On Oct. 19 and 20, the Ethic Studies department of California State University, Stanislaus will welcome Michael Omi and his presentation “Who Are You? Racial Classification and the Instability of Race.”
Omi’s presentation will explore how the dominant ideology of colorblindness encourages us to look beyond skin color, yet society still continues to struggle with issues of how, when, where and why individuals and groups are racially classified. “Who are you?” also deals with how to address race issues, as well as what being “color blind” or “color conscious” truly means.
Omi is a professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and the co-author of “Racial Formation in the United States.” His work includes race theory, Asian American studies and antiracist scholarship.
Teach-in sessions will be held on Oct. 19 in room 130 of the Mary Stuart Rogers building. Sessions will take place 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 12:30-1:45 p.m. and 3:30-4:45 p.m. The keynote talk, presented by Omi, will be held Oct. 20 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the Event Center.