Meet the Fellows 2023
Our annual event returns on Wednesday, October 4th! Join us to learn about the work of the new and returning Woodson fellows. Each fellow will provide a brief overview of their current research project.
Our annual event returns on Wednesday, October 4th! Join us to learn about the work of the new and returning Woodson fellows. Each fellow will provide a brief overview of their current research project.
Thursday, October 26th
10:30 pm - 12:00 pm
Minor 110
Rudo Mudiwa, Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Irvine
Thursday, September 28th
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Minor 125, reception to follow
V: Illicit: “A mixtap/e/ssay about what it means to be dope. Dope is not only a measure of quality or coolness, it is rooted in the experiences of Black people in the U.S. since its beginnings.”
Dopeness predates this focus on drugs and the people projected as their primary sellers, users, and abusers. It is also about permission and sanctioning.
Kim Fields leads a conversation on their community-engaged research within the city of Norfolk, VA
Robert Fatton, Jr., Woodson faculty affiliate, was quoted in an NPR piece about Haiti's political crisis
Kevin Gaines featured in a BBC Culture article on Stevie Wonder's role in making the MLK national holiday a reality.
Julius Fleming, Jr., Woodson fellowship class of 2018, was interviewed on the Left of Black web series about his new book Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation