2/5 – James Kaplan on Irving Berlin (with Gary Giddins)
Irving Berlin (1888–1989) has been called—by George Gershwin, among others—the greatest songwriter of the golden age of the American popular song. “Berlin has no place in American music,” legendary composer Jerome Kern wrote; “he is American music.” In a career that...February 6 – BAM hosts Vivian Gornick
Author of the highly regarded memoir of her mother, Fierce Attachments, the staple of writing programs, The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative, and the NYC classics Approaching Eye Level and The Odd Woman and the City, plus the soon-to-be-published...Research Assistantship Opportunity with CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance
The Institute is hiring a team of Research Assistants to provide support for a research project on police practices in New York City, which ISLG is conducting for the federal judge and court-appointed Monitor overseeing the remedial process of stop-and-frisk class...1/30 – “Raise the Room” (a Wellness Center workshop)
RAISE THE ROOM: HARNESSING THE POWER OF PARTICIPANT-CENTERED FACILITATION Facilitated by: Eva Jo Meyers & Arielle Shanok, PhD Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:00-3:30 pm Room # 9207 This workshop will help graduate students learn how to effectively engage with...2/6 – Vivian Gornick
On February 6th at 6:30 pm, the M.A. Program in Biography and Memoir is delighted to host acclaimed memoirist and critic Vivian Gornick. Seating is limited: Please RSVP to BAM@gc.cuny.edu by January 20th. From a 2015 interview in The Guardian with Michelle Dean...Write Now! January 13-15 (GC Writing Center event)
Working on your dissertation, thesis, job materials, conference presentations, syllabi, and other course prep writing? Come and write alongside other Graduate Center students in a co-working space sponsored by the Writing Center. A Graduate Writing Consultation will...Jason Tougaw reads from his novel tomorrow (12/10/19)
CFP for 10th Annual PhD Program in History StudentConference (Submissions due 1/15/20)
BAM students, you are invited to apply! The PhD Program in History invites graduate students to submit proposals for individual papers or panels to be presented at the tenth annual departmental conference on March 13th, 2020. Theme: “Challenging Historical Narratives:...New-York Historical Society short term fellowships
The New-York Historical Society offers several long- and short-term fellowships during the academic year. Fellowships are open to scholars at various times during their academic careers. Visit nyhistory.org/library/fellowships for instructions and application...12/16 – Sarah Watling on “The Olivier Sisters: a biography” in conversation with Jill Norgren
Margery, Brynhild, Daphne, and Noel Olivier were well-educated, socially privileged, precocious, striking, scandalous, engaging, and so closely knit that they were the objects of fascination and admiration both during their lives and long after. Here, Sarah Watling...Looking for M.A. Program in Biography and Memoir information?
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