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C. Riley Snorton–“Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity” — Dec. 5 at 4:30 p.m.

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C. Riley Snorton

“Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity”

Tuesday,December 5, 2017 4:30 PM in Russell House

In Black on Both Sides, C. Riley Snorton identifies multiple intersections between blackness and transness from the mid-nineteenth century to present-day anti-black and anti-trans legislation and violence. Snorton is associate professor of Africana studies and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies at Cornell University, and the author of Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low (Minnesota, 2014).

REES Lecture: “Derelict Futures: Soviet Industrial Space in Contemporary Russian Culture” by Daria Exerova — 12/5, 11:50 a.m.

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Please join us for a lecture by Daria Ezerova,

“Derelict Futures: Soviet Industrial Space in Contemporary Russian Culture.”

Tuesday Dec. 5, 11:50-1:00, 112 Boger Hall

Daria Ezerova is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University. Her dissertation is titled “Derelict Futures: The Spaces of Socialism in Contemporary Russian Literature and Film.” Her research focuses on contemporary Russian culture and the extent to which it demonstrates the continuity of Soviet models of representation. She considers examples from literature, drama, and film from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s and compares them with the landmarks of Soviet culture. The primary focus of her dissertation is the representation of space. Through exploring the interrelationship between space and time in the periods of radical political transition, she argues that after the fall of the USSR capitalism substituted itself for Soviet Marxism as the tutelary spirit that invested space with a sense of the future, and Russian culture briefly renewed its belief in progress. But this optimism proved to be short-lived: in the Putin era, a new sense of space emerged in the literary and cinematic counter-culture that that was marked by the acute absence of any scenario suggesting temporal progress.

 

 

More Flu Shots Available

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Dear Wes Students,

If you missed the campus-wide flu clinics last month and still interested in receiving a flu shot, please contact the Health Center for an appointment.  We have a limited amount of doses available for students only.  To make an appointment or for more information, please call 860.685.2470.

CSS Info Session — 12/7 at noon

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An Invitation from the Tutors and Students in the College of Social Studies

 

The current CSS Tutors and Students invite you to a CSS Info Session on Thursday, December 7th, from 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m., in the CSS Lounge, PAC 406.  Several of the CSS Tutors and the CSS Students will speak.  This Info Session will offer you an opportunity to ask questions about the CSS.

Refreshments will be served.

Please note:

  • Applications for the CSS will be available online in the Spring Semester.
  • Interviews with CSS Tutors and Students will be held before Spring Break.
  • Check here for more information about the CSS: http://wesleyan.edu/css.

 

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Africa Week Events — Nov. 28-Dec. 2

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African Students Association’s Africa Week!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 will kick off our first event with a film screening of Stories of Our Lives, which is a Kenyan film that was released in 2014 and created by The Nest Collective, a Nairobi-based arts collective. The film is an anthology of five short films dramatizing true stories of LGBT lives in Kenya. The screening will take place tomorrow in the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall at 7 pm We look forward to seeing you!

Withdrawal Deadline: Fri., Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.

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Just a reminder that the last day to withdraw from full-semester and second-quarter classes for the Fall 2017 semester is Friday, December 1.  Completed forms are due in the Registrar’s Office by 5:00 p.m. and must include the following signatures: instructor, faculty advisor, and class dean.

If you are thinking about withdrawing from a course:

  • Do be very clear about your standing in each of your courses.
  • Do use this time to talk to your professors, your advisor, and your class dean about your concerns.
  • Do make sure you are taking advantage of all the resources available to you.
  • Do get the signatures of your instructor and advisor on your drop/add form.
  • Do keep in mind that a “W” is a neutral mark.

If you’d like to talk with the your class dean about whether to withdraw from a course, go to drop-in hours or give the office a call to set up a time to meet.

Thanksgiving Break

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Enjoy time with family and friends wherever you may be

and get ready for the last two weeks of classes!

WSA Winter Elections — Candidate Statements due by Dec. 1

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Dear Wesleyan student body,

Winter elections for the WSA are upon us! We are now accepting materials from all class years for those who want to run for positions as WSA Senators. All candidates must submit a statement of 200 words along with their appropriate petitions before Friday, December 1st at 5:00pm to wsa@wesleyan.edu. Elections petitions can be found here or in the WSA office. Make sure to download the petition and print it in order to get the correct format. The election petitions are due Friday, December 1st at 5:00pm. You can either drop them off in the WSA Office or bring them to the candidates meeting. 

All interested candidates must attend the mandatory candidates’ meeting on Friday, December 1st, at 5:00PM in Boger 114. If you cannot attend the meeting, you must notify the Elections Committee (wsa@wesleyan.edu) 24 hours in advance with the name of someone who will be attending in your place. 

The elections will be held from 12:01 am on Monday, December 4th to 11:59 pm on Friday, December 8th.

Only students from their own classes can vote in their class-year specific elections. Eligible students abroad may run and vote for any applicable elections as well.

Election rules and guidelines can be found here.  If you have any questions, please email the Elections Committee at wsa@wesleyan.edu.

Best,
Aliya Shecter, WSA Chief-of-Staff

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Winter Session Courses — Hurry and Register

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Dear Students,

Winter Session registration is open, and courses have started to fill. Please don’t wait to register; enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Housing and Dining requests for Winter Session, Winter on Wyllys, and Teacher Generation will close at noon on Thursday, November 30. Review the information published on the Winter Session website (http://www.wesleyan.edu/wintersession), particularly the deadlines for registration, withdrawal, housing, dining, and more, and register as soon as possible to secure your seat.

How to Register for Winter Session Courses:

  • Navigate to Portal.
  • Go to the “Courses” Bucket and click on “Winter Session.”
  • Download and print the registration form.
  • Complete the registration form and have your advisor sign it.
  • Bring the signed, completed form to 74 Wyllys Avenue with full payment for tuition.
    • Students should bring their tuition payment in the form of a check or pre-payment on their student account so that the credit on their account is $3260 when they come to the Winter Session Office. Students awarded aid should bring a print-out of their aid letter and the balance of the tuition.
    • The office will not accept incomplete forms or forms that are not accompanied by full payment.
  • Students who are not currently on campus due to study abroad or leave should use the “Registration Information – Students not on Campus” link in the Winter Session bucket.

How to Request Housing:

  • Navigate to Portal.
  • Go to the “Courses” Bucket and click on “Winter Session.”
  • Click on the clink “Housing Request.”
  • Complete the online form.
  • Contact Residential Life (reslife@wesleyan.edu) with questions.

How to Request Dining:

  • Navigate to Portal.
  • Go to the “Courses” Bucket and click on “Winter Session.”
  • Click on the clink “Meal Plan Request.”
  • Complete the online form.

If you are interested in the Winter programs provided by the Career Center, please visit:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/careercenter/programs-and-events/winteronwyllys.html.

If you have any questions about Winter Session, please contact the Winter Session office at winter@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2005.