Events
Engaging our communities
WORDY: Sabra Moore Opening Exhibition and Artist’s Talk
WORDY: Sabra Moore is an exhibition of painted and sewn wall works and artist’s books from 1982-2018, the artist's first exhibition at Barnard. Presented by the Barnard Archives and Special Collections.
Read MoreWhiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Heroin in America
Helena Hansen in conversation with Beck Jordan-Young
For this year's Silver Science Lecture, in conjunction with the 47th annual Scholar and Feminist Conference, "Living in Madness: Decolonization, Creation, Healing," psychiatrist-anthropologist Helena Hansen will be joined in by Beck Jordan-Young to discuss the material intersections of addiction, social conditions, and racial violence.
Read MoreAbolition on the Ground: Reporting from the Movement to #DefundthePolice
Angélica Cházaro, Erica Perry, and Andrea Ritchie, moderated by Dean Spade
Join us for a conversation with abolitionist organizers and lawyers leading this work to talk about lessons learned in #defundthepolice mobilizations, how this work fits into the larger abolitionist vision for a world without cages or borders, and the key strategic questions facing the movement now.
Read MoreThinking Through Settler Colonialism and Racial Capitalism in the Context of the Nordics
Presented by the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities A cumulative attack on ‘critical race theory’ has recently emerged from within government offices in the Global North, including the Nordic countries. Some have resulted in state legislatures banning educators from teaching this area of study, namely in the United States. In Western […]
Read MoreLiving in Madness: Decolonization, Creation, Healing
War, ecological destruction, land dispossession, occupation and policing, precarious access to shelter, and confinement in a total institution are among the conditions that are maddening, and yet upheld by powerful schemas that place value on profit, property, and hierarchy over collective wellbeing.
Read MoreWillful 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.
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