Third Biennial
Interdisciplinary Conference
on Race
THEME: Access and Privilege in Higher Education
DATE: Thursday, November 8 – Saturday, November 10, 2012
VENUE: Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at UCLA, was the keynote speaker at the 2010 Monmouth University Conference on Race.
The primary theme of the third biennial interdisciplinary conference on race at Monmouth University is access and privilege in higher education. Although the main conference theme is specifically related to access and privilege in higher education, we welcome all papers on race in the U.S./global societies from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including history, anthropology, sociology, economics (and labor), education, communication studies, and cultural studies.
Subthemes:
- White Privilege in U.S. Society
- Whiteness in Global Societies
- Race, Gender, Class
- Gender and Privilege
Suggested Paper/Panel Topics:
- The History of African American Women in the Ivory Tower
- Racism in Higher Education
- Women and Family Friendly Issues on the College Campus
- Hip Hop in the Classroom
- White Male Privilege in Academia
- Latina/o Experience and Higher Education
- Asian Students and Higher Education
- Black Students on Predominantly White Campuses
- Access and Privilege in European Institutions of Higher Education
- The Mixed Race Category and Diversity Education
- Whiteness and U.S. Immigration History
- Whiteness and U.S. Labor History
- African Americans and the Tenure Process
Keynote Speakers:
Please use the available links for more information on our invited speakers.
- Dr. R. L’Heureaux Lewis, CUNY
- Dr. Elizabeth Higginbotham, University of Delaware
- Dr. David Roediger, University of Illinois
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Coordinators:
- Dr. Julius O. Adekunle, Professor of History, Department of History and Anthropology, at jadekunl@monmouth.edu.
- Hettie V. Williams, Lecturer, African American History, Department of History and Anthropology, hwilliam@monmouth.edu
