Videos of Past Events
On Oct. 1, 2020, Lewis R. Gordon, Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department at UCONN-Storrs, presented a talk titled "Fighting Against Racism for Democracy" as part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for African and African American Studies, introduced Professor Gordon. |
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Kirsten Pai Buick, professor of Art History at the University of New Mexico, presented a talk on Oct. 6, 2020, titled "At E.A.S.E.: Representation and the Limits of Social Justice." The presentation, part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation, was moderated by Marcia Brennan, the Carolyn and Fred McManus Professor of Humanities and Professor of Art History and Religion. |
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On Oct. 22, 2020, Adilifu Nama, professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, presented a talked titled "Confronting Race in Popular Culture" as part of the Rice University Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Jeffrey J. Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought in the Department of Religion, and the Associate Dean of Faculty and Graduate Studies in the School of Humanities, introduced Professor Nama. |
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On Nov. 5, 2020, Jan Willis, a professor emeritus at Wesleyan University and noted scholar, activist and Buddhist teacher, presented a talk titled "Stayed on Freedom; Our Black Experience in the U.S." as part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Rice University Religion Professor Anne Klein introduced Professor Willis. |