Author Archives: A. Schocket

ACS Ph.D student JoAnna Murphy wins two BGSU awards

Posted on April 4, 2016 by A. Schocket

Last week, current ACS Ph.D student JoAnna Murphy received two well deserved awards: the Feminist Falcon Award for Women Mentoring Women, and I also won “Best Graduate Presentation” at the WGSS Symposium. Congrats to JoAnna!

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Talk today: Dr. Isabel Ayala on colorblind racism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by A. Schocket

Color-blind Racism and the Rationalization of College Attainment among Latinas(os) http://sociology.msu.edu/faculty/profile/ayala-isabel/ Isabel Ayala Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Maria Isabel Ayala, (Ph.D., Texas A&M) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Chicano/Latino Studies Program at Michigan … Continue reading →

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Chris Lezotte: ACS Ph.D, authority on women and cars

Posted on August 17, 2015 by A. Schocket

Chris Lezotte was recently quoted in the Bend Bulletin about women and their cars.

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Lunch with ACS Ph.D Joyce Barry: Standing Our Ground

Posted on April 15, 2015 by A. Schocket

Come and have lunch next Tuesday, April 21 with Joyce Barry. Lunch will be provided by ACS, and if you can only come for part of that time, that’s fine. Joyce Barry earned her Ph.D. in American Culture Studies at … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with Digital Scholarly Publishing, Theses, and Dissertations: Scalar Workshop

Posted on March 23, 2015 by A. Schocket

SCALAR Workshops Two one-day workshops at the Center for Faculty Excellence, 202 University Hall: Monday, May 11 10:00AM-12:00PM and 1:00PM-4:00PM or Tuesday, May 12 10:00AM-12:00PM and 1:00PM-3:30PM This workshop will serve as an introduction to SCALAR, a free, open-source authoring … Continue reading →

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BGSU Conference: Electric Guitar in Popular Culture, March 27-28

Posted on March 18, 2015 by A. Schocket

The electric guitar will be the rock star at the “Electric Guitar in Popular Culture” conference at BGSU March 27-28.

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Information Landscapes: Data as Architecture, with Dr. Karen Lewis

Posted on March 2, 2015 by A. Schocket

LECTURE: Information Landscapes: Data as Architecture Dr. Karen Lewis, The Knowlton School of Architecture, Ohio State University Friday,​ March 6, 2015, 3:00-4:15 PM, 121 West Hall

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Professional Development Series: Writing Academic Job Letters

Posted on February 26, 2015 by A. Schocket

The next installment in the CCS Professional Development series Writing Academic Job Letters Monday, March 2nd 2:30 – 4:30 pm BTSU 316 Panel presentation: Professors from a range of Humanities and Social Science disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds will discuss academic … Continue reading →

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Fruitvale Station and Rev. Wanda Johnson

Posted on February 18, 2015 by A. Schocket

Fruitvale Station Tuesdays at the Gish Film Series: 2014-2015  Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 pm (2013), U.S., 85 minutes, Director: Ryan Coogler **Featuring a Q&A with Rev. Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant** Introduction and Facilitation by Clitha Mason, American Culture … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Solnit, February 23

Posted on February 18, 2015 by A. Schocket

BGSU and ICS are pleased to welcome award-winning independent writer, cultural historian, art critic, public intellectual, and political activist Rebecca Solnit to campus on Monday, February 23. On that morning, she will offer a workshop, Art and Activism, from 11:00 am to … Continue reading →

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Tara McPherson: Designing for Difference, Scalar Workshop

Posted on November 14, 2014 by A. Schocket

How did a feminist film scholar trained in post-structuralist and critical race theory end up running a software lab? In answering that question, this talk engages various histories in the development of computational systems in order to argue that we need … Continue reading →

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Professional Development: Surviving the Academic Job Interview

Posted on November 1, 2014 by A. Schocket

The next workshop in our professional development series: Surviving the Academic Job Interview Workshop facilitated by Dr. Susana Peña, Director of the School of Cultural and Critical Studies Monday, November 17th, 4:00 – 5:20 pm, 107 Hanna Hall, Women’s Center, BGSU

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Symposium: Investigating Identity, 11/7

Posted on October 28, 2014 by A. Schocket

The Identity Project is a university and community–wide collaboration that keynotes the relationship between self–disclosure, especially of highly personal information, and identity formation, as well as the tension between personal privacy and safety/surveillance Bowen–Thompson Student Union Third Floor Free & Open to the Public … Continue reading →

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Matika Wilbur and Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America

Posted on October 28, 2014 by A. Schocket

Matika Wilburl Native American Photographer Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America Wednesday, November 5, 2014 4:00-5:30 pm Bowen Thompson Student Union Theater, Room 206 Reception to follow

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ACS Ph.D student JoAnna Murphy: “Be Ashamed, Be Very Ashamed: Responses to Fat Shaming”

Posted on October 28, 2014 by A. Schocket

Brown Bag Series at the BGSU Women’s Center “Be Ashamed, Be Very Ashamed: Responses to Fat Shaming,” featuring JoAnna Murphy, doctoral student in American Culture Studies. This presentation will be held from 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 in 107 Hanna Hall. … Continue reading →

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Professional Development: Your Thesis/Dissertation Committee: Strategies for Success

Posted on October 28, 2014 by A. Schocket

Workshop facilitated by Dr. Jolie Sheffer, Associate Professor of English and American Culture Studies Monday, November 10th 4:00 – 5:20 pm Where: 314 BTSU

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Erin Labbie on the Medieval Remainder

Posted on October 20, 2014 by A. Schocket

ACS-affiliated faculty member Dr. Erin Felicia Labbie will be giving her ICS lecture: Dr. Erin Felicia Labbie Wednesday, October 29, 11:30 – 1:00, 207 BTSU Labbie Medieval Remainder2.1 The Medieval Remainder attends to traces of medieval systems of belief as … Continue reading →

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BGSU Latino Issues Conference: Moises Serrano

Posted on October 20, 2014 by A. Schocket

The 21st BGSU Latino Issues Conference taking place on Thursday, October 23, 2014. This Fall, the keynote speaker will be the Latino Immigration & LGBT Activist, Moises Serrano. Moises will speak first-hand about his journey as an undocumented student as … Continue reading →

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Artist Wayne Wilson: Navajo Philosophy and Ceremonial Teachings

Posted on October 20, 2014 by A. Schocket

Navajo artist Wayne Wilson will be at BGSU tonight: Olscamp 229 6:00-7:15 PM

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ACS undergraduate class in Zoom News

Posted on October 15, 2014 by A. Schocket

ACS 3000: Reacting to the Past is on the front page of this week’s BGSU Zoom News. Reacting to the Past is a curriculum that introduces students to major ideas and texts through a role-playing format to replicate the historical … Continue reading →

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