• Symposium in Memory of Robert Deam Tobin: Homosexuality and Visuality in German Modernity

    Robert Deam Tobin was the inaugural Henry J. Leir Professor of Language, Literature, and Culture and a Strassler Center contributing faculty member. A remarkable teacher and scholar, he was an expert in the fields of gay and lesbian studies, queer theory, gender studies, human rights, and German and European cultural studies. A symposium examining sexuality, […]

  • Vienna, 1890 – 1938: Capital of Tradition, Innovation, Promise, and Peril

    In the first decades of the twentieth-century Vienna was a locus for cultural and intellectual innovation, as well as for radical politics of left and right. This symposium brings together a group of leading interdisciplinary scholars to explore the interactions of art, music, and cultural politics in the decades preceding the rise of National Socialism and […]

  • Concert: A Spectrum of Viennese Song, 1900-1938

    Performed by Stephanie Weiss (mezzo-soprano) and Christina Wright-Ivanova (piano), as part of the Vienna, 1890-1938: Capital of Tradition, Innovation, Promise, and Peril symposium.

  • International Student Welcome

    We hope our new international Clarkies will join us for International Student Welcome.

  • International Student Welcome

    We hope our new international Clarkies will join us for International Student Welcome.

  • Myanmar and the Politics of Humanitarianism: Diaspora, Identity, and Advocacy

    This panel discussion will explore the transnational nature of humanitarian aid in Myanmar two years after a coup ushered in military rule there, including challenges, dilemmas, and everyday politics of aid and advocacy in Myanmar, including among a growing diaspora of Burmese activists abroad.

  • Poetry Reading and Discussion with Adael Mejía, Worcester’s Youth Poet Laureate

    Join us for a special event in honor of Latine/Latinx Heritage Month. Adael “Ace” Mejía, Worcester’s Youth Poet Laureate, will be at Clark University for a poetry reading and moderated discussion. Mejía is a multifaceted artist, youth worker, and performer of Ecuadorean heritage. He will read from his recent works and share more about his […]