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John Kwoka
Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics
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Call for Proposals for the Ninth Annual CSSH Undergraduate Research Forum
CSSH invites proposals for the upcoming Undergraduate Research Forum on March 20 and 21.
Any undergraduate CSSH student who has conducted original research independently or in collaboration with a faculty member is eligible to participate. The research topic is open. Students may present results of research conducted in collaboration with faculty or independently. Presentations may emerge from class projects, research-based co-ops, thesis projects, honors in the major projects, capstone projects, etc. Works-in-progress—that is, the sharing of preliminary results—are welcome.
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Reading and Conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib
Monday, January 22
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Cabral Center
Boston campus
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Join the English Department for this year's Skok Distinguished Visiting Writer Event with Hanif Abdurraqib, an award-winning poet, essayist, and cultural critic. His books include There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Random House, 2023) and A Little Devil In America (Random House, 2021), which won the Andrew Carnegie Medal and the Gordon Burn Prize. | |
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Rethinking Korea Lecture Series: Dr. Eleana Kim
Wednesday, January 24
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Renaissance Park, Room 909
Boston campus
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Rethinking Korea: New Perspectives on a Critical Region invites distinguished scholars of culture, transnational history, environment, and international relations to offer novel perspectives on Korea while situating its complex place within global developments. This session features Eleana Kim, Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at University of California, Irvine. Professor Kim's talk is titled "De/Militarized Ecologies: Making Peace with Nature Along the Korean DMZ." | |
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Lecture and Art Presentation by Dr. Ashon Crawley
Wednesday, January 31
4:00 - 6:00 PM
The Cabral Center
John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute
Boston campus
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Join the Africana Studies Program for an exciting lecture by the inaugural Africana Studies Scholar in Residence, Ashon Crawley.
Professor Crawley is a professor of religious studies and African American and African studies at University of Virginia. His work, from writing to performance, is about the black queerness and spirituality, mysticism and relation. He is the author of Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility and the lonely letters.
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Black Feminist Worldmaking | bell hooks symposium
Friday, February 2
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
East Village 17
Boston campus
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The Africana Studies Program invites you to the third annual bell hooks symposium honoring the life and legacy of the trailblazing Black feminist scholar bell hooks. A prolific author, committed teacher, brilliant intellectual, unequivocal truth-teller, and bold visionary, bell hooks (née Gloria Jean Watkins) is a feminist icon who left an indelible mark on multiple generations of people including activists, artists, students, and scholars. This year's theme is Black Feminist Worldmaking. | |
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Ritual & Rupture: A Reading and Conversation with Funto Omojola
Thursday, February 22
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Curry Student Center 144
Boston campus
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Join the English Department for a poetry reading and Q&A with Funto Omojola, poet, performer, and visual artist. They have worked with Dia Chelsea, the Poetry Project, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and their work has been supported by A.I.R Gallery, Cave Canem Foundation, MASS MoCA, and Millay Arts. | | | | |
