Co-Sponsored Events

Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire

September 9, 2022

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

The speaker for this event is Jonathan M. Katz, freelance journalist and author of "Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire"


Intersections: Black and Indigenous Sound in the Early Atlantic World

October 15, 2022

Illustration: Black king, under the usual parasol, participates in the solemnity of his coronation. Note the musical instruments: some of European origin, such as the viola, and others of African origin, such as the atabaque and the marimba.
Carlos Julião, “Coroação de um Rei negro nos festejos de Reis” (18th century)

"Intersections" focuses specifically on Black and Indigenous sound, music and auditory culture in the early Atlantic world.


Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem Film Screening and Discussion

February 27, 2023

Police officer arresting two men with text: Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem
Credit: Brave New Films

The School of Education, the HRC and OMSA presents a film screening of “Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem," followed by an open dialogue hosted by Dr. Shawn Utsey, Professor, Department of Psychology.


Skepticism Around Clinical Trials

March 17, 2023

A Caucasian male technician preparing tissue to be stained and studied histologically in a laboratory. 1950
Source: National Cancer Institute

The History and Health: Equitable Access to Care Series is co-hosted by the Office of Health Equity and the Humanities Research Center.


Research in the Humanities in Poland and Collaboration Opportunities

April 13, 2023

Justyna Wierzchowska
Justyna Wierzchowska

The speaker for this event is Justyna Wierzchowska, Associate Professor
at the University of Warsaw, Poland


Innovation in Participation: Public Humanities and Social and Economic Sciences in Research with Dr. Rayvon Fouché and Dr. Matthew Gibson

April 18, 2023

Rayvon Fouché and Matthew Gibson
Rayvon Fouché and Matthew Gibson

The speakers for this event are Dr. Rayvon Fouché, director of NSF's Social and Economic Sciences Division, and Dr. Matthew Gibson, director of Virginia Humanities.


Mental Health Disparities in Marginalized Groups

April 21, 2023

Image of Black man with white paint on face, covering face with his hand, black and white
Source: Unsplash

The History and Health: Equitable Access to Care Series will host a panel discussing the clinical, political, historical and media contexts related to mental health.


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