Black Lives Matter @UU: Creating Change #2
The role of higher education
What role does Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ play in the exclusion or inclusion of minorities; especially people of African descent? What can Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ do to become a more inclusive university?
Keynote by Stephen Small
Stephen Small (ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of California, Berkely and UvA) brings his knowledge and experience working in the Netherlands to examine the specific situation in the Netherlands and how Dutch universities can work to decolonize the curriculum and make the educational system more inclusive and more comprehensive. In his keynote Small will shortly address the historical reasons that explain the form Dutch racism has: covert, layered but very consequential. His main address will be about what can be done through or at higher educational institutes.
Programme outline
- Opening by Diversity Dean, Janneke Plantega (UU)
- Keynote by Stephen Small (UoC, Berkely)
- Response by Brianne Mc Gonigle (UU)
- Live Q&A via chat
This is the second event in the Black Lives Matter @UU: Creating Change series, organised by the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion programme in 2020-2021.
About the speakers
is Professor of African Diaspora Studies at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of California, Berkeley. Between 2010-2020 he was Extraordinary Professor of Dutch History of Slavery and its Legacy at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Amsterdam. He worked closely with the National Institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery and its Legacies for many years and has visited Suriname and Curacao where he worked with local communities involved in education and universities, on knowledge production about slavery and its legacies.
Dr. Brianne McGonigle Leyh is an Associate Professor specializing in human rights law and global justice, with a focus on victims’ rights, transitional justice, social justice, and the documentation of serious crimes. In addition to her academic work, she is a Senior Counsel with the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) and sits on the advisory boards of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and Pro Bono Connect.
is a performance and visual artist and writer. As a student at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Gario’s scholarship was situated in media and cultural studies and Postcolonial and Gender Studies. As a performance artist he became internationally known for his 'Black Pete Is Racisme' artwork. Much of his work focuses on decolonial remembering and the Dutch colonial archive and institutions.
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