Friday, October 22, 2021
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street
9-9:15 Opening words: Jose Itzigsohn (Brown University)
9:15-10:45 The Du Boisian Challenge: Decolonizing sociological theory and the canon
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Moderator: Patrick Heller (Brown University)
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Presentation: Michael Burawoy (UC – Berkeley)
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Discussants: Jordanna Matlon (American University) and Freeden Blume Oeur (Tufts University)
10:45-11:15: Break
11:15 - 12:45: Roads to a Decolonial Sociology
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Moderator: Nitsan Chorev (Brown University)
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Presenters: Zophia Edwards (Providence College) | Paget Henry (Brown University) | katrina quisumbing king (Northwestern University)
12:45 - 2:00: A break for lunch (food not provided)
2:00 - 3:30: What is to be done?
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Brief concluding remarks and questions for the future: Jose Itzigsohn (Brown University)
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Discussion with all the participants and the public.