{"id":9992,"date":"2026-07-16T18:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/?page_id=9992"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:16:52","slug":"critical-interventions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/seminar-series\/critical-interventions\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Seminar Leaders:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/ian-smith\/\">Ian Smith<\/a>, University of Southern California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/heidib\">Heidi Brayman<\/a>, University of California, Riverside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2026-2027\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/bio\/farah-karim-cooper\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Farah Karim-Cooper, Folger Shakespeare Library<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, September 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Huntington Library<br \/>\n1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA<br \/>\nSeaver 1 &amp; 2<br \/>\n4:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/bio\/farah-karim-cooper\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Farah Karim-Cooper, Folger Shakespeare Library\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/42A3513_less-adidas_crHenriT-scaled-1.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Farah Karim-Cooper\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Credit:<\/span> <em>Detail from \u201cVallard Atlas,\u201d (1547) HM 29 f.1, chart 9, North America, east coast. 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