Campus Currents - Monday, Sept. 9, 2024

Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Now on Display at Whittemore Library

If you haven't yet been over to see the powerful Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition on display at Whittemore Library, it will be up through October 11. Henry Whittemore Library is one of 50 U.S. locations selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition made possible by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association.

Americans and the Holocaust examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans' responses to Nazism, war, and genocide in Europe during the 1930s - 1940s. The exhibition also addresses important themes in American history, exploring the many factors that influenced decisions made by the U.S. government, the news media, organizations, and individuals as they responded to Nazism.

The Library has organized several educational events in connection to the display. Full descriptions and details can be found at: https://libguides.framingham.edu/c.php?g=1410348&p=10444136

Americans and the Holocaust: What Did Americans Know?
Speaker: Professor Daniel Greene, Northwestern University, and scholar for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Date/Time: September 18, 2024 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Audience: Open to the public. No registration required.
Location: Dwight Hall Auditorium, Framingham State University

Film screening: The Zone of Interest
Date/Time: September 25, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Audience: 45 person limit, open to Framingham State University students, staff and faculty
Location: Henry Whittemore Library, Room 222, Framingham State University

Framingham State University Danforth Art Museum Installation
Date/Time: On view October 12, 2024 – January 26, 2025
Location: Danforth Art Museum, 14 Vernon Street, Framingham Centre

Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics
Speaker: Dr. Damion Thomas, scholar at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date/Time: October 3, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Center for Inclusive Excellence, Framingham State University
Audience: Open to the public. No registration required.

Community Collecting Event and Scholar Talk: Jewish Immigrant Experience in the 1940s
Speaker: Professor Lori Gemeiner Bihler
Date/Time: October 8, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm (collecting event) and 7:00pm - 7:45pm (scholar talk)
Location: Village Hall, 2 Oak Street, Framingham Centre

AudioBook Discussion: Prequel by Rachel Maddow
Facilitator: Weronika Zawora
Date/Time: October 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Henry Whittemore Library, Room UM14, Framingham State University.
Audience: Open to the public. No registration required.

Arts & Ideas 2024-2025

We are excited to introduce our feature series for Arts & Ideas 2024-2025: VITALITY + VISION. The focus of our events is to present new perspectives of optimism and hope by engaging in creative endeavors. We can make connections and be present in the here and now while also looking ahead to bridge gaps.

The series kicks off this Wednesday:

Drawing In HMart Exhibition 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Reception: Mazmanian Gallery, McCarthy Center at 4:30 p.m. 
Lecture: Fac/Staff Dining Room, McCarthy Center at 5:30 p.m. 

Artist Cathy Della Lucia explores issues related to Asian American identity, (un)belonging and inheritance through the collection and imitation of everyday objects, tools, and devices that have a habitual tactile connection with the body. This exhibition brings together wood, ceramic, and 3D printed modular objects and reliefs based on a series of drawings done in the Korean grocery store, H Mart. 

Hybrid Event:
Zoom Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/drawinginhmart

You can view the full Arts & Ideas Schedule, including the brochure, at www.framingham.edu/artsandideas