History Lab: Asian Diaspora in Baltimore Student Presentations
Come learn about the innovative research of students involved in the community-engaged History Lab course, “Asian Diaspora in Baltimore.”
Come learn about the innovative research of students involved in the community-engaged History Lab course, “Asian Diaspora in Baltimore.”
This conversation will feature two experts on Peru and politics in the region, responding to the unfolding crisis and situating it in broader context. The speakers are Prof. Alberto Vergara, Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru), and Prof. Aníbal Pérez-Liñan, University of Notre Dame, moderated by Angelina Cotler, LACLxS.
Dan Berger, professor at University of Washington—Bothell, is co-curator of the Washington Prison History Project, a multimedia archive about prison activism in Washington state. In this conversation with Prof. NDB Connolly, Berger will explain the origins of this archival project and describe how it provides a public accounting of the human magnitude of mass incarceration in the Northwest region as part of understanding its effects across the nation. The project emphasizes currently and formerly incarcerated people, who are rarely considered as political actors or constituencies.
The Center for Africana Studies is pleased to host “A Taste of Black Freedom,” our 2022-23 symposium that explores the history, politics, and knowledges of black foodways in Baltimore, with local chefs, activists, restauranteurs, and scholars. The symposium also features the exhibit, Black Foodways: A Culinary Diaspora, which will be on the main level of Eisenhower […]
Please join us for the initial screening in RIC's inaugural film series, running through the Spring 2023 semester. Each screening will feature a brief introduction by RIC kinfolk. In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets. Starring Jang Dong-gun, Joe Odagiri, and Bingbing Fan. Introduced by Prof. Tarak Barkawi, JHU Political Science
On Friday, Feb. 17, RIC will hold a workshop about careers in academic publishing featuring Kate Marshall, Senior Editor, University of California Press.
On Tuesday, February 21, RIC will hold a workshop focusing on post-PhD career opportunities in libraries featuring Heather Furnas and Monica Blair from the Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University.