Center for Global Studies
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Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 spread and the anticipated spike next week, we have decided to cancel our WGGP Fall Reception on September 7. We are very disappointed that we will not be able to gather together in person, but safety must be our top concern.
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Acclaimed by fans and critics alike and hailed as one of hte great Brazilian singer songwriters of the last 30 years, Adriana Calcnhotto is a musical chameleon who navigates from bossa nova, to samba, avant-garde, pop, MPB and beyond. A 2X Latin GRAMMY winnder, Calcanhotto began her career in the mid 1980's and has released over 20 albums reaching multiplatinum sales.
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Nancy Toff, an academic and trade history editor with a wide-ranging portfolio and long experience, will demystify the work of the university press. She will explain what editors look for in book proposals and manuscripts, how to prepare and submit a proposal, and how to work with all departments of a university press to produce the best possible book.
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Awadagin Pratt: Black in America is a one-hour presentation by the internationally renowned pianist combining live musical performance, autobiographical narrative, and silent film with recorded piano accompaniment.
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This lunch talk, "Empowering Youth to Embrace Everyday Leadership" is hosted by the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program brings Bushra Amiwala as guest speaker.
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Join us for a Brown Bag conversation with Mike Thomson (Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecturer, BBC World Affairs Correspondent, Presenter and Author), Charles “Stretch” Ledford, Jane Ray, and Steve Witt on "News, Stories, and Information in the Peacebuilding Process".
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Join staff from the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) to learn about our undergraduate internship opportunities, deadlines, and application tips. We'll make a brief presentation about the various openings and then allow some time for Q & A.
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“Are you thinking of Roe/Dobbs? Abortion and reproductive rights in the US and the world” Join us for this important conversation on regression and mobilization for abortion rights. The panelists will offer a global and historical perspective on the struggle by women for abortion rights in the US; feminist mobilization in Latin America; and local activism efforts.
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We hope you will join us for an opening reception at Levis Faculty Center on the afternoon of September 15. Join us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois. Rain location: Levis first floor atrium
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Join us for a Brown Bag panel on “News, Stories, and Information in the Peacebuilding Process” with international visual, print and audio journalists, documentary filmmaker, librarian and scholars. An event to celebrate International Day of Peace, and Libraries for Peace Day.
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A lecture discussing how "enabling those affected by war and tyranny to tell their stories, giving voice to the voiceless, empowers us all. Not only is being heard cathartic for those who've lost so much, it also helps us all to truly engage with what's happened, deepening our desire to help in whatever ways we can."
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The rapid spread of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased calls for news literacy to help reduce endorsement of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and other falsehoods.
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11:00am, Marc Hertzman, History, The 'Indians of Palmares': Conquest, Violence, and Land in Northeast Brazil. Noon, Lucas Wagner, Physics, Simplicity from Complexity: Learning Simple Physics from Detailed Quantum Simulations
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Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR). Prior to that she was fired by Google in December 2020 for raising issues of discrimination in the workplace, where she was serving as co-lead of the Ethical AI research team.
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This lecture will take a closer look at several broadsides on view this Fall at Krannert Art Museum in the exhibition Fake News and Lying Pictures: Political Prints in the Dutch Republic, a version of which will travel to University of San Diego Galleries and Smith College Museum of Art in Spring 2023 and Fall 2023.
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Panel on Global Feminist Methods: Discussion on decolonization, collaborative research, and activism. Lunch provided starting at 11:30am with an RSVP by September 28th.
