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November 7, 2023
‘Bird Day' Illustrates Beauty of Biodiversity and its Threats
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November 6, 2023
Behind the U.S. Labor Strikes
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November 3, 2023
Tracing the Harrowing Truths of Little-Known Holocaust History
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Upcoming Events
Join us for an upcoming event.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Open House: Ph.D. in Computer Science
10:00 am — 11:30 am
Hybrid (see description for details)
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Seminar in Applied Economics: Ricardo Lagos
12:00 pm — 1:45 pm
5313: Economics Student Lounge
Thursday, November 30, 2023
ARC Seminar: Geo Maher
4:00 pm — 5:30 pm
Hybrid (see description for details)
Thursday, November 30, 2023
GEOS Seminar: Jonathan Peters
4:15 pm — 6:15 pm
Hybrid (see description for details)
Recent Books

Alexander at the end of the World
The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
A riveting biography of Alexander the Great’s final years, when the leader’s insatiable desire to conquer the world set him off on an exhilarating, harrowing journey that would define his legacy.
By 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great had reached the pinnacle of success. Or so it seemed. He had defeated the Persian ruler Darius III and seized the capital city of Persepolis. His exhausted and traumatized soldiers were ready to return home to Macedonia. Yet Alexander had other plans. He was determined to continue heading east to Afghanistan in search of his ultimate goal: to reach the end of the world.
In Alexander at the End of the World, renowned classicist and art history professor Rachel Kousser vividly brings to life Alexander’s labyrinthine, treacherous final years, weaving together a brilliant series of epic battles, stunning landscapes, and nearly insurmountable obstacles. Meticulously researched and grippingly written, Kousser’s narrative is an unforgettable tale of daring and adventure, an inspiring portrait of grit and ambition, and a powerful meditation on the ability to learn from failure.
Published July 2024
Mariner Books

When Rape Goes Viral
Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age
By Anna Gjika, Ph.D. '20, Sociology
Stories of teen sexting scandals, cyberbullying, and image-based sexual abuse have become commonplace fixtures of the digital age, with many adults struggling to identify ways to monitor young people's digital engagement. In When Rape Goes Viral, Anna Gjika argues that rather than focusing on surveillance, we should examine such incidents for what they tell us about youth peer cultures and the gender norms and sexual ethics governing their interactions. Drawing from interviews with teens and high-profile cases of mediated juvenile sexual assault, Gjika exposes the deeply unequal and heteronormative power dynamics informing teens' intimate relationships and online practices, and she critically interrogates the role of digital cultures and broader social values in sanctioning abuse. The book also explores the consequences of social media and digital evidence for young victim-survivors and perpetrators of sexual assault, detailing the paradoxical capacities of technology for social and legal responses to gender-based violence.
Published November 2023
University of California Press

Seeing | Making
―> Room for Thought
Renowned philosopher Susan Buck-Morss collaborates with conceptual apparel label Boot Boyz Biz's Kevin McCaughey and Inventory Press' Adam Michaels on this experimental image-text update of McLuhan and Benjamin.
Showing how the montage principle allows thought to occupy the space between two seemingly unrelated things, Seeing | Making Room for Thought both studies and embodies how an arrangement of images can be a form of thinking―in other words, images not as illustrations or objects of analysis but as a montage. In a close collaboration with designers Kevin McCaughey (founder of the popular conceptual clothing line Boot Boys Biz) and Adam Michaels of Inventory Press, renowned philosopher Susan Buck-Morss expands on her unique conception of montage, combining images and text―also integrating excerpts from Buck-Morss’ previous work―in an innovative way that provides insight into images and how they work together. In both design and content, Seeing | Making Room for Thought is directly in conversation with Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore’s The Medium Is the Massage, as well as the works of Walter Benjamin.
Published November 2023
Inventory Press

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