Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago
Book Talk with Professor David Omotoso Stovall
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time
5:30 p.m.
Location
159 Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building
Description
David Stovall, Ph.D. is a professor in the departments of Black Studies and Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates Critical Race Theory, the relationship between housing and education, and the intersection of race, place and school. This talk will focus on his recent book Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email adwelton@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, March 31, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.