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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk111451600">On behalf of Dr. Christopher Kirkey, the Center for the Study of Canada at SUNY Plattsburgh, in partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, invites you to the Distinguished Canadian Address featuring <span style="color:#202124">Dr. Debra Thompson<b>.</b></span><b> </b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk111451600"></span><span style="color:#212121;background:white">Dr. Thompson – the keynote speaker at this year’s Black Solidarity Day - is an Associate Professor of Political Science, and the Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University</span><span style="color:#212121">. <b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Presentation Title:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>“</b><b><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Race, Democracy, and Politics without Guarantees</span></b><b><span style="color:#212121;background:white">”</span></b><b><span style="color:#212121"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Overview:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Through an intimate exploration of <span style="background:white">the <i>roots</i> of Black identities in North America and the <i>routes</i> taken by we who have crisscrossed the world’s longest undefended border in search of freedom and belonging, this lecture journeys back and forth across the Canada/US border, </span></span><span style="color:#212121;background:white">examining key, competing facets of Canadian and American manifestations of racism.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">Across time and space, this research asks: where is home for those of African descent, and is belonging within the confines of the nation-state either possible or desirable?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Presentation Date, Time and Location:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Monday, November 4, 2024</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>4:15 p.m.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Presenter's Short Bio:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Dr. Debra Thompson is the Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies and Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University. A member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, she is internationally recognized as a leading scholar of the comparative politics of race. Her teaching and research interests focus on the relationships among race, the state, and inequality in democratic societies. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472c4"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>