The Center for Disability Studies welcomes Yoshiko "Yoyo" Okuyama, PhD. This presentation draws from Yoshiko Okuyama's book, Tōjisha Manga: Japan’s Graphic Memoirs of Brain and Mental Health (2022). Okuyama will begin with a brief statement on how she became involved in disability studies, personally and professionally. Then, to provide some background, she will touch upon […]
Join the Department of History for a celebration and discussion in honor of Prof. Hal Langfur and the publication of his book, Adrift on an Inland Sea: Misinformation and the Limits of Empire in the Brazilian Backlands. Prof. Langfur will be joined in conversation by Dr. Cynthia Radding, Gussenhoven Distinguished Professor of History, University of […]
The UB Poetics Program is hosting a Tribute to Bernadette Mayer with two events that are free and open to the public on Friday, April 14. 3:30-5:30pm - Artist & Scholar Panel on Bernadette Mayer Exhibition of Mayer’s Works in the Poetry Collection UB Poetry Collection, 420 Capen Hall, UB North Campus 7:30-9pm […]
Please join the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures for a joint lecture by Prof. Jorge Mari (NC State) and Luis Prádanos (Miami of Ohio) on the Environmental Humanities and the practices of Ecopedgogy. This team presentation will introduce the audience to the field of Environmental Cultural Studies, and within it, to some of the […]
This talk will examine the capacity of chemical manufacturers to influence the scope of U.S. regulatory decision-making through mobilizing the scientific field surrounding PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Drawing on participant observation at two offices within Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in-depth interviews, and analyses of industry documents, Richter will share a portion of her research investigating […]
“61% of the entire planet is laboring informally. And what characterizes informal employment is a blurred divide between the productive and the reproductive.” Alessandra Mezzadri, GLUNetwork Interview (8/10/2022) Contemporary social reproduction debates are primarily focused upon the “crisis of care” in high income countries. Less attention has been paid to social reproduction in post-colonial and post-socialist contexts […]
Free and open to the public. Register here. While manipulative actors deliberately introduce false and misleading information into the media stream, much of the corrupt information circulating in the public sphere is spread inadvertently by otherwise responsible actors. Well-meaning individuals forward and re-tweet inaccurate, even downright harmful misinformation. Media platforms that would seem to have an […]
The Performance Research Workshop welcomes Trevor Boffone (University of Houston) and Danielle Rosvally (UB). How do you articulate your research for a broad public via social media? In this workshop, Dr. Boffone and Dr. Rosvally will discuss how TikTok has shaped and informed their work on Yassified Shakespeare, a multimedia project that seeks to better […]
This 2-day, hands-on workshop led by international artist Marta de Menezes (Portugal) and interdisciplinary artist and educator Amy Pilling (US) will provide an overview of the most talked about biotechnology in the world today — CRISPR. What exactly is CRISPR, how does it work and what is its impact on the future? CRISPR is a revolutionary […]
This 2-day, hands-on workshop led by international artist Marta de Menezes (Portugal) and interdisciplinary artist and educator Amy Pilling (US) will provide an overview of the most talked about biotechnology in the world today — CRISPR. What exactly is CRISPR, how does it work and what is its impact on the future? CRISPR is a revolutionary […]
