15 Jan WGSS/AMST/ES Colloquium Series-Spring 2026
Please mark your calendars for this exciting AMST-sponsored event: Lecture by Dr. Youngoh Jung Date: Friday, January 30th, 2026Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pmPlace: Crawford 115 ...
12 Feb Distinguished Inouye Chair Kapwani Kiwanga: participatory workshops for students
Renowned artist Kapwani Kiwanga, Spring 2025 Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals, is offering two unique, participatory workshops for graduate and undergraduate students! Scheduled for Feb 19 and Feb 25, the workshops explore relationships between the human and natural worlds, engaging...
14 Mar Dr. Sherene Seikaly in Honolulu!
American Studies is co-sponsoring talks and activities in connection with Professor Sherene Seikaly's visit. Please see below for more details: Events will be held in the UHM Dept. of English (KUY 410) Wed., March 27: 6-7:30 pm: "Turning to the...
01 Mar Spring 2024 Colloquium featuring Inouye Chair Gina Apostol: Women in War: Bodies and Minds as Sites of Resistance in Novels, in conversation with Dr. Joyce Mariano
InbPlease join us next week Friday, 12 noon, at ARC 205 for another enlightening, engaging discussion featuring the fabulous Gina Apostol! ...
02 Feb Gina Apostol
The Distinguished Inouye Chair, the acclaimed novelist Gina Apostol, is speaking next week, Thursday, Feb 8, 12-1:15, KUY 410. Her talk is (tantalizingly) entitled: "Writing A Novel About My Mother: What the Hell Was I Thinking?" Please see below for...
30 Jan Ruth Ben-Ghiat Inouye Chair Lecture
A keynote lecture by NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, "Strongmen: How Illiberal Leaders Consolidate Power and How They Can Be Defeated." Date and time: Thursday, March 2, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (HST) Location: Art Building 2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI, 96822 Cultural and...
16 Dec Congratulations Joseph Stanton!
Prevailing Winds The American Studies Department staged the poetry-reading event as a launch for Joseph Stanton’s new book, Prevailing Winds, and as a retirement party for him. The event took place on November 10, 2022 at New Letters in Chinatown. Congratulations Joseph...
08 Oct Unpacking the Court: What does a Conservative Super-majority Mean for the Court and America?
Please join us at Professor Melissa Murray's keynote presentation on Oct. 19 at noon via Zoom. To register for her talk on Oct. 19, please go to: "“Unpacking the Court: What Does a Conservative Super-majority Mean for the...
16 Mar Refocusing Ethnographic Museums Through Oceanic Lenses
Please join us for a special book talk on Refocusing Ethnographic Museums Through Oceanic Lenses (UH Press, 2020) on Wed, March 23rd, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The event will also be streamed live via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ewc.arts/ Guest Authors: Philipp Schorch, Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, and Ty...
24 Feb Working Toward Social Justice: Grassroots Organizations in Hawaiʻi
Please join us at our AMST March 3 event 4-5:30, Working Toward Social Justice: Grassroots Organizations in Hawaiʻi. Please register through the Eventbrite link below:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/275111444737 This student-initiated forum spotlights grassroots organizations that work to advance social justice in Hawai’i . Join...