Talks
10/27: Graphic Activism Panel: Lesbian Posters & Zines 1970-today
Concourse Level - C197 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesAccompanying this exhibit of original activist posters from the Lesbian Herstory Archives currently at the Graduate Center Library, this panel will discuss posters, newsletters, and zines from the largest collection of lesbian materials in the world. Beginning with the 1970s, and including contributions from the […]
11/4: Back to the Future: the 1976 Copyright Act and the Internet
Skylight Room, CUNY Graduate CenterBack to the Future: the 1976 Copyright Act and the Internet It's been 40 years since the 1976 Copyright Act passed and while the way we create, display, distribute, perform, repurpose, and share scholarly and creative content has changed dramatically, the basic tenants of the […]
2/22: The Map Where We Meet and Other Queer Stories
Segal Theater Graduate Center, CUNYRommi Smith, poet, playwright, performer, and the first British Parliamentary Writer in Residence, comes to the Graduate Center February 22 to present a stunning lecture-performance animated by her archival exploration of the lives of women jazz and blues musicians. A John Barnard Scholar at The University of Leeds, UK, […]
2/24: Unveiling the Archives: A Paneled Reading
Skylight Room, CUNY Graduate CenterCollected in this exhibit are text-based and visual art materials created out of a residency program that plunges writers from the Queens College MFA in Creative Writing and Translation into a single archive: the Louis Armstrong House Museum (LAHM). Residents are asked to engage with, […]
2/24: The Music of the Archives: A Creative Writing Workshop
Skylight Room, CUNY Graduate CenterWorkshop Facilitator: Rommi Smith, writer and PhD Researcher, The University of Leeds, England English Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy states: ‘poetry is the music of being human.' In this writing and performance-based workshop, we will explore music, not only as prompt, stimulus and muse, but […]
3/28: Dissertation & Thesis Deposit Information Sessions
Library Room C196.05Graduate Center students: are you planning to deposit your dissertation or thesis for the June degree? The library’s Dissertation Office is holding evening information sessions that will cover: overview of the deposit procedure; document and file preparation; copyright issues; citation & plagiarism; and embargoes (access […]
3/30: Dissertation & Thesis Deposit Information Sessions
Library Room C196.05Graduate Center students: are you planning to deposit your dissertation or thesis for the June degree? The library’s Dissertation Office is holding evening information sessions that will cover: overview of the deposit procedure; document and file preparation; copyright issues; citation & plagiarism; and embargoes (access […]
4/4: What to Know Before You Submit to a Journal, or Sign Its Contract
Library Room C196.05When you publish a journal article, you sign a copyright agreement. Do you know what you’re agreeing to when you sign it? Different journals have different policies: Some journals require you to relinquish your copyright. (You then have to ask permission or even pay to […]
4/13: Archival Research: The Basics
Library Room C196.05Please join us for “Archival Research: The Basics” on Thursday, April 13th, from 2:30-4:30 pm. We’ll explore the basics of archival research in this workshop, including defining what archives are and how they are arranged. We’ll also discuss where and how to look for sources and […]
10/27: Digital Scholarship and the Public Good
What is the role of scholar-activists in times of political and social upheaval? How have digital technologies transformed scholarship and changed our conceptions of authority and audience? How does scholarship respond to challenges that communities confront? Join CUNY librarians and faculty for a talk by […]
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