May 13, 2019–May 13, 2019 from 5:00pm–6:30pm
‘We Gon’ Be Alright’ Race & Resegregation in Today’s America ft. Jeff Chang
The UC San Diego Institute of Arts and Humanities (IAH) invites you to attend a special talk as part of the Challenging Conversations event series.
Police violence, mass incarceration, and issues of race and representation in Hollywood plague us. And resegregation is quietly pushing us back. After so much unrest and tragedy - how can our communities heal? What can we expect for race relations in a changing, polarized America? To Chang, not all is lost.
“Culture moves before politics,” says Jeff Chang, who writes on art, multiculturalism, and racial progress in post-civil rights America with the sweeping authority of the best social historians. In his new book We Gon’ Be Alright, he explores the meaning of diversity in an era of racial and economic resegregation: telling a lively and tumultuous narrative of modern American life.Event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited. Priority will be given to those attendees that arrive first. Please RSVP for a quicker check-in.
ABOUT SPEAKER:
Jeff Chang has written extensively on the intersection of race, art, and civil rights, and the socio-political forces that guided the hip-hop generation. As a speaker, he brings fresh energy and sweep to the essential American story, offering an invaluable interpretation at a time when race defines the national conversation. His latest book,We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation, questions why we keep talking about diversity even as American society is resegregating, both racially and economically. Chang’s forthcoming biography of Bruce Lee explores the gung fu legend’s life from the perspective of how his work disrupted racial politics of the time, inspiring movements in both the Asian- and African-American communities. Currently, Chang is the Vice President of Narrative, Arts, and Culture at Race Forward, the Center for Racial Justice Innovation, which strives to help people take effective action toward racial equity. Chang has been a USA Ford Fellow in Literature and a winner of the North Star News Prize. He was named one of “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” by The Utne Reader. With H. Samy Alim, he was the 2014 winner of the St. Clair Drake Teaching Award at Stanford University. Chang also co-founded CultureStr/ke (www.culturestrike.net) and ColorLines magazine (www.colorlines.com), and was a Senior Editor/Director at Russell Simmons’ 360hiphop.com. He has written for The Nation, The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Foreign Policy, N+1, Mother Jones, Salon, Slate, Buzzfeed, and Medium, among many others. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, he is a graduate of ‘Iolani School, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California at Los Angeles. He formerly served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University.PARKING:
Paid visitor parking is available at the Pangea Parking Structure, approximately a 5 minute walk to the venue. Please review maps prior and allow extra time to navigate to the parking lot and venue before the event starts, to account for rush hour traffic and construction on campus. More parking information can be found at http://transportation.ucsd.edu/SPONSORS:
This event is hosted by the Institute of Arts & Humanities (IAH) within the Division of Arts & Humanities with sponsorship from the University of California Office of the President and the UC Humanities Research Institute. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org for more information.Date and Time
May 13, 2019–May 13, 2019
from 5:00pm–6:30pm
Location
Great Hall, International House
Event Registration
Registration for this event is required
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Event Fee
FREE
Contact
Joelle Fusaro • jmfusaro@ucsd.edu • 858-822-0733
Audience
Faculty, Staff, Students, The General Public
Event Host
The Institute of Arts & Humanities (IAH) with partnership with several co-sponsors (view above section for full list)