Americans today have been bearing witness to a new upsurge in deportation, the forced removal of immigrants, refugees, or other “foreigners” out of the country in which they reside or to which they have fled. As a changed national leadership…
Americans today have been bearing witness to a new upsurge in deportation, the forced removal of immigrants, refugees, or other “foreigners” out of the country in which they reside or to which they have fled. As a changed national leadership…
Celebrate “Culper Spy Day: Our Revolutionary Story” with Special Collections on Saturday, September 15! A collaboration of more than 25 local institutions and organizations, an activity-filled day of community events will highlight the amazing history behind George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.…
In honor of Veteran’s Day, all are invited to read a passage or two from a favorite text written by or about veterans, or in the field of military studies. All welcome, whether to read or just to listen and discover…
Celebrate Veteran’s Awareness Week, meet some SBU student veterans, and watch The Great War. Film Description: Chart the ways in which the bloodiest battle in U.S. history, and the ensuing peace, forever changed a nation. African Americans found ways…
Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote, a bibliographic management software program, this task just became much easier. In this workshop learn: how to create an EndNote Library, how to download…
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us for a screening of the much loved Disney/Pixar film, Coco! Aspiring young musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his…
The Africana Studies Department and the University Libraries commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Stony Brook University’s Africana Studies Department with a poetry slam of Amiri Baraka’s work. The event will be in the Special Collections Seminar Room on November…
Ruth Appelhof Executive Director Emerita, Guild Hall of East Hampton Angry, outrageous, defiant, and courageous are just some of the words that describe Lee Krasner, the subject of Ruth’s very personal memoir inspired by her 1974 summer with the artist…
Charles A. Riley II, Director, Nassau County Museum of Art Charlie will take us on a private tour of the current exhibition at his museum, for which Eric Fischl was the curatorial advisor. The show features more than a hundred…
Elka Rifkin, Director, Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation Elka will discuss the work of artistic visionary Robert Wilson, who established the Watermill Center in 1992. She will give us a brief history of the site and the programs it offer to visual…