Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley: Fifty years of Igniting the Future
Thu, March 05, 2020, 4:00 pm to Fri, March 06, 2020, 8:00 pmLocation: Alumni House
Dates and times:
March 5th, from 4pm – 8pm
March 6th, from 8am -8pm
Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley: 50 Years of Igniting the Future
Alumni House, UC Berkeley
Thursday, March 5th, 2020
4:00PM
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Co-Conveners of the 50th Anniversary Symposium Laura E. Pérez and Lok Siu
Chair Juana María Rodríguez
Chancellor Carol Christ
Chair of the Board of UC Regents John A. Pérez
4:30PM
Visions: How Did It All Start? Reflections from Founders of the Department
Panel Co-Chairs Michael Omi and Christian Paíz
Carlos Múñoz, Jr
Ling-chi Wang
LaNada War Jack
5:30PM
Reception
Excerpt from film, On Strike! Ethnic Studies, 1969-1999 film, Irum Shiekh
Honoring Emeriti Faculty and founders of Ethnic Studies
Juana María Rodríguez and Harvey Dong
Poetry and Prose
Introductions by Ethnic Studies Graduate Students
Andrew Saito (BA, Ethnic Studies, 2002), Elias Serna (BA, Ethnic Studies, 1990), Esther G. Belin (BA, Native American Studies, 1992), Irene Tu (BA, Asian American and Diaspora Studies, 2014), Jackie Keliiaa (BA, Ethnic Studies, 2007), Joseph Ríos (BA, English)
Schedule of Events
Friday, March 6th, 2020
8:00AM
Breakfast
Coffee and assorted baked goods
8:30AM
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Land Acknowledgement by Corrina Gould, Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone,
Spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan/Ohlone
Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies Juana María Rodríguez
Dean of Social Sciences Raka Ray
9:00AM
Social Performativity & Visual Culture
Panel Chair Raúl Coronado
Arturo J. Aldama (via skype) – PhD, 1996
Ariko Ikehara – PhD, 2016
Amy Lonetree – PhD, 2002
Isabelle Pelaud – PhD, 1998
10:00AM
Decolonial Spiritualities & Philosophies
Panel Co-Chairs Ramón Grosfoguel and Carolyn Chen
Rudy Busto – PhD, 1991
Sylvia Chan-Malik – PhD, 2009
Irene Lara – PhD, 2003
Gabriela Spears-Rico – PhD 2015
Daphne V. Taylor-García – PhD, 2008
11:15AM
Gender, Militarism, Labor, Violence
Chaired by Khatharya Um
Jasbir Puar (via Skype) – PhD, 1999
Annie Isabel Fukushima – PhD, 2012
Vernadette Gonzalez – PhD, 2004
Juan Herrera – PhD, 2013
Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu – PhD, 2019
12:15PM
Lunch at the Multi-Cultural Center
1:15PM
Prison Industrial Complex & Governmentality
Panel Introduced by Michael Omi
Chaired by Thomas Biolsi
Marisa Belausteguigoitia – PhD, 2000
Olivia Chilcote – PhD, 2017
Roberto Hernández – PhD, 2010
Victor M. Ríos – PhD, 2005
Dylan Rodríguez – PhD, 2001
2:30PM
Women of Color Feminisms and Queer Futures
Panel Chair Juana María Rodríguez – PhD, 1998
Grace Chang – PhD, 2000
Dory Nason – PhD, 2008
Celine Parreñas Shimizu – BA, 1992
Birgit Brander Rasmussen (via Skype) – PhD, 2003
3:45PM
Popular Culture, Music, and Social Media
Panel Chair Keith Feldman
Josh Kun – PhD, 1998
Oliver Wang – PhD, 2008
Catherine S. Ramírez – PhD, 2000
Margaret Rhee – PhD, 2008
Caroline A. Streeter – PhD, 2000
5:00PM
Closing Remarks
Chair Juana María Rodríguez
5:15PM
Reception
Musical Guests Marcelo Felipe Garzo Montalvo, PhD 2020 & Ocea Savage