About this event

What does it mean to be both Black and immigrant in the United States? Dr. Jamella N. Gow seeks to answer this question by exploring how Jamaicans navigate racism, policing, and immigrant enforcement through their position as both Black and migrant. Her talk will focus on the example of Jamaicans, one of three case studies from her book manuscript tentatively titled Black Migrants from Black Nations: Race, Blackness, and Immigrant Inclusion. These racial processes shape how they come to understand themselves as Black and migrant in the U.S. and, more globally, as Black migrants coming from racially Black nations. Drawing from interviews and participant observation in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL, her talk will explore how race, immigration, and anti-Blackness intersect for Black Caribbean communities.

This lecture is organized by the Department of Sociology and Department of Gender, Race, and Identity, and made possible through the generous support of the Hilliard Endownment, Black Scholars Working Group, the College of Liberal Arts, the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, and the Core Humanities program.

Additional information

• Attendance type: In person
• Cost: Free
• Event type: Lectures & Seminars