Center for Black Diaspora
THE AFRICAN & BLACK DIASPORA IN
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
SPRING 2012
The Right to Difference
Explaining the Shift from Colorblindness
to the Law of Black Communities in Colombia
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
2:30-5:30 pm
Rosati Room 300, Richardson Library
Tianna Paschel, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
University of Chicago
Tianna Paschel, PhD in Sociology is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago, in the
department of Political Science. As of July this year, she will be an assistant professor. Her research
interests include Pan-Afro-Latin Americanism, Black social movements and race policy in Latin
America, and racial identity in Latin America. Among her works-in-progress are the following:
“Witches, Wives, Secretaries and Black Feminists: An Analysis of Masculinity and Women’s Leadership in Black Movements in Columbia,” and another piece, focusing on Afro-Columbian Movements and the Politics of Transnational Advocacy networks.
PARKING—$8 before 4 p.m.; $6 after 4 p.m. with DePaul ID
VISITORS: same rate with validation
Sheffield Parking Facility at 2335 N. Sheffield (next to Dominick’s)
Clifton Parking Deck at 2330 N. Clifton (Fullerton and Clifton)
Events are free and open to the public
http://las.depaul.edu/diaspora
(773) 325-7512