Cultural Studies in the Contemporary World

October 27, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 307

For over twenty years, the International Cultural Studies Graduate Certificate Program at UHM has played an important role in providing theoretical foundations in cultural studies and interdisciplinary research methods for graduate students across campus. It has also been a valuable platform for vibrant exchanges of ideas among faculty and students across disciplines and fields. Yet, since the program’s establishment at UHM, the intellectual, institutional, and sociopolitical climate has changed considerably. What is the function of cultural studies at UHM, in US academe, and in the world today? What does cultural studies offer as we grapple with the urgent issues of the contemporary world, such as climate change, threats to liberal democracy, the permanent war on terror, and the usurping of academic freedom? Scholars from a diverse range of fields and expertise will discuss what cultural studies brings to their analysis of the world we live in. Panelists: Ty P. Kawika Tengan (Anthropology and Ethnic Studies) Jaimey Hamilton Faris (Art and Art History) Sankaran Krishna (Political Science) Jonna Eagle (American Studies) Cynthia Franklin (English) Moderator: Mari Yoshihara (American Studies)


Event Sponsor
International Cultural Studies Graduate Certificate Program , Mānoa Campus

More Information
Mari Yoshihara, 8089568542, myoshiha@hawaii.edu

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