Carl Jackson, a loving husband, father and professor at California State University, Fullerton, passed away on Nov. 8 of natural causes after several years of fighting hard against a number of age-related health challenges. He was 86. Jackson blazed a trail in academia as one of the first professors of Afro-ethnic studies at Cal State […]
Sarah Rafael García, visiting professor of creative writing for the Latinx Lab, will teach “Creative Writing through Public Art” at CSUF during Spring 2024. Currently, García is leading students through multi-media literary projects in an intermediate creative writing course (ENGL 306) titled “Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives,” which combines storytelling with the digital humanities. Next semester, […]
Adam Golub, professor of American studies, is featured in the documentary “Tragically Viral,” now streaming on Tubi. The documentary looks at the dark and sometimes deadly side of social media and Internet fame. As a pop culture expert, Golub offers commentary on various viral trends and their tragic consequences.
Kristin Denise Rowe (“Kris”), assistant professor of American studies, is featured in the three-part docuseries, “The Black Beauty Effect,” now streaming on Netflix. The series focuses on Black beauty history and culture, with episode 1 focusing on makeup (“The Beat Effect”), episode 2 focusing on skin care (“The Skin Effect”) and episode 3 focusing on […]
CSUFDigital seeks collaborative, creative and curious individuals to make up our 2024 cohort of Digital Ethnic Futures Fellows. Our DEFCon fellowships are open to students (both graduate and undergraduate), faculty (contingent, tenured and tenure-track) and staff connected with the CSUF campus. These fellowships support students and faculty working on original research projects at the intersections […]
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents its fall lecture series, “Social Justice Through the Lens of Humanities and Social Sciences.” The free lectures will be held in Humanities, Room 219, and via Zoom. For more information, visit the HSS Lecture Series website. Oct. 24 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. in H219 “(Re)Envisioning the […]
CSUF Associate Professor of Psychology Aaron Lukaszewski and Professor Anthropology Elizabeth Pillsworth co-edited a special issue of the journal Evolution & Human Behavior, titled “Dispatches from the Field: Insights from Studies in Ecologically Diverse Communities.” The journal is the official journal of the Evolution & Human Behavior Society. Lukaszewski and Pillsworth state, “the broad objective […]
¿Ya Mero Compa?, an exhibit featuring photography by CSUF alum Jesus Cortez will take place at Crear Studio, 222 W. 5th Street in Santa Ana through November 18. “At times, it’s a saying in the late afternoon or early morning, a greeting from fellow gardeners. We are all colleagues, dealing with weather extremes, exhaustion, and customers […]
Learn more about storytelling for truth and justice at a creative writing workshop for CSUF students with Sarah Rafael García, visiting professor of creative writing for the Latinx Lab at CSUF. This event will take place on Sept. 27 from noon to 2 p.m. in Humanities H-113. Rafael García is an award-winning author and literary […]
The Journal of Lesbian Studies, housed at Cal State Fullerton is supported by a dedicated and creative team of student editors. In collaboration with faculty members at two other CSU campuses, Stacy Macias of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and Liliana Gonzales of California State University Northridge (CSUN), our students helped produce a special […]