BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T210349Z DTSTART:20221129T190000 DTEND:20221129T203000 SUMMARY:Book Matters: Victor Ray at Prairie Lights DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and reception in celebration of Victor Ray’s new book\, On Critical Race Theory.\n\nTuesday\, Nov. 29\n 7 – 8:30 p.m.\n Prairie Lights\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa CityRSVP\n\nRay is the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the UI Departments of Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies. In addition to this research\, Victor is also an active public scholar\, publishing commentary in outlets such as The Washington Post\, Newsweek\, and Boston Review.\n\nIn succinct\, thoughtful essays\, Ray presents\, analyzes\, and breaks down the scholarship and concepts that constitute this often misconstrued term. He explores how the conversation on critical race theory has expanded into the contemporary popular conscience\, showing why critical race theory matters and why we should all care.\n\n“A clear-eyed\, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom\, author of Thick\n\nAfter the reading\, Ray will be joined by Lina-Maria Murillo\, assistant professor in the UI Departments of Gender\, Women's\, and Sexuality Studies\, History\, and Latina/o/x Studies\, for a conversation and Q&A with the audience.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by Prairie Lights. Appetizers and wine will be available.\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/75119 LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, \, 15 South Dubuque Street\, Iowa City\, IA 52240 UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-75119 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for a reading and reception in celebration of Victor Ray’s new book\, On Critical Race Theory.
\n\nTuesday\, Nov. 29
\n 7 – 8:30 p.m.
\n Prairie Lights\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City
RSVP
Ray is the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the UI Departments of Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies. In addition to this research\, Victor is also an active public scholar\, publishing commentary in outlets such as The Washington Post\, Newsweek\, and Boston Review.
\n\nIn succinct\, thoughtful essays\, Ray presents\, analyzes\, and breaks down the scholarship and concepts that constitute this often misconstrued term. He explores how the conversation on critical race theory has expanded into the contemporary popular conscience\, showing why critical race theory matters and why we should all care.
\n\n“A clear-eyed\, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom\, author of Thick
\n\nAfter the reading\, Ray will be joined by Lina-Maria Murillo\, assistant professor in the UI Departments of Gender\, Women's\, and Sexuality Studies\, History\, and Latina/o/x Studies\, for a conversation and Q&\;A with the audience.
\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by Prairie Lights. Appetizers and wine will be available.
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