Events

The BCaT Lab hosts several events each semester, alongside open lab hours between 10am - 3pm from Tuesday to Thursday.

If you’re interested in being active with BCaT, explore what events we’re hosting below or subscribe to our Google Calendar to be the first to know what we’re planning each month. If you’ve attended one of our events in the past, please feel free to leave feedback through our Event Feedback form!

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our programming

Several of our events are consistent from semester-to-semester: 

DISCO CO(LAB)s- year-long, inter-institutional collaborative research projects

BCaT Learns- weekly lunchtime program with varying focus areas that includes guided discussions, colloquiums, book clubs, tools workshops and guest speaker presentations. 

BCaT Writes- provides a weekly supportive space for writing and body-doubling, as well as drop-in support for undergraduate students seeking writing support.

BCaT Applies- a monthly workshop with varying topics aimed at supporting your career development, from CV and job market material reviews, to discussions of alt-academic career paths, to workshopping conference materials! 

BCaT Eats- our monthly event where we prioritise rest and community-building - we invite you to join us for dinner, movies, and games. 

Other programming may include colloquium and/or panel talks, and author visits at BCaT Book Club meetings. 

BCaT Calendar

Want to learn more about an event? Click the calendar to see details about each event for that day!

Dec
4

BCaT Eats

Join us for our last BCaT Eats of the semester at Skinner 3115. There will be food, community, and fun games. Make sure to RSVP for BCaT Eats here. Hope to see you there!

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Dec
4

BCaT Applies

Thinking about grad school? The BCaT Lab is here to help with the application process! This month, we will be hosting a Grad Schools Application Clinic. Come join us to learn about and receive assistance with the grad school application process in Skinner 3115 or on Zoom!

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Nov
20

BCAT Field Trip

This month, we’re hosting a field trip on November 20th to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. There, we will have lunch in the Sweet Home Cafe and receive a guided tour of the Power of Place exhibition. This tour will help provide insights into the ways we can explore developing our Black Homeplaces Co(Lab)!

We will be meeting outside the building at noon in the Reading Grove. Make sure to RSVP for the field trip here to secure a ticket while supplies last! Bookclub members outside of the DMV wishing to participate should find a similar exhibition, take a picture of a relevant piece of art and explain its connection to the Black Homeplace in our next bookclub meeting!

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Nov
6

BCAT Eats

BCaT Eats is our monthly event where we prioritise rest and community-building. Join us in Skinner 3115 for our three-part docuseries screening on Black Twitter and enjoy some pizza!

If you plan on attending, please RSVP here so we can get a headcount for food. We hope to see you there!

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Oct
16

BCaT Applies

Come join us for BCaT Applies at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom for a discussion on Alt-Academia! If you are a near/recent grad student considering a career in academia, join us in talking with a panel of academia experts.

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Sep
25

BCaT Eats

Tonight is game night! Join us for BCaT Eats at Skinner 3115. There will be food, community, and fun. Hope to see you there!

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Sep
18

BCaT Co(Labs) Project Info Session

Join us on Zoom to learn about the new, inter-institutional collaborative research project we will be running this year. This project will be focusing on the Black Homeplace, and centring Black placemaking practices across the diaspora as modes of resistance, celebration, play, and containers of Black archives.

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