Past Events

An Evening with Performance Artist José Torres-Tama

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, and The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre
, Martinos Auditorium

José Torres-Tama is a published poet and playwright, journalist and photographer, renegade scholar and arts educator, visual and performance artist, cultural activist and Artistic Director of ArteFuturoRead More

As Far As Isolation Goes

Center for Middle East Studies

About the Event

In conversation with live artist Tania El Khoury, we will discuss her art, the role of her audiences, and the political potential of her work: What does it mean to do interactive art? What are the politics of her work? What are the experiences of an Arab feminist artist exhibiting and performing around the world? This conversationRead More

New Book Talk: Being La Dominicana: The Visual Culture of Santo Domingo

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

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.Read More

Critical Conversations: Disability, Accessibility, and Race

CSREA - Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
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Critical Conversations, one of CSREA’s signature discussion series, invites scholars to explore a central topic through the lens of race. Events in this series have covered issues spanning key topics from public health to education. 

This event will be presented both in-person and virtually. No matter how you choose to join us, pleaseRead More

Color of Care Screening and Panel Discussion

The Warren Alpert Medical School and Rhode Island Historical Society
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Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University on Tuesday, November 15 at 5:30 p.m. for a screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary The Color of Care,Read More

MCM Series: Writing Media Now | Workshop with Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Sponsored by the Department of Modern Culture and Media

Please join us for the MCM series, Writing Media Now: Workshop with Alexis Pauline Gumbs with an introduction by Professor Macarena Gómez-Barris.

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a QueerRead More

Introducing In the Wake of George Floyd: Responses to Anti-Black Racism in Rhode Island

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
, Digital Scholarship Lab

This presentation is a celebration of the soft launch of “In the Wake of George Floyd: Responses to Anti-Black Racism in Rhode Island.” In May 2020, at the height of the global pandemic, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest the public killing of George Floyd by the police. While Floyd’s killing sparked months-long protests, what was at stake was a long history ofRead More

What Madina Agénor is Thinking About Now

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

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

Summer of Soul - A Conversation with Questlove and Tricia Rose

John F. Kennedy Jr. Initiative for Documentary Film and Social Progress

Tickets are now sold out.

 

The John F. Kennedy Jr. Initiative for Documentary Film and Social Progress at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs is proud to present Professor Tricia Rose in conversation with Questlove and producerRead More

Film Screening - Summer of Soul

The John F. Kennedy Jr. Initiative for Documentary Film and Social Progress
, Joukowsky Forum (155)

Join the John F. Kennedy Jr. Initiative for Documentary Film and Social Progress for a screening of Summer of Soul, the Academy Award winning documentary by Questlove. Cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America.

In his acclaimed debut asRead More

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