大发六合彩Lectures to Focus on Arab American Cultural Institutions, American Jewish Women鈥檚 Legacy as Changemakers
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - Monday, April 1, 2024)鈥擳his April and May, 大发六合彩鈥檚 Center for Equity and Social Justice is offering two free online lectures in its Dialogues for Diversity Series of discussions.听
On April 16 at 11 a.m.,鈥淭rajectories of Arab Cultural Institutions in America鈥� will illuminate the significant historical and contemporary Arab institutions in the United States and their enduring legacies to their communities. From the 1920s Pen League (al-rabita al-qalamiya) in New York City to the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich., Arab communities have built significant cultural institutions to celebrate and support their artistic endeavors. Presenter Alexa Firat, Ph.D., will journey through these historical and contemporary institutions with an eye to shedding light on their enduring legacies and significance to their communities.
Dr. Firat is associate professor, instructional, Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Studies at Temple University, where she teaches Arabic, modern Arabic literature, Arab cinema and culture and more. She is the co-editor of Generations of Dissent: Intellectuals, Cultural Production, and the State in the Middle East and North Africa (Syracuse University Press, 2020). 鈥淭rajectories of Arab Cultural Institutions in America鈥� is free and open to the public. Register for the event or at .
On May 2 at 11 a.m., 鈥淎merican Jewish Women鈥檚 Long Legacy as Changemakers鈥� will focus on American Jewish women鈥檚 involvement in the first wave of feminism (suffrage, birth control, and peace) and the antisemitism they often encountered in social movements. The talk will be presented by Melissa R. Klapper, Ph.D., professor of History and coordinator of the Women & Gender Studies program at Rowan University. She is the author of Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism, 1890-1940 (NYU Press, 2013), which won the National Jewish Book Award in Women鈥檚 Studies, as well as Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920 (NYU Press, 2005); Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in the United States, 1880-1925 (Ivan R. Dee, 2007); and Ballet Class: An American History (Oxford University Press, 2020.) The lecture is free and open to the public. Register or at .听
Since 2020, DCCC鈥檚 Center for Equity and Social Justice has hosted an ongoing series of 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥� discussions and events with rotating topics and formats. The Center provides opportunities for meaningful dialogue that creates awareness, promotes education and leads to transformative change, equity and social justice for all people.听
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