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Jean Beaman's Citizen Outsider: A Conference Exploring the Historical and Contemporary Landscape of Immigration, Race and Culture at the Borders of the World

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

The conference will feature author of the recently released book published by the University of California Press, Citizen Outsider: Children of North African Immigrants in France. The convening will include multiple faculty and student panel discussions concerning racism, immigration policies, and citizenship in a global environment where so much attention is being paid to citizenship, marginalization, and one's "documentation" status. The conference will also feature a conversation between Jason Carter, Chair of The Carter Center, and Noel King, host of Morning Edition and Up First Correspondent, Planet Money National Public Radio, on immigration and human rights.

A reception with light hors d'oeuvres will be held at Penn Pavilion from 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm including a formal reading and book signing with Jean Beaman.

The event is free and open to the public. Please register to attend.