A faculty and student panel will examine the concept of Afrofuturism as depicted in “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The films will be screened at Clark on Feb. 28 and March 1.
Visiting Scholar Ibrahim Ozdemir will explore the role of climate change in shaping political and social stability.
The final event for the Common Academic Experience will include a facilitated discussion with Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the illustrators who adapted Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” as a graphic novel.
An interdisciplinary panel of Clark faculty will discuss “Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation,” the common text in this semester’s Common Academic Experience for first-year students.
Attendees of this launch event for the series of Difficult Dialogue events will experience a dialogic structure that centers listening and understanding, followed by a panel discussion on the history of Difficult Dialogues on Clark's campus and its re-engagement in the present moment.
Thu Nguyen (Clark '14, they/them) is a proud Vietnamese refugee, an artist, a youth worker, and the first non-binary candidate for Worcester City Council At-Large. Thu's father fought for freedom in the Vietnam War and was held for six years a prisoner of war. Following his release, Thu's family came to Worcester as refugees. Thu's […]
With the 2021 publication of The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, edited by Abbie Goldberg and Genny Beemyn, a timely question is, what is the state of trans studies now and in the future? Join us for a panel of leading scholars to discuss this topic. This event is the second in a series of […]
