Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle
date: Tuesday February 27 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm
location: Queen’s U. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane
Drawing on her recent book, Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle, Queen’s University Women’s Studies Professor Katherine McKittrick will discuss the ways in which the production of space is lived, expressed, and resisted by black women.
The paper considers the ways in which slave auction blocks exacted constructions of black femininity, and how the question of slavery, in Canada, can be read through this particular geo-historical narrative. The discussion will also look at resistances past and present to the history of bondage by arguing for a reconsideration of how geographic knowledge, and the scale of the racial body, are valued.
cost: Free
contact: Lisa Webb at 613-533-6000 ext 75363
Posted on Jan 22