The Record Happenings

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022

‘Chitra Ganesh: Dreaming in Multiverse’

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum presents the first solo exhibition in the Midwest by Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist Chitra Ganesh, on view Friday, Feb. 18, through July 25. Ganesh draws on Buddhist and Hindu iconography, science fiction, queer theory, comics, Surrealism, Bollywood posters and video games, combining them with her own imagery to present speculative visions of society in the past, present and future.

Upcoming events

FEB

Emotional intelligence lecture

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19

Olin Business School’s Hillary Anger Elfenbein will give a virtual talk on emotion at work. This event is part of the MLA Lecture Series.

FEB

HeLa 100: race and eugenics

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23

In commemoration of her 100th birthday, the School of Medicine will present an interactive virtual discussion on Henrietta Lacks and the harmful narratives that affect marginalized communities.

FEB

Black history trivia night

6:30–7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23

The WashU Black Alumni Council hosts a virtual trivia night in celebration of Black History Month. The event’s moderator is Rudolph Clay, head of diversity initiatives and outreach services at University Libraries.

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Exhibit spotlights race and representation

Thursday, Feb. 17– Sunday, July 10

The University Libraries exhibition “Counter/Narratives: (Re)presenting Race & Ethnicity” examines how objects are preserved and collected, or omitted, through archives, museums and libraries, and it investigates the presentation of historical narratives through artwork and artifacts. Read more about creation of the exhibit, which is on display through July 10 in Olin Library’s Thomas Gallery.

Looking ahead

FEB

‘Patients as Safeguards’ seminar

3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25

FEB

Career talk with Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, St. Louis health director

5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25

FEB

MLK Jr. commemorative peace walk

4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28

Exhibits and ongoing events

19th-century medical schools exhibit closes Friday

The Bernard Becker Medical Library on the Medical Campus wraps up its Glaser Gallery display of 19th-century medical schools Friday, Feb. 18. The exhibit highlights the 24 medical schools created in St. Louis during the 1800s.

MAR

Save the Date

Americanist Dinner Forum: ‘The Neutral Ground’

7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8