International and Multidisciplinary Colloquium
15-18 November 2017

The Black Metropolis, Between Past & Future: Race, Urban Planning,

and African-American Culture in Chicago is a three-day, multidisciplinary colloquium

in Paris that brings together sociologists, historians, urban anthropologists,

and artists to reevaluate the cultural contributions of Chicago’s South and West Sides

in defining an African-American identity nationally and internationally.

Wednesday 15 November
7:15pm Science Po Paris – Amphi Jean Moulin

Thursday 16 November
9am – 5:45pm Université Paris Diderot – Amphi Buffon
8pm – 10pm The Université of Chicago Center in Paris

Friday 17 November
9am – 5:45pm Fondation des Etats-Unis
7:30pm Fondation des Etats-Unis

Saturday 18 November
9am – 5:30pm The University of Chicago Center in Paris

Download the programme (PDF).

Please note that registration is mandatory: acoulomb@uchicago.edu