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In celebration of Black History Month under the theme Black Joy: The Telling of our Stories, the EDI office is excited to invite you to the discussion of the book "Half-Caste. Decidedly Brown in a Black or White World" by Jerome Cranston.
Part social commentary and very much a memoir, Half-Caste: Decidedly Brown in a Black or White World, describes and examines the contemporary pressures that many people from multiracial and mixed ethnicities face in developing their racialized social identity so that they and others may feel comfortable with who they are and how they identify themselves in their own skin. By exploring personal and sensitive topics, such as ethnic and racialized identity formation and drawing on the racism he faced, Jerome Cranston offers insight to the struggles of coming to terms with accepting and declaring his identity as being decidedly Brown.
About the Author: Jerome Cranston (he/him) is a critical race scholar whose life's work has focused on identifying societal inequities in order to find solutions that are more racially just for those often denied justice. Cranston holds a Ph.D. (Manitoba), M.Ed. (Lethbridge), B.Ed. & B.Sc. (Alberta), and is a much sought after presenter, consultant and educator/educational leader.
*The first 10 people who register will receive a signed copy of the book*
To register for this event please email the EDI Office: arturo.tejeda@uleth.ca
Contact:
Arturo Tejeda Torres | arturo.tejeda@uleth.ca | 403-329-2188