Wednesday, October 12th | 11 – 2PM No registration required, but if you want to compete: https://csulb.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iu3AoEPQtIwMIK

Please join the History Department, American Studies, and American Indians Studies for a virtual talk with Maddy Myers a pop culture critic and writer who has worked at Paste Magazine, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, and is currently the Deputy Editor for Games at Polygon and a podcast host on the Maximum Fun network. She’ll talk […]

In recent years, there has been a nostalgic resurgence of interest in the Jewish deli menu. As Prof. Rachel B. Gross explores in her book, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice, restaurateurs have deliberately made American Jewish food fit for the twenty-first century, emphasizing sustainability, local produce, and a nostalgic longing for family and communal histories. By selling and consuming a revitalized deli cuisine, American Jews […]

Join us for a Lecture, Panel Discussion & Q/A A Scholarly Intersections Event Featuring: Dr. Christine Jocoy, Geography, CSULB Dr. Lily House-Peters, Geography, CSULB Dr. Melanie Nagel, Political Science, University of Tubingen, Germany Dr. Michael Mendez, Urban Planning & Public Policy, UC Irvine Som Chounlamountry, Political Science, CSULB Martin McCarthy, Environmental Science & Policy, CSULB […]

Thursday, October 20th | 12 – 1PM  Registration:  https://csulb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuurrDgtHNGRa15lBQZ25-sQyvteT9DW

Dr. Lina Chhun is a first-generation Cambodian American activist-scholar. Dr. Chhun was born in Khao-I-Dang, a refugee camp in Thailand and grew up in California. She is currently working on her book, Walking with the Ghost, which addresses questions of commemoration and vulnerability in the aftermath of violence. After completing her doctorate in Gender Studies […]

Dr. Suraj Yengde is one of India’s leading scholars and public intellectuals. Named as one of the 25 Most Influential Young Indians by GQ magazine and the Most Influential Young Dalit by Zee, Suraj is author of the best-seller Caste Matters and co-editor of the award-winning anthology The Radical in Ambedkar. Suraj’s forthcoming book by […]

Critical Justice Committee Speaker Series:* Dr. Ana Muñiz Immigration Surveillance, Expanding Borders & Race   Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ana Muñiz, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Law and Society at UC Irvin about her powerful new book, Borderland Circuitry (UC Press, 2022). She investigates the ever-expanding immigration surveillance system, remaking of borders, and the reconstruction […]

Please come out in person for an exciting event featuring Sekou Odinga, a founding member of the Bronx chapter of the Black Panther Party, a member of the Organization of Afro American unity, and a member of the Black Liberation Army. Join us for a conversation with him about his lifelong work in the movement […]