James-Wilson to Speak at the Frederick Douglass Institute

Sonia James-Wilson, instructor, teaching and curriculum, will discuss the ways in which elementary school students frame and conceptualize notions of "the ghetto" at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, December 5, in Morey 302 at the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies.

James-Wilson will draw on the findings of a classroom-based study as well as explore some of the historical uses of the term, and critically examine how the idea of "the ghetto" has been taken up within popular culture to sell products and perpetuate stereotypes.

Her presentation is part of the Frederick Douglass Institute's Work in Progress Seminar Series, a multi-disciplinary seminar on topics related to Africa and its Diaspora. The seminars offer an environment where students and faculty working in the broad area of African and African-American Studies can present and discuss their research.

The talk is free and open to the public.