Affordable Housing in the age of Financialization
The latest episode of the New Dawn podcast is out! Michael Dawson interviews John Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis.
University Professors Uniting Against Austerity
In an interview with NPR, Visiting Professor Evaluz Cotto Quijano discusses effects of PROMESA on the University of Puerto Rico and the PR cooperative credit unions.
Carrying A Place Called Home Exhibition
The 2017/18 Artist-in-Residence closing exhibition will run from July 20—August 31, 2018 at the Arts Incubator
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Now Hiring | Multimedia and Marketing Assistant
We are looking for graduates/undergraduates to assist in the communications of the Center. To apply, please seach "multimedia and marketing assistant" in the GradGargoyle or Handshake sites.
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Faculty Affiliates Hold Slavery and Visual Cultures Colloquium
Slavery and Visual Cultures Working Group hold a three day conference in Paris and Nantes to bring together scholars in one of France’s most important slave trading ports.
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Now Accepting Applications for the 2018-19 Artists-in-Residence Program
In partnership with Arts and Public Life, the CSRPC offers a yearlong residency for Chicago-based artists, writers, thinkers, and collaboratives.
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Hot Topics
Aug 20 | Eve Ewing to Pen Marvel’s “Ironheart” Series
The series will focus on Riri Williams, a black teen girl from Chicago who is a genius and superhero. Read more here.
Aug 8 | Updates on Reconstruction in Puerto Rico
Thousands still left without electricity, while political strife rocks the island territory. Read the Guardian series here
May 23 | Srikanth Reddy Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Faculty Affiliate Srikanth Reddy will use the award to complete a new book of poetry, titled “Underworld Lit.”
May 19 | Belew Interviewed by New York Times on White Power
In a NYT interview, Faculty Affiliate Kathleen Belew talks about the connections between Vietnam, terrorism, and the White Power movement.