CEAS welcomes author Glynne Walley to talk about his book Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden: Part One—An Ill-Considered Jest, a translation of Kyokutei Bakin's Nansō Satomi hakkenden. This multigenerational samurai saga was one of the most popular and influential Japanese books of the nineteenth century and has been…

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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Rachel Wahl discusses the relationship between dialogue and activism in police reform, based on research published in Polity, vol 49, no 4 (2017): 489–517. Wahl is an Associate Professor at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia.

This seminar is part of a series organized…

Author Patrícia Lino will be presenting and discussing her recent book, O Kit de Sobrevivência do Descobridor Português no Mundo Anticolonial (2020).

Patrícia Lino (1990) is a poet, an essayist, and an Assistant Professor at UCLA, where she teaches Luso-Brazilian literatures and cinema. Lino is the author of…

Part of the Ronald and Janette Gatty Lecture Series.

Amy Liu, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin

Amy Liu (PhD Emory University; BA Smith College) is an associate professor in the Government Department and codirector of the Politics of Race and Ethnicity Lab at the University of…

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…

The new film from the critically acclaimed filmmaker of American Promise, looks at the complex politics of immigration and race in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, using a combination of magical realism and hidden camera techniques. Director Michèle Stephenson will do a Q&A session via Zoom with the audience…

Join us for an informative information session on Africa summer internships on October 22, 2021 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in G-08 Uris Hall. Summer 2021 interns will also be presenting on their summer research projects, so it will be a great opportunity to learn about what our Africa summer internships entail!

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1979 > Japan > Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

With voices of Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama

Beloved Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's feature debut has been gloriously restored so audiences old and new can experience the classic globetrotting adventures of the "gentleman thief"…