You’re Invited
As a valued member of the USC Dornsife community, we invite you take part in events that showcase the expertise, research and diversity at USC. Many of these events feature our own USC Dornsife faculty and students. We hope you will join us virtually or in person!
Virtual Event
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
A discussion of Natania Meeker’s new book, Illusive Materialisms: The Pleasures of Femininity in Eighteenth-Century France (Fordham University Press, 2026). The author will be joined in conversation by Andrew H. Clark (Fordham University) and Jessie Hock (Vanderbilt University), moderated by Neetu Khanna (USC). Organized in partnership with the Department of French and Italian, the Department of Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture, and the Department of Comparative Literature. Registration is required.
Social Sciences Building (SOS), 250, University Park Campus
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.
Join the Visual Studies Research Institute for a program with publicly engaged independent Historian and Heritage Conservation Consultant Dr. Alison Rose Jefferson, where she will share stories about how African Americans during the Great Migration and Jim Crow era from the 1900s to 1960s created recreational and relaxation spaces at Southern California beaches and inland places. In the process sometimes, they were able to form community and created business projects at these sites. These stories are drawn from her recent book, Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era and other work. She will also share how some of these stories at beaches are being used in contemporary public history remembrance and public policy actions.
Ferry Building, Port Hearing Room, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94105
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Join fellow alumni and parents for a special evening with Dean James Bullock at the historic Ferry Building, a landmark on San Francisco’s waterfront known for its stunning Bay views and vibrant gathering spaces.
Sony Pictures Studio, Scenic Arts Building, 3990 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA 90232
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Join us for a reception welcoming USC Dornsife’s new Dean, James Bullock, in one of LA’s most legendary entertainment destinations.
Enjoy an evening of hosted drinks and heavy appetizers, a behind-the-scenes studio tour, and engaging conversations with fellow Dornsife alumni — all set against the backdrop of Hollywood history.
Virtual Event
Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
A discussion of Afroditi Angelopoulou’s new book, The Body and the Senses in Greek Tragedy (Oxford University Press, 2025). The author will be joined in conversation by Ella Haselswerdt (UCLA) and Peter Meineck (New York University), moderated by Susan Lape (USC). Organized in partnership with the Department of Classics, the School of Dramatic Arts (Critical Studies), and the Center for the Premodern World.
Virtual Event
Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Join ICW for lively conversation with D.J. Gonzales from Brigham Young University and USC’s Natalia Molina examining the histories and legacies of Mexican American grassroots activism and civil rights struggles in California. Drawing on rich archival research and community histories, this webinar will highlight Gonzales’s new book, Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California, which centers Orange County as a critical yet often overlooked site of political organization.
Virtual Event
Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Join ICW for lively conversation with Marla A. Ramírez and USC’s Natalia Molina. This webinar will highlight Ramírez’s new book, Banished Citizens: A History of the Mexican American Women Who Endured Repatriation
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