Teach-In On Race
In a nation beset by inequality, racism, a pandemic, and a variety of other challenges, how do we become better citizens? How do we generate actions to address race relations—not just at Emerson, but in this country and around the world? Join us as we explore ways to combine leadership, critical thinking, culture, and activism, and share ideas about using courage and knowledge to change the world.
The 2021 Fall Teach-In on Race will be a virtual two-day event October 28–29. The theme of this year's Teach-In on Race is "Creating Community." It will feature Drawing Social Justice-How Your Art Can Help Change the World, a keynote address by Tak Toyoshima, creator of the comic strip Secret Asian Man.
Sponsored by Academic Affairs and the President's Office in coordination with the Social Justice Center. Co-sponsors include the Emerson Prison Initiative, and the Elma Lewis Center.
Register for this event to customize your agenda and gain access to the Zoom links. Please note, you will get an email invitation via Emamo for access.
Schedule
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Stop The Violence: Combating Anti-Asian Hate
Angie Liou
Asian Community Development Corp., Executive Director
Isabel Moon
Asian Students in Alliance (A.S.I.A.)
Vincent Kunawicz
Asian Students in Alliance (A.S.I.A.)
Jo Malicdem
Asian Students in Alliance (A.S.I.A.)
Katherine Yeh '21
Emerson College, Administrative Associate to the Dean, School of the Arts
Critical Race Theory: Tell Us More
Brian Gilmore
University of Maryland Law and Society Program
Frank Rudy Cooper
UNLV Law School
Jade Brown
BU Law School
Kimberly A. Truong, PhD
MGM Institute of Health Professions
Race on Stage and Screen (Zoom Password: TeachIn)
Ougie Pak
Emerson College, Professor; Filmmaker
Keith Mascoll
Boston-based actor and producer
Rae Shaw
Emerson College, Professor; Filmmaker
Friday, October 29, 2021
Social Justice, Archives, and Elders: Radical Archiving As Black Feminist Time Travel (Zoom Password: TeachIn)
Coco Rosenberg
Social Justice Archive Network
Priscilla Andrade, MFA '14
Social Justice Archive Network
Helen Dreher Credle
Elma Lewis Living Stories Archive
Race in Storytelling and Art (Zoom Password: TeachIn)
Jenn DeLeon
Boston-based author, editor, professor
Susan Muaddi Darraj
author of Farah Rocks series and other books
Erin Genia
Tufts University, Professor of Ceramics; Boston Artist in Residence
Zoe Tokushige, MFA '16
Author
Teaching and Learning as a Human Right: College in Prison in Massachusetts (Zoom Password: TeachIn)
Mneesha Gellman
Emerson College, EPI Director; Associate Professor
Stephen Shane
EPI Program Coordinator
