Gaza: What Would MLK Do?
- Event Type
- Ceremony/Service
- Sponsor
- Asian American Studies Department, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of African American Studies, Department of History, Department of Latina/Latino Studies, Department of Gender and Women Studies, Program in Jewish Culture and Society, Salaam MENA Cultural Center
- Location
- Levis Faculty Center
- Date
- Feb 21, 2024 7:00 pm
- Views
- 130
- Originating Calendar
- Asian American Studies
Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in US History at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the author of several books including Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times (2012) and Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (2002). His work explores the history of social movements in the US, the African Diaspora, and Africa; Black intellectuals; music and Marxism, among other subject matter. His essays have appeared in a wide variety of professional journals as well as general publications, including the Journal of American History, American Historical Review, The Nation, Monthly Review, New York Times, Color Lines, Counterpunch, Social Text, Journal of Palestine Studies, and the Boston Review for which Dr. Kelley also serves as Contributing Editor. Join us for Dr. Kelley's talk.