Events
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Why does race still matter?
7:30 p.m. / Mountainlair Ballrooms
George Yancy explores some of the white racist vitriol that he received after writing "Dear White America," which he characterizes as a letter of love that he wrote for The New York Times' philosophy column, "The Stone." He argues that white readers failed to become what he calls "un-sutured," which is a certain embodied and psychological form of undergoing vulnerability and openness. Hence, Yancy argues that whiteness is a form of suturing, which implies an embodied and psychological form of remaining untouched by racialized voices that exist "outside" of one's monochromatic racial white formation. Yancy argues that love, which he sees as a form of unmasking, will be necessary to encourage white forms of un-suturing and unmasking. He will draw from his recent authored book, "Backlash." This Festival of Ideas event is co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the WVU Humanities Center.
NOV
Women's and Gender Studies Fair
2 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Mountainlair Ballrooms
During the semi-annual women's and gender studies fair, students will showcase knowledge they’ve gained inside and outside of the classroom on a wide range of social issues. The event allows students to make connections between classroom knowledge and real-world applications and share what they've learned with the campus community.