Institute for European Studies
Oct. 1 Skytte Award Ceremony
Peter Katzenstein, Johan Skytte Prize Laureate
Oct. 1 at 11:30 a.m. ET: Tune in to Katzenstein's Skytte Prize lecture, “Thinking about Spaghetti—Served by German and Italian Waiters.”
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Meet Our New Program Directors
New Directors Take Helm at LACS, IES, SEAP
New program directors Ernesto Bassi, Mabel Berezin, and Tom Pepinsky share their programs' plans for this academic year.
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Call for Presentation Proposals for Graduate Student Workshop for MENA Studies
Deadline – October 15th!
The Clarke Initiative for Law and Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) invites Cornell graduate students to submit abstracts for an upcoming graduate student workshop to be held in November 2021. The workshop invites students from across the disciplines of arts, social sciences, and humanities with a geographic focus on the MENA region. Abstracts are expected to be between 150-250 words for papers or other works-in-progress related to the region. We encourage interdisciplinary research related -but not limited- to the following topics:
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Women and Gender
- Legacies of Settler Colonialism, Transnationalism and Apartheid
- Social movements, Democratization and Urban Politics
- Militarization, Securitization, and the Deep state
- Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies
- Secularism and Religious Violence
- 11 Years after the Arab Spring: Lessons and Reflections
- The Crisis of Neoliberalism: Alternative Ideologies?
Final submissions are not expected to be complete papers; we welcome rough drafts in the forms of presentations, conferences papers, drafts publications, or reports.
Co-organizer
This event organized in coordination with the Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies Initiative at Cornell, directed by Mostafa Minawi.
Structure
Students whose submissions are accepted will be paired with a faculty member who will provide feedback on the student’s work and serves as a mentor. The organizing committee will attempt to pair students with faculty members whose work and expertise overlap.The workshop is expected to be held on a weekend day in mid-November in-person at Cornell if University health guidelines and regulations permit. If not, there is a possibility it will be held virtually.
Submit proposals by October 15th:
Please fill out the Doodle form and email your abstracts to clarkeinitiative@cornell.edu by October 15th!
Workshop Organizing Committee:
Youssef Aziz
BA Candidate, Sociology & Psychology
Research Fellow, Clarke Initiative
Radwa Saad
PhD Candidate, Africana Studies
Research Fellow, Clarke Initiative
Mostafa Minawi
Associate Professor of History
Director, Critical Ottoman & Post-Ottoman Studies
Chantal Thomas
Radice Family Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Director, Clarke Initiative
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Faculty: Apply Now
Seed Grant Applications Due Oct. 29
Einaudi's seed grants support faculty-led international research, activities, and events. Find out more.
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IES Welcomes New Director, Mabel Berezin
IES is pleased to announce the appointment of Mabel Berezin as the new director, effective July 1, 2021.
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Migration in the Media
September 22, 2021
12:00 pm
In this moment of hyper-politicized border and migration issues, questions of representation are crucial. This roundtable of scholars, journalists, and practitioners will address the needs and challenges of producing stories about complex border issues along with the potential for different stories to effect real change. Our panelists are actively documenting, producing, circulating, and reflecting on migration stories through a range of media and will share from their own work, focusing especially on the contentious borderspaces of the southern U.S. and southern Europe. This discussion is organized by the Migrations initiative and co-sponsored by the East Asia Program, the Institute for European Studies, the Department of Sociology, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the School of Public Policy.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Key questions that journalists, academics, and practitioners consider in producing and responding to stories and coverage of migration issuesHow different media shape what stories get told and who they reachHow the politicization of migration affects what stories do and do not get toldThe possibilities that different media and storytelling practices offer for challenging dominant narratives or providing more complex accountsThe role that images play in communicating migration and border issues to the public
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Program
East Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
Welcome back, students!
Learn about Opportunities for You at Einaudi
Video: Join us! Whether you're a grad student or first-year, you'll find your community and a world of opportunities at Einaudi.
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Info Session: Africa Undergraduate Research Internships
November 17, 2021
4:45 pm
The Institute for African Development (IAD) Summer Africa Internship program provides sophomores, juniors and rising senior undergraduate students with challenging practical fieldwork in Africa. Application deadline is February 28th. Internships are available in Ghana and Zambia. Those interested in applying must attend two seminars in the IAD Special Topic Seminar Series (CRP 4770) and a pre-departure meeting.
Contact: iad@cornell.edu
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Info Session: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
November 3, 2021
4:45 pm
FLAS fellowships at Cornell support undergraduate, graduate, and professional 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.
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Info Session: Fulbright U.S. Student Program for Undergraduates
October 20, 2021
4:45 pm
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports college graduates conducting research or teaching English in more than 150 countries. Applications are due in the fall; students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are encouraged to start the process in their junior year.
Contact: fulbright@einaudi.cornell.edu
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program