April 8-9, 2010 • Duke Law School
The conference aims to frame a new scholarly discussion of race. What are the issues that should be at the heart of our public discourse on race? What can we as scholars and empiricists offer to this discussion that might help address racial inequality or improve our understanding of race? What is the significance of President Obama's election for racial identity and equality? Should — can — we reframe the stories we tell about race?
Dr. John Hope Franklin
This conference honors the life and work of the late Dr. John Hope Franklin, who taught at Duke Law School and devoted his life's work to understanding the impact of racism on American life.
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Agenda
April 8, 2010 • 8:00AM - 2:30 PM • Duke Law School, Room 3041
| 2:30 - 3:00pm | Registration - 3rd Floor Loggia, Duke Law School |
| 3:00 - 3:45pm |
Welcome and Introduction [webcast] Guy-Uriel Charles Dean David F. Levi Kenneth Mack |
| 3:45 - 4:45pm |
Stories, Narratives, and Citizenship: Race with History [webcast] Tomiko Brown-Nagin Matthew Countryman Jonathan Holloway Moderator: Kenneth Mack |
| 5:00 - 6:00pm |
The Construction of Racial Discrimination [webcast] Eugene Borgida Angela Onwuachi-Willig Laura Richman Moderator: Katharine T. Bartlett |
| 6:00 - 6:30pm |
Speaker: Brent Staples [bio] Keynote [webcast] |
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Reception: Duke Law School (Panelists and Invited Guests Only) |
April 9, 2010 • 8:00AM - 2:30 PM • Duke Law School, Room 3041
| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast – 3rd Floor Loggia |
| 9:00 - 10:00am |
The Future of Race in Politics [webcast] Lawrence Bobo Khalilah Brown-Dean Taeku Lee Moderator: Paula D. McClain |
| 10:15 - 11:15am |
The Changing Face of America: Race and Immigration [webcast] Jennifer Chaćon Luis Fraga Cristina Rodriguez Moderator: Ray Suarez |
| 11:30 - 11:45am | Boxed Lunches Distributed |
| 12:15 - 1:00pm |
Lunch Speaker - Ray Suarez [bio] Keynote [webcast] |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm |
Understanding Structural Inequality: Race, Economics, and Wealth [webcast] Dalton Conley Glenn Loury Daria Roithmayr Moderator: William "Sandy" Darity |
| 2:45 - 4:00pm |
Race as Institution and Metaphor: A View from the Humanities [webcast] Elizabeth Alexander Farah Griffin Karla Holloway Moderator: Richard Brodhead, Duke University President |
| 5:30 - 6:00pm | Reception – The Washington Duke Inn (Panelists and Invited Guests Only) |
| 6:00 - 8:00pm | Dinner Speaker: Orlando Patterson |
Saturday April 10, 2010
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast – 3rd Floor Loggia |
| 9:00 - 10:00am |
The Future of Voting Rights [webcast] Kristen Clarke Michael Kang Richard Pildes Luis Fuentes-Rohwer Moderator: Kerry L. Haynie |
| 10:15 - 11:15am |
New Ideas for Old Challenges: Promoting Civil Rights and Racial Justice [webcast] Michelle Adams Richard Banks Jeannine Bell Paul Butler Moderator: Trina Jones |
| 11:30 - 11:45am | Boxed Lunches Distributed |
| 11:45 - 1:15pm |
Lunch: Race and the Obama Presidency [webcast] Melissa Harris-Lacewell Vincent Hutchings Randall Kennedy Brent Staples Moderator: Peter Lange, Duke University Provost |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm |
Reframing the Story: Where Do We Go From Here? [webcast] Lani Guinier Gerald Torres |