Cartographies of Struggle: Demonic Grounds @ 20

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Katherine McKittrick's Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle, the Demonic Grounds @ 20 Symposium will honor McKittrick and Demonic Grounds' exceptional contributions to Black Studies, Black Feminist Theory, and Critical Geography, among many other fields of study.  The symposium will feature 3 panels and conclude with a keynote discussion between Katherine McKittrick and Elleza Kelley.

 

Participants include Nana Adusei-Poku, Simone Browne, Krista Franklin, Sarah Haley, fields harrington, Jonathan Howard, Anisa Jackson, Robin D. G. Kelley, Yaniya Lee, Jovan Scott Lewis, Brittany Meché, Wendy S. Walters, and Kendall Witaszek.

On November 4, Katherine McKittrick will lead a limited attendance reading workshop on Sylvia Wynter's "Beyond Miranda's Meanings: Un-silencing the 'Demonic Ground' of 'Caliban's Woman'" 

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/XeYxSZJuGeGtJ7mr5 

 

November 3, 2026 [HQ 131]

 

8:30am - 9:00am | Breakfast

 

9:00am - 9:15am | Welcome

 

9:15am - 10:30am | PANEL I

"The Last Place they Thought Of": Cartographies of Racial-Gendered Difference

Brittany Meché, moderator

Anisa Jackson, Wendy S. Walters, and Kendall Witaszek

 

10:45 - 12:00pm | PANEL II

"The Authenticity of This Story Has Not Been Documented": Telling Spatial Histories

Jovan Scott Lewis, moderator

Robin D. G. Kelley, Sarah Haley, and Simone Browne

12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break

 

1:30pm - 2:45 | PANEL III

"Geographic Stories": Counter-practice, Visuality, & Poiesis

Nana Adusei-Poku, moderator

Yaniya Lee, fields harrington, and Krista Franklin

 

3:00pm - 4:30pm | Keynote Conversation

Cartographies of Struggle

Jonathan Howard, introduction

Katherine McKittrick and Elleza Kelley

 

4:30pm - 6:00pm | Closing Reception

 

November 4, 2026 [Leitner House, RSVP required]

 

11:30am - 1:00pm | Lunch Workshop

"Beyond Miranda's Meanings" with Katherine McKittrick