CSSJ Weekly Newsletter
February 12, 2015

Coming events

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Freedom Riders screening

6:00 PM
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Moderated by Professor Tony Bogues 

This screening is part of the Black History Month Film Series in collaboration with the Providence Public Library.

RSVP on Facebook!

To learn about upcoming films in the series, visit our website. These events are free and open to the public. 

Friday, February 13, 2015

Seminar with Prof. Ted Maris-Wolf

3:00-5:00 PM
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
94 Waterman Street
Seminar Room

“Citizens of Small Worlds: Free Blacks, Law, and Virginia Neighborhoods"
Jointly organized by CSSJ and 19th Century US History Workshop

RSVPs are required for this event: http://goo.gl/forms/wMSi6ydEXK

A paper will be pre-circulated. Please read this paper before attending to facilitate productive conversations.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Lunch talk with Prof. Beatriz Mamagonian

12:00 PM
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
Seminar Room
94 Waterman Street

“To Be or Not To Be a Liberated African: Illegal Slave Trade, Individual Identification, and Rights in Nineteenth-Century Brazil”

Lunch will be provided. Kindly RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/4ZShXvDdY
 

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Freedom Summer screening

6:00 PM
Building for Environmental Research and Teaching (BERT) 130
85 Waterman Street 
Moderated by Prof. Geri Augusto, Visiting Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Board Member, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Project 

RSVP on Facebook!

This screening is part of the Black History Month Film Series in collaboration with the Providence Public Library.

To learn about upcoming films in the series, visit our website. These events are free and open to the public. 

Opportunities

Ruth J. Simmons Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Study of Slavery and Justice

Location: Providence, RI
Closes: Feb 16, 2015

Please include a cover letter, current CV, a writing sample, and three letters of reference. 

Literary Arts Prizes 2015

Literary Arts is pleased to offer Prizes for 2015.  Please complete the online application following the Contest Rules below.

Contest Rules: Students shall be defined as matriculated students currently enrolled in classes at Brown. If you are on leave, studying abroad or solely at another institution, you are not eligible.

Entries must be submitted online via Literary Arts Prize Application  (Brown Authentication Required) by 11:59 p.m. on 2 March 2015. No late entries will be considered.  Please call ext. 3-3260 if you have questions.

Beyond the Center

Save the Date

Friday, February 27, 2015

CSREA & CSSJ Symposium: Race Today

Look for more details coming soon.