Erec Smith is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. Although he has eclectic scholarly interests, Smith’s primary work focuses on the rhetorics of anti-racist activism, theory, and pedagogy. He is a co-founder of Free Black Thought, a website dedicated to highlighting viewpoint diversity within the black diaspora. Smith’s recent writings include several op-eds as well as his books, A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment (2020) and The Lure of Disempowerment: Reclaiming Agency in the Age of CRT (2022). Smith is a research fellow in politics and society for the Cato Institute.
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Speaker's Title and Institutional/Organizational Affiliation:
Associate Professor of Rhetoric, York College of PA, Cato Institute
Event Type :
Lecture/Presentation
Fireside Chat
Book Talk
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Classroom Visit
Workshop
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Debate, Forum, or HxConversation
Speaking Topics - List up to 5 specific topics or titles, each separated by a semicolon:
Rhetoric; civic engagement; DEI/Antiracism/civil society
Blackout Dates (Dates speaker is unavailable, Date/Month/Year):
None
Distance Willing to Travel:
Any/No Limits to Travel Radius
Scholarly Area:
Arts and Humanities
Modality of Event :
In Person and/or Virtual
Willingness to be recorded:
Willing
Speaking Fee (Not including travel/lodging expenses):
$0-$5,000 USD
Recent Appearance (1 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/media-highlights-tv/erec-smith-discusses-unintended-consequences-dei-training-stossel-tv
Recent Appearance (2 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCx-Ci_pet8&t=16s
Recent Appearance (3 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/what-do-when-youre-wrong-kind-black-academic
Recent Appearance (4 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/media-highlights-radio/erec-smith-discusses-educational-background-ideas-dei-anti-racism
Recent Appearance (5 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/media-highlights-radio/erec-smith-discusses-contemporary-anti-racism-movement-its
Link to Speaker's Professional Website (to include sample writings and more extensive bio):
https://www.cato.org/search?query=Erec+Smith