Black Spring, White Winter: Reflections on the Long History of the Black Radical Tradition in a Fascist World

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Anti-Racist Theory and Action around the Globe presents Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor of History and African American Studies at UCLA and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History, speaking about “Black Spring, White Winter: Reflections on the Long History of the Black Radical Tradition in a Fascist World.”

Professor Kelley’s research has explored the history of social movements in the U.S., the African Diaspora, and Africa; Black radical thought; music and visual culture; Black Surrealism; and anti-imperial Marxism. His recent books include, Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times (2012); Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (2009); and Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (2002). He is also co-editor of numerous books, including: Walter Rodney, The Russian Revolution: A View from the Third World (2018); The Other Special Relationship: Race, Rights and Riots in Britain and the United States (2015); and Black, Brown and Beige: Surrealist Writings from Africa and the African Diaspora (2009).

Use this Zoom webinar link to join or visit the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs event website.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, the Feminist Resource Center at Chellis House, the Program in Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, the Center for Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity, Black Studies and the Twilight Project.