Nov 4 | The Future of Research As part of the tenth-year anniversary of the Futures Initiative, this panel celebrates two exciting new publications and the brilliant scholars who produced this scholarship: FI Faculty Fellow Professor Amber Musser, whose book Between Shadow and Noise, Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley praises as work that “will reshape current conversations in Black studies, feminist studies, art criticism,… Read More
Nov 19 | On Performance, Poetics, and Authoritarianism Tuesday, Nov 19, 4pm-6pm Room 9207 Join us as Christine Bacareza Balance presents ongoing research and writing from her book project, Making Sense of Martial Law. In it, she studies what the diverse and contradictory poetics of Philippine martial law (1972-1986) perform and reveal about authoritarianism and cultural memory, as illustrated by both U.S.- and… Read More
Oct. 29: John Lewis: A Life The Office of Public Programs at the Graduate Center is pleased to present David Greenberg, author of John Lewis: A Life, in conversation with Rachel L. Swarns on Tues., Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. John Lewis: A Life David Greenberg in Conversation with Rachel L. Swarns Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 p.m. The CUNY Graduate Center, 365… Read More
Oct 4 | First meeting of the Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Transpacific Thought The first meeting of the Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Transpacific Thought and the Problem of Asia will take place on October 4th. This session will be focused on Region, featuring Professor Gayatri Gopinath (NYU) in conversation with Kandice Chuh (CUNY GC). To register for the event and access readings (access will be provided to both… Read More
Oct 12 | FUTUREPOEM: REIMAGINING THE POETICS OF THE SMALL PRESS Please join REVERIE for its first event of the fall 23 semester…! FUTUREPOEM: REIMAGINING THE POETICS OF THE SMALL PRESS A conversation and reading with New York City-based publishing collaborative Futurepoem Books, hosted by the REVERIE Poetry Series. Thursday, October 12, 2023, 6:30pm The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 5414 New… Read More
Oct 20 | The Immigration Law Death Penalty: Aggravated Felonies, Deportation, and Legal Resistance Read More
May 4 | Feminists Celebrates Mentorship: a Reading and Celebration with Nancy K. Miller and Tahneer Oksman Feminists Reclaim Mentorship: A Reading and Celebration with Nancy K. Miller and Tahneer Oksman Thursday, May 4th at 6:00 PM (EST). This Event will take place In-Person in the Skylight Room at the CUNY Graduate Center. To RSVP and Register: https://bit.ly/CSWSNancyMiller This event is free and open to the public. Please distribute widely. Event Details: Mentorship continues… Read More
April 28 | Outliers and Outlaws Friday, April 28, 2023 4:00 p.m. English Program Lounge, room 4406 Come hear Prof. Judith Raiskin, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Oregon, talk about her oral history project: In the 1960s-90s Eugene, Oregon was known as a “lesbian mecca,” drawing hundreds, perhaps thousands, of young women from across the United States.… Read More
April 18 | Experimental Aging and U.S. Modernisms April 18, 6pm, room 4406 A lecture by Scott Herring This talk rehearses core arguments from Scott Herring’s recent book, Aging Moderns: Art, Literature, and the Experiment of Later Life (Columbia University Press, 2022). Canvassing artists, performers, and writers such as Mabel Hampton, Indra B. Tamang, and Tillie Olsen, my research illuminates how old age… Read More