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Event | Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia with Michael Cepek

On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Michael Cepek will give a talk entitled, “Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia.” Sponsored by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Brown University Library, this event Event | Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia with Michael Cepek

Visitors Enjoyed Brown’s East Asian Collection Open House

On Friday, October 19, 2018, as part of Family Weekend activities at the Rockefeller Library, the East Asian Collection (curated by Dr. Li Wang) hosted its Open House event. Many of the collection’s rare books, albums, and replications of famous calligraphic scrolls and traditional-style paintings were on display. The event was a major success, attracting Visitors Enjoyed Brown’s East Asian Collection Open House

Event | Ungerleider Haggadot Symposium

On Friday, October 19, 2018, the Brown University Library will host the Ungerleider Haggadot Symposium, drawing on material from the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot. Free and open to the public, the symposium will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library. A kosher reception will follow Event | Ungerleider Haggadot Symposium

Event | Patricio Simonetto: Revolution and Queer Politics in Argentina (1967 – 71)

On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Dr. Patricio Simonetto will give a talk entitled, “Revolution and Queer Politics in Argentine (1967 – 71).” This event is free and open to the public. Patricio Simonetto is a Doctor in Social Science and Humanities (Quilmes University, Event | Patricio Simonetto: Revolution and Queer Politics in Argentina (1967 – 71)

Announcement | Winner of the 2018 Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research

This year’s Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research was awarded to Charlie Steinman ’20 for his paper: “’Martin Luther’s whore more than a pope’: Annotation, Disgust, and Materiality in the Reformation Reception of the Pope Joan Myth.” The paper was written for History 1964A: “Age of Impostors: Fraud, Identity, and the Self in Early Announcement | Winner of the 2018 Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research

Alumni Reunion Forum | Taking Action in the Public Square

Were you first engaged in organizing for change at Brown?  Are you engaged now? Join fellow Brown alumni to discuss the gratification and challenges of public engagement. Share your story about your participation in efforts to make your community a better place through social change, greater diversity, higher standards, and equitable structures. Join the Brown Alumni Reunion Forum | Taking Action in the Public Square

Events | Pizza Nights

Mmmmmm…..It’s pizza time! Just when you thought you couldn’t make it through finals, pizza nights arrive to give you a hand in the form of gooey, saucy cheese and dough. At 9 p.m. on these two nights, let pizza be your spirit food. Tuesday, May 8: Lobby, The Rock Wednesday, May 9: Friedman Study Center, Events | Pizza Nights