A talk by Kerin E. Coughlin These are the stories of three mothers who, over one hundred years, used the U.S. courts to fight gender inequality. One fought for women’s…
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Ending Stereotypes on The College Campus – An Unending Journey
The Humanities Department cordially invites you to September’s Works-in-the-Works event A talk by Prof. Zheng Zhu Ending Stereotypes on The College Campus – An Unending Journey This talk…
Performance and Protest in Saving the Whales: A Talk by Sarah Standing
The Humanities Department presents…………… A Talk by Sarah Standing Beginning in the mid-1970s, Greenpeace’s “Save the Whales” Campaign became a successful weapon against international whaling. Today, oceanic warming causes shifts…
Una cita con la cita. The Cross-cultural Values of Citations in Postgraduate Research Works
Citation processes are shaped in a textual context that characterizes the academic discourse within each genre, such as disciplinary community or cultural framework The interplay between the citation processes and…
Cross-Cultural Practice: Recent Works by Chinese Artists in New York
The Humanities Department at New York City College of Technology, CUNY is proud to present “Cross-cultural Practice: Recent Works by Chinese Artists in New York,” curated by Dr. Zhijian Qian,…
Love in the Poetry of St. John of the Cross and Antonio Machado
The Humanities Department cordially invites you to March’s Works-in-the-Works event Two Spanish authors propose different ideas of love. St. John of the Cross, a 16th-century mystic, is devoted to spiritual,…
The City Performs: An Architectural History of NYC Theatre
The Humanities Department cordially invites you to February’s Works-in-the-Works event A talk by Profs. Ting Chin and Christopher S. The City Performs: An Architectural History of NYC Theatre. In this…
Works in the Works:Internet Metaphors and Arabic Translation by Khalid Lachheb
In this talk Khalid Lachheb draws on cognitive semantic studies to explore the cognitive dimension of metaphor and the metaphoric structure of internet terminology. This presentation also sketches recent terminological…
Humanities Department presents Works in the Works: Truth in Health and Safety Messages
Truth in Health and Safety Messages Communication campaigns are important parts of public health interventions, raising awareness about health and safety. More than just transmitting facts, health and safety campaigns…
Humanities Department presents Works in the Works:A Talk by Sarah Standing
350.org as Localized Trans-Global Performance
On a single “Day of Climate Action” in 2009, 350.org created over 5,000 eco-actions in 180 countries around the world. The next year, they initiated the “Planet-Scale Art Project.” In this talk, Professor Standing investigates the implications of 350’s trans-global activism as art and performance.
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