May 2, 2023 - December 31, 2023 Event Series LAMEM Spring 2023 Colloquia Magisterial Feminae: How Women Who Studied the Ancient World Innovated Brooklyn College, the Latin/Greek Institute, and Beyond Library, Exhibit Area The exhibit focuses on BC female faculty members from 1930-1980, their contributions to the study of the pre-modern world, their teaching legacies, and their service to the college
June 5, 2023 - June 6, 2023 Event Series LAMEM Spring 2023 Colloquia Fragments of Experience: Approaching “Lived Religion” From Late Antiquity to the Central Middle Ages Library, Room 411, Samuel and Bernice Gottlieb Room Poster for Fragments of Experience: Approaching “Lived Religion” From Late Antiquity to the Central Middle Ages With papers on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the conference considers the question of “lived
September 6, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series LAMEM Fall 2023 Colloquia Will, Subjectivity, and Contemplative Practice in the Cloud author and Walter Hilton Boylan Hall, Room 2405 with Joseph Romano, Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University E-mail Professor Nicola Masciandaro if you have any questions or for the Zoom links. All students and faculty are welcome.
September 7, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
September 13, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm “Black Classicisms:” Celebrating the Life and Works of Professor Gail Smith Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium A memorial lecture by Patrice Rankine ’92.
September 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm New Books by BC Faculty Series: Daniel Campos “Sino peripatetico” On Transnational Lives/Sobre las vidas transnacionales Online Philosophy Professor Daniel Campos's philosophical memoir Sino peripatético (New York: Sudaquia Editores, 2023) will serve as the starting point for a conversation on the transnational lives of people who, in the
September 28, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Advocating Empathy and Reconciliation in the Midst of Conflict Student Center, Room 618, Gold Room Professor Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi and Rabbi Jill Jacobs will speak about how to advocate for empathy, even when one’s own community is caught up in a conflict.
October 2, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm “The Fight for Free Speech”: A conversation with author Ian Rosenberg and Brooklyn College Interim Provost April Whatley Bedford Online Ian Rosenberg and Brooklyn College Interim Provost April Whatley Bedford will discuss his important and timely book, The Fight for Free Speech.
October 3, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm New Books by BC Faculty Series: Gunja SenGupta, “History Without Borders: The Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds” Online Professor Edward Rugemer, Yale University, joins History Professor Gunja SenGupta, Brooklyn College, for a conversation on SenGupta's recent co-authored book Sojourners, Sultans, and Slaves: America and the Indian Ocean in
October 4, 2023 - October 6, 2023 Philosophy of the City 10th Anniversary Conference Student Center The 10th Anniversary Conference of the Philosophy of the City Research Group
October 5, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
October 12, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm New Books by BC Faculty Series: Rachel M. Brownstein, “American Born: An Immigrant Story, A Daughter’s Memoir” Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium This event celebrates the publication of Rachel M. Brownstein's new book American Born: An Immigrant Story, A Daughter’s Memoir.
October 17, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series LAMEM Fall 2023 Colloquia SOULS STINK Online Part of LAMEM's Fall 2023 Colloquia
October 24, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Using Visual Approaches To Enhance Experiential Learning and Teaching Online Professor Jerry Krase (Department of Sociology) will lead an illustrated conversation about integrating visual materials and approaches into teaching in the classroom and out in the field.
October 24, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – Magner Career Center, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Workshop (Online) Online Are you interested in a career in business? Our Magner Career Center will be hosting an event to talk about the different internship and career opportunities available to a Brooklyn College student.
October 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Speech-Language Pathology, M.S. (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Creative Writing, M.F.A. and English, M.A. Programs (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 24, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, History, M.A. (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Advanced Certificate (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Political Science, M.A. International Affairs and Global Justice Specialization (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 26, 2023 @ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm New Books by BC Faculty Series: Ben Lerner, “The Lights: Poems” Library, Room 411, Samuel and Bernice Gottlieb Room The event celebrates the publication of Ben Lerner’s latest book, The Lights: Poems.
November 8, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series LAMEM Fall 2023 Colloquia Domestic Disobedience, Political Disorder: Women and Animals in the Livre du chevalier de la Tour Landry (France, 14th c.) Boylan Hall, Room 2405 Part of LAMEM's Fall 2023 Colloquia
November 9, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
November 9, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Melissa Murray To Deliver Samuel J. Konefsky Memorial Lecture: “Dobbs, Democracy, and Distrust” Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium Melissa Murray will deliver the Samuel J. Konefsky Memorial Lecture, titled "Dobbs, Democracy and Distrust" On November 9.
November 27, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series LAMEM Fall 2023 Colloquia Blackness as Chaos and Old Night: The Provenance of Paradise Lost and Black Revolt Boylan Hall, Room 2405 with Lecturer/Doctoral Scholar Dorell Thomas, Brooklyn College E-mail Professor Nicola Masciandaro if you have any questions or for the Zoom links. All students and faculty are welcome.
November 30, 2023 @ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Defending the Humanities: A Conversation With Hess Scholars Paul Ortiz and Barbara Smith Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium We bring together two Hess Scholars to discuss current attacks on the humanities.
December 7, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
December 15, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gang Proliferation and the Political Crisis in Haiti: An Intricate Web Whitehead Hall, Room 222 Devlopman Gang ak Kriz Politik ann Ayiti: On Sitiyasyon Mangonmen Presenter / Konferansye: Djems Olivier, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher Université du Québec en Outaouais Moderator / Moderate: Menes Dejoie, Espas Kreyòl
February 2 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series LAMEM Spring 2024 Colloquia Experiencing Medieval Monasticism The Met Cloisters How can we uncover the lived religious experiences of distant historical subjects, like medieval monks from 1,000 years ago?
February 8 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
February 20 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Myth Made New Ingersoll Hall Extension, Room 148 Best-selling author George O'Connor on "The Art and Narrative of the Olympians Graphic Novels."
February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Defining Immigration, Empire, Race, and Slavery Online An exploration of the interconnections between race, empire, slavery and immigration.
March 7 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
March 8 @ 10:00 am - 4:45 pm Resisting the Policing of Women’s Bodies: Affirming Individual and Collective Rights in 21st-Century America. A 2024 International Women’s Day Conference Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium A 2024 International Women’s Day conference.
March 14 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series LAMEM Spring 2024 Colloquia Snejanka Mihaylova, “On Repentance.” Online Snejanka is a writer and artist.
March 26 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm An Update on the Crisis in Haiti Student Center, Room 602, Maroon Room A conversation about the current situation in Haiti.
April 1 - April 30 Event Series Hess Week Paul Ortiz – Hess Scholar-in-Residence Exhibit Library, Exhibit Area An exhibit located in the main entrance of the Brooklyn College Library that will highlight the works and legacy of Paul Ortiz.
April 1 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – President’s Welcome Ceremony Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson and the Brooklyn College community welcome 2023-24 Hess Scholar-in-Residence Paul Ortiz to campus.
April 1 @ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – Defending the Freedom to Learn Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium This panel explores how book bans and curriculum gag orders deny K-12 and college students’ freedom to learn and access to education.
April 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – Our History, Our Voices: Oral History to Change the World Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium This panel takes inspiration from Paul Ortiz’s work as President of the Oral History Association and Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida.
April 2 @ 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – Defending the Freedom to Teach Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium This panel will explore current political attacks on K-12 and college teachers’ freedom to teach and imagine ways forward.
April 3 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – Bearing Witness and Taking Action in an Age of Rising Fascism: Oral History in the Field and in the Classroom Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium Professor Ortiz will deliver a talk drawing on his personal experiences as an oral historian.
April 3 @ 12:50 pm - 2:05 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – Union Power! Academic Freedom and the Future of Higher Education Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium The panel will explore the role of academic labor unions in defending academic freedom in the current political moment.
April 3 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series LAMEM Spring 2024 Colloquia Andrea di Serego Alighieri, “Sunt Aliquid Manes: Economies of Inscription across Prosody, Archive, and Slavery.” Boylan Hall, Room 2405 Andrea is a DPhil student at Oxford University.
April 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – Blueprint for Solidarity: Black, Latinx, and Asian American Freedom Struggles Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium The panel will explore lessons to be learned from Black, Latinx, and Asian American freedom struggles.
April 4 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
April 4 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Hess Week Hess Week – A Social Movement History of the United States TBD Professor Ortiz delivers the 2024 Hess Memorial Lecture based on his forthcoming book, A Social Movement History of the United States.
April 15 - April 16 HSS Student Expo Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium HSS Student Expo is a forum for HSS students to present their research work, papers, posters, etc.
April 18 @ 4:15 pm - 5:55 pm Affective Masculinities: From Colonial Fathers to Bachelor Banisters in India and England (19th and 20th Centuries)—New Books by BC Faculty Series Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium Celebrate the publication of Professor Swapna M. Banerjee's recent book, Fathers in the Motherland.
May 2 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting Interdisciplinary Program Directors Meeting
May 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series LAMEM Spring 2024 Colloquia Franco Masciandaro, “My Journey as a Student with Dante.” Boylan Hall, Room 2405 Franco Masciandaro is Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and a specialist in medieval and renaissance Italian literature.
May 9 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series LAMEM Spring 2024 Colloquia Tuomas Palonen, “Reimagining Medieval Music in a Retrofuturistic Digital Environment.” Online Tuomas Palonen makes medieval music with 1980s synthesizers under the name Thomas Ignatius.
October 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2024 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Advanced Certificate Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 10 - October 14 Haitian Studies Association Annual Conference Nou Tout Se Moun: Centering Gender, Feminist Practice and Embodiment in the Work of Decolonizing Haitian Studies For our 36th annual conference, the Haitian Studies Association invites contributions that consider the explicit
October 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2024 Graduate Open House – Finance Your Education Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2024 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Creative Writing, M.F.A. and English, M.A. Programs Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
November 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2024 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Political Science, M.A. International Affairs and Global Justice Specialization Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2024 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, History, M.A. Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
November 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2024 Graduate Open House – School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Speech-Language Pathology, M.S. Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
