Events
From our Annual Scholars’ Conference and academic webinars to film screenings, performances, and receptions, the Consortium hosts a variety of events each year. Information about Consortium events and the numerous conferences, lectures, and panels our Scholars participate in are featured below.
Register Today: Ethical Dilemmas of the China Scholar, March 25
This panel will explore the diverse ethical challenges that may arise when teaching and researching about China from outside China. Concerns about ethical field research and censorship pressures are not… Continue reading→
6 Part Yale Webinar Series – Turkish Islam and its Transnational Reverberations
This seminar series examines the political theology and religious policy of Turkish Islam beyond its borders. The speakers will provide comprehensive analysis of Turkey’s religious activities among transnational Muslim communities… Continue reading→
Register Now! Jan 18: Elections, Gender, & Representation in the Ottoman Empire & the Republic
Date & time: Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 12 pm Central Time Please join us for the virtual event, “Elections, Gender, and Representation in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic”… Continue reading→
Register Today! The Challenges of Democratizing City Planning in an Islamic State: The Case of Tehran Municipality’s Third Master Plan
Friday 22nd, 2021 at 12:00-1:00pm EST Joined by Professor Kian Tajbakhsh, Professor of Urban Planning and Urban Studies, Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global… Continue reading→
Register today! Kurds and Democracy: In Conversation with Saleh Moslem
Thursday, December 10, 11:00am-1:00pm EST If jihadism and dictatorships are the most treacherous obstacles to democratization of the Middle East, their resistance against both make the Kurdish movements one of… Continue reading→
2020 New University in Exile Consortium Spring Scholars Conference – Repression and Resistance: Inside and Outside the Academy
Professor Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, presents, “The Human, Humanities, and Human Rights,” a presentation focused on the shutting down of gender studies programs globally and… Continue reading→
Webinar: Outsiders in One’s Own Country featuring Binalakshmi Nepram
October 27, 12:50pm PT
Forced Migration in a Post-Pandemic World
A year-long multidisciplinary series presented by Columbia’s Committee on Forced Migration Since 2018, the Committee on Forced Migration, an initiative of the Columbia Global Centers, has focused on providing an institution-wide… Continue reading→