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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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1883 - The first of the 2,509 Carnegie Libraries opens in Dunfermline, Scotland.
1957 - The longest-ever US filibuster, which was against the Civil Rights Act, was ended by Senator Strom Thurmond after 24 hours and 18 minutes.
1968 - Billie Jean King advances to the first final of the US Open tennis era by beating fellow American Dr. Vija Vuskains 6-1, 6-0.
1997 - Netflix is founded in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental service.
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A Welcome Back Note From Prof. Tom Guglielmo, Chair
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Welcome back to campus, American Studies community! I hope everyone got some downtime to relax and recharge this summer. I'm excited about another school year and hope you are too. I'm also happy to welcome a whole new building—2106 G Street—to the American Studies family (the townhouse right next door to 2108!). It will bring faculty closer together and allow our PhD students to have offices for the first time. A win-win!
Best of luck to everyone as the semester begins, and I look forward to seeing you around both our buildings soon.
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| Water and Indigenous Participation in Brazilian Society
Eliane Potiguara (Potiguara Nation)
Tune in to this live presentation from São Paulo, Brazil. Writer, poet, and professor Eliane Potiguara will discuss the connection between water and Indigenous cultural preservation. The talk will be live streamed on MAC USP’s YouTube channel with simultaneous translation into English.
When: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024; 3:00-4:00 PM
Where: Online
Watch here.
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| Performance by Christine Sun Kim:
Five Finger Discount History
Artist Christine Sun Kim brings her performance piece, Five Finger Discount History, to SAAM, challenging misconceptions in this “crash course” on the history of Deaf culture. Across her practice, Kim draws from her personal experiences to explore the nuances of language and communication. This program is presented in ASL and spoken English.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024; 6:30 PM
Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEvoy Auditorium
Register here.
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Register via email at imes@gwu.edu
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Join us in congratulating current PhD student Samantha Silver on successfully defending her dissertation! Congrats Dr. Silver!
Current PhD candidate Joe Baez had her first dissertation chapter accepted for publication in Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas.
Prof. Libby Anker was interviewed for a segment on Al Jazeera about both the RNC and DNC conventions. In addition, Prof. Anker has been featured multiple times on Al Jazeera discussing President Biden’s drop from the race and Vice President Harris’s subsequent bid for President.
Prof. Dara Orenstein won an NYPL Short-Term Research Fellowship for her new book project on the Twin Towers.
Prof. Melani McAlister appeared four times on Al Jazeera in July discussing topics surrounding President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the US election as a whole.
Thomas Dolan (PhD ‘21) will be writing an institutional history of the last forty years of the Armenian General Benevolent Union, as well as revising two earlier volumes of history. Founded in Cairo in 1906, but currently based in New York City, the AGBU is the largest Armenian philanthropy and a mainstay of Armenian relief work for the last nearly 120 years.
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Call for Applications: The Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies is currently hiring three student positions to support the exhibition, care, and interpretation of the Washingtoniana collection. Click here, here, and here to learn more // Deadline: rolling basis
Call for Papers: Georgetown English Graduate Conference is currently seeking papers for their upcoming conference themed "H(a)unted." Click here to learn more // Deadline: Sept. 8, 2024
Call for Papers: UVA's English Department Graduate Symposium is currently seeking abstracts for their upcoming symposium themed "Space and Place." Click here to learn more // Deadline: Jan. 3, 2025
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