Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha

Angela Davis in Conversation with Poulomi Saha "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free": Movements for Liberation and Transfigurations of Freedom \(https://calperformances.org/events/2026-27/speakers/angela-davis-in-conversation-with-poulomi-saha-wish-i-knew-how-it-would-feel-to-be-free-movements-for-liberation-and-transfigurations-of-freedom/\) Co-presented with UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures, as part of the Jefferson Memorial Lecture Series, and the Program in Critical Theory Program In this lecture, activist, author, educator, and cultural icon Angela Da vis reflects on Nina Simone's iconic song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," one of the great anthems of the mid-20th-century Black liberation movement, and considers how its themes suggest ways of imagining freedom that can be particularly meaningful when considered within our current social context. A conversation with Poulomi Saha, UC Berkeley Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Program in Critical Theory will follow.sh I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free": Movements for Liberation and Transfigurations of Freedom

Co-presented with UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures, as part of the Jefferson Memorial Lecture Series, and the Program in Critical Theory Program

In this lecture, activist, author, educator, and cultural icon Angela Davis reflects on Nina Simone's iconic song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," one of the great anthems of the mid-20th-century Black liberation movement, and considers how its themes suggest ways of imagining freedom that can be particularly meaningful when considered within our current social context. A conversation with Poulomi Saha, UC Berkeley Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Program in Critical Theory will follow.