Invitation for November 4: Distinguished Canadian Address

[Liza Bedard]

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 Dr.
Debra Thompson*.* 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.



Presentation Title:

*“**Race, Democracy, and Politics without Guarantees**”*



Overview:

Through an intimate exploration of the *roots* of Black identities in North
America and the *routes* 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, examining key,
competing facets of Canadian and American manifestations of racism. 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?



Presentation Date, Time and Location:

*Monday, November 4, 2024*

*4:15 p.m.*

*Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh *



Presenter's Short Bio:

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.
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