On February 10th, 2014 from 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm, “The Loving Story” will be shown in the Gallery in Special Collections at the Albin O. Kuhn Library.
On February 11th, 2014 at 4:30 pm, we will host a panel discussion with historian Dr. Claudrena N. Harold. Professor Harold is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Virginia. She recently co-directed a short film called “Sugarcoated Arsenic” with her colleague Professor Kevin Everson. The film is an “exploration of African American intellectual, social, and political life at the University of Virginia during the 1970s”. For more information about the film, visit http://history.virginia.edu/node/2956.
AFST will give one FREE orchestra ticket to an AFST major or minor who is interested in attending the Saturday, February 8, 2014, performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The ticket includes a pre-show reception at 6 pm sponsored by the Chapter of Black and Latino Alumni of UMBC. Show at 7:30 pm.
Questions? Call the Africana Studies Department at (410) 455-2158, or the Library at (410) 455-2346.
]]>Facing Race: A National Conference is presented by Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. A unique collaborative space for racial justice movement making, Facing Race is the largest multiracial, inter-generational gathering for organizers, educators, creatives and other leaders.
Facing Race 2014 will be held in Dallas, Texas on November 13-15, 2014. In addition to highlighting a Southern perspective for Facing Race attendees, the 2014 conference will offer the local community unprecedented access to information and resources on racial equity. Previous Facing Race National Conferences have been held in Baltimore, Berkeley, Chicago, Oakland and New York.
Submit a proposal to be featured in one of our three conference tracks: 1) organizing and advocacy, 2) research and policy, and 3) arts, media and culture. Breakout Session proposals must be submitted by Friday January 24.
Register today! If you were one of the 1,400 registrants who joined us for Facing Race 2012, you know how amazing that event was. If you didn’t make it, you can learn more about it here. Don’t be left out in 2014!
STUDENTS IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT MAY RECEIVE POLI CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE. Highly recommended for all students interested in International Affairs and Relations, Comparative Politics, or seeking a better understanding of the global political climate. ]]>GLBL 409 - Special Topics in Global Studies - Geopolitics
Dr. John Short (PUBL)
Wednesday, 4:30-7:00
Lecture
3 credits
Grading: regular, no pass/fail
Cap: 20; Waitlist: 3
Description: An introduction to the study of geopolitics and the state of contemporarygeopolitics. Geopolitics is the study of power relations between empires and states. It explores the meaning, contestation, construction, and maintenance of the political organization of space. The course traces the evolution of geopolitical thought from Mahan and Mackinder through Kennan and up to modern popular writers such as Robert Kaplan, who argues that a nation’s position on the world map is a primary determinant of conflict. We will also examine an emerging critical form of geopolitics, which looks at the social construction of political spaces, exposes the material interests involved in the narratives used to explain these spaces, and explores the spatial construction of social identity.