Barkcloth is a type of non-woven textile, made directly from the inner bark of trees through a process of soaking, fermentation, and beating. Throughout history, barkcloth has been made for everyday and ceremonial uses, and could be found all along the migratory routes of Austronesian-speaking ancestors. "The…

Are you interested in the intersection of mental health and culture, global health, and community engagement? Do you want to gain field research skills and learn about indigenous communities in South India’s beautiful and fragile Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve? If so, the Cornell-Keystone Nilgiris Field Learning…

Talk by Rohit Lamba

India has a remarkable digital infrastructure, a burgeoning demographic dividend, a stable democracy, a high-performing high-tech services sector, a learned and arguably well-meaning elite, and a phenomenally successful diaspora. There is also rising interest in the West to diversify…

The undergraduate minor in Latin American Studies spans across disciplines and allows you to explore the history, culture, government, politics, economy and languages of Latin America and the Caribbean. Qualifying courses can be found in many of the colleges.

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Do acts of military insubordination affect states’ ability to prevent foreign aggression? Muhib Rahman, Cornell University, argues that military mutiny makes a state more vulnerable to international coercion. Mutinies help foreign adversaries differentiate weak targets from strong ones by “affecting” and “revealing…

Gatty Lecture Series

This talk has been rescheduled from October 17, 2024 to January 30, 2025.

Join us for a talk by Joshua Babcock, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Brown University, who will discuss the raciolinguistic distinctiveness and national identity in Singapore.

This Gatty…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Dr. Joshua Babcock from Brown University, who will discuss racial and linguistic identities in Singapore. Dr. Babcock obtained PhD from the University of Chicago. Currently, Dr. Babcock serves as the Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Brown University.

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Find out more about our summer public policy program in Turin. Nestled between the Alps and the Mediterranean in the magnificent Piedmont region of northern Italy, the city of Turin provides an inspiring background to explore the causes and consequences of population change, the debates unfolding in Europe around…

Talk by William Lodge, II (Public Policy, Cornell University)

This presentation delves into the intersectional and syndemic barriers affecting HIV care among transgender women and Hijras (TGW) in India. Drawing on findings from a multi-method study conducted in Mumbai and New Delhi, the talk illustrates how…

In this Spanish-language presentation, writer and Romance Studies Professor Edmundo Paz Soldán will present his recent novel, Área protegida (2024, Editorial Almadía) in dialog with Paulo Lorca Fuentealba (Fellow, Society of the Humanities).

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En esta novela de Edmundo Paz Soldán el…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Emi Donald from Cornell University, who will discuss the distinction between tomboy and transman identities in Thailand. Emi Donald is a PhD candidate in History Department at Cornell University.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the The Kahin Center,…

Talk by Sohini Chattopadhyay (History, Union College)

In May 1939, a 20-year-old man died in Bombay’s suburb of Vile Parle. He was a migrant worker, often without a home, and Dalit. His friends took his body to a cremation ground, but only by trespassing it at night since Dalits were not allowed access to…

Find out more about our summer public policy program in Turin. Nestled between the Alps and the Mediterranean in the magnificent Piedmont region of northern Italy, the city of Turin provides an inspiring background to explore the causes and consequences of population change, the debates unfolding in Europe around…

This talk will explore the critical intersection of war rhetoric and the state of exception in Ecuador. This topic unveils how language and legal frameworks shape political authority and societal responses in times of crisis. War rhetoric, often employed to evoke urgency and solidarity, has been a recurring tool in…

"Doing It (Gender) Justice: Reimagining Language Education Through Trans Knowledges"
Kris Aric Knisely
Associate Professor of French and Intercultural Competence, University of Arizona

As people who teach, learn, and research language, the time for us to work toward forms of gender…

Alcohol abuse is very prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The problem is especially acute in rural areas, where consumption of informally produced liquor is common. High alcohol consumption not only has negative health impacts, but can impede economic development by depressing productivity and causing suboptimal…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Dr. Benjamin Tausig from SUNY-Stony Brook University, who will discuss racial and gender identity shifts in 1960s Thailand. Dr. Tausig obtained PhD from New York University. Currently, Dr. Tausig serves as Associate Professor of Critical Music Studies at SUNY-Stony…

Eighty years ago, almost to the day, the end of the Second World War still looked a long way off to the men caught in the meat grinder of Iwo Jima. But the inexorable movement toward the total defeat of the Axis states—graphically depicted in the mushroom cloud that would soon loom over Hiroshima—was already…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Dr. Ivan V. Small from Northern Illinois University, who will discuss Vietnamese American migration and community formation across regions. Dr. Small obtained PhD from the Cornell University. Currently, Dr. Small serves as Professor of Anthropology at Northern…

The Amit Bhatia ’01 Global PhD Research Awards fund international fieldwork to help Cornell students complete their dissertations. Through a generous gift from Amit Bhatia, this funding opportunity annually supports at least six PhD students who have passed the A exam. Recipients hold the title of Amit Bhatia ’01…

Latin America and the Caribbean: Connection, Integration, and Negotiation

LACS invites Cornell faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students to participate in its Annual Research Symposium on February 21 and 22, 2025. This symposium aims to be a vibrant community-building space, fostering…

Talk by Pinky Hota (Anthropology, Smith College)

The Violence of Recognition explores the roots of ethnonationalism conflict between two historically marginalized groups—the Kandha, who are Adivasi (tribal people considered indigenous in India), and the Pana, a community of Christian Dalits (previously…

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports U.S. citizens to study, conduct research in any field, or teach English in more than 150 countries. Students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are encouraged to start the process in their junior year. Recent graduates are welcome to apply through…

Becoming 'Unlawful': Homeownership, housing bureaucracy, and the production of precarity in Eastridge, Cape Town, South Africa

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Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Dr. Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit from Washington University in St. Louis, who will discuss Siamese responses to European colonial music theory. Dr. Wangpaiboonkit obtained PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, Dr. Wangpaiboonkit serves as Assistant…

Talk by Rajbir Judge, (History, California State University)

How do traditions and peoples grapple with loss, particularly when it is of such magnitude that it defies the possibility of recovery or restoration? Rajbir Singh Judge offers new ways to understand loss and the limits of history by considering…

Since the end of the 17th century, English and French navigators increased their presence throughout the Pacific to connect existing Atlantic trade with Asia. Their navigations through the Pacific familiarized them with advantageous sites—such as in Tierra de Fuego—which functioned as stopovers. These new…

In this presentation, I discuss how street traders’ associations in Harare (Zimbabwe) mobilize and organize to defend the interests of traders operating in a politically volatile and contested urban environment. I demonstrate how external political dynamics, and institutional constraints shape the strategies and…

Talk by Abdul Haque Chang (Social Sciences, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi)

This talk shows how in Sindh, the state of environmental exception has become the norm for governance (as in Agamben's formulation regarding the suspension of law). Specifically, this state of exception refers to…

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