Past Events

Domingo Morel, PhD’14 ─ Developing Scholars: Race, Politics, and the Pursuit of Higher Education

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
, Joukowsky Forum

Domingo Morel discusses his forthcoming book about community-centered affirmative action, the role of protest in policy formation, and how institutions of higher education have adopted new policies to restrict college access to students of underrepresented groups.Read More

Just Futures: Situating the Humanities in Community-Based Reparations in Newark

John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage

Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and headquartered at the University of Michigan’s Center for Social Solutions, the Crafting Democratic Futures project brings together nine university partners, each tasked with leading a local effort to devise a racial reparations plan for their area. This talk will lay out the project in Newark, New Jersey, where Rutgers faculty, staff, andRead More

Graduate Workshop Series: Grants with Sandra Barnes

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

These faculty-led workshops support graduate student research while building the skills necessary for sustained success in today’s competitive job and publishing markets.

During this event, Professor Sandra Barnes (C.V. Starr Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology) will cover the topic of grantwriting.

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What Kera Street is Thinking About Now

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

The “What I Am Thinking About Now” series provides a collegial, productive workshop space for faculty and graduate students to present and discuss recently published work and work in progress. Scholars test ideas and receive feedback from a diverse and supportive group of scholars on Mondays throughout the semester. 

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New Book Talks - Mary Beltrán, Latino TV: A History

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 from scholars both internal and external to Brown. They facilitate thought-provoking and critical engagement with emerging scholarship.

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The next New Book Talk invites Mary Beltrán, author of Latino TV: A History. The text asks: whose stories areRead More

Black Time and African Spatialities

History of Art and Architecture

The HIAA department has decided, out of an abundance of caution, and to protect against seasonal flu, colds and COVID-19, we will continue to require masks for all indoor lectures and gatherings during Spring 2022. 

Mpho Matsipa, University of the Witwatersrand & Harvard Graduate School of Design 

Black people are often forced toRead More

Graduate Workshop Series: Exams with Seth Rockman

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

These faculty-led workshops support graduate student research while building the skills necessary for sustained success in today’s competitive job and publishing markets.

During this event, Professor Seth Rockman (History) will cover the topic of exam preparation.

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Joseph Ewoodzie Jr: Getting Something to Eat in Jackson

Department of Sociology, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
, Zimmer Lounge

 

This event is part of the Sociology Department’s Spring Colloquium Series.

 

Joseph Ewoodzie Jr: Getting Something to Eat in Jackson


Joseph Ewoodzie Jr. spent more than a year following a group of socioeconomically diverse African Americans—from upper-middle-class patrons of the city’s fine-diningRead More

What Erica Kanesaka is Thinking About Now

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

A core component of CSREA is supporting faculty and advanced students in the development of cutting-edge, collaborative intellectual work. “What I Am Thinking About Now” is an informal workshop/seminar series where faculty and graduate students present recently published works and works in progress for early-stage feedback and development.

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Graduate Workshop Series: Teaching with Melvin Rogers

Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

These faculty-led workshops support graduate student research while building the skills necessary for sustained success in today’s competitive job and publishing markets.

During this event, Professor Melvin Rogers (Political Science) will discuss  pedagogical practices and making the transition from student to teacher-scholar in the academy.

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