South Asia is experiencing rising authoritarianism. The targets of right-wing movements are progressive forces who are increasingly viewed as outsiders threatening the imagined purity of the nation. The label of “foreign agent” is now widely invoked against political opponents who are accused of sedition. The…

From both domestic and foreign waters, The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty is the story of an immigrant woman who blended skillsets and worked across borders, boardrooms, and bureaucracies to fight global poverty. Many people aspire to “change the world”,…

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports college graduates conducting research or teaching English in more than 150 countries. Applications are due in the fall; students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are encouraged to start the process in their junior year.

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The Pulse of Art History Lecture Series

This talk presents a close analysis of a Persian text (1760-61CE) in praise of the Maklī necropolis in Sindh, now in modern-day Pakistan. I discuss the intertwining of Ṣufī beliefs with emotions and movement and sociability. The act of walking serves as a critical…

This session will provide PhD students with information on the Einaudi Dissertation Proposal Development Program. The program offers seminars, workshops, and faculty mentoring to PhD students in the social sciences and humanities who are developing research projects abroad or domestic research projects on topics…

The concept of money is about to be fundamentally redefined, says Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University.

In a live, virtual Chats in the Stacks book talk on his new book, The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance (Harvard…

Learn about the Laidlaw Undergraduate Research and Leadership Program. Open to first- and second-year students, this 2-year program provides generous support to carry out internationally-focused research, develop leadership skills, engage with community projects overseas, and join a global network of like-minded…

This talk inserts the Omani sultans and their royal household into the Arabian Sea world to shift the focus away from the histories of imperial hegemony and capitalist expansion that dominate its historiography. It analyzes princely careers as they evolved drawing from multiple contexts that were accessed by the…

A three-day, international conference bringing together communities, scholars and policymakers.

We will present our research findings from Indigenous and rural societies in the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, as well as the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and Oneida Lake Watershed in the…

Just after the turn of the new millennium, in 2003, the newly created state of Uttarakhand in India’s central Himalayas declared its ambition to become fully organic in all aspects of agricultural production. But what does it mean to become organic in a region where many people claim agriculture has always been “…

Plantation Archaeology and South Asian Indenture in Mauritius

In this talk I present the archaeology of a sugar estate on Mauritius, an island in the southwest Indian Ocean, as a new case study of plantation archaeology. More broadly, this work defines global labor systems and shifting environmental…

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides full funding for graduate and professional students conducting research or teaching in any field in more than 150 countries. Open to U.S. citizens only.

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program supports doctoral students conducting research…

Afghan refugees have long comprised the largest or second-largest group of refugees in the world, and the number of Afghans seeking safety outside Afghanistan increased dramatically even before the U.S. government's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Betsy Fisher, Director of Strategy at International…

Actors across latitudes and cultures amaze their audiences by displaying at will the physical ‘symptoms’ of emotions such blushing, shivering, and weeping. Sanskrit sources offer almost two millennia of sophisticated reflections on the emotional life of actors, the hidden engine lying behind their almost eerie…

Please join Cornell's Society for Buddhist Studies, for a talk by Prof. Laura Guerrero (Philosophy, William & Mary).

In a recent article Kris McDaniel has suggested that a fruitful way to understand the Abhidharma distinction between conventional reality and ultimate reality is as a distinction…

A discussion with CATO's Doug Bandow and Prof. Sarah Kreps.

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.

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Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema demonstrates how the dancer-actress comes to be a central figure in articulating South Asian cultural modernities. Shifting attention from narrative-driven analyses and turning instead to gesture, movement vocabulary, and the social practices around…

Since 1947, the valley of Kashmir has become synonymous with a territorial dispute. Such is the emphasis on “territorial integrity” in the mediatized discourse on Kashmir, both in the South Asian subcontinent and the west, that the territorializing of the region is hidden under the self-evident notions of…

HYBRID EVENT | Twenty years after 9/11, America has finally ended its longest war. But the precipitous fall of Kabul serves as a poignant reminder that the threats to American national security remain acute and are ever-evolving. This congressional policy forum will reflect on the tumultuous past two decades and…

The migration studies minor is a university-wide, interdisciplinary undergraduate minor that prepares students to understand the historical and contemporary contexts and factors that drive international migration and shape migrant experiences around the globe. This minor draws on the rich course offerings found…

The ill-fated American invasion in Afghanistan came to an abrupt end with the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban takeover of Kabul in mid-August. Images of the chaos that ensued as the U.S. and other NATO countries attempted to evacuate tens of thousands of people continue to play out on television…

The annual International Fair showcases Cornell's global opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Explore the fair and find out about international majors and minors, language study, fellowships, internships, study abroad, exchanges, service learning, and more.

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Join us on Zoom throughout the summer for LRC Happy Hour. Every second Wednesday of the month. We'd love to hear how it’s going! All of it.

Bring your (language instruction) stories whether they be good, bad, amazing, or unusual. It takes all kinds of stories to make Happy Hour great!Bring your own…

The Ithaca Asian American Association invites you to share your story through your lens, as you interpret and express your meaning of "Virus Has No Nationality."

You are encouraged to be bold in challenging issues of racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, heterosexism, classism, and all -isms.…

The Einaudi Center’s global racial justice research team presents the inaugural session of Race Matters, a new webinar series that fosters in-depth conversations on colonial questions and racial justice across international relations.

This panel brings together global experts for a candid appraisal of…

Join us virtually this spring to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun listening to and speaking in a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new…

Join us virtually this spring to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun listening to and speaking in a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new…

Join us on Zoom throughout the spring for LRC Happy Hour. Every second Tuesday of the month (third Tuesday in April). We'd love to hear how it’s going! All of it.

Bring your (language instruction) stories whether they be good, bad, amazing, or unusual. It takes all kinds of stories to make a Happy Hour…

Please join us for an invited talk by Prof. Sara L. McClintock, generously co-sponsored by the Departments of Asian Studies, History and Philosophy; the South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Religious Studies Programs; and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly. The event is open to all interested, and…