University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sat., Oct. 29, 1-3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>African American Studies Program Alumni Reception \u2013Welcome Back<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thu., Nov. 10, 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family<\/em> Co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department and the African Studies CenterDr. Mark Auslander, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies &amp;Director of the Museum of Culture and Environment, Central Washington University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue., Nov. 15, 4pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Perceiving the President: Exploring Socio Demographic and attitudinal correlates of 4 pm public beliefs about Barak Obama\u2019s Race<\/em> Dr. Matthew O. Hunt, Associate Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wed., Nov. 30, 6-8pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Mass Incarceration: Blacks and Africans in the US Criminal Justice System<\/em> Co-sponsored by the West African Research AssociationGeorge Walters-Sleyon, Director, The Center For Church and Prison<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thu., Dec. 1, 5:30-7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Women and Comedy: Comedienne Erin Judge<\/em><strong> <\/strong>Co-sponsored by the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and African American Studies Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue., Dec. 6, 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Black Stories\/White Series: Finding the African-American Narrative in Mad Men<\/em> Dr. Deborah L. Jaramillo, Assistant Professor of Film &amp; Television, Boston University<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the African American Studies Program, please contact Deirdre James, Program Administrator at dejames@bu.edu or 617-358-1421.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fri., Sep. 9, 4-6pm African American Studies Opening Reception Sat., Sep. 10, Noon-4pm 11th Annual Umoja Back to School Cultural Barbeque Tue., Sep. 13, 5pm Alain Locke, Negro Art: Past and Present, and the Knowledge Revolution of 1968 A Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey C. 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