You’re invited to Can I get A Witness? A virtual book launch and benefit show featuring the Dalhousie University’s Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies Dr. Lissa Skitolksky and performances by local hip hop artists to raise funds for YAC programs.

Get your free ticket to the event here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/x/book-release-fundraiser-lissa-skitolsky-youth-art-connectionyac-tickets-131603689177

A Zoom link will be sent by email 2 hours before the event to everyone who has registered through Eventbrite.

About the Authour:

Philosopher Lissa Skitolsky is the Simon and Riva Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies for the 2020-2021 year and is being hosted by the Department of Philosophy for the duration of her time at Dalhousie.

The Simon and Riva Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies is intended to bring distinguished scholars from around the globe to share their expertise and perspectives with students and faculty at Dalhousie University and members of the broader Halifax community. The chair maintains a focus on contemporary topics but is otherwise broadly inclusive of scholars from a wide variety of arts, humanities, and social science backgrounds.

Before Dr. Skitolsky was promoted to as associate professor of philosophy at Susquehanna University, she worked as an assistant professor of philosophy at Luther College and as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Memphis. Her research in the fields of genocide studies and Continental philosophy has focused on illustrating the connection between discourse and sensibility in the normalization of state-sanctioned, systemic violence against racialized and gendered groups.