Sep 25 | Alumni Panel: Unlikely Tech Careers Unlikely Paths to Tech Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Room 9204 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. About the Career Panel Today everything is tech, and tech is everything—at least it seems that way. Tech affects our lives more and more. It gives us new and radical ways to change peoples’ lives. And it gives you exciting, dynamic,… Read More
“Oral History and the Future: Archives and Embodied Memory” – Fall 2018 Workshop Series – The Oral History Master of Arts Program is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 workshop series[columbia.us5.list-manage.com]: Oral History and the Future: Archives and Embodied Memory Oral history is a conversation about the past that takes place in the present and is oriented towards the future. How is this future orientation made real? Oral history as a research… Read More
Sep 13 | Classrooms and Social Justice: Why Start with Pedagogy? Please join the Futures Initiative on Sep 13 at 12pm in the Segal Theatre for “Classrooms and Social Justice: Why Start with Pedagogy?” This is an open, livestreamed workshop led by Cathy N. Davidson, Racquel Gates, Siqi Tu, and Christina Katopodis. The workshop will be livestreamed at http://bit.ly/FuturesED-live[bit.ly]. This panel[futuresinitiative.org] looks at the relationship between… Read More
Sep 5 | Rupture / Reimagining – narratives of persons and places What: Artists’ Talk by students from “Arts-Based Research and Visual Methodologies” (Spring 18) When: September 5, 2018, 5:00-7:00pm Where: Urban Education Lounge, room 4202 UED 75200, our course on visual methodologies and arts-based research, students used visual methods to explore subjects that were of deep concern to them though only one member of the class… Read More
Columbia University Seminar on American Studies, 2018-19 Schedule Below, please find the schedule for the 2018-19 Columbia University Seminar on American Studies. (The spring dates are provisional for now, though we expect them to be confirmed without much trouble.) September 4 – Scott Poulson-Bryant (Fordham) October 9 – Tao Goffe (NYU) November 13 – Timothy Yu (Madison) December 11 – Thuy Tu (NYU) February… Read More
Sep 13 | Publishing American Sign Language Poetry: An Evening Honoring Deaf Talent Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 6:30 PM | Proshansky Auditorium The Deaf community boasts an incredible roster of poets, who use the creative capabilities of American Sign Language to develop visually captivating worlds and express the nuances of Deaf experiences. Like written poetry, ASL poetry uses forms and methods such as repetition, rhythm, and motif to… Read More
July 27 | Activist Orchestra Plays To #KeepFamiliesTogether FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more information, contact: Fernanda Douglas, [email protected] Activist Orchestra against America’s criminalization of immigrants Sanctuary: Season Finale[eventbrite.com] July 27, 7:00 PM Saint Peter’s Church 619 Lexington Avenue New York, NY – Activist orchestra The Dream Unfinished will present Sanctuary, a festival of music celebrating artists who identify as immigrants or first generation… Read More
June 15 | May Sumak: Quichwa Film Showcase May Sumak: Quichwa Film Showcase A FREE series featuring three days of Quechua/Kichwa film screenings and discussions throughout New York City and New Jersey. The showcase is a celebration of Indigenous and community filmmaking in the Quechua languages spoken throughout the Andes and by immigrants in the United States. INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING THEN AND NOW (link)… Read More