African Distinguished Speaker Series 2023

Karl Anatol Center (AS-119) , United States

California State University, Long Beach Africa Subcommittee of the International Education Committee Presents An exciting afternoon examining African ideas, values and culture. Dr. Salim Faraji Professor (CSUDH), Ordained Minister African Methodist Episcopal Church and an Okomfo, Akan (Ghana) Traditional Healer/Priest Sponsors: Department of Africana Studies For more information, please contact: Dr. Uche Okafor Uche.Okafor@csulb.edu Department […]

57th Annual Comparative World Literature Conference – On Digital Pasts and Futures: New Perspectives in Literature, Technoculture, and Media

TBA and Zoom

The deadline for abstracts is March 15. Conference Information Venue: California State University, Long Beach. Mainly in person with some Zoom participation. Dates: Wednesday and Thursday, April 19 and 20, 2023 Keynote Speaker: Cassius Adair (Assistant Professor of Media Studies, The New School), “Reverse Engineering: From Trans Tech Histories to Radical Trans Futures.” Technology and […]

Inaugural Diversity, Equity. Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Day

USU Beach Auditorium

Hosted by the President’s Equity & Change Commission, the day will feature workshops, activities, and equity-themed panels focused on the Intentionality of Equity Work. A tentative schedule is below and you can register here. Tentative DEIA Day Schedule: 8:30-9:00 - Registration/information 9:00-9:30 - Welcome and Introductions 9:30-11:45 – Workshops and Panel 11:45-12:30 Keynote Speaker 12:30-1:15 […]

Taller Bula: Puerto Rican Bomba and the Black Diaspora

Room 200 in the Multi-Media Center (MMC) , United States

Under the direction of Hector Luis Rivera, Taller Bula has performed bomba in the Southern California region since 2018 and has lectured at UC Irvine, UCLA, and UC Santa Barbara. Bomba is a percussive call and response musical and dance genre created by enslaved Africans on Puerto Rican sugar plantations. For kidnapped Africans, bomba served as an important means […]

Human Development Seminar Series: Social Technology for Global Aging

LA5-267 & Zoom

Please join us on Monday, March 15th, 4pm-6pm in LA5 267 for a Human Development Seminar Series event presented by Dr. Aveva Xu (Research Associate, University of Texas MD Anderson Center for Cancer Research) This is a Hybrid event. Dr. Aveva Xu will share insights from her ongoing work with the Harvard University Social Technology […]

From Hiroshima to Athens: The archaeology of migration and burial

Karl Anatol Center (AS-119) , United States

Hosted by: Classics, Anthropology, Asian and Asian American Studies, & Chicano and Latino Studies On Thursday, March 16 at 4:00pm, please join us for a talk by Camille Reiko Acosta entitled “From Hiroshima to Athens: The archaeology of migration and burial” in the Anatol Center.  We will have a small reception afterwards with the speaker. […]

Helena María Viramontes Lecture: Carribean Fragoza

UTC

We are thrilled to announce that Carribean Fragoza will be this year’s guest author for the Helena María Viramontes Lecture. Fragoza’s keynote will be on Thursday, March 16, 2023 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and a reception will follow from 6:30-8:00 p.m.  Fragoza is the author of the recent short story collection Eat the Mouth That Feeds You (City Lights, […]

Slow Cities and Slow Food in the American Context

Zoom

The Graziadio Center Presents: Slow Cities and Slow Food in the American Context A Talk by Dr. Mary Caputi (CSULB)   Zoom ID: 638 484 0633 In this talk, Mary Caputi discusses and advocates mainstreaming the philosophy of slow in order to reprioritize the American Dream in a sustainable and more aesthetically refined manner. For more […]

The Importance of Literature for the Holocaust Survivor

Alpert JCC - 3801 East Willow St.

The CSULB Jewish Studies Program is delighted to welcome Dr. Kitty Millet to Long Beach for her talk “The Importance of Literature for the Holocaust Survivor,” to be held at the Alpert JCC on Wednesday evening, March 29th, at 7 pm. In this talk, Professor Millet surveys why literature became so compelling a medium for […]