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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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| Graduate Registration begins November 9, 2023
Undergraduate Registration begins November 13, 2023
General Registration begins November 20, 2023
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1898 - Cheerleading begins in the United States as Johnny Campbell leads the crowd cheering on the football team at the University of Minnesota
1983 - "Thriller" single released worldwide by Michael Jackson
2018 - "A Star is Born" film remake directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premieres at the Venice Film Festival
2020 - Baby Shark by Pinkfong becomes the most-watched video on YouTube with over 7.04 billion views
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| A Tangle of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short. The New York Times.
A Billion Dollar Bet on Local News. The Atlantic.
Popular GW Course Examines Political Visions in Movies. GWToday.
SA assembly to advocate for excused mental health absences. GW Hatchet.
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MA Student Ariel Bronstein Studies History
as Interpreted through Documentaries |
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Photo Credit: Ariel Bronstein
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This newsletter we feature Ariel Bronstein, a second-year American Studies MA student. Bronstein is currently spending the year taking in as much learning as she can from her professors. During her time in the program, she has sought out cross-disciplinary perspectives from other departments such as History, Museum Studies, English, as well as the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
As a lifelong follower of films, her area of interest centers documentaries and how the film genre influences viewers. This semester, Ariel has the opportunity to study Native American culture and race through documentaries. In the past, she studied how 20th century American documentaries influenced American viewers, starting from the first American documentary, which represented changes in technology, and ending with Roger Moore's influential political film, Roger & Me.
Before arriving at GW, Ariel completed her undergraduate degree from California State University, Sacramento with a BA in History and minors in English and Hellenic Studies. This is her first time living outside of Northern California, having been born and raised in Sacramento. Coming to Washington DC, besides the great opportunities to learn, she was most looking forward to seeing her first snow.
On weekends, Ariel spends time with her twin sister checking off their list of tourist sites, which includes strongly persuading her sister to visit museums with her. Living in Washington, DC has offered Ariel opportunities to visit other East Coast cities such as New York, Baltimore, and Atlantic City, and she is always looking for more recommendations. Her most exciting moment in DC so far was the 2023 Spring Garden Tour at the White House.
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| The Land Carries Our Ancestors Symposium
National Gallery of Art
Join us for a three-day virtual symposium surrounding The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans. The 23rd US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee [Creek] Nation) and exhibition curator Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation) will open with a keynote address. Artists, scholars, and museum professionals will then host sessions on education, leadership, and the exhibition’s central themes of Indigenous reverence, study, and concern for the land.
When: November 1-3, 2023
Where: Virtual
RSVP here!
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| DC Mondays at the GW/Textile Museum
Join the GW/Textile Museum for a DC Mondays Series talk with Professor Cassandra Good (BA '04; MA '05) on her recently published monograph First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America.
When: Monday, November 6, 2023; 12:00 PM
Where: Virtually or in-person at the GW/Textile Museum (701 21st Street NW)
RSVP here!
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| Revealing Parallel Histories Hidden in Plain Sight
Architects Foundation
In 1991, construction began on a 34-story federal office tower positioned on 290 Broadway and overseen by the General Services Administration (GSA). Preliminary archeological research under Section 106 found intact human skeletal remains located 30 feet below the city’s street level on Broadway. Join Peggy King Jorde and Howard Dodson for a virtual discussion of this monumental discovery and the important work which followed.
When: Wednesday, November 8, 2023; 6:00 PM
Where: Virtual
RSVP here!
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| Nameless Film Screening and Panel Talk
GW Office of Advocacy and Support
Join us for a screening of the film Nameless, a documentary that addresses child sex trafficking in Washington, DC, and at-large. Through interviews with experts, advocates, and activists, child sex trafficking is reframed as a form of sexual violence that is often made invisible.
When: Thursday, November 9, 2023; 7:00 PM
Where: Jack Morton Auditorium (SMPA);
805 21st Street NW
RSVP here!
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| | Access to Reproductive Healthcare in the Post-Dobbs US
WGSS
When: Friday, November 10, 2023; 4:30 PM
Where: Hall of Government, Room 101
RSVP here!
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| Museum Open House: Military Life in Washington
GW/Textile Museum
This Veterans Day, join us for a tour of the exhibition Treasures from the Albert H. Small Collection and special behind-the-scenes access to historical letters, maps and other ephemera on military life in Washington, D.C. Before the program, enjoy coffee and pastries starting at 10:30 a.m. Guests will have the opportunity to share the names of veterans they wish to thank for military service on a community installation.
When: Saturday, November 11, 2023; 11:00 AM
Where: GW/Textile Museum
RSVP here!
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| GW Philosophy Department Lecture
Sophia Endowed Lecture featuring
Professor Francey Russell from Barnard College
When: Friday, November 17, 2023; 4:00 PM
Where: Duques Hall, Room 151
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Prof. Libby Anker's latest monograph Ugly Freedoms was awarded honorable mention for the 2023 John Hope Franklin Prize for best book in American Studies by the American Studies Association.
Prof. Libby Anker was recently featured by GWToday discussing the impact and importance of her course, "Politics and Film."
PhD student Khadijah Akeem-Cox was recently invited to speak at her alma mater, Lafayette College, to discuss the value of studying history.
Ashley Brown (PhD '16) recently received the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) 2023 Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize for her monograph Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson.
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Call for Abstracts: NeMLA is hosting its 6th Annual Undergraduate Forum this year in Boston, MA, from March 7-10th. Student are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 15, 2023
Call for Applications: The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, a nonprofit historical and
educational organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., seeks a part-time weekend supervisor to be responsible for all aspects of the museum operations during public weekend hours. Click here to learn more.
Call for Submissions: The DC History Conference committee is now accepting submissions for the 50th Annual DC History Conference, taking place April 4-6, 2024. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 17, 2023.
Call for Applications: The Newberry Library is currently accepting applications for the 2024-25 fellowships—both short and long-term. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023 (Long-Term); Dec. 15, 2023 (Short-Term).
Call for Applications: The Friedman Feminist Press Collection of Colorado State University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections has announced their grants of up to $1,800 to researchers whose work would benefit from access to the Friedman Feminist Press Collection and are intended to help offset travel and research expenses. Click here to learn more // Deadline: February 9, 2023.
Call for Applications: The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) announces a new short-term (6-week) fellowship for the 2024 selection season. Sponsored by the Algonquin Club Foundation, the fellowship carries a stipend of $5,000. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024.
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