On March 1st, four Stony Brook University faculty members participated in a panel held at the Libraries in honor of Women’s History Month. The four scholars– Peg Christoff (Asian American Studies), Lisa Diedrich (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Victoria Hesford (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), and Tracey Walters (Africana Studies)–
Professor Paul Firbas’ recently published article features a rare book from Special Collections, SBU Libraries. In “Hemispheric Knowledge: Sarmiento de Gamboa and His Texts on the Strait of Magellan” (Annales de Literatura Chilena, December 2016, v. 17, no. 26), Firbas examines and analyzes Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa’s 16th century texts
On February 7th, graduate students from the Department of Hispanic Languages & Literature hosted a screening of Nueve Reinas, followed by a discussion. This event is part of a film series to be held at the University Libraries in the Center for Scholarly Communication, on the second floor of the North
Come test your wits against the rest of the Southampton campus on Tuesday, February 21st from 7-9 pm in the library. The SBU Southampton Library, along with the Student Life Office, will be hosting Trivia Night from 7-9 pm. Compete in teams to see who has what it takes – no
On Monday, February 13th, the University Libraries hosted Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky, who gave a lecture in honor of Black History Month. Entitled, “Obama, Post-Racialism and the New American Dilemma,” this talk explored the historical antecedents of racial crisis in America, and how the past can be seen to repeat
On February 6th, Dr. Abena Ampofoa Asare presented a lecture at the Stony Brook University Libraries in honor of Black History Month. Her talk, “Fear & Angelic Troublemaking,” was a deeply insightful and inspiring treatment of key issues surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr. Asare stimulated discussion by placing
In honor of Black History Month, the University Libraries will hold two events showcasing the research of Stony Brook University faculty members. Please join us for a talk by Dr. Abena Ampofoa Asare on February 6th at 2:00 in the Special Collections Seminar Room, on the 2nd floor of Melville
Yesterday afternoon the University Libraries hosted faculty members from a variety of disciplines in a conversation about the 2017 Modern Language Association Convention in Philadelphia. Faculty members discussed their conference presentations and shared their thoughts on the value and changing role of the MLA Convention in the profession. This
Google Arts & Culture is a free mobile app that lets you virtually view artwork from museums, galleries, and archives from around the world. Students who are studying art and art history may find this app to be useful in discovering and learning about art, both old and new. Google Arts
The Turmoil Radio Collection documents the 24-year run of Steve Kreitzer’s radio program on WUSB-FM (90.1 FM) – the world’s longest running punk rock radio show. Beginning in 1980, the show became a vital part of the Long Island punk and hardcore community, and it remarkably gained renown internationally, long before internet
