2020-2021 Academic Year Archives

Aug 28

"Dreams for Lesotho" Book Launch

Friday, August 28, 2020 7:00 AM - Friday, August 28, 2020 8:00 AM at Morija Museum & Archives

Professor John Aerni-Flessner's book launch for "Dreams of Lesotho" will be streamed live.

Sep 7

9th Annual Perspectives in African-American Experience: Emerging Visions Residency and Exhibition

Monday, September 7, 2020 11:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery

See the first ever virtual RCAH LookOut Gallery Exhibit!

Sep 23

Reginald Dwayne Betts: Felon: A Play; A Discourse

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:00 PM - Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:00 PM at Online

Acclaimed poet and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts presents an excerpt of his current project, "Felon: A Play; A Discourse."

Sep 23

Discover RCAH Series: Expert Application Advice!

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:00 PM at Online

Are you ready to tell the world that you got accepted into your dream college?

Sep 23

Wednesday Night Live (WNL) / Fall Writing Festival: An Evening with Reginald Dwayne Betts

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:00 PM at Online

RCAH's iconic Wednesday Night Live kicks off 2020-2021 with poet, author, and youth justice advocate Reginald Dwayne Betts.

Sep 25

#WeRCAHnnected Homecoming 2020

Friday, September 25, 2020 5:30 PM - Friday, September 25, 2020 9:00 PM at Online

Join us for a creative, fun evening with updates on the College and various online adventures!

Oct 15

Easy Dance of Suggestion and Sail of Inspiration: A Writing "Workship"

Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:00 AM - Thursday, October 15, 2020 11:00 AM at Zoom

Oct 15

Neurodivergent Poetics: Four Nonspeaking Autistic Poets Reinvent Language

Thursday, October 15, 2020 6:00 PM - Wednesday, October 14, 2020 7:30 PM at Zoom

Oct 28

Trivia for the People

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 7:00 PM at Zoom

Register for this live Zoom trivia night about the election, op culture, media, and more for the chance to win some fun prizes

Oct 29

Conversations on Community Wellbeing

Thursday, October 29, 2020 5:30 PM at Zoom

This event will be hosted alongside Good Girl radio for a discussion on community origin stories

Oct 29

Festival of the Moving Image

Thursday, October 29, 2020 11:00 PM - Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:00 AM at

Nov 9

Alternate Histories, Disrupted Representations, and the Art of Creating from Colonial(ist) Archives

Monday, November 9, 2020 7:00 PM at Zoom

A Conversation Between Visual Artist Alex Callender and Poet Shara McCallum, moderated by RCAH Center for Poetry Director Lauren Russell

Nov 11

Alumni Career Panel for WNL Credit

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 7:00 PM at

Connect with RCAH Alumni during this WNL opportunity for information on careers and networking

Dec 15

CARIBE FRACTAL / FRACTAL CARIBBEAN OPENING RECEPTION

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 5:00 PM - Tuesday, December 15, 2020 6:30 PM at Virtual

The Opening Reception for the Virtual CARIBE FRACTAL / FRACTAL CARIBBEAN!

Dec 17

Just Checking In: Conversations on Community Wellbeing

Thursday, December 17, 2020 6:30 PM - Thursday, December 17, 2020 8:00 PM at Virtual

Jan 15

4th Annual Diversity Research Showcase

Friday, January 15, 2021 3:00 PM - Friday, January 15, 2021 5:00 PM at Virtual

Listen and learn with oral and poster presentations from MSU undergraduate students that focus on issues of diversity

Jan 18

4th Annual MSU Social Justice Art Festival 2021

Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00 AM - Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00 AM at Virtual

Don't miss the upcoming fourth annual MSU Social Justice Art Festival!

Jan 18

Michael Darough: 10th Annual Perspectives in African-American Experience: Emerging Visions Residency and Exhibition

Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00 AM - Monday, March 29, 2021 11:00 PM at Virtual

Photographs remembering Black lives lost to police violence and exploring cycles of criminalization and mass incarceration in the U.S.

Jan 18

2021 Social Justice Art Festival LIVE Opening Ceremony with Keynote Talk by Michael Darough

Monday, January 18, 2021 3:00 PM at Virtual

2021 Social Justice Art Festival LIVE Opening Ceremony with Keynote Talk by Michael Darough, RCAH's 10th Annual Emerging Visions artist-in-residence.

Jan 18

Building Community & Celebrating Student Success

Monday, January 18, 2021 3:30 PM - Monday, January 18, 2021 5:00 PM at Virtual

Jan 19

Live Closing Ceremony - Social Justice Art Festival 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 PM at Virtual

Join the live closing ceremony, with awards, for the 4th Annual MSU Social Justice Art Festival.

Jan 19

Artists Q&A - Social Justice Art Festival 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 PM at Virtual

Chat live with the artists exhibiting their work at the 4th Annual MSU Social Justice Art Festival.

Jan 21

Anti-bias Training: Moving Dr. King's message forward in a 2020 platform

Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00 PM - Thursday, January 21, 2021 2:00 PM at Virtual

Jan 24

Symposium on Continuity and Change in Political Culture, Israel and Beyond

Sunday, January 24, 2021 11:00 AM - Sunday, January 24, 2021 1:45 PM at Virtual

Scholars Yael S. Aronoff, Ilan Peleg, and Saliba Sarsar discuss their book "Continuity and Change in Political Culture, Israel and Beyond"

Jan 30

Lecture by Sarah S. Willen about her award-winning book Fighting For Dignity: Migrant Lives at Israel’s Margins

Saturday, January 30, 2021 11:00 AM - Sunday, January 31, 2021 12:30 PM at Virtual

Anthropologist Sarah Willen will reflect on her long-term ethnographic engagement with global migrants who came to Israel from various countries

Feb 10

Artist Feature: Caroline Monnet

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 7:00 PM - Wednesday, February 10, 2021 9:00 PM at Online

Filmmaker and artist Caroline Monnet will be discussing her exhibition Bridging Distance, featured at the MSU Broad Art Museum

Feb 16

Historical Origins of Today’s American Antisemitism: A Virtual Teach In

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:00 PM - Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:00 PM at Zoom

Join four professors of History and Jewish studies at MSU as they discuss the origins of antisemitism

Feb 17

Sister Circle Internship and Resume Workshop

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:00 PM - Wednesday, February 17, 2021 8:30 PM at Virtual

Feb 18

The Photograph is in My Hand: The Poetics of Timing in Comics

Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:45 PM - Thursday, February 18, 2021 2:00 PM at

Feb 18

The Photograph Is in My Hand: The Poetics of Timing in Comics

Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:45 PM - Thursday, February 18, 2021 2:00 PM at Virtual

Don't miss this unique comics and poetry workshop led by Yona Harvey!

Feb 18

An Evening with Poet and Comic Writer Yona Harvey and Comic Artist and Writer Marcel Walker

Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:00 PM - Thursday, February 18, 2021 8:30 PM at Online

Feb 18

An Evening with Poet and Comic Writer Yona Harvey and Comic Artist and Writer Marcel Walker

Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:00 PM - Thursday, February 18, 2021 8:30 PM at Virtual

A Reading, Presentation, and Conversation with Poet and Comic Writer Yona Harvey and Comic Artist and Writer Marcel Walker

Feb 19

The Kamala Harris Era? Asian/Black/Biracial Identities, Communities, and Politics Panel Discussion

Friday, February 19, 2021 4:00 PM at Virtual

Professor Thobani Joins Discussion on Asian, Black, Biracial Identities, Communities, and Politics

Feb 19

RCAH Midwinter Mingle

Friday, February 19, 2021 7:00 PM - Friday, February 19, 2021 9:00 PM at Virtual

Warm up the winter season with RCAH's Midwinter Mingle

Feb 20

Evergreen Haiku Study Group

Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:00 PM - Saturday, February 20, 2021 3:00 PM at Virtual

February meeting of the Evergreen Haiku Study group with special guest Patricia J. Machmiller

Feb 23

RCAH Black History Month Series: Zora Neale Hurston: Story of the Storyteller

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 6:00 PM - Tuesday, February 23, 2021 7:30 PM at Virtual

Award-winning Social Education Expert, author and founder of Zoraphile Ashlee Chesny returns to Michigan State University to present Zora Neale Hurston: Story of the Storyteller as a part of the RCAH Black History Series.

Feb 23

Betting on Democracy: The Faith of an American Jewish Pragmatist

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 7:00 PM - Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:30 PM at Virtual

Feb 24

MLK Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:15 PM at Virtual

Feb 25

The Purpose of Black History Month

Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:30 PM - Thursday, February 25, 2021 7:30 PM at Virtual

Mar 2

15th Annual MSU Israeli Film Festival

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:00 AM - Sunday, March 14, 2021 12:00 AM at Virtual

Mar 4

Ashes and Embers Presented by Professor Hamilton-Wray

Thursday, March 4, 2021 7:20 PM at Virtual

Mar 9

Malcolm X's Time in Lansing Talk by Professor John Aerni-Flessner

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 2:00 PM at Virtual

Mar 10
Mar 11

RCAH Women’s Heritage Month Series: Excuse Me I'm Speaking

Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:00 PM at Virtual

Mar 17

WNL: Graduate School Discussion with RCAH Fellows

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:00 PM at Virtual

Thinking about Grad School? Want to know more about it?

Mar 18

RCAH-Verse: Two-in-One Poetry Workshop with RCAH Alumni Poets Jenny Crakes and Lia Greenwell

Thursday, March 18, 2021 11:45 AM - Thursday, March 18, 2021 1:00 PM at Virtual

Join the Center for Poetry via Zoom as RCAH alumna poets Jenny Crakes and Lia Greenwell offer two poetry workshops in one afternoon.

Mar 18

RCAH-Verse: An Evening with Six RCAH Alumni Poets

Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00 PM - Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:30 PM at Virtual

Don't miss this poetry event with SIX of our talented alumni!

Mar 20

Evergreen Haiku Study Group

Saturday, March 20, 2021 12:00 PM - Saturday, March 20, 2021 2:00 PM at Virtual

March meeting of the Evergreen Haiku Study Group

Mar 23

Finifter Panel on The Holocaust in Greece

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Virtual

Co-sponsors: College of Arts and Letters, James Madison College, the College of Social Science, the RCAH, office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, Asian Studies Center and Department of History

Mar 23

RCAH Women's History Series: Zora Neale Hurston: Woman of the World

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 5:00 PM - Tuesday, March 23, 2021 6:30 PM at Virtual

Award-winning social education expert, author, and founder of Zoraphile, Ashlee Chesny, returns to MSU for the RCAH Women's History Series featuring a deep look at Zora Neale Hurston.

Apr 7

An Evening with Author Marilyn Nelson

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 6:00 PM - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:30 PM at Virtual

Author Marilyn Nelson will be hosting a reading as well as announcing the winner of the 2021 Balocating Prize for Undergraduate Poetry

Apr 11

Sister Circle Relationship Session

Sunday, April 11, 2021 5:00 PM at Virtual

Apr 17

Evergreen Haiku Study Group

Saturday, April 17, 2021 12:00 PM - Saturday, April 17, 2021 2:00 PM at Virtual

April meeting of the Evergreen Haiku Study Group with special guest Paul Miller

Apr 20

Poetry Readings: The Fantastical Magical Incredible RCAH Poetry Extravaganza Bonanza Palooza Extraordinaire

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 11:45 AM at Virtual

The RCAH 316 Poetry Class humbly requests your presence at The Fantastical Magical Incredible RCAH Poetry Extravaganza Palooza Extraordinaire!

Apr 20

RCAH Spring Showcase 2021

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 5:30 PM - Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7:30 PM at Virtual

The much anticipated RCAH Spring Showcase returns!

Apr 22

Community Wellbeing Series: Overcoming Trauma with Transformative Self-Care

Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:30 PM - Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:00 PM at Virtual

Apr 25

Sister Circle Study Session

Sunday, April 25, 2021 5:00 PM - Sunday, April 25, 2021 7:00 PM at Virtual

RSVP by April 20 to get your snack pack!

Jun 19

Celebrate Juneteenth

Saturday, June 19, 2021 2:00 PM at Virtual

Don't miss this special Juneteenth celebration and conversation with award-winning author and education, Rae Chesny.