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CUNY SPS Assistant Professor Elizabeth Alsop published a chapter in the book "ReFocus: The Films of Susan Seidelman." Her chapter examines Seidelman's work on the first season of "Sex and the City," and offers a new framework for understanding women's authorship across film and television.

CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre faculty member Dr. H. "Herukhuti" Sharif Williams wrote and produced "In the Valley of Coming Forth", an Afrofuturist, funk, ritual play about a Black woman’s struggle to rescue her kidnapped non-binary child and destroy the system that has torn them apart. The play was co-produced and performed at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in Brooklyn over Thanksgiving weekend.

Ruru Rusmin from OFDIT is featured in an episode of CUNYTV’s EdCast series titled "Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now." Joined by Jack Kenigsberg from Hunter College and host Linda Hirsch from Hostos Community College, they explored the applications, advantages, limitations, and concerns surrounding the growing presence of ChatGPT and similar tools in and beyond the classroom.

CUNY SPS Youth Studies Professor Dr. Elizabeth Bishop recently published her book "Whiting Out: Writing on Vulnerability, Racism and Repair."

The book "Whiting Out" is for both aspiring and experienced teachers (especially white folks), as well as anyone open to writing new narratives and imagining new possible worlds. The text calls upon all critical educators to (re)commit to deep learning toward our collective anti-racist queer-inclusive liberation, toward intersectional futures where healing, justice, and repair are prioritized.

Communications and Media Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Alsop recently published the essay "Where the Boys Aren’t" in the LA Review of Books. The article zooms in on the recent cinematic trend of building men-optional worlds.