MCSI Series: Apologies, Reparations, and Restitution – Kamilah Moore

We are excited to invite you to a compelling public talk featuring Kamilah Moore, Chairperson of the California Reparations Task Force. Ms. Moore's presentation promises to be an enlightening and thought-provoking exploration of the pressing issue of reparations for descendants of slaves in California.During this engaging conversation, Ms. Moore will delve into the vital topic of reparations, […]

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MCSI Series: Apologies, Reparations, and Restitution – Mark Weitzman

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Mark Weitzman is currently Chief Operating Officer of the World Jewish Restitution Organization where he plays a leading role in WJRO’s advocacy and negotiations efforts to recover Jewish properties in Europe, to foster memory of the Holocaust and to counter Holocaust distortion. He was previously Director of Government Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He is […]

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Stephen and Sandra Glass Annual Humanities Lecture

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Mettle, Metal, and Medal, or Autotheorizing Contemporary Classical Scholarship   "Mettle, Metal, and Medal", Dr. Eccleston reflects on the racialized and gendered stakes of thinking about and with the ancient Greek (and Roman) classics today. Suzan-Lori Parks' 2015 drama, Father Comes Home from the Wars, is often marketed as an adaptation of Homer's epic poem, Odyssey. Parks has repeatedly rejected […]

Lecture | In and Out of the Museum: Pre-Hispanic Works from Market to International Collection

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

  Title: In and out of the museum: pre-Hispanic works from market to international collection Description: How did works of ancient, pre-Hispanic Mexico first come to the United States?  Who collected them, and why?  In this talk, Mary Miller will focus on the turn mid-20th century from archaeological and anthropological collections and study to those driven […]

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