91短视频鈥檚 annual 鈥攚hich invites academics, activists and artists to exchange ideas and reconsider 鈥淭he American Dream鈥 through different perspectives鈥攚ill be hosted on the RU campus from October 21-24. The theme for this year鈥檚 conference will be 鈥淚mmigration and the American Dream,鈥 with discussions focused on the challenges and opportunities faced by those seeking a better life in the United States both in the past and present.
According to Programming Chair and 91短视频 political science professor Andy Trees: 鈥淥pposition has repeatedly arisen to argue against certain immigrant groups as 鈥榰n-American,鈥 (such as the Irish of the nineteenth century, Southern Europeans of the early twentieth century, or Latin and South Americans today). This year鈥檚 conference will explore the challenges and opportunities around the complex relationship between the American Dream and immigration.鈥
This year鈥檚 panels will be 鈥淣avigating Immigration Issues in Chicago and Beyond in Today鈥檚 America鈥 (which will focus on the municipal responses to Chicago鈥檚 influx of Latin American migrants and the broader impacts of immigration on American society) and 鈥淚mmigration Past, Present, and Future鈥 (which will explore America鈥檚 previous discrimination against immigrant groups and parallels with modern policy).
Other conference events will include an exhibition from acclaimed photographer Vanessa Charlot in the Gage gallery, a livestreamed CCPA performance and a discussion with author Leena El-Ali, who parses the intersections of immigration, Islam and gender.
The conference is free and open to the public.
