Name: CRG Thursday Forum: Book Talk "Fearing the Black Body" by Center for Race & Gender
Duration: 48 min 30 s
Description: CRG's first Thursday Forum for Fall 2019: Sabrina Springs (UC Irvine, author of "Fearing the Black Body") and Savala Trepczynski (Henderson Center, UC Berkeley Law) talk about the history of how black women's bodies have been perceived in Europe and the United States.

CRG's first Thursday Forum for Fall 2019: Sabrina Springs (UC Irvine, author of "Fearing the Black Body") and Savala Trepczynski (Henderson Center, UC Berkeley Law) talk about the history of how black women's bodies have been perceived in Europe and the United States.

CRG Thursday Forum: Book Talk "Fearing the Black Body"

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You can learn more about Erica's book here: [https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/67nsg8gz9780252037931.html]

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The Center for Race and Gender (CRG) is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of California, Berkeley that fosters explorations of race, gender, and their intersections.

CRG Thursday Forum: Book Talk "Fearing the Black Body"

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