During the week of April 27, the Brooklyn College campus will be abuzz with students presenting the finale of their hard work throughout the semester at the Humanities and Social Sciences Student Expo! Whether as part of a group or individually, each of these students have built projects with the guidance of their professors in a diverse range of intriguing topics relating to the materials of their classes.
Professor María Pérez y González of the Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies departments says: “The HSS Student Expo is an outstanding event where students can take pride in sharing what they are learning; it is part of a needed toolkit for our students to exercise their academic and leadership skills as they move forward in this world. An event such as this prepares students for graduate school and their careers as they enhance their ability to put together a presentation for the public and to build upon their public speaking skills. My students have participated in the recent past and it was a thrilling dynamic learning experience. I’m hoping the students this semester feel the same way!”
Among the many students that are set to be part of the Expo, History Professor Lauren Mancia has shown high enthusiasm for her groups. She states, “My history students (HIST 3044; 9:45-10:45 on 4/27), for instance, are going to be discussing early modern books from the BC Archives; in this event, they will expose audiences to the archival riches that our BC Library contains.” Mancia continues: “My other group of history students (HIST 4006; 12:30-2 on 4/28) are going to be engaging in performance-as-research live and in person at the Lily Pond. Their performances are not just reenactments or demonstrations of medieval ascetic behaviors for audience members; their performances are embodied investigations of medieval behaviors, a rigorous method that the students are using to learn about the European Middle Ages from the inside.”
And finally, Professor Sophia Bamert from the English Department has given voice to how the Expo connects these students and helps them develop skills outside the classroom. “The HSS Expo gives students the opportunity to communicate their learning to an authentic audience and to celebrate all the hard work they’ve done,” she says. “I love bringing my first-years in ENGL 1012, the required composition class where we introduce students to the research writing process, to the HSS Expo so they can see how research suffuses everything we do here at Brooklyn College and be inspired by their peers. It’s a wonderful community-building event that takes students’ learning outside the boundaries of the classroom to share it with others.”
The HSS Student Expo will not only be a showcase of these brilliant students’ works, but it will also have a moment to engage with BC alumni in a panel discussion creating a bridge between passion and purpose. This is a great opportunity for students majoring in HSS degrees to connect with working professionals and ask career-related questions.
Join us on these two extraordinary days, April 27 and 28, and for all of our Humanities and Social Sciences Week events!
Humanities and Social Sciences Week
April 27, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Woody Tanger, Library – HSS Student Expo – Presentations of research conducted by HSS students.
April 28, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Woody Tanger, Library – HSS Student Expo – Presentations of research conducted by HSS students. Including 12:30-2, by the pond, Lauen Mancia Medieval Plays.
April 28, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. – 411 Library – Alumni Panel – panel of HSS Alumni and where they are now.
April 30, 12:15 – 2 p.m. Gold Room, Student Center – Costas Lecture – Patrice Rankine delivers Costas Lecture (Theme: Icarus, African American Experiences).
April 30, 5:30 p.m. 411 Library (hybrid)– MMUF End of Year Presentations .
May 2, 11:00-1:00 p.m. Phillip Napoli-lead walking tour of the Lower East Side.
May 5, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. (location TBD) Humanities Student Club Presentations
May 5, 6 p.m. (Zoom) – “The Future of Asian American Studies” – Reflection post Hess Week 2026 with Hess Scholar Russell M Jeung.
May 7 – 12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. location TBD – Philosophy lecture – Alex Guerro, guest lecturer on Democracy (more details to come).
