(Satellite Location: East Erie) What is Afrocentrism? - A Look at World History through a Different Lens
What is Afrocentrism? - A Look at World History through a Different Lens
In this lecture, JES Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Parris Baker will explain the concept of Afrocentrism, an approach to studying world history that focuses on the history of people of recent African descent.
Location: Erie Center for Arts & Technology (ECAT)—650 East Ave. Suite 120, Erie, PA 16503.
Date/Time: Thursday, July 27 @ 7 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Parking: lot at 7th street entrance, 7th street street parking
Parris J. Baker, PhD., MSSA, Associate Professor and Director, Social Work, Mortuary Science, and Gerontology Programs, Department of Criminal Justice & Social Work, Gannon University. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in social work from Gannon University, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, respectively. In 2011, Dr. Baker became the first African American tenured professor at Gannon University. He most recently became a Jefferson Education Society Scholar-In-Residence and Harry T. Burleigh and Beyond Fellow.
