Intellectual Publics

10/20/2026

Only 6 days until our event with Professor Arlene Dávila discussing her brilliant new book 'Visualizing Latinx: Creative Practices in Fashion, Film and Beyond' with Professor Deborah Paredez. Free to attend, all are invited!

October 26 | 6.30pm ET | ONLINE

REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/visualizinglatinx

https://www.dukeupress.edu/visualizing-latinx: "Visualizing Latinx elevates the stories of contemporary Latinx creators working in fashion, independent filmmaking, and public art who confront the systemic erasure of Latinx creativity. Arlene Dávila documents how these creatives strive to visualize their communities as a means of transforming society and asserting inclusion on their own terms. She highlights how these artists approach their work with purpose, intention, style, and ingenuity to showcase the value, joy, and complexity of Latinx identities. Looking to the academic sector as a sanctioning and uplifting force, Dávila also explores academia’s role in making Latinx histories and creative communities visible. By focusing on the inventive, transformative, and decolonial practices of Latinx artists and creatives, she argues that seeing and appreciating Latinx culture through visual media can be revolutionary in creating a more equitable and vibrant society for all."

10/20/2026

REGISTER: tinyurl.com/visualizinglatinx

We are thrilled to invite you to a discussion of Professor Arlene Dávila's fascinating new book 'Visualizing Latinx: Creative Practices in Fashion, Film and Beyond' (2026).

Online | October 26 | 6.30-8pm ET. All are welcome.

Professor Dávila (NYU) will be in conversation with Professor Deborah Paredez (Columbia University).

https://www.dukeupress.edu/visualizing-latinx : "Visualizing Latinx elevates the stories of contemporary Latinx creators working in fashion, independent filmmaking, and public art who confront the systemic erasure of Latinx creativity. Arlene Dávila documents how these creatives strive to visualize their communities as a means of transforming society and asserting inclusion on their own terms. She highlights how these artists approach their work with purpose, intention, style, and ingenuity to showcase the value, joy, and complexity of Latinx identities. Looking to the academic sector as a sanctioning and uplifting force, Dávila also explores academia’s role in making Latinx histories and creative communities visible. By focusing on the inventive, transformative, and decolonial practices of Latinx artists and creatives, she argues that seeing and appreciating Latinx culture through visual media can be revolutionary in creating a more equitable and vibrant society for all."

07/13/2026

We are excited to announce that "Writing and Publishing Now: Strategies for Turbulent Times" is now available to watch on Youtube at: tinyurl.com/Writing-Publishing.

With many thanks to Kandice Chuh and Ken Wissoker for being part of such a generous and thoughtful conversation on the state of the humanities today.

05/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended "Writing & Publishing Now: Strategies for Turbulent Times" and made the event so special. In particular thanks to Kandice Chuh & Ken Wissoker for sharing their insights, advice and experience!

We are excited to share the recording and will post here once it is up.

05/18/2026

Join us tonight!

6.30pm ET | ONLINE

Ken Wissoker (Duke UP) in conversation with Kandice Chuh (CUNY Graduate Center) regarding the growth of critical work across the disciplines, current obstacles to it, and where to from here.

Link to register: https://bit.ly/3ORvTxg

05/17/2026

EVENT TOMORROW | 6.30pm ET | ONLINE

Reminder that tomorrow Monday May 18 we will be hosting a conversation between Ken Wissoker (Duke University Press) and Kandice Chuh (The Graduate Center, CUNY) on the occasion of the centennial of Duke University Press, titled "Writing and Publishing Now: Strategies for Turbulent Times." Speakers will discuss the growth of critical work across the disciplines, current obstacles to it, and how to best move forward from here.

All are welcome to attend!

Register here: bit.ly/3ORvTxg

05/11/2026

Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures talk is now up for viewing! Many thanks to Kathi Weeks and Sophie Lewis for sharing their time and insights.

Kathi Weeks, Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University in conversation with Sophie Lewis, scholar at the Center for Research in...

05/09/2026

Almost one week until our upcoming conversation with Kandice Chuh and Ken Wissoker on the centennial of Duke University Press. Looking forward!

Register at: bit.ly/3ORvTxg

05/04/2026

Join us for our upcoming event 6.30PM MAY 18 | ONLINE

WRITING AND PUBLISHING NOW: Strategies for turbulent times

This is a massively difficult time for universities, scholars, and academic publishers alike; a moment when our research, political commitments, and theoretical work are challenged at every turn—and yet are more important than ever. Join CUNY Graduate Center Professor Kandice Chuh and Duke University Press editor Ken Wissoker as they look backwards and forwards, considering the growth of critical work across the disciplines, current obstacles to it, and how to best move forward from here. They will give advice to scholars on how they can think about their own writing and publishing today, while exploring the histories that have brought us to this current conjuncture.

Register: https://bit.ly/3ORvTxg

04/23/2026

Thank you to all the wonderful people who attended our event w/ Kathi Weeks and Sophie Lewis, discussing Weeks's book 'Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures.' It was a profound and provocative discussion by two brilliant thinkers, who we were grateful to have been able to host.

Recording up soon!