We are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on race and the legacy of slavery in postcolonial contexts titled

Postcolonial Legacy of Slavery across the Americas

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
1:15 p.m.

You can get 3 OZN points for participating in this event.

Where?

Dobra 55, room 2.118
(the building features some mobility accommodations: ramp and lift)

Who?

Speakers in the panel will focus on their research on race and the legacy of slavery in postcolonial contexts.

Amurabi Oliveira – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil
Sociologist working in Afro-Brazilian studies with a particular interest in Gilberto Freyre.

Evander Ruthieri da Silva – Universidade Federal da Integraçāo Latino-Americana (UNILA)
Historian working on slavery in Brazil.

William R. Glass – University of Warsaw (ASC)
Historian of the U.S. with an interest in social movements.

Krystyna Mazur – University of Warsaw (ASC)
Literature and cultural studies scholar who has worked on race in the U.S.

Hector Calleros – University of Warsaw (ASC)
Political scientist with an interest in indigenous rights.

Moderated by:
Tomasz Basiuk – University of Warsaw (ASC)

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