Feminists Tackling Anti-Black State Violence

The past several years have seen an increase in public awareness of political and other forms of state violence, especially those directed at African-Americans and other people of African descent worldwide. While the contemporary uproar about this violence has generated new forms of activism and organization, the history behind these recent incidents is sometimes not sufficiently understood, and the links between events in the United States and elsewhere in the diaspora are not often adequately articulated. This panel brings together feminist scholars across the disciplines to discuss the histories of anti-black violence in a range of locations, the ways these histories are connected, and the strategies people are using to counteract them.

• Maziki Thame, Political Science, Clark Atlanta University
• Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, History, University of Pennsylvania
• Grace Sanders-Johnson, Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania
• Leniqueca Welcome, Anthropology and Urban Studies, University of Pennsylvania
• Discussant: Faith Smith, African and Afro-American Studies and English at Brandeis University

Cosponsored by the Penn Museum and the Center for Africana Studies

This event is free and open to the public

Deborah Thomas, Interim Director of APC & GSWS (2017) and Professor of Anthropology, discusses a panel discussion that brings together feminist scholars across the disciplines to discuss the histories of anti-black violence in a range of locations, the ways these histories are connected, and the strategies people are using to counteract them.