The College of Arts and Sciences

The 2012–13 Ray Smith Symposium “Positions of Dissent” is grounded in the unique holdings of the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Library. We believe that linking current scholarship in the humanities to tangible primary sources is of vital importance. Over the course of the academic year, the SCRC will host five renowned scholars, each of whom works on the issue of dissent in a different field. Each scholar is invited to conduct research in our collections. In addition, each scholar will give a public lecture, followed by a mini-seminar with materials from the collections in our state-of-the-art Lemke Room.

The public lectures and mini-seminars are free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, advance registration is required for the mini-seminars. To register, contact Barbara Brooker at bbbrooke@syr.edu or at 315-443-9763.

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Visiting Scholars and Mini-Seminars

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985

Feeling on the Outside

Faculty Organizers

Moving Borders Yearlong symposium looks at 'displacement' The 2012-13 Ray Smith Symposium is also proud to present "Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and From Latin America." This yearlong program features scholarly and artistic events that explore changing notions of citizenship, homeland, movement, and borders.

Special Collections SU Library's Special Collections Research Center contains rare books, manuscripts, and other archive materials. Read more

Ray Smith: Liberal Arts Visionary Ray W. Smith '21 (1899-1987) was a proponent of the liberal arts who taught in Central New York schools and served as an administrator for the city of Buffalo. Enabled by a bequest from his estate, SU's College of Arts and Sciences established an annual series bearing his name in 1989.