The Middle Passage has long been a trope for unspeakable terror. But a recent generation of scholars has been keen on discerning how the Middle Passage as social experience defined lives, histories and contemporary social selves. This event brings together some of the most prominent writers on the subject to present papers and participate in discussion. May 6-7, 2010 at the Graduate Center, CUNY. 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
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Issue 102 Reception April 30th
Social Text CollectivePlease join the collective Friday April 30th in celebrating the publication of Social Text 102, a special issue on “The Politics of Recorded Sound,” guest edited by Gustavus Stadler.
Party with the Authors
Social Text CollectiveDear ST Collective Friends,
Please join Ed Cohen and David L. Eng, authors of A Body Worth Defending and A Feeling of Kinship for a joint book party on Sunday, 18 April 2010 at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.
Rekindling the Radical Imagination
Social Text CollectiveEach spring in New York City, Left Forum gathers intellectuals and activists from around the world to address the burning issues of our times. The theme for 2010 is “The Center Cannot Hold: Rekindling the Radical Imagination.” Find out more information, propose a panel, or register for the forum here.
Hazel Carby on Interdisciplinarity, 1 December 2009
Ashley DawsonDecember 1st 2009, Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Proshansky Auditorium, The Graduate Center, CUNY (34th Street & 5th Avenue) The CUNY Provost’s Annual Symposium on Disciplinarity brings together scholars in the humanities who examine disciplinary boundaries, canonical divides, and … Continue reading “Hazel Carby on Interdisciplinarity, 1 December 2009”
30th Anniversary Soiree – WIP
Social Text CollectiveOn Friday, November 13, 2009, Social Text celebrated its 30th anniversary and the recent publication of our 100th issue. More details here.