News and Updates
University of Pittsburgh hosts Scholar at Risk
The University of Pittsburgh, welcomed their first hosted-scholar Dr. Hatice Simten Coşar, in January 2020. Dr. Coşar, a feminist political theorist, will be a visiting professor in the Global Studies Center (GSC). In a unique partnership with a local non-profit, City… Continue reading→
The Politics of the Human Rights Movement in China
Hosted by UCLA School of Law, Teng Biao presented his talk “Politics of the Human Rights Movement in China” on March 5th, 2020. In his talk, Biao discusses the Rights Defense Movement in China as it emerged in the early… Continue reading→
Interview: Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey
Mehmet Kurt, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellow at Yale University, gave an interview, “Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey,” for Yale MacMillan Report on March 4, 2020. Kurt is an anthropologist, filmmaker, and human rights activist. Watch the full interview here. Continue reading→
Hack for Humanity 2020: Refugee and Migrant Health
Hack for Humanity is a humanitarian-focused hackathon at Brown University that brings together students from across Rhode Island to learn about the most pressing needs in the humanitarian sphere and develop creative ideas for innovative programs or technologies that could… Continue reading→
Can the U.S. Export The First Amendment? Global Complications of Freedom of Speech
Is USA-style freedom of speech a viable model for countries including China, Iran, and Turkey? The presenters addressed the challenges posed by the rise of (electoral) authoritarianism around the world and considered whether and how western norms of free speech… Continue reading→
Scholar Lecture Series Presents at Connecticut College
As part of our Scholar Lecture Series, Utku Balaban presented a lecture titled, “Turning Away from Democracy: Authoritarianism and Strongmen in the 21st Century,” at Connecticut College on February 20, 2020.
FEBRUARY 20: WOMEN, WAR & PEACE IN NORTHEAST INDIA
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 12:00pm 4130 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, 230 South Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, 15213 Women, War & Peace in Northeast India: Indigenous Women of Manipur’s Extraordinary Non-Violent Resistance Efforts Join Binalakshmi Nepram, IIE-SRF Scholar & Fellow, New University… Continue reading→
What is Kurdistan? Who are the Kurds?
On January 30, 2020, Mehmet Kurt, Marie Curie Global Fellow at Yale University, gave a talk exploring Kurdish life, history, politics and language and trying to answer the question “What is Kurdistan? Who are the Kurds?.” There was particular emphasis… Continue reading→
Islam, Secularism & Democracy: Turkey in Turmoil
Selin Bengi Gümrükçü, Visiting Scholar at Rutgers University, presented “Islam, Secularism & Democracy: Turkey in Turmoil” as a guest lecture at the Lauder Institute, at the University of Pennsylvania on January 28, 2020.
JANUARY 30: WHERE IS KURDISTAN? WHO ARE THE KURDS?
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Leitner Planetarium, 355 Prospect St, New Haven, CT, 06511 Please join us for a special program for greater New Haven teachers, titled “Where is Kurdistan? Who are the Kurds?”, followed be dinner and conversation catered by Sanctuary… Continue reading→