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Events
MURAP's 2013 Annual Academic Conference will take place on Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26.
The title is:
"Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice in the Internet Age"
The 18th Annual MURAP Academic Conference took place on Thursday, July 26th, and Friday, July 27th, 2012.
Below is a description of the event:
"The (Ir)relevance of Civil Rights Today"
Thursday, July 26 & Friday, July 27
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
150 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
July 26-27, 2012
Conference Schedule
| Day 1 |
Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. |
Welcome, Dr. Joseph F. Jordan, Interim Director, Institute of African American Research
Opening remarks, Dr. Rosa Perelmuter, Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. |
Introduction of the 2012 cohort of students, mentors and staff |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Prof. Carol Anderson, Emory University "When the Levees Broke: A Globalized History of Uncivil Rights in America" |
| 11:00-11:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30-1:00 p.m. |
A Sampling of MURAP Students' Research-Part 1
Michelle Wells, Brooklyn College, "Performing the Movement: Nina Semone's Vocalization of Civil Rights in America."
Codey Young, Ursinus College, "Occupy the Hood: A Discursive Analysis on Cultural Resistance."
Ivory Goudy, Williams College, "'Duly Convicted' and the Thirteenth Amendment: A Review of the Criminal Punishment Exception." |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:30-4:30 p.m. |
Scholar Panel I
Prof. William A. "Sandy" Darity, Jr., Duke University
"Far Beyond Civil Rights: Bold Policies for Bad Times."
Prof. Elizabeth Anker, Cornell University
"The Pitfalls of Rights Logic."
Prof. Mark P. Orbe, Western Michigan University
"The Realities of a 'Post-Racial' Society."
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Concluding Remarks, Dr. Rosa Perelmuter |
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| Day 2 |
Friday, July 27, 2012 |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. |
Welcome, Dr. Taffye Benson Clayton, Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. |
| 9:30-11:00 a.m. |
A Sampling of MURAP Students' Research - Part II
Korde Tuttle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Sun and the City: Engineering Demonstrative Change through Theatre."
Isaura Godinez, California State University, Chico "HIV/AIDS" in Zambia: Factors Affecting Access to Viraday in 2006."
Julian Rucker, University of Texas
"Racial Identity, Perpetrator Race, Racial Composition of Primary Community and Mood Responses to Discrimination."
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| 11:00-11:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:00 p.m. |
A Sampling of Duke Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Students' Research
Diana Ruiz |
| 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30 p.m. |
Prof. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University
"What if the Greensboro Four had Twitter?"
Prof. Isaac Utah, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Civil Rights and the Boom of Mass Incaceration."
Dr. Zakiya Luna, University of California, Berkeley
“When Civil Rights Aren’t Enough: Reproduction, Race, and Human Rights." |
| 3:30-5:00 p.m. |
Alumni Panel
Moderator: Dr. Reena Goldthree
Dr. Reena Goldthree (MURAP ’03), Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Dartmouth College
Dr. Zakiya Luna (MURAP ’02), President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Andrew Martínez (MURAP ’09), Third-Year Doctoral Student in Ethnic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Kyera Singleton (MURAP ’10), Second-Year Doctoral Student in American Culture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Concluding Remarks: Dr. Rosa Perelmuter |
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