Past Events

"Living While Black" Opening Reception & Artist Talk

First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent Street, Providence, 02906

Kicking off with a free opening reception & artist talk at 5 pm on Saturday, May 4, the formal parlors of historic First Unitarian Church will host the first-ever exhibition of all 40 portraits from "Living While Black" by Dr. Ajuan Mance, a professor at Mills College/Northeastern University and a Brown University alum. The exhibit will run through June 30.

Reimagining the STEM Field: Indigenous Identity and Higher Ed

CSREA Faculty Grant Event

STEM disciplines in higher education often center and reinforce Western epistemologies and pedagogies, which includes the perception that STEM is objective and not situated in a global context or community. Advancing equity and inclusion in STEM calls for anti-racist pedagogies to reach those students who are marginalized by systems of oppression.

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Dr. Jean Yun Lecture in Asian American Studies: Ava Chin

, Petteruti Lounge

About the Lecture Series:

The Dr. Jean Shim Yun Lecture Series spotlights scholarly research focused on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Each year, the Series invites groundbreaking academics and artists to campus to enrich conversations of race, ethnicity, and identity, particularly in context of the immigrantRead More

New Book Talks: Figures of the Future, Latino Civil Rights and the Politics of Demographic Change

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America - CSREA

CSREA’s New Book Talks highlight new and notable works studying race, ethnicity, and indigeneity. They facilitate thought-provoking and critical engagement with emerging scholarship.

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New Book Talks: Laura López-Sanders, The Manufacturing of Job Displacement

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America - CSREA

CSREA’s New Book Talks highlight new and notable works studying race, ethnicity, and indigeneity. They facilitate thought-provoking and critical engagement with emerging scholarship.

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The Manufacturing of Job Displacement: How Racial Capitalism Drives Immigrant and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market

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New Book Talks: Metaracism, Tricia Rose

CSREA - Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
, Friedman Auditorium

CSREA’s New Book Talks highlight new and notable works studying race, ethnicity, and indigeneity. They facilitate thought-provoking and critical engagement with emerging scholarship.

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Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives—and How We Break Free

Tricia Rose

Chancellor’s Professor ofRead More

Fruits of Labor: Race, Ethnicity, and Foodways

CSREA - Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
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Fruits of Labor: Race, Ethnicity, and Foodways

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Co-sponsored by the Cogut Institute for the Humanities, this discussion of new research features a panel of experts in the field of food studies who will share their work as itRead More

What was Affirmative Action and Why Does it Matter?

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America - CSREA
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The Third Rail Series aims to address some of the most thorny and contentious social, political, and cultural issues related to race and ethnicity in contemporary society.

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What was Affirmative Action and Why Does it Matter?

 

Robin D. G. Kelley

Distinguished Professor andRead More

Israel and Palestine Beyond the Israel-Hamas War

Watson Institute and the Program in Judaic Studies
, True North Classroom (101)

Join the Watson Institute, the Program in Judaic Studies, Gershon Baskin, and Samer Sinijlawi for this discussion on Israel and Palestine Beyond the Israel-Hamas War, moderated by Professor David C. Jacobson

Gershon Baskin is a political and social entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to peace between Israel and its neighbors. He was the founder of the Israeli PalestinianRead More

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