Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Marisa Parham Discusses "Purpose, Frivolity, Futures: What, Really, is inclusion?"

ARHU has launched a new campaign to address race, equity and justice in its curriculum, scholarship, programming and community engagement. As part of its goals to increase awareness of issues of systemic racism, equity and inequality, the Dean will be hosting a colloquium and conversation series all year long.

This colloquium features Dr. Marisa Parham, professor of English and director for the African American Digital Humanities initiative (AADHUM). Her talk, "Purpose, Frivolity, Futures: What, really, is inclusion?," explores how understanding difference as a technology may help us expand people's possibilities for participation in civic, scholarly, and commercial worlds. Dr. Parham situates histories of Black playfulness and innovation against inclusion narratives that ultimately seek to flatten or ignore difference.