Michael Eric Dyson: The Black Presidency
Obama Effect 2.0 Conference keynote
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : 7th Floor
Date & Time
October 27, 2016, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Description
Michael Eric Dyson, University Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University, and radio host
In “The Black Presidency,” Michael Eric Dyson will explore the role of race in shaping Barack Obama’s identity and groundbreaking presidency. With the overwhelming number of tragic deaths of young, Black males at the hands of police officers, President Obama has had to deal publicly with race in ways previous presidents have not. What can we learn from Obama's remarks, major speeches, and responses to recent incidents about his approach to racial conflict? Dyson explores issues of identity, race, and culture by listening to President Obama's own voice, as well as those closely surrounding him.
Bio: Michael Eric Dyson is University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He is a best-selling author of several books, including April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King's Death and How it Changed America (2008), and Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster (2006). Considered one of the nation's most renowned public intellectuals, Dyson is a political analyst on MSNBC and writes an op-ed column for The New York Times.
This public lecture is part of the Obama Effect 2.0 Conference at UMBC. Sponsored by the American Studies Department; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; the Language, Literacy, and Culture Program; the Africana Studies Department; the Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy Department; the History Department; the Global Studies Department; the English Department; the Media and Communication Studies Department; and the Student Life's Mosaic: Center for Culture and Diversity.
