Sports & Human Rights: Marquese McFerguson

76th Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Sports & Human Rights

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Live Oak Pavilion A-D | Florida Atlantic, Boca Raton

• 1:30-2:30 pm: Workshop:
  Ain’t I A Human: Reflections on the Relationship Between Human Rights and Sports
  In the workshop, Dr. McFerguson will use storytelling and poetry to explore the ways in which certain moments in sports history have shined a light on human rights and become catalysts for social change.
  
  

Marquese McFerguson is an Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication within the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University. His scholarship and teaching examine how individuals in society communicate, perform and (re)imagine identity across a diverse number of cultural intersections including race, class, and gender. His research agenda is centered on building bridges of understanding across cultures and situated within the interdisciplinary fields of Communication Studies and African American Studies. Dr. McFerguson is also an award-winning slam poet and teaching artist who has performed at academic institutions and performance venues throughout the United States and United Kingdom.