Keynote Presentation & Discussion: "Teaching Through Terror #Charlottesville"
Dr. Lisa Woolfork is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and a member of the Charlottesville Black Lives Matter Chapter. On August 11, the eve of the Unite the Right rally, she witnessed a crowd of white nationalists march across the University campus. In the aftermath of the violence and tragedy that followed on August 12, Dr. Woolfork was one of the most fervent voices in higher education critically analyzing the actions of the alt-right, including quotes in Rolling Stone Magazine and an interview with In These Times magazine.