The Equilibrium Discussion Series invites scholars whose work examines the intersections of race and STEM fields–science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The inaugural Equilibrium event features Kalindi Cora and Neda Atanasoski, authors of Surrogate Humanity. They will trace the ways in which robots, artificial intelligence, and other technologies serve as surrogatesRead More
Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (CSSJ)
A few years after his official banishment from Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, Roger Williams wrote to John Winthrop, assuring the governor that he had “not yet turned Indian.” At first, it may appear that the statement constituted banter between friends and was written in jest. But Williams was making no joke because his “turning” Indian was not just aRead More
Join the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative (NAISI) and Literary Arts Department at Brown University as we welcome Tommy Orange for our Spring 2023 Keynote event. Tommy Orange will be in conversation with Lanre Akinsiku (Brown University) about Orange’s work and award-Read More
CSREA - Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Healing the Traumas of Slavery: Removing the slave ship from the body - an experiential.
Patricia Powell, Professor of English, Mills College at Northeastern University
This talk is about the ways in which the Middle Passage lives inside us still, the symptoms that the experience exhibits, and how we might think about a protocol that brings healing andRead More
Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (CSSJ)
Finding La Negrita, a historical fiction novel set in 1634 colonial Cartago, Costa Rica, is a retelling of the Black Madonna narrative, which has driven Costa Rica’s national and spiritual identity since the 1700s. It traces an African family’s story across time and space, from Africa to colonial Costa Rica, as they grapple with love, legacy, secrets, and the lines between freedom andRead More
