A LACS Public Issues Forum in collaboration with the African Diaspora Knowledge Exchange Project

Two cases have become emblematic for understanding the intensification of racism and sexism in Brazilian society during the pandemic that killed more than 650,000 Brazilians and since the election of Jair…

Talk by Niloofar Haeri

More than four decades after the revolution of 1979, how do we assess the religiosity of Muslim Iranians now? What is it to be religious? How is it that certain texts, ancient and repeatedly recited, continue to have such sway over the emotional and cultural histories of individuals…

On November 3 scholar and singer-songwriter Psoy Korolenko will present a lecture-concert that combines discussion of Jewish musical tradition in cross-cultural context of the 19-21st centuries and artistic performance.

Pavel Lion, PhD in Philology, MSU, more known by his art name Psoy Korolenko, is a…

The 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…

War in space is not inevitable. Outer space is not ‘wild west.’ There are fundamental rules of international law that govern all space activities, including military space activities. Outer space must be used for the benefit and interest of all states and for peaceful purposes. Outer space must be explored and used…

Registration Link: https://cglink.me/2cm/r1635976

The Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business Emerging Markets Theme brings together scholars from Cornell and beyond to provide thought leadership on the role of emerging markets – and emerging market…

Tacet(i) performs “Global Sound,” a music curation of diverse composers: Daniel Sabzghabaei (Iran/US), Thanakarn Schofield (Thailand), Jia Yi Lee (Singapore), Miles Jefferson Friday (US), Travis Christopher Johns (US), Laura Cetilia (US), and John Eagle (US). Featuring Ariana Kim on violin.

Part of Extended…

If you love languages, our funding opportunities are for you! Learn one of more than 50 languages offered at Cornell with a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship or Rare and Distinctive Language Fellowship. Opportunities are open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

FLAS fellowships support…

1998 > Japan > Directed by Hideo Nakata
With Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yžko Takeuchi
A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it. A special Halloween screening with costume contest, treats, and more!…

This interactive talk will serve as an introduction to the activist forms that make up the arsenal of the Theatre of the Oppressed (TO): a collection of games, techniques, and exercises using theatre as a vehicle for personal, political, and social change. Originally developed in Brazil by theatre innovator Augusto…

Talk by Harshana Rambukwella

This talk explores what solidarity might mean in the current geo-political context through the specific example of postcolonial Sri Lanka, which is experiencing an existential threat unprecedented in the country's contemporary history. Mired in a deep and intractable…

2021 > India > Directed by S.S. Rajmouli
With N.T. Rama Rao Jr (Jr NTR), Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn
An action-packed spectacular that mythologizes two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India's fight for independence from the British Raj: Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) and Alluri Sitarama Raju (…

The Lingua Mater competition invites alumni to translate Cornell's Alma Mater into a different language and submit a video of the performed translation. The inaugural Lingua Mater alumni competition took place in 2018 as part of Cornell's Global Grand Challenges Symposium. Winners included the Cornell…

Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) in collaboration with the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, the Gender and the Security Sector Lab, Department of Government, and the Brooks School of Public Policy will be hosting a two-day meeting at Cornell…

2020 > France > Directed by David Dufresne
As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizen-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In The Monopoly of Violence, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to question, exchange and confront their…

"Antiracist Critical Literacy: Methodologies of the Oppressed for Language Education"
Claudia Holguín Mendoza
Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics, University of California, Riverside

In this presentation, Dr. Holguín Mendoza describes the design and implementation of a…

Hybrid mode / in-person at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA)

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The conference will focus on the digital era as an entrepreneurial transformative prototype in Africa. Other aspects of the conference will focus on the channels utilized by Africans while navigating digital instruments,…

The 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…

Eddy Malesky

Professor of Political Economy, Duke University

Are the poor ambivalent about globalization? Do they fail to understand the new economic opportunities and constraints associated with greater market integration? Despite the effects of trade liberalization on job opportunities and losses,…

The Cornell Contemporary China Initiative (CCCI) of the East Asia Program welcomes Deborah Davis (Sociology, Yale University)
as part of our semester-long theme of Fashion and Politics in Twentieth-Century China with faculty host, Peidong Sun (History, Cornell)

Some of the questions that guest…

Event Language: Chinese

Event Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 10:00 - 11:30 Beijing Time /
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 22:00 - 23:30 EDT

The number and percentage of overseas students returning to China for employment and entrepreneurship after graduation is increasing year by year. The Cornell…

Please join us for a lunchtime seminar given by our guest Tawab Danish, a Visiting Scholar here at Cornell Law School.

SEMINAR: Circling Back to Zero after 20 years of Achievements: How the Legal System of Afghanistan has Been Affected More than Any Other Institution under the Taliban Regime

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For decades now, efforts to understand Venezuela’s mutating crises have often reflected rather than risen above the same polarization that has turned the country’s politics into a winner-take-all conflict between Chavistas and anti-Chavistas. In turn, polarized accounts have often rested on incomplete pictures of…

Talk by Kalyani Devaki Menon

In today’s India where we see the ascendance of Hindu supremacy, the increasing hegemony of upper-caste Hindu norms, escalating violence against religious minorities, and rising authoritarianism, the place for Muslims is shrinking. However, while these forces marginalize Muslims…

1976 > France > Directed by Joseph Losey
With Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Lonsdale, Francine Berge
A political thriller, an existential nightmare, and an indictment of French collaboration under Nazi Occupation, Losey's masterful film stars Alain Delon as Mr. Klein, a Catholic art…

Aunty Aesthetics, or More Ways to be an Aunty, a talk Dr. Kareem Khubchandani
Friday, October 21st, 3:00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. , Film Forum and on Zoom

Description:
Aunties are known to be terrifying figures, domineering and difficult, overbearing to younger generations. They are especially known for…

Come learn about important Chinese historic materials, including cultural relics, old photo albums, and significant manuscripts from the Cornell Library’s vault. Take this rare opportunity to view these precious treasures and learn how you can engage with them through your learning, teaching, and research. Curator…

Christina Kiaer of Northwestern University will speak on Racial Solidarity at the Kyiv Film Festival: Black Skin, 1931. Request a copy of the paper: cf476@cornell.edu

“De Lo Mio" --Two “ride or die” sisters raised in NYC reunite with their estranged brother in Dominican Republic to clean out their late father’s childhood home. The siblings laugh, brawl, and face their demons as they come to terms with letting go of their last connection to their motherland.

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A.D. White Professor-at-Large Xu Bing will present the public lecture “What to Make of Art Today?” on Thursday, October 20 at 5pm at the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

You may also attend the lecture via Zoom.

This event is part of an A.D. White Professors-at-Large (ADW-PAL) visit…