Dr. Edna B.McKenzie, Hampton Roads, Rochester NY, and Manhattan Branches of ASALH Presents
A Juneteenth Program Featuring
Dr. Kris Manjapra, Professor of History, Tufts University
June 19 at 2-4 PM ET
Description
Kris Manjapra works art the intersection of comparative global history and the critical study of race and colonialism.
Resistance as Community: “Practicing radical scholarship aimed at breaking down disciplinary boundaries and exploding the walls separating the university from larger and more diverse communities.
Biography
Dr. Kris Manjapra, Professor of History, Tufts University
Kris Manjapra, born in Bahamas, is professor of history at Tufts University, and is the author of 5 books on race, colonialism, and diaspora, including Colonialism in Global Perspective (Cambridge University Press).
He is the author of Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation (Penguin UK), recently shortlisted for the New England Book Prize. He founded the nonprofit, Black History in Action, devoted to the struggle against gentrification in Boston. He also works closely with Project South (Atlanta) and Southern Echo (Jackson) on community education initiatives, and serves on the Reparations Committee of Scholars for Social Justice.
Web: www.historiesofresistance.com Twitter: @histresist
DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH OF ASALH 