Events
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Willful Subjects*: Decolonizing the Psychiatric Institution
Liat Ben-Moshe, Emily Ng, Camille Robcis, and Lara Sheehi, moderated by Ann Pellegrini
Part of the 47th annual Scholar and Feminist Conference, "Living in Madness," this panel explores institutional histories of psychiatry, focused on anti-institutional movements, radical institution-building, and alternate approaches to psychic life by practitioners and clinicians challenging the use of mental health systems as sites of state power, political oppression, and psychic violence.
Read MoreFaculty and Staff Cite-a-Thon
Kicking off the Cite Black Barnard spring programming and Black History Month, the second annual Black Barnard Cite-a-Thon on Thursday 2/10 will be an opportunity to collaboratively build a resource designed to recognize the contributions of Black Barnard faculty to scholarship, public intellectual life, and the arts. Participants will have time during the event to […]
Read MoreBCRW@50 Launch
Eve Kausch ‘18, Alex Volgyesi ‘22, Tapiwa Gambura ‘24, Janet Jakobsen, Temma Kaplan, and Tina Campt
Students, faculty, and staff from BCRW's 50 year history will join us to discuss the significance of our varied legacies and how to carry them forward.
Read MoreBuilding Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups (Workshop 4): Bringing New People into the Work
Dean Spade
How do we recruit more people to our groups, help them get deeply plugged in and feel co-stewardship of the work? How do we create and maintain supportive group culture as new people join? How do we set shared expectations and help new members build skills for accountability in the work? This workshop is part […]
Read MoreBuilding Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups (Workshop 3): Skills for Abolitionist Practice
Dean Spade
A workshop with Dean Spade about giving and receiving feedback in mutual aid groups. Slides Poll results Resources Workshop template – slide deck template to put on a workshop about group culture and feedback in your mutual aid group (Google slideshow) Turning Toward Each Other: A Conflict Workbook In It Together – a new workbook/toolkit […]
Read MoreVirgin Capital: Race, Gender, and Financialization in the US Virgin Islands
Tami Navarro in conversation with Tamara K. Nopper
Tami Navarro will discuss her new book, Virgin Capital, with Tamara K. Nopper.
Read MoreUndesign the Redline @ Barnard Symposium
Undesign the Redline @ Barnard is an interactive exhibition that combines history, art, and storytelling with community outreach and collaboration.
Read MoreBuilding Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups (Workshop 2): Decision-Making
Dean Spade
A workshop on planning and making decisions together in mutual aid groups. This workshop is part of a series of four. Links to additional workshops in the series are below. Slides Poll results Resources Dean Spade: Facilitating Conversations about Capacity in Mutual Aid Groups (video) Dean Spade: Burnout in Mutual Aid Groups (video) Building Capacity […]
Read MoreHow to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity
La Marr Jurelle Bruce in conversation with Farah Jasmine Griffin
La Marr Jurelle Bruce, author of How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity, will be joined in conversation by Farah Jasmine Griffin.
Read MoreBuilding Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups (Workshop 1): No Masters, No Flakes!
Dean Spade
A workshop on group culture, capacity, overwork, procrastination, and perfectionism in mutual aid groups.
Read MoreWe Keep Us Safe: Collective Care and Resilience in New York City Public Housing
Jayah Arnett, Camille Napoleon, Saundrea Coleman, and Michael Partis
A conversation around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents of NYCHA and how residents built networks of care and solidarity for each other.
Read MoreMinor Detail: The Helen Pond McIntyre ’48 Salon in Honor of Adania Shibli
Adania Shibli in conversation with Layli Long Soldier and Madeleine Thien
Adania Shibli will be joined by poet Layli Long Soldier and novelist Madeleine Thien to discuss Shibli's haunting novel, Minor Detail.
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