Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is a filmmaker activist-producer-educator, born and raised in Italy and based in Brooklyn. His mother is an Italian Jew, and his father is a Ghanaian surgeon who lived in Italy since the early 60's. Fred Kuwornu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Mass Media from the University of Bologna. Kuwornu...
A lecture by Professor Kim Gallon (Purdue University) Registration is required. Please click here. Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:00pm-5:00pm (PST) Kim Gallon is an Associate Professor of History. Her work investigates the cultural dimensions of the Black Press in the early twentieth century. She is the author of many articles and essays as well as...
Roopika Risam; Digital Humanities Speaker Event location: Zoom event Please register here. Abstract With the prodigious amount of data about contemporary migration currently available through sources like the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, migration has been subject of numerous data visualizations. Rhetorical and technical choices made in these visualizations have...
Event Date: Monday, March 1, 2021, 3pm PST Event Location: Zoom event Please RSVP below Abstract For the first time, the cities of Los Angeles and Paris are illustrated in parallel. A one-of-a-kind collectible art book, travel guide and personal journey that compares and contrasts the history, culture, architecture, fashion, cuisine and daily life of...
Organized by Jean-Claude Carron (Research Professor, UCLA) Please register here for the symposium on Zoom This symposium convened to honor Michel Jeanneret (1940-March 2019) will memorialize the critical and creative achievements of one of the pillars of early modern studies today. We will bear witness to his pioneering contributions to the current critical discourse on French...
