Merriam-Webster declared “culture” as the Word of the Year in 2014 and many years later the world is still trying to grasp what exactly “culture” is, let alone what “counterculture” is. For most Americans, the 1969 Woodstock Festival is the go-to image for countercultural moments that shaped American history, yet Black countercultural arts movements have… Continue Reading CMS Speaker Series/ "I Am Not Your Negro: A Brief History of Black American Counterculture" with Theo George

The Young Alumni Series featuring Kelsey Chapman (nee Newborn) '12 Dignity is easy to discuss, but difficult to define. It is subjective, controversial, but highly relevant to the affordance and delivery of human rights for people with disability. Come and discuss ways to embed dignity and human rights into the way we work, build things,… Continue Reading The Dignity Project: human rights and dignity at the intersection of disability

Professor Nunn, Sophie Kerr Scholar in Residence in African American Literature, will discuss her exciting research on the intersection of critical race theory and contemporary science fiction!

A talk about censorship, the Spanish Inquisition, and sex and sexuality. Prof. Deanda will present her recently published book: "Offensive to Pious Ears: Obscenity and Censorship in 18th Century Spanish Literature" (Frankfurt: Iberoamericana, 2022). A panel, composed of profs. Martin Ponti and Kate Charles will discuss the book, followed by a Q & A.