Intersections Symposium: Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

10/23/2018

Absolutely.

A national spotlight now shines on the border between the United States and Mexico, where heartbreaking images of Central American children being separated from their parents and held in cages…

02/22/2018

The Florida teens who are organizing walkouts and marches after a mass shooting that killed 17 people at their high school are following in the footsteps of the hundreds of kids in Birmingham, Ala., who risked their lives to protest segregation in 1963.

09/29/2017

Black Liberation: life, death, and q***r resistance arrives at MSU tomorrow! On-site registration will be available tomorrow for those who ride on the edge of deadlines!

The resistance is coming to Morgan State University! We will be raising our collective voices to explore Black liberation movements inclusive of our racial, sexual, and gender identities. A formidable group of scholars and activists will be sharing their knowledge with us. KEYNOTE ADDRESS I (9:30AM)...

09/27/2017

Join us on Saturday, September 30, at Morgan State University for the Black Liberation: Life, Death, and Q***r Resistance symposium.

Register at: https://blackliberationatmorgan.eventbrite.com

Dr. Christina Sharpe, Professor of English at Tufts University will deliver her keynote address at 9:30am.
Ms. Charlene Carruthers, National Director of BYP100, will deliver her keynote address at 3pm.

The resistance is coming to Morgan State University! We will be raising our collective voices to explore Black liberation movements inclusive of our racial, sexual, and gender identities. A formidable group of scholars and activists will be sharing their knowledge with us, including: Dr. Christina S...

09/18/2017

The Intersections Symposium program is here! Be sure to register and join us on September 30th!
Register at: http://bit.ly/2g5gDfk

08/24/2017

Hello all,

The registration site for the Black Liberation: Life, Death, and Q***r Resistance symposium is now live: http://bit.ly/2g5gDfk.
Please note registration will remain open until September 23, 2017. Conference rate lodging is available at Hotel Indigo.

Questions should be sent to [email protected].

01/03/2017

Call for Proposals Deadline EXTENDED!

The Biennial Intersections Symposium
2017 Theme: Black Liberation: life, death, and q***r resistance

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Christina Sharpe, Associate Professor of English, Tufts University
Charlene A. Carruthers, National Director, Black Youth Project

Black Liberation refers to the political philosophies of anti-slavery, decolonization, and civil rights movements that have taken place throughout the Atlantic World. Most recently, movements for Black liberation have called for systemic changes to address police brutality, the prison industrial complex, underfunded schools, environmental pollution, labor discrimination, and access to mental and emotional health support, among other issues. Activists who employ an intersectional approach for theorizing black liberation also address the violence confronted by Black q***r and trans folks in a heteropatriarchal society. As an approach to theory and praxis, q***r resistance exposes how heteronormativity renders invisible many Black people; additionally, it elucidates the fluidity of gender and sexual identities within communities of color.

In centering Black q***r experiences in our examination of Black Liberation, this symposium invites papers on themes related to the intersection of sexuality, race, gender, and ethnicity. Broadening our conversations on blackness, especially as it relates to state violence and heteronormativity within Black communities, is a primary aim of this year’s Intersections Symposium. The Symposium seeks to engage divergent and intersecting notions and presentations of Black q***rness in the contexts of identity politics, social justice, and black culture as they disrupt the normative and oppressive status quo.

We invite submissions from academics and activists. We encourage panel submissions as well as individual submissions in the following areas:
• Black Q***r Life and Resistance
• Youth Organizing
• Feminist Activism and Theory
• Communities of Color
• Global Context
• Black Liberation Movements
Submission guidelines: Send 250 word abstracts for individual papers and panels. Include the following:
• A cover page with each presenter’s name, title of submission, institutional affiliation, and contact information (email, phone number, and mailing address)
• Area of submission

Send materials by January 12h to:
[email protected]

04/13/2015

Black Pastors Call for LGBT Justice: A Panel Conversation at Morgan State University, Thursday, April 16th 6:00pm-8:00pm, Morgan Interfaith Center

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/gay-in-maryland/gay-matters/bs-gm-looking-out-black-pastors-to-discuss-lgbt-issues-at-morgan-state-20150410-story.html

Black religious leaders from Baltimore and around the region will gather at Morgan State University next week for a panel discussion on issues surrounding le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender and q***r identities in the church.

03/07/2015

Thank you to our supporters, presenters, attendees & staff for a meaningful & enlightening event today! Stay tuned for 2017!

03/07/2015

Special thanks to Ms. Deborah Grady, Ms. Stephanie Howard, Mr. Landis Whitehurst, the National Black Justice Coalition & Thompson Hospitality!

03/07/2015

Much gratitude to all of our generous supporters! Thank you for making this day possible!

03/07/2015

Radical Potentials of Intra/Intercommunity Dialogues on Bounded Masculinities