The College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents its spring lecture series, “Social Justice Through the Lens of Humanities and Social Sciences.” The lectures will be held in person throughout the semester. For more information, visit the HSS Lecture Series website. Music as a Means of Social Justice Feb. 21, noon-12:50 p.m. Humanities and Social […]
CSUF geography students and faculty received awards and recognition at the annual conference of the California Geographical Society. CSUF geographers presented research in the form of posters, papers and maps, both analog and digital. Six CSUF students received competitive awards — the largest number of award recipients from any single institution in California: Richard Melgoza, […]
The French program at Cal State Fullerton is hosting a “New French and Francophone Film Series” in spring 2024. The series will feature critically acclaimed films on a range of topics and contemporary issues facing the French and Francophone societies: crime, romantic life, immigration, Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa, LGBTQ+, racism and police violence in France, and […]
David Danks, professor of data science and philosophy at UC San Diego, will visit campus Tuesday Feb. 27, as part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Passage to the Future speaker series. The event takes place at 3 p.m. in Pollak Library, room 130. Danks’ research interests are at the intersection of philosophy, […]
Brianna Harvey, assistant professor of sociology at Cal State Fullerton, was awarded a $34,341 grant for her project titled “Challenging Anti-Blackness in Education: Amplifying the Voices of Black Foster Youth Students Through Counter-Storytelling.” This project is a response to UC Berkeley’s “Research With the Transition-Age Youth Research and Evaluation Hub (TAY-Hub)” request for proposals, funded […]
During Black History Month, Cal State Fullerton’s Department of African American Studies has invited hip-hop journalist Kevin Powell to speak on campus Feb. 26 from 1-2 p.m. in the Laurel Multi-Purpose Room (near student housing and The Gastronome). Powell is a writer for Vibe magazine, where he interviewed Tupac Shakur in the ’90s and is currently working […]
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.
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 […]