Join the History, Languages, Critical Race and Women’s Studies Department screening of Xica (1976) on Monday March 7, 2017 at 8 p.m. in King Hall 110. This Brazilian narrative dramedy film follows the life of Xica/Chica de Silva, an African slave in Brazil during in 18th century and her rise in social class standing. Dr. Nathan Clarke will provide context […]
Celebrate International Women’s Day as part of MSUM’s Women’s History Month on Tuesday, March 8, from 12 -3 p.m. in the Women’s Center (154 Bridges). This afternoon will feature Laetitia Mizero Hellerud giving a talk from 12:00-1:00pm titled, “A Pledge for Parity: Dare to Be Brave.” Following her talk the Women’s Center will be available for folks to make a […]
Dr. Kim Park Nelson will present “’Does My Face Look Familiar?’ “Real Family,” Adoptee Birth Search and Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing” Friday February 19th in the Women’s Center (154 Bridges) for the Women’s and Gender Studies Colloquium Series. We convene a social from 11:45am and talk promptly begins by 12:00pm. Please see attached for more information.
Paul Harris, Department of History, Languages, Critical Race, and Women’s Studies, has two recent publications. An entry he wrote on the “American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions” was published in America in the World, 1776 to the Present: A Supplement to the Dictionary of American History, a reference work from Charles Scribner’s Sons. He also reviewed Island Queens and […]
Join us as Dr. David Church presents “A Smell of Vinegar, A Swallow of Gold: Preservational Ethics in the Home Video Market for Vintage Pornographic Cinema for the last colloquium talk of fall 2015 semester. Dr. Church’s talk concerns the aesthetic strategies taken by several generations of home video companies in re-releasing 1970s-era hardcore porn films on home video, and […]