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<b>"Who Has the Right to Charge Genocide? Reclaiming Genocide as a Powerful Justice Tool Requires Moving Beyond the 1948 Genocide Convention,"</b> with Keith David Watenpaugh, Thurs. March 13, 1:30 PM in COB2-295. RSVP
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<b>"Reception for Community Engaged Research,"</b> with Thomas Harmon and Manuel Dueñas, Thurs. Mar. 13, 5:00 p.m. at the Multicultural Arts Center. (Organized by UROC-H, Robin DeLugan, & Anne Zanzucchi)</div>
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<b>"Race and the Biopolitics of Family in Adoption,"</b> with Kit Myers, Wed. March 19, 12:00 PM in COB2-295. RSVP
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<b><img alt="Event Information: Brownbag Series " Race and the Biopolitics of Family in Adoption," Speaker: Kit W. Myers. Speaker title: Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Merced. Event date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Event time: 12:00 PM. Event Location: COB2-295. RSVP here: bit.ly/4hmKkSG. Sponsored by The UC Merced Center for the Humanities and Interdisciplinary Humanities.
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<b>"Public Humanities Boot Camp," </b>with Rosemary A. Joyce, Benjamin D. Weber, Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas, & Susan Derwin, Fri. April 4, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM in COB2-295. RSVP
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Our <b>Common Read</b> book, <i>The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World,
</i>by Robin Wall Kimmerer will be available for pickup beginning Monday, March 3, at UC Merced's Center for the Humanities and at Merced County Libraries (one copy per person). Community Book Club Discussions will be held in April and May at Merced County
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<b>Graduate Writing Group</b>, Wednesdays from 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM, COB2-295</div>
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<b>Faculty Write-In</b>, Fridays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, COB2-295</div>
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