Professor of History Swapna Banerjee Publishes Monograph, Fathers in a Motherland: Imagining Fatherhood in Colonial India History Professor Swapna Banerjee recently published her monograph, Fathers in a Motherland: Imagining Fatherhood in Colonial India (Oxford University Press, 2022), that breaks new ground by weaving stories of fathers Read More
Author and Activist Barbara Smith Serving as Brooklyn College’s Hess Scholar-in-Residence for 2022-23 The independent scholar has opened up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. On November 29, Smith will be part of a conversation on campus with Jeanne Theoharis to discuss selected clips from the newly released documentary, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” which features Smith and is also based on Theoharis’ research and book of the same name. Read More
Professor of English and American Studies Joseph Entin and Alumni Clare Callahan 09’ Co-Edit “How American Literature Understands Poverty” In this special issue of American Literature Joseph Entin, Clare Callahan and other scholars from the University of Illinois and Princeton aim to illustrate that literature uniquely exceeds the terms Read More
Biblical Hebrew Class Unveils the Power of Ancient Texts Associate Professor David Brodsky offers rare look into the nuances and beauty of Judaic life, both ancient and present, in popular Biblical Hebrew course. Read More
Brooklyn College Launches Transformative Mentoring Initiative with Support from The Tow Foundation A multifaceted range of programs will enhance mentorship opportunities for students and faculty making it central to the Brooklyn College educational experience. Read More
Professor of History Brigid O’Keeffe Publishes New Book ‘The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise’ (Bloomsbury, 2022) In her new work, ‘The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise‘ (Bloomsbury, 2022), Professor O’Keeffe is the first to offer a concise, accessible overview of the evolution of the Soviet Read More
Professor of Sociology Carolina Bank Muñoz Co-Authors A People’s Guide to New York City A new book co-authored by Carolina Bank Muñoz disrupts the guidebook industry by focusing on people power and social movements. A People’s Guide to New York City by Carolina Bank Read More
Political Science Professor Janet Elise Johnson an Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS) 2022 Heldt Prize Winner Political Science Professor Janet Elise Johnson, a co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia along with Katalin Fábiá and Mara Lazda, won an AWSS 2022 Read More
Seventeen Brooklyn College Projects to be Funded as Part of CUNY’s BRESI Initiative to Further Transform Ethnic Studies on Campus and Beyond Brooklyn College is proud to announce that 17 projects from various academic departments and other areas of the college were awarded a total of nearly $300,000 in funding through CUNY’s Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) program. Read More
