Ethnic Studies, Then & Now: Activism - History - Community - Scholarship
Please join the Ethnic Studies community for a panel discussion about the origins of the discipline of Ethnic Studies in the United States, what Ethnic Studies means for us at the crossroads of our current moment, and what the future(s) of Ethnic Studies might look like.
This event will focus on the topic of the role that university activism played in the development of "Ethnic Studies" as an academic field and the history of the foundation of Ethnic Studies at Ohio State. The discussion will make space for a fresh look at how we talk about the "ethnic" in Ethnic Studies in the 2020s (and particularly, under different presidential administrations) and how the relationship between activism and the university in recent years has impacted how students, teachers, and the community engage with Ethnic Studies as a scholarly field. Conversations and community-focused exercises will be lead by Ethnic studies faculty, students from the Graduate Association of Latinx Students (GALA) and the American Indian Studies Program, and other university organizations.
Light refreshments will be served.
