Episode 3

In This Episode

February 16, 2021: Helen Neville on Black Liberation through the Lens of Black Psychology

In Episode 3, Professor Helen Neville and host Augustus Wood explore Black liberation through the lens of Black psychology, discussing key research and ideas by Bill Cross (including Neville's work with him), Janet Helms, Frantz Fanon, Paulo Freire, and Della Mosley. Tune in for a vibrant discussion around concepts like self-emancipation, racial awakening, and critical consciousness, and how they relate to today's debates around "wokeness."

 

About the Guest: Helen Neville

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 Helen Neville

 

Helen A. Neville is a professor of Educational Psychology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before coming to Illinois in 2001, she was on the faculty in Psychology, Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Black Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia where she co-founded and co-directed the Center for Multicultural Research, Training, and Consultation.

Dr. Neville has held leadership positions on campus and nationally. She was a Provost Fellow and participated in the CIC/Big 10 Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Academy. She is the past president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, which is a division of the American Psychological Association (APA). She has co-edited 8 books and (co)- authored over 90 journal articles and book chapters in the areas of race, racism, and racial identity, and diversity issues related to well-being.