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An exhibition at Olin Library examining how counter-narratives emerge through contemporary artwork and critical reinterpretations of historic objects.
Race and Human Trafficking: How Racial Inequality Impacts Human Trafficking
Shima Rostami, Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking
Transnational Knowledge: A symposium on the production and circulation of scholarship in translation
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Ignacio Sánchez Prado (Romance Languages & Literatures, Latin American Studies, Film & Media Studies) and Ignacio Infante (Comparative Literature and Romance Languages & Literatures)
Sociology Colloquium Series: Angela S. García
Enduring Immigrant 'Illegality': Time and the State of Waiting.
Americanist Dinner Forum: Work, After the Future
Study Abroad at the University of Sydney - Virtual Info Session 2022
Ready to jump on a plane as soon as Australian borders open? Our next in-person programs will take place August-November (Semester) 2022, and we can't wait! If you are as excited as us to kick-start your Australian adventure, join us for a virtual information session.
Gallery Talk: (Un)masking Health
Ivan Bujan, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Art, Museums and the Fear of a Black Planet
Bridget R. Cooks, associate professor in the Department of Art History and the Department of African American Studies, University of California, Irvine
Black Girlhood Studies in Conversation with Dr. Nazera Sadiq Wright
Nazera Sadiq Wright, associate professor of English and African American and Africana studies, University of Kentucky
Sociology Major-Minor Welcome Session
Locating Black Racial Science
Ayah Nuriddin, Princeton University - History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine (HPSM) Lecture
Meet the Office of Graduate Studies in Arts & Sciences
Drop in to meet our staff and leadership and learn about our vision for supporting graduate students in Arts & Sciences.
Policymaking through a Racial Equity Lens
Jewel Stafford, assistant dean, Field Education; and Atia Thurman, lecturer, both with the Brown School at Washington University
The Enslaver Enslaved: The Black Dominator in Creole Louisiana
Andia Augustin-Billy is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. She earned her Ph.D. in French Language and Literatures with a certificate in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Washington University in St. Louis in 2015. Her ongoing research interests and published scholarship include analysis of race, gender, and sexuality in French-speaking Africa and the Caribbean.
Social Movements and Social Change
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Zakiya Luna, Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar, Department of Sociology
The Impact of Controlling K-12 Curriculum
Launch Week: Scholarships and Fellowships Virtual Info Session
Wondering what your options are to finance your study abroad? Join Amy Suelzer, Director of Overseas Programs, for an overview of opportunities and how to get started.
Launch Week: Application Process Virtual Info Session
Do you want to study abroad but don’t know where to begin the application process? Join Advisor Veronica Whittemore as she walks you through the process of planning and applying for study abroad.
Launch Week: Choosing a Program Virtual Info Session
Not all study abroad program models are the same. Visit this information session to find out which is right for you! Join Advisors Carrie Canham and Kim Mantia-Ochoa from Overseas Programs for a discussion on program types and options.
Detrimental Influences: Tracing the Links Between Historical Segregation and Contemporary Inequality in St. Louis
Chris Prener, St. Louis University
Sociology Colloquium Series Presents: Dr. Krystale Littlejohn
On Friday, March 4th, 2022, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Krystale Littlejohn at the University of Oregon.
Krystale E. Littlejohn is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and author of Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics (UC Press, 2021). She earned her PhD from Stanford University in 2013 and her BA from Occidental College in 2007. Her work examines race, gender, and reproduction, particularly at the nexus between embodiment and biomedical technologies. Her research has been published in Demography, Gender & Society, and Journal of Health and Social Behavior, among other outlets. She has received funding from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the Society of Family Planning Research Fund, and the ASA Minority Fellowship program.
Eating While Black
Psyche Williams-Forson, Professor and Chair, American Studies, University of Maryland & Rafia Zafar, Professor of English, African and African-American Studies, and American Culture Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
Americanist Dinner Forum: A Discussion about "The Neutral Ground"
Indie Filmmaking Masterclass with AFAS Artist-in-Residence, David Kirkman
St. Louis Women Behind the Camera
Panel Discussion for ‘Behind the Sheet’
Co-Hosts: Ron Himes, Founder and Producing Director, The Black Rep; and Rebecca Messbarger, PhD, Director of Medical Humanities
Ageism: What It Is, How It Hurts and How To Combat It
Nancy Morrow-Howell, the Bettie Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy, Brown School and director, Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging
Behind the Sheet
Season 45 - The Black Rep
Slavery and Discrimination in Education, Voting Rights, and Economic Power
100th anniversary of the Mound City Bar Association
Building Bridges for Equity and Inclusion: Introducing the St. Louis School Research-Practice Collaborative
Sociology Colloquium Series Series Presents: Dr. John Eason
On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. John Eason from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John Major Eason is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Justice Lab. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He served as a political organizer for then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama. His research interest challenges existing models and develops new theories of community, health, race, punishment, and rural/urban processes in several ways. First, by tracing the emergence of the rural ghetto he establishes a new conceptual model of rural neighborhoods. Next, by demonstrating the function of the ghetto in rural communities he extends concentrated disadvantage from urban to rural community process. These relationships are explored through his book, Big House on the Prairie: Rise of the Rural Ghetto and Prison Proliferation, at the University of Chicago Press. For a more complete biography, a list of his research and publications, complete course descriptions, and information on how to request a letter of recommendation, feel free to visit johneason.com.
Advocacy & Allyship: Supporting Transgender Youth
Transgender Day of Visibility
Joint Book Launch: ‘The New Sex Wars’ and ‘Porn Work’ with Brenda Cossman and Heather Berg
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Heather Berg, assistant professor of women, gender and sexuality studies; and Rebecca Wanzo, chair and professor of women, gender and sexuality studies
Sociology Colloquium Series: Dr. Helen Marrow
On Friday, April 1st, 2022, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Helen Marrow of Tufts University. Helen B. Marrow is a sociologist of immigration, race and ethnicity, social class, health, and inequality and social policy. Her work explores Latin Americans' incorporation trajectories and racial and ethnic identities in the United States and Europe, the impact of immigration on social life and race relations in the rural American South, variation in public bureaucracies' approaches to unauthorized immigration (especially in education, law enforcement, and health care), the relationship between immigrant-host contact, threat, trust, and civic engagement, and Americans' emigration aspirations. As an Associate Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, she teaches Introduction to Sociology, Qualitative Research Methods, and various courses on immigration, race/ethnicity, and Latinxs. For a more complete biography, a list of her research and publications, complete course descriptions, and information on how to request a letter of recommendation, feel free to visit helenmarrow.com.
Living together in tomorrow's world: French secularism beyond borders
International colloquium: Living together in tomorrow's world: French secularism beyond borders- En français (le matin) / and in English (afternoon)
Deconstructing Inclusion: Beyond a Seat at the Table
Lakeya Cherry: Chief Executive Officer, The Network for Social Work Management
Mike Spencer: Presidential Term Professor & Director. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander & Oceanic Affairs, University of Washington
Dana Toppel: COO, Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Daniel Jacobson López: Assistant Professor of Social Work, Boston University
Claude A. Robinson, Jr.: Executive Vice President, External Affairs and Diversity, UCAN
Environmental Justice in St. Louis with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Start Where You Are: Mapping a Journey Toward Equitable Data Practice
College Behind Bars: WashU’s Prison Education Project
Panel discussion
Conspiracy! Evangelicals, Fear, and Nationalism in the 21st Century
A public lecture by Anthea Butler, author of “White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America”
Disability in Brazil: Experiences, Arts, Activisms
This virtual panel features four presentations by disabled Brazilian scholars, artists, and activists working towards disability visibility and justice.
Disability in Brazil: Experiences, Arts, Activisms
This virtual panel features presentations by disabled Brazilian scholars, artists, and activists working towards disability visibility and justice.
"Who Owns Women's Rights?: Reflections on The UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)"
AFAS 2022 Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Rhoda Reddock will discuss her latest work as a women's right expert for the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Sociology Colloquium Series Presents: Dr. Filiz Garip
On Friday, April 15th, 2022, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Filiz Garip of Princeton University. Dr. Garip’s research lies at the intersection of migration, economic sociology and inequality. Within this general area, she studies the mechanisms that enable or constrain mobility and lead to greater or lesser degrees of social and economic inequality. Dr. Garip received her Ph.D. in Sociology and M.S.E in Operations Research & Financial Engineering both from Princeton University. She hold a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bosphorus University in Turkey.
Dr. Filiz Garip collaborates with scholars in different fields, including economics, demography and computer science. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Clark Fund, Milton Fund, Cornell’s Center for the Study of Inequality, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
Sociology Colloquium Series Series Presents: Dr. Angela Garcia
On Monday, April 18, 2022, the Sociology Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Angela Garcia from the University of Chicago. Dr. Angela S. García is Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Crown School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. She is a scholar of migration, membership, law, and the state, with a focus on undocumented migration and US immigration federalism. García’s award-winning book, Legal Passing: Navigating Undocumented Life and Local Immigration Law (University of California Press), compares the impacts of restrictive and accommodating subnational immigration laws for undocumented Mexican immigrants. Her current work includes a book project on middle-aged undocumented immigrants who simultaneously care for their US households and aging parents in communities of origin, and a collaborative study on urban inclusion through Chicago’s municipal ID programs and its response to COVID-19 for marginalized residents. García earned a PhD in Sociology and a MA in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego.
Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood
A public lecture by Mark Oppenheimer, journalist and author of “Squirrel Hill”
Spring 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Join us for the annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, which will highlight the diverse range of impressive research projects completed by WashU undergraduates, including Senior researchers completing theses, capstones, and other culminating projects.
2022 A Black Space Odyssey: A Conversation About Afrofuturism and Its Importance in Film
South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to Civil War
Alice Baumgartner, assistant professor, Department of History, University of Southern California
Modern Fast Fashion: From the sweatshop to landfill
SIR Spring 2022 Town Hall
Pan African Capital? Banks, Currencies, and Imperial Power
Hannah Appel is associate professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and associate director at the Institute on Inequality + Democracy. She is the author of 2019's The Licit Life of Capitalism: US Oil in Equatorial Guinea (Duke University Press) and co-author of 2020's Can’t Pay Won’t Pay: the case for economic disobedience and debt abolition (Haymarket Press).
Requiem of Light Memorial Concert and Lantern Lighting
A memorial for the more than 5,000 St. Louisans lost to COVID-19.
Faculty Book Talk: Heidi Kolk and Iver Bernstein
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Iver Bernstein (History, AFAS and American Culture Studies)
University Libraries Book Conversation
Prof. Iver Bernstein invites colleagues and students to the University Libraries Book Conversation about the "Material World of Modern Segregation" volume.
Rethinking Monuments & Memorials
WashU & Slavery Project director Geoff Ward and planning committee member and Professor of History Peter Kastor will be panelists at the Missouri History Museum's event examining the shifting commemorative landscape in St. Louis. Panelists will discuss examples including the museum's reinterpretation of the Jefferson statue, commemoration of Mill Creek Valley, interventions in Tower Grove Park, and work with EJI to address histories and legacies of lynching. Universities Studying Slavery will be among the initiatives featured at event resource tables, which will help to share and support the array of remembrance efforts underway in greater St. Louis.
Remembrance of 1836 Lynching of Francis McIntosh
In partnership with Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), the St. Louis Community Remembrance Project will commemorate the 1836 lynching of Francis McIntosh on April 30 in Kiener Plaza.
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Studiolab Open House
Junior Jumpstart 2022
College of Arts & Sciences Recognition Ceremony
Scholarly Writing Retreat 2022
WashU scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences are invited to jump-start their summer writing.
Counter/Narratives: ‘More Than One Thing’
Screening of the short film ‘More Than One Thing’ followed by a brief discussion
Sociology Colloquium Series: Dr. G. Cristina Mora
The Colloquium Series invites guest faculty to Washington University to give research presentations and meet with members of the University community. In this, the Series aims to provide opportunities to engage with sociologists outside of WashU and their research, and to strengthen inter-institutional scholarly networks.
Colloquium presentations are free of charge and open to all students, staff, and faculty.