Beer in the United States has always been bound up with race, racism, and the construction of white institutions and identities. Given the very quick rise of craft beer, as well as the myopic scholarly focus on economic and historical trends in the field, there is an urgent need to take stock of the intersectional inequalities that such realities gloss over.

Authors David Brunsma and Nate Chapman join us for an overview of their book, Beer and Racism: How Beer Became White, Why It Matters, and the Movements to Change It.  They will also discuss its motivations and key findings.

Speakers:

David L. Brunsma is Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech. His research is focuses critical analysis of whiteness, white supremacy, and racism. He lives, loves, plays music and drinks beer in Blacksbrug, VA.

Nathaniel G. Chapman is an assistant professor of sociology at Arkansas Tech University. He is co-author of Beer and Racism: How Beer Became White, Why it Matters, and the Movements to Change it (Bristol University Press, 2020). His research examines the intersections of race and gender in the craft beer culture.

Got the Beer Culture Summit Beer Box? This event pairs nicely with Brooklyn’s Stonewall Inn IPA or Sketchbook’s Nova Reperta.