The program, “Preparing for Eternity: Funerary Models and Wall Scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms,” will be presented by Georgia Barker, this year’s W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence. The talk, in person and on Zoom, is open to the public.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was on a program that discussed paths to peace between Palestine and Israel and was interviewed for a report on how a German media outlet is instructing its journalists on how to cover the escalating violence in Gaza, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was on a segment about the surge of threats against Jewish and Muslim American communities.
Dorothy Roberts, author of “Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World,” will be the next speaker on the ongoing series at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, on Zoom.
The documentary by Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” continues to be shown online to Australian audiences by the organizers of the postponed 2023 Palestinian Film Festival Australia, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for separate articles about the increase in hate crimes, some linked to Israel-Hamas war.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was in a segment about talking to children about the Israel-Hamas war, and addressing parents own mental health, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) commented on Oregon’s hate crime laws.
Marisol LeBrón, author and associate professor of feminist studies, critical race and ethnic studies at UC Santa Cruz, will discuss her latest book project “Up Against the Wall: Policing and the Making of Latinxs,” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed for a segment on how San Diego residents are reacting to the fighting between Israel and Hamas, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was quoted by news media about a surge in antisemitism in light of the conflict.
The documentary by Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” is being shown to Australian audiences by the organizers of the postponed 2023 Palestinian Film Festival Australia to promote an increased understanding of the Israel-Hamas conflict, and Jie Yu (nursing) was quoted in an article about the recent ranking of the Department of Nursing.
The retirement of Brian Levin (criminal justice) as director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism is featured, Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) published an article, “Invisible women, invisible abortions, invisible abortions,” and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was featured in a short video for Hispanic Heritage Month.