The UCLA Letters: On Dismantling Whiteness in the Academy
Royona Mitra and Broderick D.V. Chow
Over the last few years Broderick Chow and Royona Mitra have been working in coalition (with each other and other scholars) within and outside of their institution Brunel University London to dismantle the whiteness of our disciplines, our curriculum content and the scholarship that feeds them. Efforts have included organising anti-racism symposium, delivering keynotes at postgraduate conferences, undertaking anti-colonial and anti-racist research projects, curating panels led by scholars of colour, leading curriculum review within the Department of Arts & Humanities in conversation with students, and questioning senior management and power structures of universities, editorial boards and research organisations about their roles in upholding whiteness in the academy. Central to Chow and Mitra's endeavours has been the drive to equip our next generation of scholars with anti-colonial and anti-racist tools as part of their research training. Preparing for this presentation has enabled Chow and Mitra to reflect critically on their collective actions and commitments as scholars of colour in the UK, working through their shared and diverging positionalities and perspectives through a series of letters that they have written to each other through this autumn term.
This event is presented by the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance.
Event Date: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m.
Venue: Kaufman Hall, Room 208
Price: Free
Kaufman Hall is located in North Campus off of Sunset Boulevard.
Parking is available in lot 4.
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