Co-Sponsored by UIS Diversity Center

Protest is as American as apple pie, baseball, rock and roll, and Broadway. From the Boston Tea Party to the national anthem kneel, protest has been a part of America since its founding. Protest has been used in various ways throughout history and has served different functions. This interdisciplinary panel of UIS faculty will explore American protest from historical, legal, and social perspectives. These lenses will serve to contextualize modern protest movements, including the benefit they provide for all citizens.

UIS Panelists:

• Devin Hunter, Assistant Professor of History
• Tiffani Saunders, Lecturer of Sociology/Anthropology and African American Studies
• Yona Stamatis, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
• Ann Strahle, Associate Professor of Communications