News/Research

"We the People" Comes to Stow

The "We the People" exhibition was recently shown in Stow and was reported on by the Akron Beacon Journal.

African Cinema Week

Join the Center for African Studies in collaboration with the Departments of Africana Studies, English, and History and the School of Communication Studies for African Cinema Week.

AASE Inaugural Distinguished Lecture: The Contributions of Asian Americans in U.S. Science and Engineering

This virtual event will take place on February 25, 2022 at 8:30 PM EST. Registration is required

International Mother Language Day: "Promoting Linguistic and Cultural Diversity"

This event in honor of International Mother Language Day will take place on February 21, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in White Hall room 200 or over Zoom

‘IMPORT/EXPORT’ OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AT KENT STATE ADDRESSES IMBALANCES AND INEQUALITIES OF GLOBAL IMPORT/EXPORT SYSTEMS

Press release for the upcoming "Import/Export" exhibition that will be shown on Kent Campus from April 5 to May 15

A Virtual Lecture by "Import/Export" Juror and Artist Dawit L. Petros

Join GURI for a virtual lecture by Dawit L. Petros on Friday, April 23 at noon over Zoom.

INTO THE WIND, THE VEILS BY MEHDI-GEORGES LAHLOU

Follow the link to read more about the exhibit "Into the Wind, the Veils" by artist Mehdi-Georges Lahlou and the upcoming artist conversation. Join the conversation with Lahlou and curator Joseph Underwood happening on Friday February 12 at noon over Zoom.

Kent State Professor Received Grant From Andy Warhol Foundation

Assistant Professor, Joseph Underwood, received an Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for his book examining the content of a Senegalese contemporary art exhibition.

We the People Exhibition on Display in Cuyahoga Falls

The We the People exhibition is now on display in Cuyahoga Falls until December 7, 2020.

LATINOS IN THE MEDIA: "THE WORLD OUTSIDE AND THE PICTURES IN OUR HEAD"

Feb. 19 2020 from 12 - 1p

White Hall, Room 200, Kent Campus

Mark your calendars for this informative presentation. Our colleagues from the School of Communication honor us with this presentation on the stereotypes and bias in media that shape our minds about Latinos. This presentation was presented to an invitational only audience last fall prior to the Ohio Latino Educational Summit held here at Kent State University. Join us for Latino inspired lunch and certainly information about the media shapes our images.

Dr. Joseph Underwood selected as Tyson Scholar

Assistant professor of art history and co-curator of the "We the People" exhibition, Dr. Joseph Underwood, was selected through an international competition for the Tyson Scholars Program at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for the spring of 2020.

film screening: human flow by ai weiwei

Sept. 16, 2019 from 7:30p-9p

KIVA, Kent Student Center

Film will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Francoise Massardier-Kenney (Director of Institute for Applied Linguistics and co-director of KSU Global Understanding Research Initiative), Dr. Abdi Shaeye (Assistant Professor of Economics and Co-PI of Somali Economics Impact Study of Franklin County).

film screening: An opera of the world by Manthia Diawara

Sept. 4, 2019 from 7p-9p

Center for Visual Arts (CVA) 165

Film will be followed by a short panel discussion with Joseph L. Underwood (Art History) and refugees from our local community.

WE THE PEOPLE EXHIBIT MEDIA COVERAGE

SHARING STORIES OF INSPIRATION: KENT STATE’S “WE THE PEOPLE” EXHIBIT

NEW CAMPUS EXHIBIT HOPES TO INCREASE "GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING"

'WE THE PEOPLE' AN EYE OPENING EXHIBIT

SENEGAL EXHIBIT EVENT

Jan. 17 - Feb. 22, 2019

Featuring work created in the last ten years, this exhibition offers a wide panorama of art practice from the perspective of artists who uncover aspects of their own identity as they reflect on contemporary life in Senegal. Collectively, their work acts as a portrait of how one African country can inspire creative minds, balancing universal questions with local characteristics.

COMING TOGETHER: SENEGALESE ART AND LITERATURE

Feb. 6, 2019 noon - 2:00 p.m.

Join small groups to walk the exhibit with Dr. Joseph Underwood, the curator of the exhibition, and Dr. Babacar M'Baye, expert in Senegalese literature.

FRANCOISE MASSARDIER-KENNEY: “YOU WANT TO KEEP AMERICA GREAT, GROW THE NEH”

In response to the current budget proposal to completely defund the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, PEN America asked Members to share their experiences with the NEA or NEH.

RESEARCH MAGAZINE 2018 - GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING

To be “globally competitive” in the 21st century requires global understanding — that is to say a thorough understanding of developments around the world, and of the way local experiences are impacted by broader global patterns.