CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF STRENGTH IN SOLIDARITY |
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CCSRE eNEWSLETTER | MAY 11, 2022 |
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The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover:
How the FBI Aided & Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
Thursday, May 19 | CCSRE Conference Rm | 12p
Join us for a presentation with Lerone A. Martin, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute about his book, The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover, which is a groundbreaking new history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The post-lecture discussion will be moderated by Jennifer Burns, Associate Professor of History.
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Holocaust Memory and After: From Exemplary Victims to Global Genocides
Thursday, May 12 | 12PM
Lane History Bldg | Room 307
SPEAKER: Carolyn J. Dean (Yale)
This talk discusses two interwar trials of Armenian and Jewish avengers of murder. It suggests that these trials mirror the historical conditions within which genocide became legible as a radical moral transgression embodied by the experience of Holocaust survivors.
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Delegates from race studies centers, including Stanford CCSRE, met in Providence, RI, for the annual meeting of the Centering Race Consortium (CRC) on May 7, 2022. The CRC is a multi-university partnership between Stanford, Brown University, University of Chicago, and Yale University to center the study of race in the arts and humanities. The consortium combines research with arts practice and is sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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CALL FOR TECHNOLOGY & RACIAL EQUITY GRADUATE FELLOWS
Applications Due May 15, 2022
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In 2022-2023, the Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (CCSRE) in partnership with the Stanford Ethics Society & Technology Hub, Digital Civil Society Lab and HAI, is continuing a new graduate fellowship program designed to create a) a supportive community of graduate students working to advance racial equity in and through technology, b) public-facing collaborative projects that expand the understanding of racial equity and technology, c) an interdisciplinary space to workshop graduate student research.
Each student will receive $1000 per quarter (Fall, Winter, Spring). For inquiries, contact Nina Toft Djanegara.
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Anthony Ocampo on The Latinos of Asia
and Brown & Gay in L.A.
Monday, May 16 |11:30am
Via Zoom
Join the Diversity and Inclusion in Sociology (DAIS) student group for a discussion on public intellectualism with Filipino American author, educator, sociologist and CCSRE Alum Dr. Anthony Ocampo, who writes on issues of race, LGBTQ identity and immigration.
Ocampo's work has appeared within the academy and outside of the academy including Kababayan Today, NPR, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Please RSVP here to receive the Zoom link for the event. The first 45 people to RSVP will receive a paperback or e-book copy of Dr. Ocampo’s “Latinos of Asia”.
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ACROSS THE NORMATIVE DIVIDE: Religion, Race, and Justice in America
May 26-27 | In-person & On Zoom
"Across the Normative Divide" is a hybrid gathering that aims to foster collaboration and conversation between historians and ethicists on religion and racial justice in the US, and thereby to advance public conversation on these urgent issues.
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WENDY RED STAR: AMERICAN PROGRESS
On-going through August 28, 2022
Wendy Red Star: American Progress presents work by the artist, Wendy Red Star, who was raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana. Red Star’s work is informed by her cultural heritage and engagement with many forms of creative expression, including photography, sculpture, video, fiber arts, and performance.
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CAMPUS NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 | 12-1PM
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AVAILABLE ON CCSRE's YouTube CHANNEL |
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Click on the image to watch Asad L. Asad's lecture & discussion w/ Jayashri Srikantiah. |
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"Siting Surveillance" with
Asad L. Asad (Soc)
In Conversation with Jayashri Srikantiah (Stanford Law School)
This faculty seminar, held on April 21, 2022, examines how the siting of surveillance—place-based variation in the monitoring and sanctioning of subordinated populations—is associated with individuals’ rates of institutional involvement across place.
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Click on the image to watch Juana Alicia's lecture. While you are there, please subscribe! |
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"The Spiral Word" with Juana Alicia
At the 17th Annual Anne & Loren Kieve Distinguished Lecture, held on April 14, 2022, muralist Juana Alicia shared the journey of her life's work weaving in the poetry, literature, research, and the collaborations that have shaped and inspired her art, including murals at Stanford. "What a visually stunning, beautifully multilingual and passionate lecture!" said CCSRE Director of the Research Institute Alfredo J. Artiles (GSE). WATCH NOW
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AVAILABLE ON ANDERSON COLLECTION'S YouTube CHANNEL |
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The Burt and Deedee McMurtry Lecture
WENDY RED STAR
In Conversation with Karen Biestman
Held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Presented by the Anderson Collection
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“The Oaklandside Culture Makers” is a new quarterly series of live events, powered by Xfinity, where you will hear from some of Oakland's most talented, engaging local creatives. This event grew from Oaklandside, a local newsroom launched in 2020 to bring the local community compelling reporting about creative people who help capture and evolve Oakland's stories through art, food, poetry, dance, music, and so much more.
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