Resources for Studying Latin America and U.S. Latinos: NYPL and CUNY/GC Libraries

CUNY Graduate Center

February 7, 2019

4:00 PM — 6:00 PM

Librarians and archivists from the New York Public Library and CUNY provide an update on their research sources for studying Latin America and the best practices on how to access the wealth of primary and secondary sources on Latin American studies.

Marc Helbling Presents: What is Islamophobia?

CUNY Graduate Center

February 21, 2019

4:30 PM — 6:30 PM

What citizens think about Muslim immigrants is of great importance for some of the most pressing challenges facing Western democracies.

Ars dictaminis and Ars technica: Catherine of Siena’s Letter Network

CUNY Graduate Center

February 21, 2019

6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

In this talk, Lisa Tagliaferri works to affirm Catherine of Siena as not only a literary writer but also a vernacular innovator who drove access to knowledge production across communities.

Is Higher Education for Everyone?

CUNY Graduate Center

February 21, 2019

6:30 PM —

If college is a pathway to greater equality in our society, what are the obstacles preventing participation by all? What role do class, race, economic factors, and pedagogy play, and what are the solutions?

Sociolinguistics Lunch: Sarah Muir (City College, CUNY)

CUNY Graduate Center

February 22, 2019

2:00 PM — 4:00 PM

Sarah Muir (City College, CUNY) presents:

A Tribute to the Life and Work of Meena Alexander

CUNY Graduate Center

February 22, 2019

4:00 PM —

Please join the GC English community in a celebration of the life and writing of Meena Alexander.

Rejecting Genre Distinctions: What I’ve Been Doing Since Graduate School

CUNY Graduate Center

February 22, 2019

5:00 PM — 7:00 PM

The PhD Program in Comparative Literature presents: Rejecting Genre Distinctions: What I've Been Doing Since Graduate School

Fighting over Greek in Early Modern Europe

CUNY Graduate Center

February 22, 2019

5:30 PM — 7:30 PM

A panel featuring Tanya Pollard (Brooklyn College and GC), Jessica Wolfe (UNC-Chapel Hill), and Micha Lazarus (Cambridge)

Intersections: Between Asia and Latin America.

CUNY Graduate Center

February 22, 2019

6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Intersections: Between Asia and Latin America. A Bilingual Colloquium on Latin American Asians, Through Literature, Film, and Politics

When Writing Never Gets Done

CUNY Graduate Center

February 26, 2019

11:00 AM — 12:30 PM

This workshop will explore the reasons for avoidance and inhibition in writing.