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East Asia Program

10:00 am

Physical Sciences Building, 401

A symposium honoring the work and legacies of Brett de Bary and Naoki Sakai.

10:00-12:00 Panel 2: “Above Critical/ism” – Christine Marran (online), Hirotaka Kasai (online), Junyoung Kim, Takayuki Tatsumi, Andre Keiji Kunigami, Rich Calichman

13:30-15:00 Panel 3: “In Theory” – Maja Vodopivec, Joseph…

East Asia Program

2:00 pm

Klarman Hall, KG70

A symposium honoring the work and legacies of Brett de Bary and Naoki Sakai.

14:00-14:45 Opening roundtable: “Reframing From” – Brett de Bary, Naoki Sakai, Pedro Erber
14:45-17:00 Panel 1: “Under Studies” – Dexter Thomas, Seok-Won Lee, Koji Toba, Takeshi Kimoto, Paul McQuade, Setsu Shigematsu

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

2:00 pm

Virtual

Registration Link: https://cglink.me/2cm/r1928367

Join the Emerging Markets Institute to celebrate EMI fellows '23 graduation.

During their programs, the fellows contributed to the development of EMI's activities, such as the EMI Conference and…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

12:30 pm

Sage Hall, 134

Registration Link: https://cglink.me/2cm/r2042287

The Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business Emerging Markets Theme, in collaboration with China Institute for Economic Research (CICER), the Cornell China Center, and the Emerging Markets Institute, brings…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

12:30 pm

Sage Hall, 134

Registration Link: https://cglink.me/2cm/r2042286

The Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business Emerging Markets Theme, in collaboration with China Institute for Economic Research (CICER), the Cornell China Center, and the Emerging Markets Institute, brings…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

11:00 am

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Film Forum

How might we learn to redream dangerously again?

Join us for a two-day symposium that brings together scholars, creative writers, and activists to discuss and envisage how the theories, practices, and visions of the roles of love, identity, and land are complexly intertwined with (trans)national structured…

East Asia Program

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

South Asia Program

10:30 am

Savage Hall, 200

The keynote of the day:

"Biophilia Now: Time for Imagining Alternatives to Techno- and Bio-Orientalism" by Rachel Lee, Professor of English, Gender Studies, and the Institute of Society and Genetics, UCLA.

Are you attending in person? If so, you must rsvp here. Space is limited.

We…

East Asia Program

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

7:00 pm

Savage Hall, 200

May 10: Plenary from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Savage Hall Rm. 200 Hybrid

May 11: Roundtable from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Savage Hall Rm. 200 Hybrid

Are you attending in person? If so, you must rsvp here by Tuesday, May 9 end of the business day. Space is limited.

We encourage in-person participation.…

Southeast Asia Program

5:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC 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 practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Southeast Asia Program

1:30 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC 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 practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

12:30 pm

Sage Hall, 134

Registration Link: https://cglink.me/2cm/r2042285

The Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business Emerging Markets Theme, in collaboration with China Institute for Economic Research (CICER), the Cornell China Center, and the Emerging Markets Institute, brings…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

12:25 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Dr. Dolors Armenteras will present her analysis of the patterns and impacts of forest degradation in the Colombian Amazon for more than 20 years. Her presentation will share insights and updates from the remote sensing of forest dynamics and land use patterns following the 2016 peace process in Colombia.

East Asia Program

8:00 pm

Goldwin Smith Hall, HEC auditorium

The Korean Language Program is proud to present its 14th annual Korean showcase. The representatives from each Korean class will present their respective final projects of the semester. For the general audience, their presentation will be in English, but through their various demonstrations, you will be able to get…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

4:45 pm

Goldwin Smith Hall, GSH64 Kaufman Auditorium

The final CCCI talk of the semester titled, "The Fabric of Care: Women’s Work and the Politics of Livelihood in Socialist China" will be given by Yige Dong (Sociology, University at Buffalo). She is an assistant professor in both the Department of Sociology and the Department of Global Gender and…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G-08

A Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program Public Issues Forum Panel.

About the Panelists and the Moderator:

Beth Geglia is a public anthropologist focused on processes of privatization in urban and rural settings, tech capitalism, and social movements. Her research examines the development of…

South Asia Program

4:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC 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 practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

South Asia Program

3:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC 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 practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

East Asia Program

4:45 pm

Virtual

by Ji-Eun Lee (Associate Professor in East Asian Languages and Cultures, Washington University in St. Louis)

As post Korean War South Korea strived to become a global manufacturer of electronics and mundane commodities, Science Fiction has been perceived less as a genre than as educational material for boys…

East Asia Program

12:30 pm

Virtual

You're invited to this tour of McGraw Tower organized by the Cornell China Center, followed by a public concert of Chinese tunes played on the Cornell chimes by student Chenchen Lu '23, whose TikTok chimes concert postings have gone viral over the past two years (learn more in this Cornell Chronicle…

East Asia Program

8:00 pm

Virtual

"Working in the Traces of Area Studies" Panel Four:

Hierarchies of Knowledge Transmission and the Developmentalist Paradigm

Thursday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m.. and in Japan's timezone, Friday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m.

The crisis of area studies obliges us to call into question the…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

5:30 pm

Arts Quad

SUNY-Purchase Fulbright Artist in Residence Marcel Gbeffa and Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Centre Chorégraphique Multicorps will visit Cornell to perform a Contemporary Béninois dance recital and give a lecture on “Contemporary Béninois dance and Francophone performing arts residencies facing social justice…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

4:45 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 190

A mock job talk featuring FGSS grad minor MK Long.

More details forthcoming.

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

2:40 pm

Uris Hall, G-08

In this seminar, we will explore promising avenues to improve the science policy interface in Africa. The seminar will cover multiple themes under this broad umbrella, including (a) reviews of productive modes of interfacing science and policy, (b) detailed explorations of the policy-making process in the region,…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

12:30 pm

Kahin Center

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Phi Hong Su, (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Williams College), who will speak about Vietnamese migrants in Berlin.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Kahin Center, but people are also welcome to join us on Zoom. Lunch will be served. For questions…

Institute for European Studies

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, Einaudi Conference Room 153

Dr. Anil Menon argues that "forced migration can foster a strong group identity among refugees, which can mobilize them toward political parties that champion their identity-based grievances." Join us to discuss and hear Dr. Menon present his methodologies, analysis, and results of this argument in his…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Institute for African Development

11:00 am

Virtual

This webinar will offer insight into the currents events taking place in Sudan. Please register to attend.

Speakers
Dr. Nisrin Elamin, University of Toronto
Dr. Mai Hassan, MIT
Dr. Deen Sharp, London School of Economics

Moderator
Dr. Mostafa Minawi, Cornell University

Southeast Asia Program

12:30 pm

Uris Hall, 360

CSI’s Inequality Discussion Groups bring together Cornell faculty and graduate students from around campus to discuss and improve their in-progress research. This spring we’re providing lunch from 12:30 – 1:00, and encouraging attendees to eat together or separately – throughout the Center or in offices – based on…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

12:25 pm

Stocking Hall, 201

In Latin America, dairy production faces serious challenges such as low-quality forage, diseases (infectious, metabolic, and parasitic), climate change, and insufficient access to technology, markets, infrastructure, and resources. Nevertheless, the dairy industry directly impacts the socioeconomic status of…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

6:00 pm

Biotechnology Building, G10

The Office of Global Learning invites graduating international students to this year's graduation reception to celebrate the international Class of 2023! We're so proud of all you've achieved.

Join us for refreshments and celebratory remarks from Cornell's leadership and winners of our…

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:30 pm

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, G155

A LACS 60th Anniversary Special Seminar

In this event, historians Tessa Murphy (Syracuse) and Heather Roller (Golgate) will join LACS director Ernesto Bassi in a conversation about Murphy’s and Roller’s recently published, award-winning books The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean…