The Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies supports interdisciplinary teaching and research on deep-rooted social issues, with a primary focus on how race, gender, and ethnicity shape global inequality, geopolitics, and the struggle for human rights.
Amid public debate over the NFL’s choice of the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny as the Halftime Headliner for Super Bowl LX, Juan Pablo Rivera discussed themes of gender, politics, and identity in the musician’s work at an event co-sponsored by the Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies.
In addition to our ongoing seminar series, the Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies partners with other centers and organizations to host events that dissect important real-world issues and enrich classroom discussions on campus. We also offer funding for undergraduate research and opportunities for affiliated Clark faculty and visiting scholars.
The Center serves as a hub for two degree programs and five interdisciplinary concentrations at Clark:
- Asian Studies, B.A.
- Women’s and Gender Studies, B.A.
- Africana Studies, concentration
- Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, concentration
- Genocide and Humans Rights, concentration
- Latin American Studies, concentration
- Peace and Conflict Studies, concentration
Seminar series
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Migration
This seminar series brings together scholarly work and student discussion about a variety of types of movement, including displacement, deportation and emigration from the US to places where those who have been targets of intimidation, violence, and harassment might find safety.
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Democracy, Repression, and Resistance
The seminar series explores democracy and human rights in the 21st century and the things that challenge and undermine our understanding of democratic norms.
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Faculty Brown Bags
Launched in 2018, the Faculty Brown Bag showcases the work of newly hired faculty in CGRAS’s participating programs.
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Difficult Dialogues
In 2021 and 2022, the Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies hosted Clark’s Difficult Dialogues series. The series, led by Jie Park and Eric DeMeulenaere, provided a space for the campus to explore all sides of current, often divisive, topics through face-to-face conversations.
Upcoming events
There are currently no upcoming events.
