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 See the exciting announcement below concerning a visit from activist and scholar Barbara Smith (location TBD). Which Way Forward? Freedom Organizing in the Twenty-First Century with Barbara Smith Wednesday, January 18 6:00-8:00 PM, with reception Author, activist, and independent scholar, Barbara Smith is a groundbreaker in opening up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender.  She was a cofounder of the Combahee River Collective, a Black feminist organization of the 1970s, and a cofounder and publisher of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press (until 1995), the first… Read Article →

A new digital humanities initiative Studio χ, is kicking off their inaugural event this January 19. The first  Studio χ event, “Digital Humanities and Difference,” will host Tara McPherson and Phillip Ethington from the University of Southern California. It will take place at 4:30 in McGowan South, Room 108. The image above has details on more events happening this quarter. Studio χ, a Center for faculty development, will foster and support research at the interface between humanities and computing. The Center will work with all colleges in the university to construct networks of interested faculty,… Read Article →

The Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary LAS Graduate Student Conference is happening this spring and the deadline to submit is fast approaching! The conference takes place March 3 on the Lincoln Park Campus and is an opportunity for graduate students from across the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences to showcase their work and interact with work from students across departments. Students may propose individual papers or poster presentations. Papers can be completed or in-progress, and this conference can be a good opportunity to workshop a paper to be submitted to another academic conference. Submit online here. Submissions are due January 15…. Read Article →

DePaul’s Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change has released their event calendar for the Winter Quarter 2017. Two annual events coming up quickly this January are the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast on the 17 and the Student Drag Show on the 20. See the full calendar of amazing events below.

On Saturday, November 5 author Ruth Ozeki will be reading from her novel A Tale For the Time Being and discussing. The event takes pace from 2-4 PM in Cortelyou Commons. See the flyer below for more information.

The History Department will be hosting “Veterans Spat On, Called ‘Baby Killers’: The Mythical Imagery of America’s Lost War in Vietnam” on Monday, October 24th in Richardson Library Room 400 (Dorothy Day Room) at 6:00pm. The event is cosponsored by the English Department and Big Shoulders Books and students are encouraged to attend!  

The Literary Speakers Series kicks of this Fall Quarter with a presentation by Kathleen Rooney and Eric Plattner discussing their new publication Rene Magritte: Selected Writings. The event takes place on Wednesday, November 2 at 4 PM in Arts and Letter Room 413.

The English Department’s Visiting Writer Series kicks off this quarter with a “Celebration of the Short Story,” featuring Prof. Christine Sneed and alum Kristin FitzPatrick. The event takes place Thursday, October 13 at 6 pm in the Richardson Library Room 115. See the flyer below for more details.

The DePaul Art Museum in collaboration with the annual Lit & Luz Festival of cultural exchange between Chicago and Mexico City (organized by MAKE literary magazine) is hosting a conversation between artists Jorge Méndez Blake and Dianna Frid on how their respective cities, libraries, and poetry have influenced their work. The discussion will be moderated by Mexico City-based writer and art critic Gabriela Jauregui and DPAM assistant curator Mia Lopez. Presented in conjunction with the exhibit, “On Space and Place: Contemporary Art from Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Vancouver.” It will be in both Spanish and English…. Read Article →

The Chicago Climate Festival, an initiative hosted by DePaul University’s Institute for Nature & Culture is an even dedicated to climate change activism and spoken word Raptivate!. The evening will include a presentation by Melissa Brice, founder of Chicago 350, a performance by Joey Fine Rhyme a climate-change educator, and an open mic session. The event takes place on October 5th from 6:30-8:30 pm in McGowan South Room 105. Currently the event is seeking open mic volunteer and interested students can RSVP at cskolnik@depaul.edu. See the attached flyer for more details.  

See the calendars below for a list of engaging and important events on race, gender, and sexuality happening on DePaul’s campus in the coming weeks. Also consider visiting the websites of the Center for Black Diaspora, Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change, and  The Women’s Center to find out more and get involved.

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