News and Updates
Online World Conference to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Saturday, April 25, 2020, 9:00AM – 11:00AM EST Register here: bit.ly/abolishnuclear Consortium Scholar Binalakshmi Nepram will join leading international disarmament, peace, climate and justice movement leaders, and activists, scholars and diplomats from around the world for the “Online World Conference:…Continue reading→
A Reading of Selected Poems
As part of the Scholar Lecture Series, Enza Garcia Arreaza was set to present a reading of selected poems at Connecticut College on April 21, 2020. Unfortunately, this event was postponed due to COVID-19.
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→