SWEDEN SYMPOSIUM 2021

23-23 October

Webbkonferens: Ras, identitet och tillhörighet i Sverige nu och förr 

Fredag, 22 oktober (tiderna finns i CENTRAL time)

9.15-9.45 CT Samling, småprat och fika 

9.45            Välkomstord från program committee, värdar: Kjerstin Moody & Kim Kraft

10.00-10.45  Session 1: Välkomstord från ASTRA 

Scott Mellor, ASTRA president. Korta nyheter från de svenska programmen (1 min per program)

11.00-11.45 Session 2: Hälsningar och nyheter från SI, Viktor Hennius; Helene Larsson Pousette

12.00-12.45 Session 3: Samtal med Jason Diakite

12.45-13.30 Follow-up discussion & resource sharing, värdar: Carina Aahren & Kim Kraft

14.00-16.00 Session 4: Föreläsning Monica Miller 

värd: Benjamin Mier-Cruz

Lördag, 23 oktober

 9.30-10.00 Samling, småprat och fika

10.00-11.30 Session 1: Svenskundervisning under pandemin 

Vad har vi lärt oss?- tid till att dela erfarenheter och strategier, värd: Ursula Lindqvist

11.45-12.45 Session 2: ASTRA business meeting, Scott Mellor

Avslutning

Föreläsare

Jason “Timbuktu” Diakite is one of Sweden’s most well-known hip-hop artists. Born in Lund to American parents—an African American dad and a white mom—he has released eight solo albums and numerous singles, the majority of which have reached gold or platinum status. His accolades include eight Swedish Grammy awards and four P3 Guld (Swedish radio) awards. He has performed all over the world, from Africa to Svalbard, from the Apollo in New York City to the Roxy in Los Angeles and at the Polar Music Prize and Nobel Peace Prize award ceremonies. Jason is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir A Drop of Midnight, which has sold more than one hundred thousand copies in Sweden and has been adapted into a stage performance. He also co-hosts the podcast This Moment with renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson.

During our session with Jason Diakite, Carina Aahren and Kim Kraft will moderate an informal conversation about race, belonging and identity. We will build in time for ASTRA members to send questions in advance or via the Chat feature. Our conversation with Jason will be approximately 45 minutes, followed by a discussion together about race, identity, and belonging in our classrooms/teaching.

Monica L. Miller, Professor of English and Africana Studies, specializes in African-American and American literature and cultural studies. Her research interests include twentieth- and twenty-first-century African-American literature, film, and contemporary art; contemporary literature and cultural studies of the black diaspora; performance studies; and intersectional studies of race, gender, and sexuality. 

During our presentation with Monica Miller, Benjamin Mier-Cruz will facilitate a question session, followed by a chance to continue the conversation around how we can apply our learning about race, identity, and belonging to our teaching and research.

2021 Program Committee Members

Carina Aahren, University of Pennsylvania

Kim Kraft, University of Washington

Benjamin Mier-Cruz, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Kjerstin Moody, Gustavus Adolphus

Ursula Lindqvist, Gustavus Adolphus

Lotta Weckström, UC Berkeley