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Einaudi Center events feature lectures, workshops, and global discussions on international studies and research topics.

Southeast Asia Program

3:00 pm

Klarman Hall, Atrium

The Cornell Gamelan Ensemble presents a varied program of traditional Javanese music, from the especially expansive and majestic gendhing bonang Parigentang to the raucous accompaniment to beksan Lawung, a martial dance from the Yogyakarta court, all in the supremely suitable acoustics of the atrium in Klarman Hall…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

South Asia Program

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Courtney Murdock (Entomology, Cornell University)

Mosquito-borne diseases remain one of the world’s most pressing public health challenges yet predicting where and when outbreaks will occur is becoming increasingly difficult as our climate and cities change. In India, rapid urban growth, rising…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:30 pm

PSB, 120

John Dinges was one of hundreds of young idealists who gathered in Chile to experience the revolution that began with the election of President Salvador Allende. Allende, though an avowed Marxist, promised real democracy and real social change. Many who came were political exiles from South American countries that…

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

Migrations Program

4:45 pm

Virtual

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. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…

Institute for African Development

Einaudi Center for International Studies

2:00 pm

Uris Hall, G-08

Wednesday, November 18 2:00pm Uris Hall, G-08

Institute for European Studies

4:30 pm

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 2250

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…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

This talk will give an overview of a new book manuscript, The Dynamics of Power Politics (with Paul MacDonald and Daniel Nexon), which develops a relational-network approach to power political mobilization. Much of international relations theories assume that states have access to “stocks” of power, that military,…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Emily Hue, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Southeast Asian, Text, Ritual, and Performance (SEATRiP) at the University of California, Riverside.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For…

East Asia Program

12:00 am

Goldwin Smith Hall, History of Art Gallery (ground floor, south end of Goldwin Smith)

Since 2016, the China labor collection at Kheel Center in the ILR School’s Catherwood Library, has amassed a vast audio-visual archive consisting of photographs, films, brochures, oral interviews, poetry, and other materials on labor in the People’s Republic of China between the years 1993-2023. This exhibition is…

Institute for European Studies

12:30 pm

Johnson Museum of Art, Robinson Lecture Hall, Floor 2L

Focusing on Greek mythology through figures such as Eurydice, Syrinx, Hermes, Orpheus, Pan, and others, this program explores the age-old Apollonian and Dionysian duality embodied by the lyre and the flute.

Through music by Kuhlau, Mouquet, Debussy, and Beethoven, alongside works of art from the Museum’s…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

3:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Abstract

This discussion focuses on current political developments in Indonesia. Dr. Ratri Istania will initiate the conversation by presenting research on authoritarian nostalgia and her recently co-written article focusing on the memory of violence in 1965-66 in contemporary Indonesia: “Fragmented Memories…

Southeast Asia Program

4:00 pm

Mann Library, Room 102

Indonesians at Cornell (IAC), in collaboration with the Cornell Southeast Asia Program (SEAP), presents SLOPE (Sharing, Linkages, Opportunities, and Professional Engagement) Series 2: Book Discussion. SLOPE aims to foster intellectual exchange and meaningful discussion on topics relevant to Indonesia and Southeast…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Speaker: Ting Hui Lau, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Singapore

Title: Decolonial Endurance: Indigenous Wellbeing Against Chinese Settler Colonialism

Abstract: Like many countries in Asia, China does not recognize the existence of Indigenous peoples within its…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

12:20 pm

Uris Hall, G08

What are the local political factors influencing deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon? Global deforestation continues to pose a significant environmental challenge, with the Peruvian Amazon experiencing a loss of approximately 4% of its primary forest from 2002 to 2024. While policy responses often rely on…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for European Studies

4:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Curious about European culture, policy, or languages? Stop by the European Studies Minor Open House to test your knowledge with European trivia, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with faculty and peers. We'll highlight minor requirements, research and travel funding sources, and pathways to internships and…

Southeast Asia Program

Einaudi Center for International Studies

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Muhammad Suhail Mohamed Yazid, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Asia Center at Harvard University.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For questions, contact seap@cornell…

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

Migrations Program

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.

Applications are open now.

Can’t attend? Contact…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

4:30 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)

Speaker: Jeffrey Niedermaier, Brown University

Title: Tamenori and the “Sinographic Subaltern” of Genji-Era Japan Peasants, Prisoners, and Castaways

Abstract: Early in Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji, the titular prince overhears laborers in a down-and-out neighborhood of the Japanese capital…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

3:30 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)

Speaker: Jeffrey Niedermaier, Brown University

Title: "Intimacies of the Guestless Guesthouse: Diplomacy with the Departed in Post-Parhae Japan."

Abstract:

Its name evoking the sonorous chamber of a great migratory bird bearing messages from afar, the Kōrokan 鴻臚館 guesthouse was a…

Institute for European Studies

12:00 pm

Virtual

Have you considered summer study abroad and are interested in studying law? Join Cornell Law School faculty and the Office of Global Learning to learn more about the Cornell Prelaw Program in Paris, a three-week academic program in international and comparative law. Study law in a uniquely international and…

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

Migrations Program

4:45 pm

Virtual

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. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

South Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

3:30 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

"Practical Strategies for AI-Enhanced PBLL: Designing Projects That Promote Authentic Learning"
Meejeong Song
Teaching Professor, Cornell University

As generative AI becomes increasingly integrated into students' learning practices, language educators are challenged to rethink how…

South Asia Program

7:30 pm

Bailey Hall

The Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series is proud to present Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East, a vibrant and genre-defying ensemble led by acclaimed composer, drummer, dhol player, and cultural innovator Sunny Jain. Drawing on his deep connection to his South Asian heritage alongside his passion for jazz and progressive…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

South Asia Program

12:00 am

Virtual

October 26, 1:00-5:00, Hirsch Lecture Room, Johnson Museum

October 27, 9:00-4:00, Nevin Welcome Center, Botanic Gardens

This conference explores the cultural, religious, botanical, economic, and environmental dimensions of the global spread of Camillia Sinensus, commonly known worldwide as either tea…

Past Events

East Asia Program

1:00 pm

Goldwin Smith Hall, History of Art Gallery (ground floor, south end of Goldwin Smith)

Since 2016, the China labor collection at Kheel Center in the ILR School’s Catherwood Library, has amassed a vast audio-visual archive consisting of photographs, films, brochures, oral interviews, poetry, and other materials on labor in the People’s Republic of China between the years 1993-2023. This exhibition is…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

3:30 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)

Speaker: Sukhee Lee, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University

Title: "Cracking Administrative Documents in Classical Chinese: 'Adjudicating Lawsuits (聽訟)' in Hu Taichu's 胡太初 Pulling Down the Screen During the Daytime (晝簾緖論)"

About Cornell Classical Chinese…

Institute for African Development

3:00 pm

120 Mary Ann Wood Drive, B21

Aluminum’s Past, Contemporary Coloniality and Porter Labor in Ghana

Reading aluminum’s infrastructural history alongside Accra’s contemporary market porters, this talk argues that women porters’ embodied labor extends and exposes the same extractive logics, revealing enduring coloniality within Ghana’s built…

Institute for European Studies

2:30 pm

Klarman Hall, 155

The last Institute for German Cultural Studies' Colloquium in the Fall 2026 series will be given by Annie Pfeifer

on Friday, November 13, at 2:30p.m. in Klarman Hall, Room 155.

All participants are encouraged to read an advance copy of the colloquium paper, which is freely available

at the…

South Asia Program

5:00 pm

Johnson Museum of Art, Floors 5 & 2L

The Johnson Museum of Art and Cornell's South Asian Council present this special event exploring how South Asian identity has been represented in historical and contemporary works of art, and how these depictions compare to our identities today.

The event will feature a performance by Cornell’s Saarang,…