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Gender, Race, and Germs in the U.S. National Security Imaginary: Constructing Threat, Making Empire - A Talk by Gwen Shuni D’Archangelis, PhD

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Gwen D'Archangelis

In the public imagination today, germs are primarily thought of as organisms that need to be controlled and eliminated. But germs have also been weaponized, with powerful nations like the United States justifying their disproportionate military power by pointing to imminent threat from international enemies from China, Iraq, and Russia to Iran and Yemen. Imperial germ politics have enabled the West to garner support for military actions from foreign invasions to domestic surveillance, and weapons buildup from drones to advanced missiles. Read more

CDSC 4th Annual Social Justice Student Research Conference

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 9:30am to 5:30pm

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Panel I: Tracing Trajectories of Gender, Race, and Sexuality - 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. PST
Panel II: Carcerality and Justice  - 11 :00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 
Keynote Speaker #1: Ciara Lacy - 12:30 p.m. - 1 :45 p.m.
Panel Ill: Representation - 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Keynote Speaker #2: Thi Bui - 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.  Read more

Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians Responsibility to Land and Peoples Workshop

Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

We Are Still Here Lede

A collaborative workshop with ESEPP and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. Featuring Pamela Villaseñor, Executive Advisor to the Office of the Tribal President along with Dr. José Miguel Paez (Social Work) and Dr. Nicole Blalock (American Indian Studies). Join us for a community conversation on going beyond land acknowledgement. Read more

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