The Open Classroom

Fall 2023

Expand your perspective with these upcoming discussions featuring experts in the field Free and open to the public Hosted in the Alvin Sherman Library's Cotilla Gallery.

SEPTEMBER 13 | 12-1 PM

‘THAT AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH RAP, CHECK THE FACTS, EXPOSE THOSE CATS’: PROTEST MUSIC’S POWER TO TRANSFORM AMERICAN CIVIC LIFE

Mario D'Agostino, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, Halmos College of Arts & Sciences

OCTOBER 17 | 12:30-1:30 PM

BEYOND EARTH: TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE ON HUMANITY’S FINAL FRONTIER

Amanda Furiasse, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Politics, Halmos College of Arts & Sciences

NOVEMBER 7 | 12:30-1:30 PM

BEYOND FAKE NEWS & DEEPFAKE FEAR: HOPE & MEDIA LITERACY

Janine Morris, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, Halmos College of Arts & Sciences

NOVEMBER 15 | 12-1 PM

THE X’S, Y’S AND O’S: THE BIOLOGIC BASIS OF GENDER IDENTITY

Mark Cayabyab, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Oral Science and Translational Research, College of Dental Medicine