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Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:20 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

It is a familiar observation that the possibility of war permeates relations among states under anarchy. It is less well appreciated that states deliberately and routinely regulate that possibility by delineating prohibitions on the use of militarized bargaining. Three ambitious examples of such prohibition – the…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

Sibley Hall, 115

African Integration Within the Imperatives of Neo-Liberal Globalism, Multipolarity and the African Union Agenda 2063: Can it be Feasible?

AGENDA 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the continent’s strategic framework that aims to…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

5:00 pm

Big Red Barn

Join graduate student writers to share goals and write in community. The writing workshop will begin with group introductions and a moment to share what we're working on. The bulk of the time will then be dedicated to writing in community and end with the opportunity to share what you accomplished with a…

Southeast Asia Program

4:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

South Asia Program

3:30 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

5:00 pm

A. D. White House, Guerlac room

The final lecture in our "Language and Power in the Middle East and Beyond" series. Lecture Title: "Translational Justice: The Arabic Novel and the British Archive" Abstract: Reading conflicting accounts of a single, catastrophically violent event, this talk explores how translation has functioned simultaneously as…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

4:45 pm

Goldwin Smith Hall, Room 64, Kaufmann Auditorium

East Asia Program Korean Studies Speaker Series presents "Among Women across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War"

Speaker: Suzy Kim, Professor of Korean History, Rutgers University

Description: While social movements may appear to have receded in the 1950s with the rise of Cold War…

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

4:00 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 105

Are you considering starting a career that utilizes regional expertise, language skills, or experience with foreign policy? Ever wondered what it's like to work in various capacities in governments, how to prepare yourself to be a successful applicant for jobs, or what work will let you utilize your knowledge…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

South Asia Program

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Zehra Hashmi (History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania)

This talk examines how and why Pakistan’s national biometric-based identification regime came to use an individual’s blood relations to construct and track uniquely identified individuals. Through the concept of datafied…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for European Studies

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Paper Presentations (each paper followed by discussion):

Aiduosi Amantai, Binghamton University. History.
"Negotiating Power: White Bones and Black Bones in the Kazakh Khanate, 17th–18th Centuries".

Katrina Nousek, Cornell University Department of German Studies
“(Mis)recognition…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

3:30 pm

Warren Hall, 175

You’re Invitedto a special lecture: PACT FOR THE FUTURE: The United Nations and International Development in a Time of Change Presented by Philémon Yang, President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Join us for a timely and thought-provoking lecture by Ambassador Philémon Yang,…

East Asia Program

2:30 pm

Rockefeller Hall, room 374, Asian Studies Lounge

Come learn and practice Chinese calligraphy, an art form where Chinese characters are written using a brush and ink. All skill levels are welcome, and supplies will be provided. This workshop is co-sponsored by the East Asia Program and the Asian and Asian American Center as a part of the APIDA Heritage Month…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

Migrations Program

9:30 am

A. D. White House, Guerlac Room

Join this year's cohort of Fellows at the Society for the Humanities for presentations on work-in-progress on the 2024-25 focal theme of Silence. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Open to the public.

Friday, April 25

Coffee and light refreshments: 9:30am

10:00am-11:30pm…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

4:30 pm

White Hall, 106

The historical trajectories of ethnic cleansing in the 19th and early 20th centuries will be explored in this year’s Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration lecture, given by Dr. Khatchig Mouradian. The lecture, “Ethnic Cleansing in the Long 19th Century: The Native American, Circassian, and Armenian Cases,” will be…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Alan Mikhail (Chace Family Professor of History, Yale University)

At the turn of the seventeenth century, a Dutch privateer is captured by Muslim pirates and taken to Morocco. To win his freedom, he converts to Islam and begins plying the waters off the Atlantic coast for prizes and booty. He marries…

Southeast Asia Program

3:15 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Dr. Andrew Mertha from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, who will discuss Khmer Rouge, revolution, and leadership struggles. Dr. Andrew Mertha is the George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Migrations Program

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

One of the key challenges stemming from climate change will be climate displacement, as sudden and gradual events disrupt livelihoods and force millions to leave their homes. Despite the existing scholarship’s focus on cross-border movement, the majority of climate displaced people will move internally instead of…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

Sibley Hall, 115

IAD Spring 2025 Seminar Series:

In the 1960s and 1970s, in response to holdouts of colonial power in southern and Portuguese Africa, self-described African national liberation movements took form. These organizations engaged in military and diplomatic efforts to achieve independence, usually with the goal of…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

4:30 pm

Warren Hall B25

The 2025 David J. BenDaniel Lecture in Ethics will feature a multilayered conversation with Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, and CEO of the UN Global Compact, Andrew Karolyi, Charles Field Knight Dean, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, and Colleen Barry, Inaugural Dean, Cornell…

Migrations Program

3:30 pm

Virtual

Students with vulnerable immigration status are increasingly facing distinct obstacles as a result of a shifting immigration landscape. These developments present unique challenges to all aspects of students’ experience as well as their futures.

This virtual webinar will discuss new and emerging immigration…

Southeast Asia Program

12:00 pm

429 Rockefeller Hall

Join us for our BeComing Lunch Series with Joaquin Rivera. BeComing is a space for discussion about personal experiences, successes, challenges, and growth – inside and outside of academic settings. Enjoy a catered lunch, free and open to all! Joaquin is a senior in the ILR School who minors in Classics and…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G-08

East Asia Program Lecture Series presents "Japan’s 'New Pre-War': On the Repetition of a Capitalist Form"

Ken Kawashima (Associate Professor, University of Toronto) will give a talk and lead a seminar on his current research, which explores the complex interrelationships between repeated…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

6:00 pm

Virtual

Presented by GETSEA and AIFIS

Are you a graduate student planning your first research trip to Indonesia? Join our event to learn about research permits, visas, and preparing for fieldwork.
Hear from experienced researchers sharing tips, insights, and lessons learned from conducting research across…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

5:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Maritime movement has been essential to the current moment of capitalism, marked by the optimization of supply chains. As seaports continue to scale up tremendously, however, blockages, delays, and congestion persist and even multiply, complicating popular accounts of private capital unleashing an increasingly…

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:45 pm

Statler Hall, STL165

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 4:45pm, 165 Statler Hall

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Martín Caparrós will be joined by Department of Global Labor and Work Professors Santiago Anria and Candelaria Garay for a discussion in Spanish that examines Argentine President Javier Milei through the lens of emerging Latin…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Migrations Program

Southeast Asia Program

4:30 pm

Mann Library, 160

Join us for a conversation discussing the historical and contemporary relationship between the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, beginning with their acquisition in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. As sites of U.S. territorial expansion, both were governed through military rule and colonial…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Migrations Program

5:00 pm

Mann Library, 160

Join us for a conversation on the role of migrant workers in the U.S. economy. Bringing together scholars and activists, the panel will examine how immigration laws and border enforcement function as tools of labor control, shape markets, and produce systemic vulnerability. The discussion will trace how these…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for European Studies

5:00 pm

Physical Sciences Building, 120

IES Luigi Einaudi Distinguished Lecture
Building on her recent book Seeing Others, on her recent work on the urban/rural divide across EU countries, and on the non-college educated young workers (18-30) in Manchester New Hampshire, and Manchester UK, Michèle Lamont discusses the challenges of addressing…