Illume/Knapp: We Want Revolution: African American Young Adults and the Politics of Vulnerability - Cathy Cohen, PhD

Location

Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium

Free

This talk explores how African American young adults understand their position in the larger political system and what they envision as a politics of liberation. When asked on the GenForward Survey of the best way to make racial progress, majorities of Black respondents ages 18-36 answered that extra-systemic methods of politics — such as protest, organizing and revolution — are most effective. Dr. Cohen will explore how feelings of second-class citizenship, alienation and vulnerability shape the politics of African American young adults.

Cathy J. Cohen, PhD is the David and Mary Winton Green Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Dr. Cohen is the Knapp Chair of Liberal Arts for spring 2022.

About the Knapp Chair of Liberal Arts:

The Knapp Chair of Liberal Arts was established in 1995. Three distinguished scholars are appointed annually by the dean from three divisional areas: arts and humanities, natural sciences and mathematics and social sciences. The Knapp chairs contribute to the vitality and centrality of liberal arts in the college by teaching and interacting with students, collaborating with faculty and presenting public lectures that engage our campus community in confronting humanity's urgent challenges.