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Apr
22

CANCELLED: Terence Keel on "Christianity, Race, Slavery: New Considerations for the Life Sciences"

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID ---- About the Talk: The idea that so-called races reflect inherent biological differences between social groups has been a prominent aspect of Western thought since at least the Enlightenment. While there have...
Apr
14

Crossroads and Cyborgs: The Speculative Design of John Jennings: Happening Online! Please register below

REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE WEBINAR Colloquium | April 14 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Multicultural Community Center For more details and to register visit this page. Featured Speaker: John Jennings, Professor of Media and Cultural...
Apr
1

[CANCELLED] Beyond Solutions to the Housing Crisis: A discussion on the past, present, and future of housing (in)justice in the Bay Area

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED With great sadness, we have decided to cancel this event due to current circumstances. We thank you for your interest in participating in the discussion and hope you will join us for a rescheduled event...
Mar
17

[CANCELLED] Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity Lunch Talk: “Was Yosef on the Spectrum?”

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Samuel J. Levine Director, Jewish Law Institute; Professor of Law Touro Law Center Yosef’s behaviors, interpersonal relationships, and personal development are often difficult to understand, and at times seem to defy explanation. Professor Samuel J...
Mar
13

CANCELLED: Jenifer Barclay: “We Saw in Him Each of Us” - Disability, Social Cohesion, and Survival in American Slavery

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID -------- This talk is part of the Othering & Belonging Institute's Research to Impact series as well as UC Berkeley's 400 Years of Resistance to Slavery and Injustice initiative. About the Talk...
Mar
12

Native/Immigrant/Refugee: Movements Across Contested Grounds Symposium

For more information and to register visit this page. Location is ADA accessible Two global crises—the heightened regulation of movement across national borders, and the impact of climate change—prompt us to examine the meanings and imbrications of the terms “native,”...
Mar
6

Elise C. Boddie: "Struggling for the Soul of Public Education"

For a video recording of this talk visit this page - Date: March 6, 2020 Time: 12pm - 1:30pm Location: Social Science Matrix Conference Room, Barrows Hall 8th Floor Title: Struggling for the Soul of Public Education: Lessons from the...
Mar
5

Opacities: Trans Visual Cultures

Opacities: Trans Visual Cultures with Tourmaline + Chris Vargas In conversation with Eric Stanley Thursday, March 5, 2020 | 5:00-7:00pm Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley Co-sponsored by Arts Research Center, the Center for the Study of Sexual Culture...
Mar
5

Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley: 50 Years of Igniting the Future (March 5 & 6)

This academic year, 2019-2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the Department is organizing a 2-day symposium “Ethnic Studies at 50: Igniting the Future” featuring our distinguished graduates...
Feb
24

Khiara Bridges - Imagining an Ethnography of Pregnant Class-Privileged Women of Color

Date: February 23, 2020 Time: 12:45pm - 2 pm Location: Philip Selznick Seminar Room in 2240 Piedmont Ave. Berkeley, CA Part of: Center for the Study of Law & Society Speaker Series About the talk: Imagining an Ethnography of Pregnant...
Feb
21

Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology (Deirdre Cooper Owens)

For a video recording of this talk visit this page. - This talk is part of the Othering & Belonging Institute's Research to Impact Series. It is supported by the Institute's Health Disparities Cluster Date: February 21, 2020 Time: 12:00...
Feb
18

Rodney Leon on Black Public Art

Visit this page for a video recording of this event. -- Talk Title: Rodney Leon on Black Public Art: Paying Homage to the Ancestors Location: BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley Date: Feb. 18, 2020 Time: 12pm - 2pm This event...
Feb
7

Mental Health and Refugees: the Eritrean Case

Talk by Yohannes Ferdinando Drar Clinician/Social Worker Practitioner MSW, RSW Royal Ottawa Hospital Mental health problems and suicide are two challenges facing the Eritrean community. The collective multi-generational trauma Eritreans experience is a direct result of continuous wars and human...
Jan
24

The Black Census and Redistricting Hub

The My Black Counts California Census and Redistricting Academic Roundtable A luncheon and conversation with a small group of academics and thought leaders from across California talking about the role of the 2020 census and redistricting process in determining the...