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Voices of Mass Incarceration: A Symposium

VOICES OF MASS INCARCERATION: A SYMPOSIUM Wednesday, September 27 – Friday, September 29, 2023 Please note that registration has closed for in-person attendance at the symposium. You can register to join the waitlist, and register to attend virtually. No registration is required to attend the exhibit opening. Registration required @ voicesofmassincarceration.eventbrite.com NOTE: In-person attendance on Voices of Mass Incarceration: A Symposium

Commencement Forum | Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict

Join the Brown University Library for “Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict,” a Commencement Forum on Saturday, May 27 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Willis Reading Room at the John Hay Library. Free and open to the public. In-person only. The curatorial team and experts will explore Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict, the current Library exhibition Commencement Forum | Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict

Commencement Forum | Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution of 1848-1849

Join the Brown University Library for “Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution of 1848-1849,” a Commencement Forum presented by Professor David Kertzer on Saturday, May 27 from 9 – 10 a.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library. Free and open to the public. Hybrid event: in-person and live streamed at http://bit.ly/library-forum-23-Kertzer. Nicholas Commencement Forum | Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution of 1848-1849

Exhibit l Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict

John Hay Library Exhibit Reflects on Two Centuries of Debate over Abortion Created in response to the Dobbs decision, Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict draws on Brown’s special collections to present open-ended observations on the commonality, history, and debate surrounding abortion in the United States and Rhode Island. Whether in a court of law, at a Exhibit l Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict

Contextualizing Taíno Collections | Opening of Student-Curated Exhibition

Join the John Hay Library and Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology for the opening of the student-curated exhibit, Contextualizing Taíno Collections, on Thursday, May 4 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Willis Reading Room of the John Hay Library. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served after the speaking program. The Contextualizing Taíno Collections | Opening of Student-Curated Exhibition

Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution of 1848 – 1849 with David Kertzer

Join David Kertzer, Paul R. Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology, and Professor of Italian Studies; Allison Levy, Director of Brown University Digital Publications; Massimo Riva, Professor of Italian Studies; and Deidre Lynch, Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard University, for a born-digital book presentation on Tuesday, April 25 from Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution of 1848 – 1849 with David Kertzer

Digital HISTORY AND THEORY, ​​​​an open conversation on the future of digital scholarship

Zoom link to join symposium: https://brown.zoom.us/j/96716984347 On March 3 – 4, 2023, History and Theory, partnering with Brown University Library, will bring the contributors to the December 2022 theme issue, “Digital History and Theory: Changing Narratives, Changing Methods, Changing Narrators,” together for an open exchange inspired by their contributions but focused on the ways to Digital HISTORY AND THEORY, ​​​​an open conversation on the future of digital scholarship