Past Speaker Series Events
The Forgotten History of the Japanese American Zoot Suiters
Dr. Ellen Wu, Indiana University
Friday, April 25th, 2014
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research, Room 100
The Face of Health: A Symposium on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the U.S.
Friday, April 4, 2014; 2-5 p.m.
IMU Georgian Room
Movement: a series of Asian Pacific American films
Linsanity: The Movie (2013)
Directed by Evan Jackson Leong
March 29 - Saturday - 3:00 p.m.
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs(2013)
Directed by Grace Lee
March 28 - Friday - 7:00 p.m.
In the Family (2011)
Directed by Patrick Wang
March 27 - Thursday - 7:00 p.m.
1960s Chicago activists to visit IU Bloomington for panel discussion Friday
Friday, March 28, 3:30 p.m.
Schuessler Institute for Social Research
The Original Rainbow Coalition: The Black Panther Party, Young Lords, & Young Patriots
Friday, March 28, 3:30 p.m.
Schuessler Institute for Social Research, Rm. 100
SPIRE (Symposium on the Politics of Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity)
Debra Thompson
Department of Political Science, Ohio University
Saturday, March 15
Woodburn Hall, Social Science Research Commons
2nd César E. Chávez Undergraduate Research Symposium in Latino Studies
March 6-7, 2014
Keynote Address: Solimar Otero, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Borderlands and Crossroads: Transnational Connections in Afrolatina/o Spiritualities
Thursday, March 6, 5-7pm
Oak Room, IMU
Undergraduate Symposium – Panels and Posters
Friday, March 7, 9am-5pm
Oak Room, IMU
This symposium honors the legacy of César E. Chávez, the civil rights leader who fought for the rights and dignity of Latina/o workers, immigrants, and families. We encourage undergraduate interdisciplinary research in Latino Studies and invite the general public to engage in conversations about Latina/o lived experiences.
Causes and Cures of Racial Disparities in Sentencing and Imprisonment
Dr. Michael Tonry
McKnight Presidential Professor in Criminal Law and Policy, University of Minnesota
February 17, 2014, 12:00 p.m.
Moot Court Room, Maurer School of Law
Black Jews and the Problem of Jewish Whiteness Studies
Dr. Jacob Dorman
University of Kansas
Friday, January 31, 2014
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research (1022 E. 3rd St.) - Room 100
Hate Thy Neighbor: Violence and Minority Integration
Dr. Jeannine Bell
Maurer School of Law, Indiana University
Friday, January 24, 2014
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research (1022 E. 3rd St.) - Room 100
Jamaican Guestworkers, Deportable Labor, and the New Jim Crow
Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch
College of William and Mary
Friday, December 13, 2013
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research - Room 100
Disparities in African American Health
Dr. David R. Williams
Harvard University
Thursday, December 5, 2013
4:00pm
Frangipani Room, Indiana Memorial Union
Not a Question of Honor: Psychological Implications of Native-themed Mascots, Nicknames, and Logos in Sports
Dr. Jesse Steinfeldt
Indiana University
Friday, November 15, 2013
2:00pm-3:30pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research - Rm. 100
The Challenges of Racial Solidarity among Asian Americans and Latinos: Heterogeneity, Inequality, and Instability
Dr. Julie Merseth
Postdoctoral Fellow, CRRES
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, IUB
Friday, November 8, 2013
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research
Symposium: Jews, Race, America
October 6-7, 2013
Hoosier Room, Indiana Memorial Union
IU Bloomington
Racializing Redemption: Narratives of “Magical Negro” and “White Savior” Cinema
Dr. Matthew Hughey
University of Connecticut
Friday, September 27, 2013
2:00pm-3:30pm
Schuessler Institute for Social Research - Rm. 100
Margaret Bourke-White and the Dawn of Apartheid in South Africa
Dr. Alex Lichtenstein with Dudu Mandosela & Cedric Nunn
Friday, September 6, 2013
10:00am-11:30am
Schuessler Institute for Social Research- Rm. 100
Followed by The Bourke-White Exhibit
4:00pm @ Mathers Museum of World Cultures
