Out of the Margins: An Anti-Racism Reading Group

All SSU students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend! The purpose is to provide space to collectively work to unlearn structures of racism and white supremacy.

October 1, 2021

In response to the Academic Affairs’ Call to Action in the summer of 2020, the University Library is hosting this anti-racism reading group with the support of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and funded by the Office of the Provost.

Engage in a monthly, text-based discussion focused on understanding race and uprooting systemic racism along with other, converging forms of oppression. Each virtual session features a different faculty facilitator who selects texts and guides group dialogue around themes related to racial justice.

Access session descriptions, recommended readings, and the full calendar here, or register for individual sessions by clicking the event title below. 

• Film Consumption Through an Anti-Racist Lens

  • Facilitated by: Dr. Malinalli López Arreguín (AMCS)
  • October 20, 2021 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm

• Beyond Stereotypes: Inspired Natives

  • Facilitated by: Dr. Mary Churchill (NAMS) & Dr. Erica Tom (NAMS)
  • November 17, 2021 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm

• Scholarly Publishing and Baked-In Bias

  • Facilitated by: Rita Premo (University Library)
  • January 26, 2022 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm

• Failures of School Desegregation

  • Facilitated by: Dr. Kyla Walters Doughty (Sociology)
  • February 23, 2022 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm

• A Walk-Through of So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo: the 2022-23 Common Read

  • Facilitated by: Dr. Suzanne Toczyski (French) & Dr. Anthony Rizzuto (English)
  • April 27, 2022 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm