Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Events and Programs

YEAR IN REVIEW FALL 2019 & SPRING 2020 EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

Humanities Center events and programs bring together organizers and audiences from diverse disciplines, both within and beyond the Northeastern community, and invite wide public participation. These partnerships build relationships across university units and with other institutions and produce exciting and timely educational events.

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

WINTER GATEWAY SPEAKER SERIES April Ryan: Under Fire

The annual Winter Gateway Series is an effort organized by Northeastern Crossing, a cross-departmental initiative that seeks to improve neighborhood relations through meet-and-greets, local artist exhibitions, gateway mixers, and more. This year’s event featured journalist, political analyst, and author April Ryan discussing excerpts from her latest book, Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. She shared her thoughts on the state of the nation and her experience as a black reporter in the Trump White House. NBC 10 Boston and NECN news anchor Latoyia Edwards joined as moderator of the public conversation and Q&A session. A post-event book signing was held following the event in Gallery 360.

Sponsored by: Northeastern Crossing, City and Community Affairs, Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Center for Intercultural Engagement, Center for International Affairs and World Cultures, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Cultural, Residential and Spiritual Life, Department of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies, Dukakis Center, Humanities Center, John D. O’Bryant African American Institute, Latino/a Student Cultural Center, NULawLab, School of Journalism, Social Impact Lab, and Scholars Program & Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

SAID SPEAKER SERIES

An Evening with Michelle Alexander

The CIE-SJRC Peace and Social Week series featured a number of events calling Northeastern students to action through community engagement. The events ran February 19-26, with an event held each day of the week. This was the main event organized by Students Against Institutional Discrimination (SAID) and featured a public conversation with highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate, and legal scholar Michelle Alexander discussing her book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The award-winning book has been featured for over 250 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller List and is celebrating its tenth year of publication.

Sponsored by: The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern Humanities Center, and Students Against Institutional Discrimination

OCTOBER 18, 2019

SIXTH ANNUAL ISRAEL STUDIES LECTURE

The Religionization of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Myth to Reality by Dov Waxman

The Annual Israel Studies Lecture is the centerpiece of Israel Studies programming at Northeastern University. There has long been a popular misconception that the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has been driven by religion. This is historically inaccurate, but religion, particularly religious extremism, is having an increasing impact on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict today. This talk explored the growing role of religion in the conflict and the implications this has for making peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Sponsored by: The Middle East Center, Northeastern Humanities Center, and Jewish Studies Program

FROM L TO R: DEAN UTA POIGER, PROFESSORS BERNA TURAM, TOM VICINO, DOV WAXMAN, AMILCAR BARRETO, LORI LEFKOVITZ, COSTAS PAPADOPOULOS