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! 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→
Virtual Lecture on Academic Freedom in the MENA Region
Register here: https://frama.link/DfxgMXKT Please join us for an online discussion on Academic Freedom in Libya and the wider MENA region with Dr. Mabruk Derbash on Monday, June 29th at 12:00pm…Continue reading→
Video Available: Racial Discrimination in the Times of COVID-19 in India
Binalakshmi Nepram joins this panel to discuss how reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic shine a light on racial discrimination in India. A recording of this webinar can be found here.Continue reading→
The Empty Bucket of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: Profits and Profiteering
Crude Accountability launched its new report, The Empty Bucket of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: Profits and Profiteering, co-authored with Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, which shines a spotlight on the economic, social,…Continue reading→
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…Continue reading→