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Spaces of Coexistence/Spaces of Differentiation: Conversations among Historians

Francis Scott Key Hall, Room 2120 University of Maryland, College Park

In this two-day workshop organized by the Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the Department of History at the University of Maryland, faculty and graduate students will present on topics that range from real estate segregation in the US to the early modern Jewish ghettos. Their goal is to focus on the spatial organization of ethnic, racial, gender, sexual, cultural, and religious diversity. José Casanova, professor in the Departments of Sociology and Theology at Georgetown University, will give the keynote address titled “Jesuit Intercultural Encounters in Early Modern Global Modernization” on Thursday, April 27, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. […]

Intersectionality and Critical Race Theory

Colony Ballroom, Adele H. Stamp Student Union University of Maryland, College Park

This event will situate black digital scholarship within two of the most prominent frameworks for understanding African American history and culture—intersectionality and critical race theory. Participating speakers include two pioneers in these fields: Bonnie Thornton Dill, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and Patricia Hill Collins, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland. Presented as part of the Critical Race Initiative’s Parren J. Mitchell Symposium.

David Owen — “Cabinet’s Finest Hour”

Gelman Library, George Washington University 2130 H Street NW, Washington

The National Churchill Library and Center welcomes David Owen (Lord Owen) for a discussion of his new book, Cabinet's Finest Hour: The Hidden Agenda of May 1940. With keen insight, gained in part from having sat at the Cabinet table himself, Lord Owen examines the tense Cabinet meetings that followed Winston Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister, as he and his colleagues debated whether to negotiate with Hitler. Lord Owen served as British Foreign Secretary from 1977 to 1979 and was a co-founder of the Social Democratic Party. From 1992 to 1995, he was an EU peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia, and now sits in the House of Lords. A […]

Timothy Beatley — “Wild Cities: Connecting People and Nature”

Q?rius Theater, Ground Floor, Natural History Museum 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington

Biologist E. O. Wilson popularized the concept of biophilia, which he described as "the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms." To what extent can cities be biophilic and provide basic conditions for urban citizens to live a life in close contact with nature? University of Virginia Professor Timothy Beatley will address this question, exploring some of the ways that cities are integrating nature into their planning and fostering connections to the natural world. Beatley will discuss the Biophilic Cities Project at the University of Virginia and the global Biophilic Cities Network, which aims to extend and […]