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VCU World Studies @WorldStudiesVCU

VCU School of World Studies #MakeItReal Anthropology | International Studies | World Languages | Religious Studies #VCUSWS #VCUCHS #VCU

Joined September 2013
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VCU College of Humanities and Sciences@VCUCHS
26 Jun 2020
This Sunday, @SHCRichmond will host Bomba y Plena for Black Lives, a community uplift with Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance, that will feature @WorldStudiesVCU Prof. Anita Nadal. Details at: facebook.com/sacredheartcent…
An illustration of a solid circle and leaves. Text on the image reads, "We are inviting you! Bomba Y Plena for Black Lives. A community uplift with Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance."

ALT An illustration of a solid circle and leaves. Text on the image reads, "We are inviting you! Bomba Y Plena for Black Lives. A community uplift with Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance."

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Check out this powerful article that Dr. Weinfeld co-wrote with Rabbi Michael Knopf on the history of Black-Jewish relations in Richmond and the current protests! It is informative and very relevant to our current times! styleweekly.com/richmond/a-h…

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VCU World Studies retweeted
Dr. Death & Divinity@AndrewChesnut1
4 Jun 2020
My book has already been translated into Spanish and Polish and I'd love to see it in Portuguese and French as well!
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VCU World Studies retweeted
Dr. Death & Divinity@AndrewChesnut1
4 Jun 2020
Sharing this story led to me being invited to participate in a toad venom ceremony in Mexico!
Dr. Death & Divinity@AndrewChesnut1
3 Jun 2020
Spanish porn actor arrested over fatal toad venom ceremony theguardian.com/world/2020/j…
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Check out this #FacultySpotlight on one of our very own professors, Dr. Oliver Speck! #SWS
VCU College of Humanities and Sciences@VCUCHS
18 May 2020
Happy Monday! Today's #FacultySpotlight is on Oliver Speck, Ph.D., Director of the Media, Art and Text Program! intranet.chs.vcu.edu/faculty… @VCUEnglish @RobertsonSchool @WorldStudiesVCU @VCUarts
A man posing for a picture at a desk. Text over the image reads, "Oliver Speck, Ph.D., Director, Media, Art and Text Program."

ALT A man posing for a picture at a desk. Text over the image reads, "Oliver Speck, Ph.D., Director, Media, Art and Text Program."

An image of text which reads, "A screening of David Lynch's Blue Velvet helped shape Oliver's career path."

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An image of text which reads, "Oliver is the director of the Media, Art and Text interdisciplinary doctoral program, a joint endeavor of the Department of English, the School of the Arts, and the Robertson School of Media and Culture."

ALT An image of text which reads, "Oliver is the director of the Media, Art and Text interdisciplinary doctoral program, a joint endeavor of the Department of English, the School of the Arts, and the Robertson School of Media and Culture."

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VCU’s Virtual Curation Laboratory is providing fun, educational activities — including constructing replicas of a mastodon tooth, a giant beaver skull and even an Egyptian mummy. Check out the Virtual Curation lab at the link down below! #VCUSWS news.vcu.edu/article/Stuck_a…

Stuck at home? A VCU lab can help you build 3D cardboard replicas — li

The university’s Virtual Curation Laboratory is providing fun, educational activities — including constructing replicas of a mastodon tooth, a giant beaver skull and even an Egyptian mummy.

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VCU News Center@VCUnews
4 May 2020
The lab's coloring pages (like this one of @Worldsoldestham) were created by @VCLatVCU intern and @WorldStudiesVCU student Adriana Brown and can be found at: vcuarchaeology3d.wordpress.c…
A coloring page of the World's Oldest Ham, created by the Virtual Curation Lab at VCU.

ALT A coloring page of the World's Oldest Ham, created by the Virtual Curation Lab at VCU.

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Our very own alumna Danika Neblett Robinson has some wise words of wisdom for the future. One more day Rams! #VCUSWS
VCU College of Humanities and Sciences@VCUCHS
7 May 2020
Just one more day! @WorldStudiesVCU alumna Danika Neblett Robinson '11, wants you to take this moment to reflect on your accomplishments, and look forward to the exciting changes ahead! Watch now! #VCUCHS #VCUSWS #VCUnews
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To the Class of 2020, on our last Friday of classes EVER, Dr. Topoushian has a few words 🥂 🎉 Congrats and hang in there Rams! Just a few more weeks! 🐏
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VCU News Center@VCUnews
21 Apr 2020
Jessica Lonnes' mother died unexpectedly over spring break. While settling her mother's affairs, the @WorldStudiesVCU instructor has been teaching her four classes via Zoom from a car parked outside a rural N.C. library, tapping into the WiFi. news.vcu.edu/article/VCU_ins…

VCU instructor Jessica Lonnes is teaching her classes from a car parke

When her mother unexpectedly died, Lonnes found herself attending to the estate and living in a home without broadband. She's been teaching her four classes by tapping into a local library’s Wi-Fi.

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Happy Friday! If you're feeling a bit down today, take a minute to listen to these encouraging words by our darling professor, Dr. Topoushian! She reminds us that we are #OneVCU!! Only one more week of school left Rams!
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Huge s/o to our @WorldStudiesVCU professor Dr. Indira Sultanić and her students for translating "Toothpaste Millionare" through the @1school1book program into Spanish to help out the more than 4,000 Spanish-speaking students in Richmond public schools! news.vcu.edu/article/VCU_stu…

VCU students provide Spanish translation of children’s book for citywi

The students helped translate “The Toothpaste Millionaire,” tabbed as this spring’s common book for Richmond Public Schools.

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VCU News Center@VCUnews
8 Apr 2020
Richmond elementary school students are reading “The Toothpaste Millionaire” through @1school1book. A @WorldStudiesVCU professor and students translated it into Spanish for the 4,000 Spanish-speaking students in @RPS_Schools elementary schools. news.vcu.edu/article/VCU_stu…

VCU students provide Spanish translation of children’s book for citywi

The students helped translate “The Toothpaste Millionaire,” tabbed as this spring’s common book for Richmond Public Schools.

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Check out @AndrewChesnut1 getting featured in the AP news article "Hispanic Catholics asked to skip healing sites amid outbreak!" Go Dr. Chesnut!!! apnews.com/2da304fc4f2f4582d…

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Interested in applying for an internship in DC for the summer? Check out DCInternships.org - an educational nonprofit that runs an International Affairs Academic Internship Program for undergraduate students. Deadline is April 2! tfas.radiusbycampusmgmt.com/…
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Unfortunately, due to rising public health concerns from COVID-19, at this time all 3 lectures (3/17, 3/31, 4/14) from the Bishop Sullivan Series will be canceled. We are sorry for the inconvenience, and hope everyone stays safe during these times!
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Super psyched that the Virginia Book Company has released shirts for the School of World Studies! Go out, buy a shirt, and show some SWS spirit!! 🌟🌟🌟 #VCUSWS
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Say hello to our new professor in the School of World Studies, Dr. Kamilia Rahmouni! We are so happy to have her here with us!
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Dr. Death & Divinity@AndrewChesnut1
4 Mar 2020
Mark your calendars for Tuesday 3/31/20 for @dc_kirkpatrick speaking on “Beyond Liberation Theology: Social Christianity in the Shadow of the Cold War” - Free and open to the public! @WorldStudiesVCU @VCUCHS
Dr. Death & Divinity@AndrewChesnut1
4 Mar 2020
VCU Catholic studies lecture series to offer three public talks, including one on ‘Catholic UFOs’ bit.ly/2VIU8ja
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VCU World Studies retweeted
VCU English Dept.@VCUEnglish
3 Mar 2020
Check out all these great events happening in March, both through the English Department and the Humanities Research Center. Get the inside scoop on courses for the fall, see visiting writers read, and attend lectures on borders and boundaries!
Image description: Teal background with pink checkerboard border and pool float drawings. Poster reads: March Events. Spring Break March 9-13. March 17, 2020, 10am-12pm, English Major Course Fair, Hibbs Hall room 308. March 19, 2020, 7pm, Visiting Writers Series: Lia Purpura, VCU Cabell Library. March 21 2020, 2pm-4pm, Virginia Writers Book Group: Katy Resch George, The Highpoint, 3300 W Broad St. March 24, 2020, 4pm

ALT Image description: Teal background with pink checkerboard border and pool float drawings. Poster reads: March Events. Spring Break March 9-13. March 17, 2020, 10am-12pm, English Major Course Fair, Hibbs Hall room 308. March 19, 2020, 7pm, Visiting Writers Series: Lia Purpura, VCU Cabell Library. March 21 2020, 2pm-4pm, Virginia Writers Book Group: Katy Resch George, The Highpoint, 3300 W Broad St. March 24, 2020, 4pm

Borders and Boundaries: Ana Gonzalez Barrera, VCU Cabell Library. Advanced Registration Opens for Fall 2020, March 24. March 30, 2020, 4pm-5:30pm, Borders and Boundaries: Christopher Schaberg, VCU Cabell Library.]

ALT Borders and Boundaries: Ana Gonzalez Barrera, VCU Cabell Library. Advanced Registration Opens for Fall 2020, March 24. March 30, 2020, 4pm-5:30pm, Borders and Boundaries: Christopher Schaberg, VCU Cabell Library.]
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