Abstract: To write a history of sexuality, or so the story goes, is to embrace the chimeric prose of paucity and plentitude. If the present is marked by an inescapable surfeit of evidence, the past is haunted by an unremitting loss of materials. Histories of sexuality routinely mediate past(s) through archival…

Owing to a common absence of a central religious body to authorize religious clerics, combined with the U.S. secular conception of separation of church and state, Muslim authority in the United States contends with a regulatory vacuum. The concept of clergy that drives much of how religion encounters our…

"Pathways to Language and Intercultural Proficiency"
Aleidine Moeller
Edith S. Greer Distinguished Professor of Language Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

This talk builds upon the major theoretical frameworks for promoting language and intercultural proficiency within the…

One in five women worldwide carries latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and 3 million are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) each year. Of the nearly 800,000 Indian women diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) every year, 70% are in their reproductive years, between the ages of 18 and 45 years. The current…

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2019 > South Korea > Directed by Bong Joon Ho
With Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo
A poor but extremely resourceful family of four ingratiates…

2019 > Spain / France > Directed by Pedro Almodovar
With Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Asier Etxeandia
In physical decline and facing a loss of creativity, a celebrated film director, modeled on Almodovar himself, looks back upon his life, and visits an ex-lover. Antonio Banderas has won high…

Paul Roquet | MIT The Circular Ruins: Isolation and Afterlife in Japanese VR Abstract: In the first couple of years of their existence, Japan's virtual reality visual novels have frequently staged encounters with depopulated digital environments isolated from the rest of society. This talk examines how the genre…

Sandro Gozi MEP (Member of the European Parliament) France Renaissance - Renew Europe Group Outline Introduction: What is EU today? 1. The “soft revolution”: sovereignty and borders 2. The new Challenges in the New Global Disorder: Power, Transnationalism, Multilateralism 3. What’s next: European Reform v. Status Quo…

Is the Einaudi Center's International Relations minor for you? Here's a chance to find out. Graduates go on to successful careers in fields like international law, economics, agriculture, trade, finance, journalism, education, and government service.

Learn more about Einaudi Center student…

Issues in African Development Seminar Series examines critical concerns in contemporary Africa using a different theme each semester. The seminars provide a forum for participants to explore alternative perspectives and exchange ideas. They are also a focal activity for students and faculty interested in African…

Paul Poast, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Chicago, will speak at 12:15 pm in G-08 Uris Hall about “Forged by War: The Great War of Global Economic Governance” at the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies weekly brown bag seminar.

Part of the Ronald and Janette Gatty series Mary Moroney, PhD Candidate, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University How do different languages express the same meaning? How do we study these things? In English we use the word ‘the’ to express something called definiteness. Definiteness has been described as…

A.K. Ramanujan (1929–1993) is well known as one of the finest poets, translators, folklorists, essayists and scholars of the twentieth century. His translations of ancient Tamil and medieval Kannada poetry, as well as of U.R. Anantha Murthy’s novel Samskara, are considered classics in Indian literature. A…

introduced by Andrew Campana (Asian Studies)
1996 > Japan > Directed by Mamoru Oshii
As stunning as any animated film you'll likely see, surpassing in details even the best computer animation to date, Mamoru Oshii's meditation on the effect of runaway technology on the very human notion…

David Ost
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Regional Fellow, Institute for European Studies
Cornell University

Abstract:
Many commentators have noted the links between today’s radical “populist” right and fascism by focusing on the contemporary right’s aggressive nationalism,…

Issues in African Development Seminar Series examines critical concerns in contemporary Africa using a different theme each semester. The seminars provide a forum for participants to explore alternative perspectives and exchange ideas. They are also a focal activity for students and faculty interested in African…

Shana Gadarian, Associate Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, will speak at 12:15 pm in G-08 Uris Hall about "Terrorism, Fear, and Immigration Attitudes after the 2015 Paris Attacks" at the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict…

Part of the Ronald and Janette Gatty series

Wendy M. Erb, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University

Borneo’s tropical forests belong to one of the most imperiled biodiversity hotspots on Earth, experiencing rapid destruction and degradation from human activities. A significant…

Learn about the Latin American Studies minor, an undergraduate minor across disciplines that allows you to explore the history, culture, government, politics, economy, and languages of Latin America and the Caribbean. Qualifying courses can be found in almost every college. Find out about internships and other funding…

Ithaca Premiere, FREE with Deborah Starr (NES) & filmmaker Rafael Balulu
2019 > Israel > Directed by Rafael Balulu
Jacqueline Kahanoff was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities in Israel. Director Balulu traces the footsteps of the Levantine thinker and author, and through…

An Evening of Indian Carnatic and Western Classical Music with special guest Arun Ramamurthy of the Brooklyn Raga Massive and violin professor Ariana Kim.

Is the fix in on the Pork Fix in China'? That's what guest speaker, Mindi Schneider will explore in her talk, The Pork Fix: African Swine Fever and the Opportunity of Crisis in China’s Pork Industry. Professor Schneider is from Wageningen University, in the Netherlands. This event is co-sponsored by the…

The image of a veiled woman captioned, ‘’Face of Islam’’ appears in juxtaposition to the photos of the crumbling twin towers of the world trade center. Featured in the NY Times photo essay of the year 2001, those often-repeated media images link the oppression of Muslim women to terrorist violence. They also point to…

The Threat to the Unity and Territorial Integrity of India: The Dangers and Implications of Unravelling the Constitutional Minority Rights Package This talk is set against the background of current events including the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, the unveiling of the National Register of Citizens in…

The claim that “Buddha was Born in Nepal” is pervasive in contemporary discourses about Nepali national identity. In this paper, I focus on the ways in which the claim to Buddha’s birthplace is deployed by some Nepalis living beyond Nepal as both a means of maintaining a connection to Nepal as a diasporic homeland…

Rebecca Tarlau will speak about how the over the past thirty-five years the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), one of the largest social movements in Latin America, has become famous globally for its success in occupying land, winning land rights, and developing alternative economic enterprises for over a…

Mariangela Mihai is an Anthropology and Film PhD Candidate at Cornell University. She received her BA in Anthropology from Emory University in Atlanta where she has also worked on issues of refugee political resettlement at the Emory Center for Ethics and the International Rescue Committee.

Her current…

Issues in African Development Seminar Series examines critical concerns in contemporary Africa using a different theme each semester. The seminars provide a forum for participants to explore alternative perspectives and exchange ideas. and prepare students for higher level courses on African economic, social and…

Uriel Abulof, Visiting Associate Professor, Government Department, Cornell University, will speak at 12:15 pm in G-08 Uris Hall about "From Existential Conflict to Coexistence? The Case of Israel/Palestine" at the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies weekly brown bag seminar.

Part of the Ronald and Janette Gatty series

Edson Cabalfin, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati

Dr. Edson Cabalfin will discuss the curatorial concept, exhibition design, opening, and other stories surrounding the creation of the Philippine…