NCA Opening Session: Putting Bodies on the Line and Words into Action – Celebrating the Joys of, Challenges in, and Opportunities for Civic Engagement
Sponsor: NCA First Vice President
Thu, 11/10: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Marriott Downtown
Room: Grand Salon E – Level 5
Dr. Bryant Keith Alexander has built a career thinking about and embracing queer black bodies moving through the vectors of racism and homophobia; Dr. Mohan Jyoti Dutta has spent the past decade advocating for health care justice in developing nations; Dr. Billie Murray has chronicled her participation in movements for social justice in the wake of Confederate memorializing and in the face of hate speech. A Dean, a Chair, and an Assistant Professor; a colleague from LA, another from Singapore, a third from Philadelphia. While our speakers embody diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and methodology and area expertise, they are united in their commitment to using communication activism for the common good. Come hear their stories from the front lines of change; listen as they engage in spirited dialogue about why communication matters, and how, and to whom; and please lend your voice to our collective celebration of those who put their bodies on the line and words into action. The NCA Opening Session is sponsored by Routledge, Taylor & Francis.
Chair
Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, Boulder – Contact Me
Presenter(s)
Bryant Keith Alexander, Loyola Marymount University – Contact Me Mohan Dutta, National University of Singapore – Contact Me Billie Murray, Villanova University – Contact Me
Sponsor/Co-Sponsors
Activism and Social Justice Division
La Raza Caucus
NCA First Vice President