About this Event
In the last few years, American society and state legislatures have been debating how to tell the American story. In response, some states and school districts have begun censoring what stories can and cannot be included in history and social-studies curricula and represented in school libraries, making a statement about what histories the public should consider (in)significant. This censorship process is not limited to the United States, as it is a global phenomenon.
This CPH Lecture Series event brings together scholars from across academic disciplines, the country, and the globe to discuss the impact of censorship on history education. Please join us as experts assess censorship from the ground level and examine its far-reaching impact.
*Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided
Panelists inculde:
*Julio Capo Jr., Associate Professor of History, Florida International University
Dr. Capó is a transnational historian addressing how gender and sexuality have historically intersected with constructions of ethnicity, race, class, nation, age, and ability. His book, Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940 (UNC Press, 2017) is a multi-award and honor winning work, highlighting how transnational forces—including (im)migration, trade, and tourism—to and from the Caribbean shaped Miami’s queer past.
*Irina Savelieva, Director, Institute for Humanitarian Historical and Theoretical Studies (IGITI)
Dr. Savelieva is the former Director of the Institute for Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities and Professor, School of History, State University – Higher School of Economics (Moscow). Her research includes studying the methodology of history, sociology of knowledge, history of ideas, social history (19th-20th centuries), and European and American historiography.
*Tara Green, CLASS Distinguished Professor and Chair of African American Studies, University of Houston
Dr. Green is a literature and interdisciplinary scholar with a focus on African American fiction and autobiography, African literature, Black leadership/activism, Black Southern studies, and the Harlem Renaissance.
*Raúl A. Ramos, (Moderator) Associate Professor of History, University of Houston
Dr. Ramos' research and teaching involves the intersection of a wide variety of historical sub-fields, with special attention to the historical development of identities such as ethnic, national, regional and class.
For the event, we recommend parking at the Welcome Center Garage or the Hilton Hotel Parking Garage, since they are both close to the Library.
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Place: Student Center North
4465 University Dr.
Houston, TX 77204
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Student Center North - Senate Chamber, 4465 University Dr., Houston, United States
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