Please join Cornell's Society for Buddhist Studies for the first lecture of the '22-'23 academic year, by Prof. Monima Chadha. Prof. Chadha is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, Australia, and the inaugural Jack Karp Fellow at Cornell's Sage School of Philosophy.

Prof. Chadha researches the philosophy of mind in the classical Indian and contemporary western traditions. Her book, Selfless Minds (to be published by Oxford University Press), draws on Abhidharma-Buddhist philosophy and contemporary cognitive science to provide an account of conscious experiences, in particular subjectivity and agency, without positing the existence of subjects and agents.

While at Cornell, Dr. Chadha will be working on Vasubandhu’s Karmasiddhiprakaraṇa, “The Treatise on Action”, to develop an Abhidharma Buddhist account of moral responsibility without a self.

The talk is sponsored by the GPSA-FC, the Sage School of School of Philosophy, and the Department of Asian Studies, and is open to the entire Cornell community.

Sensing Borderlands: The DMZ, Camptowns, and the Theater of Repetition

Exploring what it means to practice photography in the normalized conditions of militarism, Jung Joon Lee’s forthcoming book Shooting for Change: Korean Photography after the War (Duke University Press) treats the transnational militarism of Korea not as a unique subject of Korean photography but a lens through which we may probe the officially and culturally sanctioned readings of images when returning to them at different times. In this talk, Lee considers the temporality and performance of repetition as a key onto-epistemic framework in visualizing the space of transnational militarism - namely, the DMZ and U.S. military camptowns in South Korea.

Jung Joon Lee is a 2022-23 Society Fellow at Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities and Associate Professor in the Department of Theory and History of Art and Design at Rhode Island School of Design. A specialist in histories and theories of photography, Lee’s research and teaching interests span the intersections of art and politics, transoceanic intimacies and decoloniality, and gender and sexuality. In addition to her forthcoming book on Korean photography, Lee is currently working on two book projects: a monograph exploring exhibitions as a space of minoritarian aesthetics, kinship making, and historical rupture; and the co-edited volume, Queer Feminist Elsewhere: Decolonial Making in Trans-Pacific Art.

This exhibit will focus on 3D data-visualization art in an immersive 3D display environment portraying COVID19 as abstract images of the viewer’s face and faces of the frontline worker of the COVID19 pandemic in real-time on a layered 3D projection surface (an abstract form of giant mask). With artistically interpreted data visualization, the exhibition aims at making people pause and reflect on how the COVID19 pandemic has affected our lives, how the world’s health and other frontline workers displayed the best of humanity, and how we cope with daily challenges. The real-time dynamic portraits of the audiences and people projected over a dark background of the COVID19 data will create an immersive interactive environment using spatial augmented reality (AR). COVID19 data, such as geographic region, socioeconomic class, vaccination, and different impacts on diverse demographic groups, will be retrieved from publicly available sources to create stories aligned with a positive message. An additional goal is developing an environmental intervention using spatial AR to offer a therapeutic experience for the audience and the built environment’s occupants. This project is a pilot for larger future applications demonstrating the emotional and psychological benefits of AR in everyday settings such as an office, a health care facility, a classroom, or a home.

Immersive technology (virtual reality, AR, mixed reality) is rapidly growing and reshaping storytelling with its unique ability to build empathy and to engage audiences. Specifically, projection mapping base spatial AR has the power to convert a built environment into a memorable exhibition space. The built environment significantly influences mental health. Myriad studies demonstrate the impacts of environmental elements on issues such as stress, depressive symptoms, and behavioral disturbances. About 1 in 4 American adults has a diagnosable mental disorder. The COVID19 pandemic brought many changes to how we live; uncertainty, new daily routines, social isolation, resulting in a significant increase in the number of people reporting symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder. We will convert the built environment into a therapeutic agent using spatial AR with meaningful live data.

Dr. So-Yeon Yoon is an associate professor of Design + Environmental Analysis at Cornell University (yoon.human.cornell.edu) and the director of Design-User Experience-Technology (DUET) Research Lab. Yoon’s research focuses on design for optimal user experience employing emerging technology to understand the human response to the physical environment as well as the virtual environment. She was the president of the Design Communication Association from 2018 to 2021.

Jintae Kim is the Co-Founder and Director of TY Studio (tystudio.kr). Kim is a new media installation artist in Seoul, Korea. Kim’s work has been shown in theaters and exhibition halls. Some of his interactive installation art pieces have been featured in commercial settings.

Anne Seo-Young Lee is a PhD student in Design and Environmental Analysis and researcher of DUET lab. She received her Master’s degree in Information Science and Communication with an emphasis on Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience. Her research interests are in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), especially, design evaluation using emerging technologies to understand psychological and behavioral responses to different design elements in virtual environments. She is also interested in considering VR/AR/MR as a design research methodology tool.

Experience the installation in Martha van Rensselaer Hall Gallery from Sep 4-29, 2022.

2022 Cornell Biennial
Sponsored by the Cornell Council for the Arts and curated by Timothy Murray, the 2022 Cornell Biennial "Futurities, Uncertain" features exhibitions, installations, and performances by 23 international and 17 Cornell-based artists. Free and open-to-the-public events will rotate on the Cornell Ithaca campus and the Cornell Tech campus in New York City from July through December 2022.

Attend our Celebration Weekend from Sep 15-17, 2022 on the Cornell Ithaca campus. The full list of participants, along with the calendar of 2022 Cornell Biennial events, will be updated in real time at cca.cornell.edu/biennial.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports college graduates conducting research or teaching in any field in more than 150 countries. Join this Einaudi Center Student Info Session to find out if Fulbright is right for you!

Applications are due in the fall. Students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation should start the application process in their junior year.

The Einaudi Center administers the Fulbright program at Cornell. As the home of Cornell’s Fulbright program, we offer all the resources that students need to apply for prestigious Fulbright international study and research funding. Learn more about Fulbright at Cornell.

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Contact: fulbright@einaudi.cornell.edu

The Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership and Research Program promotes ethical leadership and international research around the world—starting with the passionate leaders and learners found on campuses like Cornell.

Open to first- and second-year students, the two-year Laidlaw program provides generous support to carry out internationally focused research, develop leadership skills, engage with community projects overseas, and become part of a global network of like-minded scholars from more than a dozen universities.

Join this Einaudi Center Student Info Session to learn more about the program and application process. We’ll also share tips for approaching potential faculty research mentors and writing a successful application.

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Contact: laidlaw.scholars@cornell.edu

The Einaudi Center's Research Travel Grants for Graduate Students provide international travel support for Cornell graduate students conducting short-term research or fieldwork outside the United States.

If you’re traveling between the United States and a host country for activities directly related to your dissertation or thesis research, Einaudi can help you get there. Join this Einaudi Center Student Info Session to find out more.

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 students studying modern South Asian and Southeast Asian languages and related area studies. Funding is offered in collaboration with the Einaudi Center’s South Asia and Southeast Asia Programs.

RAD fellowships support students studying modern languages that are less frequently taught in the United States. Funding is offered by the Einaudi Center for intensive summer language study.

Join this hybrid Einaudi Center Student Info Session in person in Uris Hall G-08 or virtually (link below).

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 in modern languages or area studies for six to 12 months. (Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Travel to Western European countries is not eligible.)

The Einaudi Center administers the Fulbright program at Cornell. As the home of Cornell’s Fulbright program, we offer all the resources that students need to apply for prestigious Fulbright international study and research funding. Learn more about Fulbright at Cornell.

Join this Einaudi Center Student Info Session to find out if Fulbright is right for you!

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Contact: fulbright@einaudi.cornell.edu

Develop your dissertation on global issues with a toolkit of resources!

The Einaudi Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPD) supports 12 PhD students annually. Applicants’ research projects must focus on global issues, but the proposed research setting may be international or domestic.

Over the course of the year, you’ll participate in seminars, workshops, and mentoring sessions and receive up to $5,000 for summer research. Join this Einaudi Center Student Info Session to find out how to apply!

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Contact: programs@einaudi.cornell.edu.