Bibliographies

In anticipation of their adult fantasy debut Metal from Heaven (releasing October 22nd from Erewhon Books), we asked August Clarke, author of the indie-bestselling young adult series The Scapegracers, some of our lingering questions of their potent revolutionary ecofantasy. 

CO-OP: Most of the riotously queer cast of Metal From Heaven are devout people of faith in one way or another – which goes against a common grain of assumption in our world. What is most meaningful to you as a writer and human about the queer religious experience? How does that experience translate from our world...

Photo Credit: Natasha Moustache

Of Her Becoming celebrates the printmaking, work, and impact of influential artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) within an important site in Catlett’s career: Chicago’s South Side. Curated by Sheridan Tucker Anderson, the exhibition showcases an array of Catlett’s lithograph and linoleum prints alongside works by contemporary Black women printmakers from the South Side, Angela Davis Fegan, Krista Franklin, and Rebel Betty.

Examining the significance of Catlett’s time on the City’s South Side, this exhibition sheds new light on a period that revolutionized her artistic practice, and how her legacy still impacts artists and community organizers today.

We invite you to experience the exhibit yourself...

In collaboration with the National Public Housing Museum, we are honored to celebrate the June 1 event with Richard & Leah Rothstein for Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. Just Action provides a roadmap for achieving social justice by challenging the scourge of residential segregation. 

As part of this partnership, we have curated a comprehensive reading list that delves into the history and narratives surrounding residential segregation, public housing, and mass incarceration. This collection, featuring history, sociology, urban studies, fiction, and poetry, brings...

On Monday, January 23rd, the Institute on the Formation of Knowledge will present "Organs and Humans on Chips: Biomedical Models and the Political Economy of Innovation" as part of the Cultures & Knowledge Worskshop Series. This workshop will be presented by Melanie Jeske.

Register HERE for in-person registration

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Description: In the wake of mounting concerns regarding translational failure between bench research to bedside therapies, new actors, fields, and technologies now promise to disrupt existing...