In addition to the expropriation of lands that belonged to native communities, one of the most consequential outcomes of settler colonialism in the Americas was the invention, speciation, and treatment of enslaved people of African ancestry as subhuman. As a clandestine network of perilous migration routes, the Underground Railroad provided the enslaved with the opportunity to reject their categorization as "human property" and transition to the enjoyment of a freedom that recognized them as fully human. This presentation examines the Underground Railroad as a form of migration that, in challenging the dehumanization of the enslaved, impacted the politics of a United States on the brink of civil war.

Presenter: Gerard Aching, Professor of Africana and Romance Studies and Co-Principal Investigator with the Rural Humanities Initiative, Cornell University

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Part of the series "Migrations: A Global, Interdisciplinary, Multi-Species Examination"

The current era of immigration policy reflects a tradition of virulent racism and xenophobia. Research by ILR Professor Shannon Gleeson examines the function of these policies in the workplace, and how they impact not only the 8 million undocumented immigrant workers in the United States, but also documented guestworkers, and other temporary categories of migrants.

Presenter: Shannon Gleeson, Associate Professor, Labor Relations, Law, and History at the ILR School at Cornell University

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Part of the series "Migrations: A Global, Interdisciplinary, Multi-Species Examination"

Chinese migrants and travelers have been traveling to the countries of the Southern Oceans (the "Nanyang", in Chinese) for at least two millennia, and probably longer. We have only scattered records of their passing for the first thousand years of these voyages, but then the documents start to get better, and we can outline the passage of enormous numbers of people, migrating to new lives in the "South Seas". This talk will trace those histories, looking at the warp and weft of Chinese migrations over two thousand years.

Presenter: Eric Tagliacozzo, John Stambaugh Professor of History at Cornell University

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Part of the series "Migrations: A Global, Interdisciplinary, Multi-Species Examination"

Ithaca Premiere> 2019 > China/Italy > Directed by Rita Andreetti
With Hu Jie
The observer of this documentary's title is China's Hu Jie, maker of films, woodcuts and paintings who courageously documents the years of the Great Famine and the Cultural Revolution. None of his films have been shown in his homeland. "Featuring lush photography and revealing interviews, Rita Andreetti's sensitive portrait of the artist... explores Hu Jie's commitment, tenacity and bravery, as well as the toll that his work has taken on his personal life." (Icarus Films) Subtitled. More at icarusfilms.com/df-obser Please note: we encourage those with a CU NetID to view this film by visiting CUÕs Streaming Services at newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/databases/subject/Streaming%20Video. Once there, look for this film in the Docuseek2 Collection. Those without a CU NetID should send a reservation for a screening link.
1 hr 18 min.

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2019 > Algeria/France > Directed by Mounia Meddour
With Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda
Nedjma, a free spirited 18-year-old student during Algeria's Civil War in the late '90s, refuses to be intimidated by growing conservative religious forces and stages her resistance by putting on a fashion show. "Marked by a fierce vitality and vivid emotional authenticity, Papicha thrives on the heat of Nedjma's anger and the glorious bond among the mostly young female performers." (NY Times) Subtitled. More at www.distribfilmsus.com/our-movies/papicha-available-spring-2020/
1 hr 45 min.

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Ithaca Premiere

2019 > South Korea > Directed by Bora Kim
With Ji-hu Park, Sae-byuk Kim, Seung-yeon Lee
Fourteen-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, exploring young love and experiencing everything that comes with growing up in a country on the brink of enormous change. Subtitled. More at kinolorber.com/film/house-of-hummingbird
2 hrs 18 min

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The transformation of family patterns in advanced capitalist societies has received much attention in academic and popular writing. While “modern families” are widely accepted in Europe, alarm and anxiety characterize the tenor around the changes in East Asian family structures. South Korea serves as a case study to understand the mechanisms driving the diversification of family structures including single-parent households, multicultural families, unmarried singles, and (the isolation of) senior citizens.

Speaker: Paul Chang, Harvard University

Faculty host: Ivanna Yi

Cosponsors: Department of Asian Studies, Sociology, and FGSS