Trotter Institute at Umass Boston

TODAY!

Trotter Institute in Partnership with the Department of Africana Studies at UMass Boston Presents:

Race, Gender, Class & Underdevelopment: Reflections on the Recent Election

This postelection panel involves several panelists from the UMass community as a classroom colloquium on the recent U.S. presidential election in the classroom of Dr. Tony Van der Meer.The panel is a joint program of the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture and the Department of Africana Studies at UMass Boston.

At our next , Dr. Reighan Gillam's presentation “Encountering Exceptionalism: Black Movements between Afro Brazilians and African Americans” takes a transnational approach to the study of Black politics and culture.
Dr. Gillam is an ethnographer of Black visual culture and an Associate Professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Dr. Gillam served as the Peggy Rockefeller Fellow at Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation. She was elected to the Executive Committee of the Brazilian Studies Association. Gillam has taught courses on Black culture and politics, visual culture, ethnography, social movements, and the African Diaspora.

TODAY! The Trotter's Director , Dr. Hettie V. Williams, will be apart of a panel hosted by Monmouth University's Program in Gender & Intersectionality Studies. Tonight, they will virtually discuss Race, Gender, & The 2024 Presidential Election.

At our next , Dr. Reighan Gillam's presentation “Encountering Exceptionalism: Black Movements between Afro Brazilians and African Americans” takes a transnational approach to the study of Black politics and culture.

Dr. Gillam is an ethnographer of Black visual culture and an Associate Professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Gillam served as the Peggy Rockefeller Fellow at Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation. She was elected to the Executive Committee of the Brazilian Studies Association. Gillam has taught courses on Black culture and politics, visual culture, ethnography, social movements, and the African Diaspora.

The Trotter and the Department of History at UMB Present, A Conversation with Dr. Jacqueline Jones. Dr. Jones will converse with Drs. Dania Francis, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics & Nick Juravich Assistant Professor in the Department of History at UMB.
Jacqueline Jones is the author of several books, including, most recently, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston's Black Workers in the Civil War Era (2023) and Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons (2017). She is also the author of A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama’s America (2013). That book and Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work and the Family from Slavery to the Present (25th Anniversary Edition, 2010) were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize; Labor of Love won the Bancroft Prize for 1986. Jones has won numerous grants and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship (1999-2004). She served as Vice President for the Professional Division of the American Historical Association from 2011 to 2014. Her current project is a study of the African American community in Boston during the Civil War era.

The Trotter and the Department of History at UMB Present, A Conversation with Dr. Jacqueline Jones. Dr. Jones will converse with Drs. Dania Francis, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics & Nick Juravich Assistant Professor in the Department of History at UMB.

Jacqueline Jones is the author of several books, including, most recently, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston's Black Workers in the Civil War Era (2023) and Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons (2017). She is also the author of A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama’s America (2013). That book and Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work and the Family from Slavery to the Present (25th Anniversary Edition, 2010) were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize; Labor of Love won the Bancroft Prize for 1986. Jones has won numerous grants and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship (1999-2004). She served as Vice President for the Professional Division of the American Historical Association from 2011 to 2014. Her current project is a study of the African American community in Boston during the Civil War era.

This fall will continue our virtual series starting September 10th from 4:30 pm -5:30 pm! This reading, writing, and professional development series takes place every first Tuesday of the month and involves leading scholars discussing their works in progress.

Our Fall kick off will feature Dr. Sung Park. Join us for her virtual presentation entitled “Understanding Black Aging: Measuring Physical and Social Inequities”. Scan the QR code to register.

The countdown begins! We are hosting a day-long open house with two sessions, with a presentation by our director (). One session will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and another from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

September 10th, kicks off our first , event with Dr. Sung Park. Join us for her virtual presentation entitled “Understanding Black Aging: Measuring Physical and Social Inequities”:

"Work conditions such as the type of work, the intensity of job tasks, and the structure of work time differ dramatically, to the detriment of African American employees’ well-being. Using multiple nationally representative data sources, this study estimates African Americans’ elevated exposure to physically and psychosocially demanding job tasks, as well as non-standard work arrangements, across the life course. Specifically, African American women’s work conditions worsen as they age. These differential exposures contribute to their higher risks of physical impairment and disability, especially compared to their s*x-, age-, and education-specific counterparts from other racial-ethnic groups in the U.S. Given the increase in older age employment in the U.S. in the midst of rising economic insecurity, work conditions must be examined as an important driver of accelerated aging among African Americans and population-level health disparities."

Scan the QR code to register.

The Fall semester is approaching quickly! and with it our series of events. Starting September 10th, the Trotter Institute at
UMass Boston will host both virtual and in-person events for connection, education, and reflection!

On September 10th, The Trotter will host a day-long open house with two sessions. This event is open to the campus community and the public. This event will involve a presentation by the director at both sessions on her vision for the Trotter. There will also be an opportunity to meet Trotter-affiliated faculty, staff, and graduate assistants at the open house. One session will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and another from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm with light refreshments.