Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture Summer E-News
July 3, 2017*
Thread.City

Image Credit: "Thread.City,"  Cecil McDonald Jr.
Every evening (after sundown)
Arts Incubator
5513-5515 South Prairie Avenue
free and open to the public

What's on your mind? Care to share? Join or begin conversations with  Thread.City, and these  brief exchanges will be projected onto Prairie Avenue.  Thread.City is a project conceived and executed by Arts + Public Life / Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture 2016-17 Artist-in-Residence  Stephen Flemister.

The Artists-in-Residence program, managed by  Arts + Public Life and the  Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, is supported in part by a grant from  The Joyce Foundation.  

For more information, click here
Seva Series: Cultivate Mindfulness

Tuesday, July 11, 
12:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Arts Incubator, Flex Space
301 East Garfield Boulevard
free and open to the public;  rsvp on Facebook
(rsvp appreciated, but not required) 

Join Arts + Public Life / Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture 2016-17 Artist-in-Residence  Lauren Ash for an hour-long practice of Seva and mindfulness. Seva (say-va) is a Sanskrit word representing the act of selfless service. Lauren will offer Seva practice at the Arts Incubator on the second Tuesday of every month. All those who join will create and engage in meaningful exchange. Attendees will also cultivate mindfulness through movement, meditation, and guided activity. In alignment with the objectives of her residency, Lauren is crafting Seva as a space that centers the healing of self-identified people of color.   

Space is extremely limited: arrive early. Please wear clothes that are comfortable for movement.  

Note: this is  not a yoga class. 

Lauren Ash is the Founder and Creative Director of Black Girl In Om, a lifestyle brand focused on cultivating holistic wellness, inner beauty, and self empowerment for women of color. She is also a certified yoga instructor, wellness curator, and creative writer. She is passionate about building authentic and meaningful community amongst women of color, people of color more broadly, and creatives and inspiring all people to live by their intentions and chase after their curiosities with enthusiasm, faith, and vision.  

Ash's work has been published in Design*Sponge, Blavity, and she has recently been featured in Nylon, The Cut, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine, and Elle.com. She is currently loving all things sports luxe, red wine, travel, and the monthly black joy centered day party she co-founded:  Party Noire.

The Artists-in-Residence program, managed by  Arts + Public Life and the  Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, is supported in part by a grant from  The Joyce Foundation.  

For more information, click here
"Remain To Be Seen" 2016-17 Artists-in-Residence Exhibition

Thursday, July 13, 6
:00 pm
Arts Incubator
301 East Garfield Boulevard
free and open to the public; rsvp on Eventbrite
(rsvp appreciate, but not required)

Exhibition on View: Jul 13 - Aug 25, 2017 

Remain To Be Seen  showcases the culminating work of the  2016-17 Arts + Public Life and Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture Artists-in-Residence Yaw Agyeman Lauren Ash , and  Stephen Flemister . The ten-month residency program, housed at the Arts Incubator in Washington Park, supports Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artists whose practices critically engage issues of race, ethnicity, and community. Remain To Be Seen  exhibits Agyeman, Ash, and Flemister's reflections on self, identity, power, and visibility through sculpture, painting, installations, video, and sound.

Related Programming
Thursday, July 13 * 8-10pm
After-Party at BING with special performances and DJ Rae Chardonnay
BING Reading Room, 305 East Garfield Park Boulevard

Wednesday, August 2 * 12-1pm
Artist Roundtable (RSVP required)
Arts Incubator, 301 East Garfield Boulevard

Fridays through August * 12-2pm
Playlist Fridays curated by YAW at Currency Exchange Café
Currency Exchange Café, 305 East Garfield Boulevard

Remain To Be Seen  will be on view July 13 through August 25, 2017 at the Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd. Exhibitions are always free and open to the public. Groups interested in visiting Remain To Be Seen should email Nikki Patin at npatin@uchicago.edu

The Artists-in-Residence program, managed by  Arts + Public Life and the  Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, is supported in part by a grant from  The Joyce Foundation.  

For more information, click here
Before Work

Image Credit: Yaw Agyeman
Monday, July 17, 
7:00 am
Arts Incubator
301 East Garfield Boulevard

We generally associate Mondays with the blues and the dreaded start of the week. We also generally associate the time after 5pm as the moment to unwind.  Join Arts + Public Life / Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture 2016-17 Artist-in-Residence YAW for "Before Work."   Before Work hopes to bridge a gap and perhaps change the narrative around how we recharge and when.

Before Work will consist of live music, fresh herbal tonics/juice, coffee, and light pastries. Each month will feature an artist or practitioner that will help propel us into the week.

YAW has performed on both the theatrical and musical stage. He has toured in the play Red, Black and Green: a blues (MAPP) and performed in the world premiere of the musical, "Mister Chickee's Funny Money" (Chicago Children's Theater). The play features music from the Motown Great, Lamont Dozier. He has been featured on VH1's "Soul Cities", a show produced by Nelson George that showcases singers in cities all over the country, as well as on the Africa Channel's, "Soundtracks at Red Kiva", a program that focuses on artists of African descent.  Currently, he is a member of the artistic collaboration, "Black Monks of Mississippi", headed by the dynamic and prolific, Theaster Gates.

The Artists-in-Residence program, managed by  Arts + Public Life and the  Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, is supported in part by a grant from  The Joyce Foundation.  

For more information, click here
The "New Dawn" Podcast 
Flip'n the Script: Michael Dawson, Beyond Linked Fated, and the Roots to Racial Capitalism


New Dawn Podcast
Episode Ten: "Flip'n the Script: Michael Dawson, Beyond Linked Fated, and the Roots to Racial Capitalism
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We are pleased to introduce the "New Dawn"  podcast, an initiative of the Race and Capitalism project.  This project is co-led by CSRPC Faculty Director and Professor of Political Science Michael C. Dawson and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington Megan Ming Francis. 

In this special episode,  Megan Ming Francis  flips the script and engages  Michael Dawson  about his journey through activism and academia. Ranging from challenging institutions, returning to higher education, and where Dawson sees the state of the discipline since offering the Linked Fate measure and framework.

Listen now, and subscribe to catch future episodes!
CSRPC AFFILIATE EVENTS
currently on view | 
Cauleen Smith: Human_3.0 Reading List

through October 29
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 124 
111 South Michigan Avenue
general admission is free to Illinois residents every Thursday from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm throughout the year

Newspapers, magazines, and websites frequently offer lists: the 10 best new restaurants, the 50 top places to see in the world, the 100 best movies of all time. Chicago-based artist Cauleen Smith (2012 APL/CSRPC Artist-in-Residence) has created another kind of list, a new canon of humanistic literacy presented as a series of drawings. Titled  Human_3.0 Reading List, the project represents a new dimension of Smith's work, one that engages with the idea of a collective consciousness through manually drawn renderings of book covers.

In this series of 57 drawings-each produced on 8½ × 12- inch graph paper in watercolor over graphite, occasionally elaborated with acrylic-the artist proposes a selection of books that is both personal, conveyed by the frequent inclusion of fingers or a thumb shown holding up a given book, and idiosyncratic. Harriet Tubman, C. L. R. James, and bell hooks find their place alongside  Starfish, Sea Urchins, and Their Kin by Nelson Herwig. Together the drawings ask challenging questions: Have you read these books? Will you read these books? What will they mean to you? What do they mean to us now? Which titles might be missing? 

An artist whose primary discipline is film, Smith has incorporated various influences and references in her images-science fiction, the black diaspora, and the lyrical potential of landscape. She first garnered national recognition with her feature-length film  Drylongso (1998), which she completed during her graduate training at UCLA's film school. In 2010, Smith moved to Chicago, where her work has grown increasingly site-specific and engaged in social activism. She created the Solar Flare Arkestral Marching Band Project, which has organized flash-mob appearances of a marching band composed of youth groups from the city's South Side. This and other recent works have explicitly invoked the legacy of pioneering composer and performer Sun Ra, whose music and elaborate self-defining mythology also propelled the broader artistic movement of Afrofuturism. 

Grounded in a sober assessment of race relations and institutional power structures,  Human_3.0 Reading List calls its viewers to prepare for social change through self-empowered education. In the final words of the manifesto accompanying the series, Smith exhorts her audience: "Love. Resist. Read on. Right on."

Related Programming
Thu, Jun 22, 6:00 pm 
Concert: Nicole Mitchell and Lisa E. Harris-"EarthSeed"
$5 members and students, $10 nonmembers

Thu, Jul 6, 11:00 am
Summer Open Studio
Free; No registration required

Image Credit: Cauleen Smith. Wild Seed, from Human_3.0 Reading List, 2015. Promised gift of Helen and Sam Zell.

For more information, 
click here.
 

Office Hours with Melissa Gilliam

Meet at the Reception Desk in Levi Hall
5801 South Ellis Avenue

Are you a current UChicago College or Graduate/Professional student with questions, concerns, or ideas related to diversity and inclusion on campus?  

Melissa Gilliam (Vice Provost for Academic Leadership, Advancement, and Diversity; CSRPC Faculty Affiliate) is holding office hours this summer (and dates will continue to be added). We encourage you to sign up to meet with her.

In this role, Dr. Gilliam supports the Provost in activities relating to faculty development and institutional diversity. She oversees leadership development for departmental chairs and faculty at each academic rank; leads activities to increase accountability and measurable progress in creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable campus; supports the academic development of faculty as well as work-life integration; and provides infrastructure and training in recruitment and retention.

For more information, 
click here.
 

SSHMP presents:  
Archiving Workshop Redux with 
Maggie Brown

Saturday, July 8, 3:30 pm
Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 South Stony Island Avenue
free and open to the public; rsvp on Facebook

The South Side Home Movie Project and Rebuild Artist-in Residence Maggie Brown are partnering in a series of training workshops designed around personal archiving for all types of media in home collections. Join project archivist Candace Ming and the Brown family as we dive into selected materials from the Oscar Brown Jr. and South Side Home Movie Project archives!
 
For the month of July we will we be discussing the world of videotape preservation and how to store, protect, and house your personal home videos for prosperity. We will also be tackling archival storage and arranging of 35mm slides. 

For more information, 
click here.
 

BMRC presents:
Chicago Black Women's Activism + School Choice in Chicago

Friday, July 14, 5:00 pm
Union League Club 
65 West Jackson Boulevard
free and open to the public; rsvp on Eventbrite

Please join us for an evening of research & refreshments. 2017 BMRC Summer Short-term Fellows William Adams and Nicholas Kryczka will speak on the following topics (in order of name): "Windy City Heroines: Black Women's Activism During the Harold Washington Campaign in 1983," and "Renewal by Choice: Schools, Space, and the Black Metropolis in Post-Civil Rights Chicago," respectively. 

About the Fellowship Program
Through an international competition, the BMRC offers 1-month residential fellowships in the City of Chicago for its Summer Short-Term Fellowship Program. Generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2009, the Summer Short-Term Fellowship Program has engaged scholars, artists, writers, and public historians from all around the world to better formulate new historical narratives of Chicago's past. The new, original research and art developed through this program is significant as it illuminates the national and international importance of Chicago's African American community.

For more information, 
click here.
 

2017 BMRC Annual Meeting

Wednesday, July 19, 10:00 am
Chicago History Museum, Guild Room 
1601 North Clark Street
free and open to the public; rsvp on Eventbrite

Celebrate with us at the 2017 BMRC Annual Meeting! Find out what we have accomplished over the past year and learn more about our Summer Short-term Fellowship Program and Archie Motley Archival Internship Program. Meet with 2017 Fellows and our 2017 intern and hear about their experiences. BMRC Staff and the BMRC Board of Directors will also be in attendance and will be discussing plans for BMRC's future. The opening program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, 
click here.
 

The Bowman Society Lecture Series presents:
 
Doriane C. Miller, MD

Thursday, July 20, 5:00 pm
Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery (KCBD) Auditorium 1103 & Main Lobby
900 East 57th Street
free and open to the public; please RSVP

The Bowman Society Lecture Series presents: Doriane C. Miller, MD (Director, Center for Community Health and Vitality; CSRPC Faculty Affiliate) on "Reflections on a Career in Community Engagement and Health: Listening, Learning and Action."

Reception to follow. 

For more information, 
click here.
 

The Seminary Co-op Bookstore Podcast:  Open Stacks

Open Stacks brings you conversations with scholars, poets, novelists and activists on subjects as eclectic as the books on our shelves, from under-the-radar debates in the academy to pressing contemporary social issues, and from bestselling works of fiction to avant-garde poetics. Recorded live at Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstores, Open Stacks invites listeners to sit in on the kind of candid discussions and lively debates made possible by the participation of readers in a public space, with the aim of expanding and encouraging a broader community of ideas.  Join the conversation.  

Episode 1 features Michael Eric Dyson  speaking about the myth of whiteness and the 2016 election.
 
In our  second episode  sociologist Kimberly Kay Hoang (CSRPC Faculty Affiliate)  talks about the sex industry in Vietnam, the subject of her book Dealing in Desire.
 
We also feature  Natalie Moore  in conversation with Rick Perlstein on segregation and housing inequity in Chicago in  episode 3,  alongside anti-oppression poems by Kevin Coval.
 
Forthcoming episodes feature poet  Clint Smith  on American historical amnesia, Colson Whitehead  on his Pulitzer-winning novel The Underground Railroad and author Deepak Unnikrishnan sharing stories of South Asian laborers in the United Arab Emirates.

For a complete list of upcoming events, please check  

OPPORTUNITIES
Fellowship, Job, Internship + Volunteer Opportunities

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, 
DePaul's African and Black Diaspora Studies Program

We invite applications for the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship. The fellowship is housed in DePaul's African and Black Diaspora Studies Program. 
The Wells-Barnett fellow is expected to teach three courses over the academic year (usually one each in Fall/Winter/Spring quarter). Teaching experience in a higher education setting is strongly preferred. Specific courses to be taught will be ultimately be determined in dialogue with the department. 

Fellows will also be expected to present their research to the DePaul and local community and participate meaningfully in the life of the African and Black Diaspora Studies Program, its students, and the affiliated Center for Black Diaspora. The individual who fills this position will also have opportunities to work with faculty in other departments and programs, centers and institutes at DePaul.

The ideal candidate's scholarship will substantially and meaningfully reflect Wells-Barnett's spirit of advocacy. Eligibility is restricted to those who have received their PhD no earlier than 2013. Applicants should have a strong and clearly defined research agenda.

Appointment of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett teaching fellow will be for the academic year 2017-2018. The fellowship may be extended for a second year, based on review and budget availability. DePaul University will provide the fellow with office space and modest funds for travel and research. This is also a benefits-eligible position. 

Review of applications will begin July 5, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled. Early submission is strongly encouraged. Applications must be submitted through DePaul University's Faculty Opportunities website. The application portal, along with a more detailed job description may be found at  https://facultyopportunities.depaul.edu/postings/1289.

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Diversity & Inclusion (BSD) Graduate Assistant

The Office of Diversity & Inclusion in the Biological Sciences Division seeks a graduate student assistant. This person will assist with website design and maintenance, help with assessment, marketing materials, PowerPoint presentations, create and edit event flyers, as well as research literature reviews on diversity and inclusion related topics in STEM.

Interested in applying?
Login to your student/alumni account via GRAD Gargoyle > Jobs > Jobs and Internships > Search "Diversity & Inclusion"
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Open Position: Communications and Events Manager, 
Pozen Family Center for Human Rights


The Human Rights Program at the University of Chicago was founded in 1998 and renamed the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights in July 2014. The Pozen Center supports innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research initiatives that critically explore the theory and practice of global human rights. 

The Manager, Communications and Events provides leadership for Pozen Center communications efforts and works closely with the directors to plan and implement events. The position requires close collaboration with campus offices, outside vendors, faculty, students, alumni, and donors. Supervision of student employees may be required. 
 

To apply, visit:
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Open Position: Program Coordinator, Program on the Global Environment
  


The Social Science Collegiate Division (SSCD) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a full-time Program Coordinator for the Program on Global Environment to manage all aspects of the Environmental and Urban Studies program.

The Coordinator collaborates with a range of staff, faculty, graduate students and other academic personnel to facilitate the college major and minor requirements. The Coordinator will serve as a point of contact and information source for all program components, including the major and minor, Chicago Studies Quarter and Certificate Program, working groups and student-based initiatives, and events. The coordinator will also work independently, managing the Program's daily and annual operations, budget and administrative responsibilities, communications, including website management, and coordination with related campus units. The Coordinator reports to the Director of the Program on Global Environment. 

To apply, visit:

For more information, click here
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National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 
Internship Opportunities

Internships at the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer college and graduate students and recent graduates opportunities to work closely with professionals and scholars in the museum field. The museum provides a dynamic learning environment and access to supportive mentors that help interns reach their educational and professional goals. Interns can gain practical museum skills and program development experience in a variety of positions from education to collections to public relations. Internship projects are based upon the need and availability of professional staff.

Internship Sessions
Internships occur during the summer, fall, and spring from 10 to 15 weeks, beginning June 1, September 15, and January 15. Start dates and duration are flexible and arranged in coordination with the supervisor.

Application Deadlines
Fall Internships:  July 15
Spring Internships:  October 15

For more information, click here
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National Center for Faculty 
Development and Diversity

The University has purchased an institutional membership to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. The membership provides faculty, postdocs, and graduate students with access to hundreds of resources designed to support their success in their academic careers. Anyone with a university email address is eligible for membership. To register, simply visit the website at the following link and choose "Institutional Sub-Account" as your membership type:  https://facultydiversity.site-ym.com/general/pick_username.asp
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For more opportunities - jobs, internships, fellowships, grants, CFPs, and the like - of interest to current and recent students working in the area(s) of race and ethnic studies, and activism, please visit Sarah's Tuohey's Blog - a resource page created by our Student Affairs Administrator.
EVENTS AROUND TOWN
currently showing | "Paradise Blue" by Dominique Morisseau  

through July 23
Timeline Theatre
615 W Wellington Ave

directed by Ron OJ Parson
original music composed by Orbert Davis

"We all got sadness. But I like to turn mine into fire, baby. What you do with yours?"

A dynamic and jazz-infused drama about what's at stake when building a better future. In Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood in 1949, a gifted trumpeter and troubled owner of the Paradise jazz nightclub is contemplating a buyout offer for the city's urban renewal plan. As the inhabitants of the famed but faltering jazz club ponder their options and dream of a better life, they must decide whether to fight to save what's theirs or risk it all for a chance at redemption.

This latest from Dominique Morisseau's widely acclaimed cycle of plays about Detroit once again proves why she's one of America's most urgent playwrights.
 
For more information, and to purchase tickets click  here
thru July |
Logan Center for the Arts 
Adult Summer Programs
   

through July 2017
Logan Center for the Arts 
915 E 60th St

This summer, foster your creativity with adult dance, writing, and storytelling programs at the Logan Center.
 
South Side Circuit: DJs, Dance & Happy Hours
South Side Circuit is a series of social dance mini-workshops. Each Thursday evening, the workshop will begin with a one-hour lesson accompanied by a live DJ. Participants are invited to practice their moves and purchase drinks at Café Logan's Happy Hour following each class. 
 
Every Thursday in July
5:30-6:30pm Mini-workshop; 6:30-8pm Happy Hour
Cost: $10 per class, ages 21+. Register for South Side Circuit online at the door, or by calling 773.702.ARTS. 
  
Word Space: Storytelling and Creative Writing Workshops
Grab a pen and bring a friend to this engaging series of Tuesday evening workshops exploring different forms of storytelling.
 
Tuesdays, July 11, 18, and 25
5:30-7:30pm
Cost: $10 per class, registration required. Register for Word Space online or by calling 773.702.ARTS. 

Free parking in the lot on 60th and Drexel.
Fri., Jul 7 |   Samaria Rice: A Mother Speaks   

Friday, July 7, 6:00pm
Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave

In the Fall of 2016, Rebuild Foundation received the gazebo from the Cudell Recreation Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was murdered by the Cleveland Police. Samaria Rice, Tamir's mother, will speak about why and how the gazebo came to Chicago, its significance and its care. 

This event is open to the public and free with RSVP.
Mon., Jul 10 | Court Theatre's Spotlight Reading Series presents: 
"Buffalo Hair" directed by Ron OJ Parson  

Monday, July 10, 6:30pm
NEIU'S Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E Oakwood Blvd 

On July 10, Court Theatre's Spotlight Reading Series presents Carlyle Brown's BUFFALO HAIR, directed by Ron OJ Parson. 

The play follows the story of a young, black warrior named Buffalo Hair, who has chosen to live among the Cheyenne ever since they saved his life. The Buffalo Soldiers have captured him but tribal warriors are coming to his rescue. Now the soldiers must choose whether to stay loyal to the army and fight, or release Buffalo Hair in order to have a chance at saving themselves.

The free event will be held at NEIU's Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (700 E.Oakwood Blvd.) at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, and a talkback with the director and playwright will follow the performance. 
 
For more information, and to reserve your seat click  here
Sat., Jul 15 | the Writer's Studio presents: 
Business of Writing Seminar

Saturday, July 15, 1:00pm
Gleacher Center
450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr 

How do you start a writing career? How do you keep a writing practice and/or career going? And how else can you apply your creative writing skills?
 
We will address all of this at the Writer's Studio's Business of Writing Seminar! Join in and get to know our community as we learn from a variety of writing and publishing professionals at this annual, free event. This year, we are also adding the option for a paid  Submissions Lab with several of our presenters. 

The afternoon will include three programs (see below) and several opportunities to keep the conversations going. Feel free to come for part or all of the event.

We hope to see you there!
 
For a full schedule and to register,  please click here.
If approved, we will share your event in our  e-newsletter the Monday before it is held.
*The CSRPC Summer E-News will be sent every other week until the start of the Autumn Quarter on September 25, 2017.