Online: see QR code in poster @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Speakers: Tuong Vu, thvu@uoregon.edu, Vietnam-in-the-World Project (VIEW) Chien-Kai Chen, chenc@rhodes.edu, Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGOTS) Stan Hok-Wui Wong, Hok.Wong@stthom.edu and Maggie Shum, mps6969@psu.edu, Global Research Association of Politics in Hong Kong (GRAPH), Moderator: Nhu Truong The webinar will address the intersection of research as well as “PUBLIC” …
Dr Ather Zia, University of Northern Colorado
Via zoom: https://bit.ly/3F1CzDv @ 5:30 pm
The Borghesi Mellon Workshop on Public Asian Studies linked here is excited to have Dr Ather Zia for an online talk on human rights in Kashmir for Spring 2025. Dr Zia is a political anthropologist, poet, short fiction writer, and columnist. She …
Zoom @ 12:30 pm
The reemergence of psychedelic research in universities comes with a robust historical narrative that blames politicians for the rise and fall of scientific interest in these substances.
DC Smith Greenhouse 465 Babcock Dr, Madison, WI 53706 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Join the Borghesi-Mellon Psychedelic Pasts, Presents, and Futures Workshop Group at the DC Smith Greenhouse for a self-guided tour as we celebrate Environmental History Week, Earth Fest, Bicycle Day, 420, interdependence, and health!
Wisconsin History Society (registration required) @ 12:00 pm - 1:20 pm
How do institutional archives preserve lives? What does it mean to archive Latinx activisms? What kind of stories do Latinx archives tell us?
Archives in the Americas Workshop
Memorial Library - Special Collections, Room 984 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join us in an exploration of books, artist’ books and other artifacts that engage with histories of migration in the Americas throughout history —with an emphasis on Latinx and Latin American journeys. Stop by anytime and for the amount of time you want!
Helen C White 6191 - Conference Room @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join the Abolition and Refuge Borghesi-Mellon Workshop for a roundtable discussion about challenges and possibilities in working at the intersection of abolitionist politics, organizing, and Asian American Studies. The panelists will be in conversation with their research, as well as critical border studies and refugee studies.
Dr. Erika Dyck
Memorial Library, Room 126; 728 State St, Madison, WI 53703; Enter on Langdon Street Side @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
As psychedelic substances enjoy a resurgence in clinical and popular discussions, we recognize their diverse histories and trajectories. In this presentation she will examine some of the different histories that have surfaced over time, drawing attention to some of the new voices emerging in this space. The psychedelic renaissance of the 21st century has been to date focused on reviving the clinical applications of psychedelics, while the religious and cultural uses remain on the margins. In Expanding Mindscapes our authors examine a more diverse set of origin stories, suggesting that the current trends and patterns might also benefit from a revisiting of these divergent pasts.
Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez
via zoom @ 3:30 pm
https://tinyurl.com/survivalofapeople
A personally inflected project, the talk will use alternative archives—including photography and film—of Afro-Puerto Rican life produced on the island and the diaspora.
Memorial Library, Room 126, 728 State St, Madison, WI 53703 @ 12:00 pm
This workshop focuses on libraries, collections, and specific documents related to psychedelic history and society. One goal is to shine a spotlight on the humanities and particularly how we collect, organize, appraise, and use historical …
