The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre (SLRC), based at De Montfort University, Leicester is delighted to invite you to the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture with Joy James, Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities, Williams College, USA
Professor Joy James will lead us through an inspiring and challenging talk unpacking the resources that critical theory can provide in a political age of intensified repression, individualism and rampant propaganda.
This year’s keynote will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr Chantelle Lewis, Immy Kaur and Michael Bankole and chaired by our Senior Legacy in Action Research Fellow, Dr. Fatima Rajina.
The annual lecture is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Stephen Lawrence and his family’s ongoing pursuit of justice by asking new questions and debating critical issues to advocate for racial equity.
Refreshments served from 17:30 Lecture starts 18:00.
The lecture will conclude at 20:00 followed by a drinks reception and book signing.
About the Keynote
Joy James is the author of New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)Life of Erica Garner, Contextualizing Angela Davis, and In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love: Precarity, Power, Communities; her recent articles include "A Letter of Concern to Black Clergy Regarding "Cop City" (with Rev. Matthew V. Johnson, Jr.) in Logos, and a four-part series, Abolition Alchemy, in Inquest (with Kalonji Jama Changa). She is the author of Resisting State Violence; Shadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics; Transcending the Talented Tenth; and Seeking the Beloved Community: A Feminist Race Reader.
Creator of the digital Harriet Tubman Literary Circle at the University of Texas at Austin, James has published numerous articles on political theory, police, prison and slavery abolition, radicalizing feminisms, diasporic anti-Black racism and U.S. politics. She also writes on the “captive maternal” through the lens of "The Womb of Western Theory.
We look forward to welcoming you on the day. Please contact us if you have any questions.