Events
Artist Marla McLeod giving a tour of her exhibition "We the People: Our Love Will See Us Through" at the WSRC Kniznick Gallery to Brandeis students in Fall 2021
Photo Credit: WSRC Staff
WSRC's Fall 2021 Lectures, Events and Exhibitions will take place both in a virtual format via Zoom and/or in-person at the Liberman-Miller lecture hall in the Epstein building at Brandeis University. Please check back to this page for any updates regarding WSRC Events. For information and updates on social distancing at Brandeis University please go to Covid-19 Response: What's Now, What's Next. For health updates, please go to the Brandeis University Health Center
Fall 2021 Events
August 2, 2021
“We the People (Our Love Will See Us Through)” touches on the diversity of Marla McLeod’s practice, juxtaposing larger-than-life portrait painting with handmade textiles and garments, which explore the false and pervasive narratives surrounding Black bodies. On View at the Kniznick Gallery through October 29, 2021. Please see the Arts Program page for more information.
September 14, 2021
5:30 - 7 p.m. ET
(in-person / virtual)
Marla McLeod will discuss her exhibition "We the People (Our Love Will See Us Through)" and the concepts embedded in her portrait paintings and hand-sewn garments on display. The event will be in hybrid format; guests are welcome to attend in-person or virtually via ZOOM. Please see the Arts Program page for more information and how to register for this event.
October 19, 2021
5:30 - 7 p.m. ET
(virtual)
In conjunction with the Kniznick Gallery exhibition, "We the People (Our Love Will See Us Through)," Brandeis WSRC Resident Scholar K. Melchor Quick Hall hosts a virtual conversation between Kimberly Juanita Brown, convener of The Dark Room Faculty Seminar on Race and Visual Studies, and Marla McLeod. Please see the Arts Program Page for more information and how to register for this event.
October 21, 2021
5:30-7 p.m. ETWSRC Scholar Edith Chears leads a panel discussion with female leaders and 2021 SSP graduate, exploring their responses to a 'collection of shared crises' and how to garner generational support regarding current\future resistance, actions and success. With WSRC SSP student Arthi Jacob '21.
October 23, 2021
12 - 4 p.m. ET
Join us at the Kniznick Gallery for a Saturday viewing of the exhibition, "We the People (Our Love Will See Us Through)" hosted by artist Marla McLeod. Registration is required. Please see the Arts Program page for more information.
October 26, 2021
5:30-7 p.m. ET
Indonesia has the highest number of Covid cases in Asian countries. WSRC Scholar Siti Nurjanah will discuss how women's security is highly at risk as women often stand at the forefront to ensure new ways of life are fulfilled.
November 3, 2021
7:00-8 p.m. ET
Author Alison Bass' perseverance in chipping away at the wall of male bias in how female victims are treated in the media helped pave the way to the #MeToo movement. Presented by Brandeis Women's Network. Moderated by Amy Cohen '85 and Talee Potter '97. Co-sponsored by Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center.
November 16, 2021
12:30-2 p.m. ET
Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer wrestled with discrimination, poverty, and disenfranchisement. Her legacy lives on in a new generation's determination to complete the unfinished business of freedom and equality in America. Presented by WSRC Scholar Kate Clifford Larson, author of "Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer"
November 18, 2021
5:30-7 p.m. ET
WSRC Scholar K. Melchor Quick Hall engages author Wendy Sanford in a conversation about Sanford's new book, "These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship across Race and Class" This hybrid lecture takes place in-person in the Liberman-Miller lecture hall, Epstein building on Brandeis University Campus and via Zoom.
December 2, 2021
5:30-7 p.m. ET
WSRC and Fulbright Scholar Donna Dodson engages in conversation with award-winning animator Trina Baker on their joint collaboration where Dodson's Amazon warrior sculptures are translated into three-dimensional digital characters in a short animation. This hybrid lecture takes place in-person in the Liberman-Miller lecture hall, Epstein building on Brandeis University Campus and via Zoom.