Type: Public event

Decolonizing imagination: Narratives, memory and political possibility in the U.S. territories

How are communities in U.S. territories reimagining democracy, political agency, and self-determination?

Speaker

Michael Lujan Bevacqua, Imani Daniel, Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero, Hadiya Sewer

Date & time

Sep 15, 2026, 6:00-7:30 pm EDT

Location

Betty Ford Auditorium (Room 1110), Weill Hall
735 State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109

An evening conversation featuring scholars, curators, and civic leaders from U.S. territories - places where residents are U.S. citizens or nationals but have long lacked full access to U.S. democracy. Each speaker will discuss the tools they draw on to shift political narratives in their community and expand perceptions of local political agency and possible political futures: curation and public history, literary publishing and civics education, constitutional drafting, and scholarship rooted in Africana studies and self-governance.

View details on the Ford School site