March 31, 2017
"Geeks, Dragon Ladies, and Perpetual Foreigners"
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema
Alumna Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD '04), the associate dean for climate and inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and an associate professor of communication at Texas A&M, will present a free public lecture titled "Geeks, Dragon Ladies, and Perpetual Foreigners: Countering Stereotypes of Asian-Americans in the Media and Beyond." Ramasubramanian's research examines how stereotypes and counter-stereotypes in popular culture shape everyday attitudes about race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.