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Race, Detention, and Indigeneity in South Florida

Smathers Library 100 1523 Union Rd, Gainesville

Between 2016 and 2019, thousands of migrant children were detained at the Homestead Temporary Shelter, a detention camp in South Miami-Dade County, Florida. This talk tells the story of the detention camp in relation to the military base, which is a crucial node in the hemispheric circulation of weapons, soldiers, and military expertise. This is the fourth and final event in the 2023-2024 Speaker Series: Scales of Belonging.

Research Justice: A Workshop on Collaboration

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center 1013 NW 7th Avenue, Gainesville

This workshop will reflect on strategies for creating equitable research collaborations, generating shared research questions for university-based researchers and community organizations. This is the third event in the 2023-2024 Speaker Series: Scales of Belonging.

Name, Image, and Blackness: Race and College Football

Smathers Library 100 1523 Union Rd, Gainesville

This interactive presentation will look at the racial dynamics of college football in the South in light of recent developments. This is the second event in the 2023-2024 Speaker Series: Scales of Belonging.