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Apr

23

Lecture

AI Ignorance vs AI Resistance with Amanda Licastro (Swarthmore College)

Location:
HST 211
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Amanda Licastro (she/her) is the Head of Digital Scholarship and Visiting Associate Professor in English at Swarthmore College, as well as an Andrew W. Mellon Senior Fellow in Critical Bibliography, a DEfcon mentor, and an Aydelotte Foundation Just Tech Fellow. Her research…

Apr

23

Apr

17

Workshop

Jessica Peng Manuscript Workshop

Location:
UC 276
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Jessica Peng, who was awarded an HC grant, will have her manuscript workshop on Fri, Apr 17, 2026 from 9:30am-4:30pm in UC 276. Her current book project "Archipelagic Potentials: Speculative Governance and the Politics of Labor Development in Indonesia" focuses on…

Apr

7

Seminar

China Studies in the Age of AI: Webinar and Panel Discussion

Location:
Maginnes 260
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Join the Asian & Asian American Studies Program for China Studies in the Age of AI6:30 – 7:30 pm: National Webinar ViewingNUSCR presents a national conversation on the current state and future trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship, featuring Sarah Beran (Former Deputy…

Mar

26

Lecture

"Tiny Gardens Everywhere" by Dr. Kate Brown

Location:
STEPS 101
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Kate Brown is the Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in History of Science at MIT. Brown’s books have won numerous prizes. A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland (Harvard 2004) won the American Historical Association’s George Louis Beer Prize…

Mar

24

Workshop

The World According to Sound by Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett

Location:
Whitaker 303
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An immersive sonic experience about the spirit of academic inquiry.Surrounded by an octophonic ring of powerful loudspeakers, you are going to sit in the dark for 70 minutes, wear an eye mask, and be taken on a sonic trip with fellow members of your academic community.You’ll…

Mar

24

Mar

5

Feb

26

Lecture

Death by Design with Dr. Sanyu A. Mojola

Location:
BI 108
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Join Dr. Sanyu A. Mojola, Maurice P. During Professor of Demographic Studies and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, for a public talk titled "Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol," based on her book…

Nov

3

Workshop

A History of India's Green Revolution with Dr. Prakash Kumar

Location:
Humanities Center, 224 West Packer Avenue
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Prakash Kumar is Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Kumar specializes in the fields of South Asian history and history of science, technology, and public health. His scholarship interrogates the nature of development and…

Oct

23

Workshop

Manuscript Workshop with LaToya Council

Location:
Williams Hall 351
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LaToya Council will host a manuscript workshop for her book project, "Empathetic Care: Marriage, Family, and Gender in the Black Middle-Class." The workshop will feature the following external reviewers:Dr. Kris Marsh, University of Maryland College ParkDr. LaShawnDa Pittman,…

Sep

26

Workshop

Writing Beyond the Academy: Securing an Agent and a Commercial Book Deal

Location:
Chandler Ulmann 212
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Are you interested in publishing a trade book? Not all academics have a desire to do this kind of work. However, for those who do want to engage with the “public sphere”, there is often confusion about where to begin, and a lack of resources to help with the process. Join John…