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Thursday December 1, 2022

1929 - Game of Bingo invented by American toy salesman Edwin S. Lowe.

1955 - Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.

1959 - The first color photograph of Earth received from outer space.

2005 - Musical "The Color Purple" based on the book by Alice Walker opens on Broadway produced by Oprah Winfrey, starring LaChanze, who received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for their role.

The 10 Best Books of 2022. The New York Times

4 Concerts to Catch in the D.C. Area Over the Next Several Days. The Washington Post

On World AIDS Day, Biden administration releases new global strategy to end HIV/AIDS by 2030. CNN

Media Credit - Jordan Tovin - Photographer

This week, it brings us great joy to spotlight curator Theo Gonzalves, an adjunct professor in American Studies and curator of Asian-Pacific American History at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gonzalves will teach the first-ever GW course on Filipinx-American history next spring. As initially reported in the GW Hatchet*, over a hundred years ago, in 1903, the “first Filipinx students began their studies at GW after the United States government enacted the Pensionado Act, which offered fellowships for Filipinx individuals to study in the United States.” The Filipinx community currently makes up the fourth-largest immigrant group in the United States, but there is a huge disconnect when it comes to understanding and appreciating this culture. Gonzalves said Filipinx-Americans are left with many unanswered questions about their origins in the United States since the education system largely fails to teach about this subject. In this course, students will gain a rich understanding of "Filipinx cultural history and cover a range of subjects including Philippine history before Spanish colonization, Filipinx settlement in the United States in the 16th century, and the joint effort between Filipinx and other migrant laborers to protest for better working conditions in California." The course will also bring in various historical archives including texts on the migration of Filipinx nurses to the United States. Throughout the semester, students will be exposed to a history that has long been neglected. It is Gonzalves’ hope that students will be able to share this knowledge because “these stories represent the ways that we are actually connected to each other.”

For more course information, please see the Schedule of Classes here.

*First featured in the GW Hatchet article “GW introducing first-ever Filipino American history course this spring” published on November 21, 2022 by Ianne Salvosa.

Interrogating GW, Undergraduate Student Conference

Join students from Prof. Tom Guglielmo's course "Interrogating GW" for a lively and timely conference on a variety of topics pertaining to GW's history and culture.

When: Tuesday, December 6, 2022; 12:45-3:15 PM
Where: Gelman Library, 702

The GW community is welcome to attend. Please note that entrance into Gelman Library requires a valid GWorld ID card.

Encountering the World Across Difference: Opacity, Solidarity, and Art

When: Thursday, December 1, 2022 - RSVP
Talk: 5:30-6:30 pm
Reception: 6:30-7:30 pm (Flagg Atrium)
Where: Hammer Auditorium, Corcoran Flagg Building

Professor Aruna D’Souza will explore questions about how one makes and writes about art in ways that respect the autonomy and sovereignty of others, with a particular attention to the writings of Édouard Glissant and Saidiya Hartman, and the work of Simone Leigh and Jennifer Packer. This theme is at the heart of the exhibition opening in the Corcoran vestibule, “Encounters at 500 17th St NW,” on December 1.

The David & Sherry Berz Endowed Lecture

"From Justification to Justice: Rethinking Christianity in the Abortion Debate"

Rebecca Todd Peters, PhD, Elon University

When: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm
Where: University Student Center, Room 309

Current MA student Abby Schulte recently published an article entitled “Few Ladies Ever Sit”: Examining Women’s Presence in the Madison White House Parlors” with the Coalition of Master's Scholars on Material Culture. Schulte’s research was made possible through summer research funding provided by the Jeffrey Kasch Foundation.

Ashley Brown (PhD ’17) will have her book Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson published by Oxford University Press in February 2023. Gibson (b.1927- d.2003) was the first African American to compete at and win Grand Slam tennis titles.

Associate Professor Libby Anker’s latest book, Ugly Freedoms, published by Duke University Press in January 2022, reckons with the complex legacy of freedom offered by liberal American democracy. Professor Anker was interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books about the monograph last year. 

Call for Papers: NeMLA’s 5th Annual Undergraduate Research Forum // Deadline: December 1, 2022.

Call for Fellows: The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry (ICSI) at the New School for Social Research is now accepting fellowship applications for their 2023 Summer Seminars (June 11-17, 2023) // Deadline: December 15, 2022.

Call for Applications: The Newberry Library is accepting applications for their short-term fellowships // Deadline: December 15, 2022.

For Faculty: CCAS has announced four funding opportunities newly available. These include: Nick-of-Time Impact Grants, CCAS Book Publishing Support, Enhanced Travel Awards, and Impact Funds.

Call for Applications: Digital Justice Fellow, Chesapeake Heartland: An African American Humanities Project: Washington College invites applications for a one-year Digital Justice Fellowship with the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience // Deadline: until position is filled.

Call for Applications: Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship Program sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Mellon Foundation. Includes a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in race, justice, and equity // Deadline: January 16, 2023.

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