Art
The Roundtable Perspective: Internet and Social Change in China
Elaine Yuan, Ph.D., associate professor of communication at University of Illinois Chicago joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss how the internet has changed the concept of privacy in China and how Chinese citizens view it.
Breaking Bread: COVID-19, Anti-Racism and Critical Conversations on Social Justice
Join CHESS for a conversation about difficult topics impacting our community and beyond. This event is open to the community.
Looking Local: East Chicago’s Latina/o Histories
This two-part event explores the rich history of Latinas and Latinos in East Chicago, Indiana.
Rescheduled: Johnny V. Wildflowers: A Tribute To Tom Petty Concert
Johnny V’s Wildflowers is a Tom Petty tribute act, fronted by Johnny V, one of Northwest Indiana’s most well-known and charismatic performers.
Hispanic Heritage Festival
Join us as we celebrate the diversity and richness of the Hispanic/Latinx community. Free food, live entertainment and family-friendly activities will be offered.
Representation of Mexicanness In Animated Films
As part of the CHESS Distinguished Speakers Series, Manuel Martin-Rodriguez, Ph.D., Professor of Literature give an an in-depth look at how Mexico and Mexicans are represented in children’s films, and why it is important to analyze that field.
Philosophy Matters Series: What in the #$& is This?: Trying to Understand Abstract Art
David Detmer, Ph.D. is a PNW professor of philosophy and will be hosting a Zoom presentation on trying to understand abstract art.
It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Anti-Racist Educators’ Journey
Malik S. Henfield, Ph.D, professor and founder of the Institute for Racial Justice and Janice Byrd, Ph.D., associate professor of counselor education talk about an anti-racist educators’ journey of engaging in self-work and connecting theory to practice.
Latinx Presentations: Film, Language and Literature
The Department of English and World Languages will be putting on a Hybrid event about Film, Language, and Literature.
The Water Belt: What Must and Could Happen around the Great Lakes?
Rachel Haverlock, Ph.D. associate professor of English, at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Founder and Director of UIC Freshwater Lab discusses the Great Lakes as part of the CHESS Distinguished Speaker Series.