Join in for an artist talk with acclaimed Chicago-based photographer Diana Solís. Since the 1970s, Solis has been documenting Mexican American families in Pilsen, as well as queer kinship and the fight for LGBTQ rights in Chicago.Reception to follow. A selection of Diana Solís's photographs will be on display.Sponsored by the Institute for Latino Studies, Department of American Studies, Department of Anthropology, and the Department of Art, Art History, and Design. Originally published at artdept.nd.edu.

New at the BrowningDirected by Cord JeffersonWith Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John OrtizRated R, 117 minutes, DCPCome see the film at the core of the Notre Dame Institute for Race and Resilience's Forum on Systematic Inclusion, a two-part symposium on Percival Everett's Erasure and the film American Fiction. American Fiction is Cord Jefferson's Oscar-winning directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish "Black" book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. RESERVE TICKETS

In presenting this vision, our approach will be twofold: to reflect upon the past and to revitalize the present, to celebrate the feminine genealogy of the faith and to amplify the prophetic mission of women in our current moment. By illuminating the riches of the faith and reading the signs of the times, we hope to equip faithful Catholics and formators with a robust foundation for understanding and articulating the Church’s vision for women in our time. Register Here Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu.

This exhibit commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (1939-45) using primarily European visual sources recently acquired by Rare Books & Special Collections. It showcases more than 40 works on paper, including posters, maps, propaganda ephemera, and illustrated books, as well as photographs and first-hand accounts. The exhibit explores themes of Nazi racial ideology, the Holocaust, children in war, resistance, liberation, and memories of war. By examining images created for personal use and for state-sponsored propaganda, the exhibit presents a visual narrative of the war’s profound impact on individuals and societies, offering deeper insight into how this war was experienced and remembered. This exhibit is curated by Natasha Lyandres, Curator, Rare Books & Special Collections; Jean McManus, Catholic Studies Librarian, University Archives; and Julia Schneider, German Language and Literature and Italian Studies Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Related Events Monday, March 31, 4:30 pmLecture: Martina Cucchiara, “Fervent Faith, Relentless Persecution: The Daily Life of Erna Becker-Kohen, a Catholic of Jewish Descent in Nazi Germany” Thursday, April 10, 4:30 pmLecture: Robert M. Citino, "The Fascist Lair: the Battle of Berlin" Tuesday, April 22, 4:30 pmYom HaShoah Program to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust Exhibit Tours Meet and speak with curators of the spring exhibit, "Tragedies of War: Images of WWII in Print Visual Culture." Monday, March 31, 3:30 pmThursday, April 10, 3:30 pmTuesday, April 22, 3:30 pm

In 1980, the University of Notre Dame became the first major university to boycott Campbell Soup products in support of Midwestern farmworkers represented by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Toledo, Ohio). In a few short months, a small and dedicated cohort of students tapped into a growing movement and convinced the campus to act in solidarity. This exhibit was created in conjunction with Somos ND, a campus-wide initiative to honor the history and legacy of Latino and Hispanic contributions to the University. It is curated by Emiliano Aguilar, assistant professor in the Department of History. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, the public, alumni, and friends  

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the OVI-UND seminar series, the Center for Italian Studies is pleased to host a seminar by Prof. Zygmunt Barański from the University of Notre Dame and Cambridge: ‘La Forma universal di questo nodo’ (Par. 33, 91): Le strutture dell’oltremondo dantesco (‘The universal form of this knot’ (Par. 33, 91): The Structures of Dante's Afterlife)   Gli studi danteschi da tempo sostengono che le strutture sia della Commedia che della sua rappresentazione dell'oltretomba cristiano siano caratterizzate dall'armonia e dall'ordine della loro organizzazione: un poema suddiviso in tre cantiche e cento canti, con ogni cantica dedicata a una parte dell'aldilà. Poema e oltretomba sono quindi modellati sulla creazione di Dio, sul "volume […] per l'universo" (Par. 33, 86–87). Tuttavia, negli ultimi anni, sono emersi dubbi su (i) quanto sia veramente corretto considerare la Commedia e il suo trattamento dell'oltreomba come equilibrati e armoniosi, e (ii) quali possano essere le implicazioni per la nostra comprensione del poema se, come anch'io credo, esso sia segnato da tensioni e presenti un oltretomba in cui i conflitti non sono affatto risolti. Zygmunt G. Barański è professore emerito di Italiano all’università di Cambridge e di Notre Dame. Ha pubblicato ampiamente su Dante, sulla letteratura italiana medievale, sulla ricezione di Dante nei secoli XIV e XX, e sulla letteratura, il cinema e la cultura italiana del XX secolo. Please register here Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu.