Sara Hassani, professor of political science at Providence College, will examine the political significance of self-immolation among women and girls in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Journalist and trans activist Erin Reed will trace the evolution of transgender identity, examine ongoing developments in trans health care, and offer concrete steps for people to become better allies, advocates, and observers.
Clark University alumni Bill Saiff ’81 and Lorne Covington ’81, founders of NOIRFLUX, will discuss their unique approach and experience in creating multi-person responsive environments for public art, communication, education, research, and entertainment.
Ben Jamieson Stanley from the University of Delaware will discuss their recent book, “Precarious Eating: Narrating Environmental Harm” focused on fisheries and foraging as a point of entry to South Africa’s Western Cape, where bustling culinary and environmental tourism coincide with hunger and stratification.
Clark University students, faculty, and staff are invited on a field trip to Fitchburg Art Museum to see “Stephen DiRado, Better Together: Four Decades of Photographs” and participate in an interactive gallery talk with the artist. Free bus transportation and museum admission are available to Clark students, staff, and faculty with a current Clark ID.
Professor María Acosta Cruz discusses her new book examining Puerto Rico’s national culture through a complex web of references to the disasters the nation has suffered and how the environment has been portrayed.
Join us for a screening and discussion of “The Last of the Nightingales,” an immersive journey with sound ecologist Bernie Krause to explore how natural soundscapes can help us overcome the climate crisis.
Binghamton University Professor Jason Moore will present “Climate Revolts, Climate Crises, or, Why Climate Doomism is Bad History, Terrible Geography, and Even Worse Politics.”
Alexandra Bell isan interdisciplinary artist who investigates the complexities of narrative production, consumption, and perception. She considers the ways media frameworks control how narratives involving Black communities are depicted and, in turn, disseminated.
In honor of April being National Poetry Month, please join us for a night of multilingual performances of poetry, short stories, and songs. We invite all students, staff, and faculty to join us, both in the audience and on the stage! It is our goal to have as many of the 88 languages on campus […]
Timur Hammond of Syracuse University will present “The Transmitted Past: Toward a Rethinking of Geography, Temporality, and Community.”
Associate Professor and Interim Director in the School of Geography, Development and Environment at the University of Arizona Illegality and the transformation of low-wage labor regimes in the context of rural gentrification Over the last three decades, domestic amenity or “lifestyle” migration has stimulated a process of rural gentrification across the United States, shifting landscapes […]
