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Stretching time, making space, or, the metaphysics of teaching
In The Difference Aesthetics Makes cultural critic Kandice Chuh asks what the humanities might be and do if organized around what she calls “illiberal humanism” instead of around the Western European tradition of liberal humanism that undergirds the humanities in their received form. Recognizing that the liberal humanities contribute to the reproduction of the subjugation that accompanies liberalism's definition of the human, Chuh argues that instead of defending the humanities, as has been widely called for in recent years, we should radically remake them. Read more about the book.
2020-2021 Lennihan Arts & Sicences Grant Winners
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Louise Lennihan Arts and Sciences grants! Each recipient will present about their work in a Fall 2021 event. Read on to learn more about each interdisciplinary project. Read the post.
ICE Continues March 2020 Guidance for the 2021-22 Academic Year
Source: Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will extend the guidance originally issued in March 2020 for the 2021-22 academic year. This guidance enables schools and students to engage in distance learning in excess of regulatory limits due to the continuing public health concerns created by COVID-19.
Mildred Harnack and the German Resistance to Hitler
Thank you for attending Rebecca Donner on “Mildred Harnack and the German Resistance to Hitler.” All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days will be published in 2021 by Little, Brown in the US.
Red Washburn’s New Forthcoming Book
If you enjoyed Red Washburn’s talk last Fall, please be on the lookout for Red Washburn’s forthcoming book, Irish Women’s Prison Writing: Mother Ireland’s Rebels, 1960s-2010s from Routledge, 2021.
Jacqueline Woodson: A Reading and Conversation
Thank you for attending Jacqueline Woodson: A Reading and Conversation. The recording is available on The Graduate Center, CUNY YouTube page.
Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Renaissance Europe
Thank you for attending Mary D. Garrard on “Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Renaissance Europe.” A recording can be found on the CSWS Facebook page.
Truth to Power: Writing Black Feminist Memoir
Thank you for attending Tanisha C. Ford on “Truth to Power: Writing Black Feminist Memoir.” At the event, Dr. Ford discussed her memoir, Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion. For more information on Tanisha C. Ford please take a look at her website.
Magnificence, Mistresses, and Marie de Médicis’ Dance of Maternity, 1602
Thank you for attending Melinda Gough’s talk on “Magnificence, Mistresses, and Marie de Médicis’ Dance of Maternity, 1602”. For a recording that will be available later this week, please visit the CSWS Facebook or CSWS Twitter page.
CBP to Comply With Presidential Executive Order Requiring Face Masks at Ports of Entry
Source: US Customs and Border Protection
Effective Feb. 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is enforcing the requirement that travelers wear face masks at all air, land and sea ports of entry in the United States in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Regarding the Requirement for Persons to Wear Masks While on Public Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs.