College of LAS Events
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Sunday, October 4, 2026
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In this facilitated workshop, participates are guided in creating a self-expressive zine. Zines will be photocopied and added to the Museum’s Unfinished Revolutions zine. The originals can be taken home. All workshop materials are provided. Open to all ages.
Monday, October 5, 2026
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Join us for a talk in the Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series with Jennifer Nájera, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Riverside. Her talk examines the intersections of immigration, higher education, and activism through a case study of undocumented student activists in southern California.
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Please join the Department of Latina/Latino Studies for its annual Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series. Dr. Jennifer Nájera (University of California, Riverside) will discuss her book Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education (Duke University Press, 2024).
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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This panel brings together scholars and experts to discuss key issues surrounding Brazil's electoral process. Participants will explore the political landscape, major campaign themes, and the broader implications of the election for Brazilian society and democracy.
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Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by Maryam Kashani (Gender & Women's Studies, UIUC) on Visual Theory.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Diane Kelly, the Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor in the School of Data and Information Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present "From Finding Information to Feeding the Machine: A Brief History of Interfaces for Online Information Search Systems." A reception will follow the lecture in room 126.
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Join the Departments of Latina/Latino Studies and Gender and Women's Studies for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community. Professors Lina-Maria Murillo (UT Austin) and Jallicia Jolly (Amherst) will discuss their new books followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.
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Join the Departments of Latina/Latino Studies and Gender and Women's Studies for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community.
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Join us for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Please join us for presentations by recent CAS Fellows. At 11am, Nicholas Jackson (Chemistry) discusses Designing Polymers in the AI Era and at noon, Stefan Vogler (Sociology) presents Police Consciousness and the Potential for Reform.
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Shaimaa Khanam, Graduate Student in the Department of Communication. Her talk, "Audiences interpretations of gender problems based on Netflix show, Adolescence”, will take place on October 8th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtually. Lunch provided for in-person attendees.
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Discussion with the author (Justin Jackson) of "An Army of Workmen: The Politics of Military-Colonial Public Works," chap. 3 of The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines (University of North Carolina Press, 2025).
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“Staying with the Trouble of Preservation: The Ambivalent Politics of Deletion in Digital Societies.” Presented by Nanna Bonde Thylstrup (Art and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen).
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Join us for a reading by poet Philip Metres! Philip Metres (he/him) grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, the grandchild of Lebanese refugees and migrants and the descendent of Irish famine survivors. Metres has been called “one of the essential poets of our time,” whose work is “beautiful, powerful, magnetically original.”
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This inaugural event by the Borders of Sanctuary Working Collective presents a public facing panel that pairs Professor Willie Mack (Black Studies, University of Missouri) on Black migration with Devin Lowe from the Black Trans Travel Fund, which serves Black and Transgender migrants.
Friday, October 9, 2026
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Discussion of Justin F. Jackson, "Recognizing Atrocity, Obscuring Honor: The Politics of History, Medals, and Massacre between Wounded Knee and the Philippine-American War," article draft.
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This is a panel discussion with artists and scholars on Everett’s Erasure. Each panelist will provide a different window into what’s beyond Erasure or what reading Erasure inspires (broadly conceived).
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This is a panel discussion with artists and scholars on Everett’s "Erasure." Each panelist will provide a different window into what’s beyond Erasure or what reading Erasure inspires (broadly conceived).
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CAS Professor of Psychology Brent Roberts draws from the science of personality development to discuss the following questions: How important are my genes for my personality? What effect did my parents have on who I am? Does my personality matter for love, work, and health? And “am I stuck with my personality or can I change?" A reception follows this CAS Annual Lecture.
Saturday, October 10, 2026
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The Education Justice Project is hosting a "reentry simulation" on Saturday October 10, followed by a panel of system-impacted individuals who will share their experiences of reentry and discuss the complex systems and barriers that can impact reentry after incarceration.
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Join Kathryn Koca Polite for a special tour of In Search of a Future. Explore the exhibition through the curator's perspective and gain insight into the themes, selected works, and ideas that shaped the presentation. This guided conversation offers a unique opportunity to engage more deeply with the exhibition and ask questions along the way.
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Japan House's annual Fall Open House resumes on Sat, Oct. 10 featuring Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji and Director Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud along with a preview of the Ogura-Sato Annex! At 12pm, they will present on the history of Japan House from its origins in the sixties to the current building's establishment and what the future holds with the Ogura-Sato Annex.
Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Japan House's annual Fall Open House resumes on Sat, Oct. 10 featuring Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji and Director Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud along with a preview of the Ogura-Sato Annex! At 12pm, they will present on the history of Japan House from its origins in the sixties to the current building's establishment and what the future holds with the Ogura-Sato Annex.
Monday, October 12, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Graduate students interested in community-engaged research (CER) and leadership are invited to join CSGGE and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute for a panel discussion.
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Higher Education Under Attack. Panelists include: Sean McDonald, co-founder of Digital Public, where he focuses on data governance design; Shawn Gilmore, a Teaching Assistant Professor in English and co-author the the recent AAUP report; and Terri Barnes Professor in the History and Gender & Women's Studies Departments.
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A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.
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Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by John Lurz (English, Tufts) on Poststructuralism.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Join us as we highlight the incredible work of each of Humanities Without Walls' Reciprocity and Redistribution Grand Research Challenge projects in four virtual showcases over the 2026-27 academic year. During each event, 2-3 teams will present their projects and share a bit about the centrality of reciprocal and redistributive methods to their work.
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Join us as we highlight the incredible work of each of Humanities Without Walls' Reciprocity and Redistribution Grand Research Challenge projects in four virtual showcases over the 2026-27 academic year. During each event, 2-3 teams will present their projects and share a bit about the centrality of reciprocal and redistributive methods to their work.
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Join us as we highlight the incredible work of each of Humanities Without Walls' Reciprocity and Redistribution Grand Research Challenge projects in four virtual showcases over the 2026-27 academic year.
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Join us to celebrate the new books of three history PhD alumni: Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest by Juan Ignacio Mora (PhD, ’21, history); White, Black, Brown: Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago by Michael Staudenmaier (PhD, ‘16, history)...
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Join us to celebrate the new books of three history PhD alumni.
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Join us for an info session about HIST 354 Study Abroad in Prague.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Professor Ángel Garcia (English/Creative Writing) will read from his latest collection, Indifferent Cities.
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Professor Ángel García (English/Creative Writing) will read from his latest collection, Indifferent Cities.
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Come join us, we'll be making pasta and enjoying Italian conversation. All language levels welcome!
Friday, October 16, 2026
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Emily Clayton will be presenting, " Molecular Basis of Mouthfeel: Analytical Approaches to Measuring Wine Astringency". Satirtha Saha Protya will be presenting, " Seeing Beyond the Scalpel: Emerging Analytical Technologies for Real-Time Surgical Decision Making".
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Monday, October 19, 2026
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This lecture traces the emergence of Mizrahi Jews as go-betweens within the shifting political, linguistic, and cultural geographies of the modern Middle East.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by Greta LaFleur (American Studies, Yale) on Gender.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Interested in conducting research abroad? This workshop introduces the fundamentals of writing a successful fellowship proposal for international research. Learn how to identify funding opportunities, communicate the significance of your overseas research, and craft persuasive application materials that stand out in competitive review processes. Lunch at 12pm w/registrati
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Learn about our M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering Leadership degree program.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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Please join us for the Game Studies and Design October Town Hall. This month's guest speaker is Amber Holkenbrink, Principal Experience Designer on Apex Legends at Respawn Entertainment. She has worked in the game industry for over 16 years and has contributed to the art, animation, and design of more than 30 titles, including Call of Duty: Warzone.
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"On care and community: India’s frontline health workers" Vrinda Marwah is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.
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MillerComm Lecture: Islam in France: Minority Religion, Laïcité, and the Politics of Muslim Identity
Join us for a lecture by George A Miller Visiting Scholar Youssouf T. Sangaré titled "Islam in France: Minority Religion, Laïcité, and the Politics of Muslim Identity."
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In this CAS/MillerComm presentation, GAM Visiting Scholar Professor Sangaré (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales - INALCO) treats Islam in France as a case study in the state management of minority religion in a secular republic. Hosted by the Department of History.
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Join us for a professional development presentation from a visiting literary agent! Rayhané Sanders will give a glimpse at the nuts and bolts of publishing, working in publishing, query letters, and other aspects of the literary trade. This will include some do's and don'ts and plenty of time for questions and answers.
Monday, October 26, 2026
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Following the election, this panel examines the results and their significance for Brazil's future. Speakers will analyze voting patterns, political shifts, and the potential impact of the election on governance, public policy, and democratic institutions.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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The techniques for making texts have changed across multiple media and historical contexts since antiquity, but a regular feature of the work of authors and scholars through all those changes is the reliance on helpers or amanuenses. Dr. Ann Blair (Harvard) will discuss the factors that have made them both invisible and occasionally visible, and the kind of work they did.
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Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by Rob Rushing (European Languages & Transcultural Studies, UCLA) on Biopolitics.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Professor Gillen D'Arcy Wood (English and Earth Science & Environmental Change) will discuss his book, The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans’ Decline.
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Professor Gillen D'Arcy Wood (English and Earth Science & Environmental Change) will discuss his book, The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans’ Decline.
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Youssouf Sangaré (George A. Miller Visiting Scholar) will examine the case of Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara and the Ançar Dine movement in Mali as a window into the dynamics of contemporary African Islam.
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Join us for a lecture by George A. Miller Visiting Scholar Youssouf Sangaré. His talk examines the case of Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara and the Ançar Dine movement in Mali as a window into the dynamics of contemporary African Islam.
Monday, November 2, 2026
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Please join us for this talk by Professor Shane Bobrycki (University of Iowa), author of The Crowd in the Early Middle Ages (2024).
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Professor Xiao Su presents innovative electrochemical approaches for addressing environmental challenges and improving water purification technologies. The lecture explores emerging research that advances sustainable solutions for water treatment and environmental remediation.
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Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by Chi-Ming Yang (English, University of Pennsylvania) on Orientalism.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Taiwanese artist Yao Jui-Chung and critic Kao Chien-Hui engage in a conversation about Yao's practice within Taiwan's layered histories of migration, colonialism, martial law, and contested boundaries. A reception precedes the talk at 4:00 PM. Presented in tandem with Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition at the Krannert Art Museum.
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Join us for a lecture by Laura Chávez-Moreno, an associate professor of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Education at the University of California Los Angeles about her book "How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America"
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Representatives from the HuMetricsHSS Humane Metrics Initiative will present on the values-based frameworks they’ve developed to guide all kinds of scholarly processes.
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Representatives from the HuMetricsHSS Humane Metrics Initiative will present on the values-based frameworks they’ve developed to guide all kinds of scholarly processes. The session will include time for audience questions.
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Join us for a reading by Illinois Alumni, Chekwube Danladi, Chris Vanjonack, and Weston Morrow!
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Translators who translate from their “first” language and into their acquired tongue have been marginalized. This talk aims to build on the work of Elizabeth Klosty Beaujour, Adrian Wanner, and others in looking at several Polish and Polish-American poets for whom literary multilingualism and translation are two sides of the same coin.
Friday, November 6, 2026
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Professor Stefania Chiarelli explores representations of water, rivers, and aquatic environments in Brazilian literature. Drawing on examples from Brazilian prose, the lecture examines how aquatic imagery shapes narratives, cultural memory, and literary interpretations of place and identity.
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The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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The Lemann Center Grad Forum showcases research conducted by graduate students whose work engages with Brazil. Through presentations and discussion sessions, participants share emerging scholarship, exchange ideas across disciplines, and strengthen connections within the Brazilian studies community at Illinois.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.
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Please join us for this community building event! We will share information about the new MS in Game Development, and showcase games we are building and playing right now. We will also hear from our guest speaker Jeremy Moncauskas, Senior Level Designer at WB Games.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Emblematica (Illinois) and Compositor (U. of Birmingham) are databases that use digital technologies to explore the early modern text-image interface. Join Dr. Hazel Wilkinson (Birmingham) to learn how historical readers used “emblem-literacy” to engage with ornamented books in ways previously unaccounted for in scholarship.
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Come join us, we'll be making Tiramisu and enjoying Italian conversation. All language levels welcome!
Friday, November 13, 2026
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‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960’
Monday, November 16, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by Thomas Davis (English, Ohio State) on Environmental Humanities.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Thursday, November 19, 2026
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