Drawn from Imperial Intimacies, A Tale of Two Islands, the lecture will discuss how Professor Hazel Carby employed the insights of Stuart Hall into the nature of identities “as stories we tell ourselves,” and systems of recognition that we adopt, to trace the role of visual culture in creation of British imperial subjects and subjectivity.
Please join us online, October 1-2, for the 19th annual ¡Fiesta Latina! celebration, the Yale Peabody Museum’s long-standing community celebration of traditional and contemporary Latin American cultures, co-founded with Junta for Progressive Action.
¡Fiesta Latina! brings together artists, scholars, musicians, scientists, and community leaders from across Yale and New Haven to learn from and honor the perspectives and accomplishments of the Latin American diaspora.
Women and Gender Minorities in Science at Yale (WISAY) and Out in STEM (oSTEM) are excited to host Dr. Clara Barker, Ph.D., a scientist who manages the Center for Applied Superconductivity at Oxford University, where she is also the vice chair of the LGBT+ advisory group. Dr. Barker is also an advocate for LGBT+ diversity and vocally campaigns for trans rights.
Movie screening available on demand from Saturday October 2nd until Tuesday October 5th, 2021 (inclusive) to be followed by Panel and Q&A session on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021.
Join an esteemed panel of experts in education as they discuss traditional schooling and how to modernize it for the 21st century. During this second webinar installment, panelists will speak to the following questions and time will be reserved for audience Q&A at the end of the session.
What is the impact of COVID-19 on learning and what are the future challenges that will affect learners?
How can schools and colleges better address the adverse effects of COVID-19 on their students and educators, namely: learning loss, engagement, equity, and trauma.
The 2021 Global Environmental Justice Conference at the Yale School of the Environment will focus on a just green recovery. As we emerge from the pandemic into the reality of climate disruption, it is clear that restarting the economy cannot mean a return to the status quo. Instead, leaders in government and policy, NGO’s, universities, the private sector, and grassroots coalitions have a pronounced opportunity to rethink how we live.
We are thrilled to welcome back Harriet A. Washington, MA, medical writer, bioethicist, and editor, who will give the 2021 Thomas P. Duffy lecture on September 23rd at 5 pm, our first public event of this academic year:
Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Medical Consent
This roundtable discussion will also feature Joanna Radin, PhD, and will be moderated by Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH.
Live (really, really live) from Alaska!
Hear from two of Connecticut’s leading figures in environmental justice on how progress is made, from the grassroots activist level to the political level. Sharon Lewis introduces us to the work of the CT Coalition for Environmental Justice, describing the ways that they attempt to educate politicians, overcome common roadblocks, and ultimately get attention towards the most relevant issues through strategic communications.
Ornithologist and writer Dr. Drew Lanham sits down with Dr. Thomas Easley, founder and author of Mind/Heart for Diversity, to discuss what it means to embrace the full breadth of his African-American heritage and his deep kinship to nature and adoration of birds.
