Asha Nadkarni and Jeff Parker have each received a grant from the Office of Equity and Inclusion's Community, Democracy, and Dialogue (CDD) grants. These grants are intended to promote diverse discourse and open dialogue on critical global and domestic social issues.
Asha Nadkarni: The Futures of Postcolonial Studies: Desire and Collectivity
This project will host a symposium to bring scholars from around the world to engage in conversations about anticolonial thought, which can help bring about better futures by deconstructing colonial practices. This symposium will consist of panels, roundtable discussions, and informal conversations.
Learn more about Nadkarni's work in her faculty profile.
Jeff Parker: The Beyond Borders Speaker Series
This project inaugurates a new speaker series, titled “Beyond Borders,” that will be organized by two faculty members and a staff member from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The series will include international writers and their literary translators who will speak about their work, from poetry to novels, which address relevant global issues. At the end of the writers' presentations, a Q&A will allow the UMass community to engage in conversations around the topics discussed. The project's goal is to facilitate presentations, conversations, and cultural exchange about a wide range of topics to impact many different backgrounds and experiences on the UMass campus.
Learn more about Parker's work in his faculty profile.
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