CHAS Occasional Speaker Series, Fall 2023
TAKING BLACK JOY SERIOUSLY
a conversation with
Dr. Antar A. Tichavakunda
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
Antar A. Tichavakunda is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In this talk, Professor Tichavakunda asks us to interrogate a fundamental question: is there room to discuss Black life and Black joy in social science research?
Born and raised in Washington, DC, Tichavakunda is a product of DC Public Schools. His first book, Black Campus Life: The Worlds Black Students Make at a Historically White Institution, is published with SUNY Press (2021). He enjoys watching anime, eating soul food (especially savory grits), and writing in cafes.