SIG Event Free Food! Are you curious about how literature is consumed outside of the classroom—how students select books and get recommendations (Booktok? Instabook? etc.). How we can we better connect with them on social media. We have set up this event as an egalitarian interaction, kind of like a town hall, with a […]
The Long Beach Economic Partnership's regional economic forum returns with Accelerate Long Beach presented by Bank of America, where we'll be hearing from business and economic leaders on the theme of "Navigating the Future." The event will include a talk by renowned economist Dr. Robert Kleinhenz of Cal State Long Beach and Kleinhenz Economics, who will report on trends […]
A presentation by Dr. Adrià Martín-Mor for the Fall 2022 RGRLL Research Showcase and in celebration of International Translation Day. While some people view technology as a possible solution to many of our problems, other worry that the use of certain technologies could have dangerous implications in our current economic system. This talk will explore […]
History Department Research Seminar Presentation By Professor Andrew Jenks Please join us this Friday in the History Department Seminar Room (FO2, room 101-A) as Professor Jenks discusses his research for his new book project, Los Rusos: Revolutions, Statelessness, and the Russian Diaspora in Mexico, 1905-1965. No RSVP required. Light refreshments will be served.
The CSULB Legal Studies Program and Political Science Departments are proud to host their fourth annual “First Monday Supreme Court Preview” live in person on Monday, October 3, from 12:30-1:45 PM, in SSPA 110. The court begins its 2022-23 term this coming Monday with a new Associate Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman […]
RGRLL, CWL, ENGL, and Scholarly Intersections are co-sponsoring “Una visión general de la poesía de la temprana edad moderna española: del Renacimiento al Barroco” (“An overview of the poetry of the Spanish early modern period: from the Renaissance to the Baroque”) by Dr. Carlos Gutiérrez on 10/4, 4-5:30pm via Zoom. This intellectual event, envisioned more […]
You are all cordially invited to a mini-concert featuring instrumental Persian music with the tar (a type of lute) performed by Mahour Mellat Parast next Thursday, October 6, at 6:30 pm in the Anatol Center. This concert is part of CWL 415 Ethnic Literature and Culture in America.
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 […]
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 […]
Department of Africana Studies Presents a Review and Discussion of The Woman King Panelists: Dr. Keith Claybrook, Professor Africana Studies, Dr. Alice Nicholas, Assistant Professor Africana Studies, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and Chair Africana Studies, Ms. Chimbuko Tembo, Administrative Support Coordinator Africana Studies, Ms. Maya Washington Student, Professor Myia Williams, Lecturer Africana Studies Zoom: https://csulb.zoom.us/j/84514339954?pwd=Rkg1Z3BtemErZkNnV1g3TmNacWlmUT09 […]
CSULB Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, CSUN Civil Discourse and Social Change CSUN Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program Presents Woman. Life. Freedom: A Conversation on the Iranian Uprising Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died after being arrested by Iranian morality police in Tehran on September 13, 2022, for allegedly violating a […]
Greetings from South Asian Student Association..!! Diwali is here and our Diwali celebrations would be incomplete without your presence… We will look forward to having you and make it a memorable occasion for all of us. Registration is mandatory and the admission is to be paid to the organizers listed in the event description. Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csulb-diwali-festival-tickets-443787930647
Día de Los Muertos Build a Collective Alter for Our Loved Ones Time: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm 8:30 am - 12:00 pm: Place a picture of a loved one, or an object associated with an ancestor on our collective altar. 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Potluck - Share food and stories. Pease RSVP by […]
Dr. Hewan Girma, Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Zoom Link: https://csun.zoom.us/j/84681623613 Meeting ID: 846 8162 3613 Since the early 2000s, African countries have become a significant source of internationally adopted children. Between the 1960s and 2018, an estimated 70,000 children were adopted from Ethiopia alone and […]
The Yadunandan Center for India Studies is proud to present a lecture by Saloni Mathur titled: "Decolonization and Design in South Asia" Saloni Mathur is Professor and Chair of the Department of Art History at UCLA. She is author of India by Design: Colonial History and Cultural Display (UC Press, 2007) and A Fragile Inheritance: Radical Stakes in Contemporary Indian […]