Events

Radio / Rauhfaser / Television offers a provisional summation of Christopher Williams’s ongoing research into contemporary mutations of social realism. The exhibition is centered in part on the politically engaged theater of the German playwright Franz Xaver Kroetz. Williams recently recorded Kroetz’s 1972 radio play Inklusive using vintage audio equipment from both East and West Germany, and the play will be broadcast on Chicago’s Lumpen Radio (105.5 FM) at several points during the show’s run. The strong sense of class consciousness in Kroetz’s work is hinted at in Williams’s use of Rauhfaser, a brand of German wallpaper steeped in social semantics. A single photograph and four hand-painted glass signs hang in the gallery alongside historical documents displayed in six purpose-built vitrines. Its modest scale notwithstanding, the exhibition has an almost manifesto-like quality to it, outlining Williams’s abiding interest in interrogating the way our visual culture is both staged and seen.

This exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours: M–F, 9–4.

Join the University of Chicago Language Center on the first floor of Regenstein Library to learn more about their work on campus.

How can library resources benefit your research in the College? This workshop will explore introductory research methods like developing a research strategy, using the library catalog, finding subject-specific databases, and locating articles and materials.

CHD Colloquium - Ming-Te Wang, Professor, University of Chicago

Title: Just Discipline in Schools: Promoting Engaging and Inclusive School Climates through Research-Practice Partnerships

Abstract: Racial disparities in school discipline and achievement have engendered an equity crisis within American schools. The urgent need for collaborative efforts to tackle educational inequality has never been more pronounced. But what constitutes a productive research-practice partnership? In this presentation, Prof. Ming-Te Wang will illustrate how the partnership between university researchers and community partners has effectively addressed disciplinary issues in school settings. Specifically, Wang will (a) discuss two empirical studies on the impact of exclusionary discipline on students’ perceptions of school climate and academic achievement, and (b) showcase the Just Discipline Project, a school-wide intervention program that integrates principles of restorative justice, socioemotional learning, and community building into disciplinary policies and practices.

Bio: Dr. Ming-Te Wang is a Professor at the University of Chicago’s Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice and serves as the Faculty Director of the Urban Education Institute. Wang’s work investigates how systemic inequalities contribute to differential educational, socioemotional, and health outcomes among minoritized and marginalized youth. His research takes an integrative sociocultural approach to understanding youth development within and across school, family, and community contexts with an emphasis on issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity. His work is uniquely positioned to address developmental challenges in sociocultural contexts that may differentially influence children and adolescents of historically stigmatized groups. Wang’s scholarship has been nationally and internationally recognized with Early- and Mid-Career Distinguished Contribution Awards from multiple professional organizations in child development, education, and psychology.

Are you a Ph.D. student planning to graduate in Spring 2024? Come to this session for information about the procedures for submitting your dissertation. We will review University policies and formatting requirements and discuss open access for dissertations via the institutional repository, Knowledge@UChicago. Register to receive the Zoom meeting login information.

Judith A. Chevalier - Yale University

Speaker: Anup Malani, UChicago
Topic: TBA

Ran Spiegler, Tel Aviv University
Topic: TBA

James Pennebaker, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
University of Texas at Austin