Laura Sjoberg, Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, discusses her working paper “Seducing Territory: Sex Acts and State Borders."

The author will join for a conversation about their work. No formal presentation will be given; please read in advance. A link to the reading will be sent with the registration confirmation.

Part of the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) seminar series.

About the author

Laura Sjoberg is is Professor of Political Science. Her research interests are in the area of gender-based and feminist approaches to the study of international relations generally, and international security specifically. Her research has addressed gender and just war theory, women’s violence in global politics, feminist interpretations of the theory and practice of security policy, queer theorizing in global politics, methodology, and the sociology of political science and International Relations.

Education: BA, University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Southern California School of International Relations; J.D. Boston College Law School

Learn more at her personal website

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 development. In addition, prepares students for higher level courses on African economic, social and political development. The presentations are designed for students who are interested in development, Africa’s place in global studies, want to know about the peoples, cultures and societies that call Africa home, and explore development theories and alternate viewpoints on development.

Part of the Ronald and Janette Gatty Lecture Series

Ronit Ricci, Department of Asian Studies and Religion, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The small, Indian Ocean island known as Sarandib, Lanka, and Ceylon was a site of banishment throughout the 18th century for members of royal families, convicts, servants and others sent there from across the Indonesian archipelago. Descendants of these exiles who remained on the island continued to speak and write in Malay, the archipelago's lingua franca, and to adhere to a collective Muslim identity for several centuries and into the present. The talkconsiders if and how earlier religious and literary traditions of banishment tied to the island -those of Adam's fall from paradise to Sarandib and Sita's abduction to Lanka in the Ramayana -played a role in shaping the experiences of the exiles and their descendants.

Latin American economies have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown measures adopted by national governments to address the public health crisis. Given the erosion of many of the social and economic gains of the early 2000s, what are the prospects for economic recovery in the months and years ahead? And how can the region ensure that any new economic growth will be broadly shared, benefiting the underprivileged sectors that have been most severely affected by the crisis?

A distinguished panel of international experts will explore these questions as part of a webinar cosponsored by Cornell's Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) and the Latin American Studies Program (LASP).

Odysseys: Ithaca Writers on Exile, Wandering, and Searching for Home is a reading series presented by Ithaca City of Asylum and co-sponsored by Global Cornell and Cornell's Migrations initiative.

Homer’s Odyssey recounts the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he seeks to return home after the Trojan War. In four monthly readings, pairs of Ithaca-based writers provide their takes on the theme of odysseys, from the physical to the intellectual to the emotional.

Authors:

Minfong Ho (author of The Clay Marble and Hush!, journalist, educator)

Kenneth McClane (professor of literature emeritus at Cornell, author, poet)

Moderator:

Edward Hower (novelist, Ithaca City of Asylum board member)

The research seminar series is an initiative of the Emerging Markets Theme of the Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business, which focuses on engaging students and faculty in discourse over the role of emerging markets in an increasingly connected world.

Every month, we will host a speaker to expand our understanding of emerging economies through research and diverse perspectives. Join us in welcoming TJ Wong on May 7 at 12pm ET.

TJ Wong is the Joseph A. DeBell Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Accounting at USC Marshall Business School. He co-organizes the China Research Group at USC. Prior to joining USC, he served as the Dean of the business school and the Director of the Center for Institutions and Governance of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research primarily focuses on the institutions and corporate governance of emerging market firms.

Melodramatic Afterlives: Visions in Seoul’s Blockchain Space

Simon Posner, Ph.D. student, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University

Posner writes: This chapter looks at blockchain-inspired visions of the future crafted by members of Seoul's largest community of blockchain enthusiasts. I look at the ways in which these visions are less visual and more felt. In particular, I argue that these visions are intended to conjure and re-animate melodramatic structures of feeling that arose during South Korea's period of rapid industrialization to make sense of profound change. This method of envisioning is distinct from ocular-centric visions often described in Western contexts and adds to the repertoire by which we might engage the future.

ROUGH WORK: Discussing research in progress, hence the term, rough work. This rough work session is hosted by the East Asia Program's Graduate Student Steering Committee (GSSC).

The global trend of democratic backsliding has reshaped politics around the world, from the United States to Indonesia. Throughout Southeast Asia, a region long marked by contestation between authoritarian and democratic politics, contemporary authoritarian practices interact with local histories to generate distinctly new forms of politics—from penal populism in the Philippines to Burma’s most recent military coup. This virtual roundtable on authoritarianism brings together four experts on the politics of Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines to understand contemporary authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in the Southeast Asian context.

Introduction: Rebecca Slayton, Director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (Associate Professor, Dept of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell)

Moderator: Tom Pepinsky (Tisch University Professor, Dept of Government, Cornell)

Panelists:

Pavin Chachavalpongpun (Associate Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University)Mark R. Thompson (Professor of Politics and Head, Department of Asian & International Studies; Director of Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong)Ardeth Thawnghmung (Chair of Political Science, Professor, Interim Director, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell)Eve Warburton (Postdoctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore)

Co-organized by the Southeast Asia Program and the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies