Members of the Brown community and the general public are invited to attend a series of events related to Wilma Mankiller and Native American and Indigenous Studies: Wednesday, November 8 Native American and Indigenous Special Collections 4 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading Room at the John Hay Library, 20 Prospect St. View recently acquired … “Mankiller” – Film, Special Collections, Discussion
John Carter Brown Library The John Carter Brown Library is a private institution, located on the campus of Brown University, that is home to an unparalleled collection of rare books, maps, prints, and manuscripts related to the early Americas. Since the 1910s, the JCB has maintained a rich tradition of reproducing its materials across a … The JCB’s Americana and Open Access
On November 8 and 9, 2023, the John Hay Library, the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative present programming related to Native American and Indigenous activism and political engagement. The events are free and open to the public. Native American and Indigenous Special Collections Wednesday, … MANKILLER: Film, Special Collections, Panel
Join the John Hay Library for two events spotlighting LGBTQ+ history in celebration of National Coming Out Day! Hands-on LGBTQ+ exhibition Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Explore pulp fiction, photographs, activist ephemera, meeting records, and more from the Library’s special collections. Plus enjoy refreshments and take home a button featuring … Coming Out Day @ The Hay
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration exhibit Opening: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.Runs through July 19, 2024John Hay Library, 20 Prospect St., Providence RIHours Mumia Abu-Jamal is a poet, writer, musician, scholar, historian, archivist, public radio producer, journalist, painter, and public intellectual, who has been incarcerated for 40-plus years. His story, collections, … “Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration” Exhibit
The Brown University Library is now accepting proposals for the Gardner Fellowship, aimed at fostering in-depth and creative research using rare East Asian materials. Application deadline extended to November 6! This initiative aims to: We invite student fellows to explore our collections and create original scholarship by going beyond traditional linguistic and subject boundaries. Their … Announcing Brown Library’s Gardner Fellowship
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
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
Join the Brown University Library and the Warren Alpert Medical School for “Care & Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health,” a Commencement Forum on Saturday, May 27 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the Willis Reading Room at the John Hay Library. Free and open to the public. Hybrid event: in-person and live streamed at … Commencement Forum | Care & Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health
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
