Academic Events

Author of "What Can the Parkour Craftsmen Tell Us About Bodily Expertise and Skilled Movement?" Signe Hojbjerre Larson, Ph.D., from the University of Southern Denmark, will make a virtual visit to CSUN to talk about her exciting work at a Zoom event on November 16.  She is also co-author of "Parkour as Acrobatics: An Existential Phenomenological Study of Movement in Parkour."  This event is hosted by the CSUN Department of Kinesiology.  Find Out More About This Event and Register

On November 17 and 18, 2022, the College of Health and Human Development (HHD) is hosting a conference to showcase the diversity of disciplines in the College. This event is open to campus-wide and public attendance. HHD students, staff, and faculty will bring you a variety of presentation formats including workshops, panel discussions, papers, live research spotlights, posters, performances, installations, and exhibits. There will be a keynote speaker, awards for presenters, and cash prizes for students.  All attendees must register.  Keep up to date on conference developments and find out about sponsorship on the conference main page. Find Out More About the Conference

The Department of Kinesiology invites you to two performance events: Fall Semester (1) Colaboratoria: Graduate Student, Alumni and Faculty Dance Concert, and (2) Kinesis: Emerging Choreography.  The annual fall and spring dance concerts provide rich opportunities to integrate the art and science of human movement, in fact, psychophysiology data will be gathered during each performance. Both performance events are supported by the Institutionally Related Activities program; this program is integral to the vitality of our dance programming at CSUN. Read more

In a record year for the number of book bannings across the U.S., we gather to celebrate freedom of expression by reading aloud from books that have been challenged. Join the University Library, the Department of Journalism, the Queer Studies Program and the Pride Center for the 10th Annual Banned Books Readout! CSUN Associate Professor of Journalism and First Amendment Scholar Elizabeth Blakey will speak about censorship and belonging. CSUN students in Professor Blakey's J480 History of American News Media class will give dramatic readings. This year Banned Books Readout will feature a presentation by guest speaker Karimah Tennyson-Marsh, "Banned Books Belong in Our Community." 

Snacks will be available at the Northridge Center entrance from 12:15 p.m.- 12:30 p.m.. The event is free and everyone is welcome. Read more