Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. BLI Destress Fest: Wind Down Wednesday (December 8, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89633 89633-21664590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

It is that time of the year again! With finals coming up, the BLI is here to take off some of your stress! We are excited to invite you to our DESTRESS FEST to combat your anxiety!

Come relax with the BLI:
- Chair Massages 💆(Please note, while everyone is welcome to this event, the massages are reserved for BLI Members!)
- Coloring activities 🎨
- A HUGE jigsaw puzzle 🧩
- and Board Games 🎲
- First 20 to register get a Zingerman's Grab and Go Lunch! All those on the waitlist are welcome to attend :)

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Well-being Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:32:15 -0500 2021-12-08T13:00:00-05:00 2021-12-08T15:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Well-being Wind down Wednesday
BLI Destress Fest: Stressors Workshop (December 8, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89665 89665-21664756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The Stressors Workshop, led by hEARt Listens, will be focused on
1) recognizing what stressors students are facing,
2) how to help other people who might be facing these stressors, and
3) what resources there are available on campus to help with these stressors.

The hEARt Listens presenters will outline the principles behind the hEARt Method, including empathetic listening, and finish with an activity where attendants can practice the skills that were taught during the presentation.

Zingermans Grab and Go catering available for those who register!

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:42:13 -0500 2021-12-08T18:00:00-05:00 2021-12-08T20:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Workshop / Seminar Stressors Workshop
BLI Destress Fest: Throwback Thursday (December 9, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89634 89634-21664591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 9, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

It is that time of the year again! With finals coming up, the BLI is here to take off some of your stress! We are excited to invite you to our DESTRESS FEST to combat your anxiety!

Come enjoy :
- Tie-dying shirt! 🟢🔵
- Making friendship bracelets 🪢
- Play “We’re Not Really Strangers” (the card game)🃏
- Featuring Insomnia Cookies and throwback snacks!

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Well-being Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:34:36 -0500 2021-12-09T13:00:00-05:00 2021-12-09T15:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Well-being Throwback Thursday
BLI Destress Fest: Furry Friends Friday (December 10, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89635 89635-21664594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

It is that time of the year again! With finals coming up, the BLI is here to take off some of your stress! We are excited to invite you to our DESTRESS FEST to combat your anxiety!

DeStress with:
- Therapaws therapeutic dogs 🐾
- Cookie Decorating 🍪
- Ornament decorating 🎄
- Curry on Catering!

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Well-being Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:32:38 -0500 2021-12-10T13:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T15:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Well-being Furry Friends Friday
EVENT CANCELED - Nam Center Colloquium Series | The Origins of Korean Cuisine: Prehistoric Foodways from Foraging to Farming (January 25, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87774 87774-21645841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

This event has been canceled and we hope to reschedule at a later date.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA).

Please note: This session will be held in-person and virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Zoom registration at: https://myumi.ch/Axw7x

ResponsiBLU verification is required to attend the lecture in person: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

Archaeology can offer a long-term perspective on foodways well before writing was invented. How food is procured and prepared impacts environments and our own cultural identities today, and this is no difference in prehistoric times. This talk will engage the audience what Dr. Lee and her team have found on food culture of over 8,000 years in Korea. One of the key questions is how prehistoric communities managed various food resources and constructed sustainable niches over the long term before, during, and after farming began. Examples come from diverse landscapes, including hilly sand dunes on the east coast, alluvial flats along the Nam River, coastal inlets of Busan harbor, and Jeju Island. Food culture flourished well before the recipe was written.

Gyoung-Ah Lee is an archaeologist investigating ancient human-environment interactions and cultural niche construction in prehistoric Asia. Her work deals primarily with the long transition from hunting and gathering to dependence on farming for food, and has been featured in media outlets ranging from scientific journals to NPR. She and her research team secured various funding from the Korean Studies Promotion Service, the Henry Luce Foundation, National Geographic, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and more. While focused in Asia, her research spans the globe, and she has led archaeological projects and participated in excavations in Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam. Since 2007 she has been based at the University of Oregon, in Eugene, as a member of the faculty of Anthropology.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:08:44 -0500 2022-01-25T16:30:00-05:00 2022-01-25T17:45:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Lecture / Discussion Gyoung-Ah Lee, Associate Professor, University of Oregon
BLI Capstone Info Sessions! (January 26, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91123 91123-21676749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Great leaders understand the value of using quality data to inform decision-making. The ability to identify, collect, and analyze relevant information is a vital skill in order to thrive in today’s world. The BLI Capstone provides project teams with access to elite mentors whose careers are built on evidence-based leadership, ongoing professional development, and up to $15,000 of financial support. Whether your project is still an idea, or an existing venture with the potential to grow, the BLI Capstone experience will provide you with the funding and resources necessary to make your vision a reality.

Join us for an info session for the BLI Capstone Program. Program Manager Fatema Haque will lead a program overview presentation and then open up the space for questions. Grab and go lunch provided for all participants, so your registration is appreciated.

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Presentation Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:06:01 -0500 2022-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Presentation Capstone 2022 Info Session
Restorative Flow (January 26, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91135 91135-21676766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Get back into the swing of the semester with this restoring yoga class. Bring your mat or towel and leave your stress behind!

Limited spots. Registration required:
https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/6751

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:41:46 -0500 2022-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Social / Informal Gathering Restorative Flow
Donia Human Rights Center Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture. The Promise — and Failure — of Human Rights (January 31, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88958 88958-21659308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 31, 2022 4:15pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Commentator: Kristina Daugirdas, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, University of Michigan Law School.

The heyday of the human rights movement -- the 1990s -- is well behind us. At its peak, the human rights movement was the most captivating ideology of its time. It punctuated public discourse with a rhetorical command rarely seen, even in the more repressive states. But the power of the movement today is a but a pale shadow of itself. Some argue that the age of human rights is over. Yet that is hyperbole. It is clear, however, that for its many successes, the human rights corpus has met with many failures. It began as part of the colonial project of Empire, wittingly and unwittingly. Its deficits include its cultural illegitimacy in many places around the world, including the West; its inability to address economic privation; the movement's impotence as material for liberating the globe of racism and related inequities, especially for peoples of Black African descent; and its glaring normative incompleteness. Are these problems fatal to the future of human rights movement? Is it doomed to go the way of previous dominant ideologies? Where can it go from here to achieve its fundamental and still critical purposes?

Makau Mutua is SUNY Distinguished Professor and Margaret W. Wong Professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York. He was Dean at SUNY Buffalo Law School from 2007-2014. He teaches international law, human rights, and international business. He has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, where he obtained his doctorate in 1987. He is the author of several books, including Human Rights Standards: Hegemony, Law, and Politics (2016), Kenya’s Quest for Democracy: Taming Leviathan (2008), Human Rights NGOs in East Africa: Political and Normative Tensions (2008), and Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique (2002).

*Please not: this will be a in person event with a virtual component. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required if you intend to participate virtually. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/DJ1AR

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:06:39 -0500 2022-01-31T16:15:00-05:00 2022-01-31T17:45:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Makau Mutua, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Margaret W. Wong Professor, University at Buffalo Law School, The State University at New York
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 1, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668668@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 2, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 3, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 3, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 4, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 4, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 7, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 7, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 8, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
BLI Capstone Info Sessions! (February 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91123 91123-21676750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Great leaders understand the value of using quality data to inform decision-making. The ability to identify, collect, and analyze relevant information is a vital skill in order to thrive in today’s world. The BLI Capstone provides project teams with access to elite mentors whose careers are built on evidence-based leadership, ongoing professional development, and up to $15,000 of financial support. Whether your project is still an idea, or an existing venture with the potential to grow, the BLI Capstone experience will provide you with the funding and resources necessary to make your vision a reality.

Join us for an info session for the BLI Capstone Program. Program Manager Fatema Haque will lead a program overview presentation and then open up the space for questions. Grab and go lunch provided for all participants, so your registration is appreciated.

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Presentation Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:06:01 -0500 2022-02-08T17:30:00-05:00 2022-02-08T18:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Presentation Capstone 2022 Info Session
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 9, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668676@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 10, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668677@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 10, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-10T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Donia Human Rights Center Lecture. Beyond Privacy: Emerging Rights Challenges in the Age of Big Data (February 10, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90109 90109-21667906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 10, 2022 4:15pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required if you intend to participate virtually. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register at: https://myumi.ch/7e3zz

Our human rights architecture may be inadequate to address emerging moral and ethical challenges in the digital age. Widespread surveillance has enabled corporations and governments to amass vast amounts of data on those who engage platforms as workers or end-users, and there are few guardrails on how that data can be used. Digital rights advocates have rightly focused on the challenge of protecting individual privacy, however to date, an effective collective action approach has been absent. Debates around the regulation of gig worker rights have led to vastly diverging legal and regulatory responses in the European Union, China, and United States. In all contexts, however, there is a useful emerging perspective on the need to think beyond privacy rights and toward collective rights to govern the decisions and decision makers behind the choices on how data is used.

Dr. Bama Athreya is an expert on international labor issues, gender and social inclusion, and business and human rights. She is an Economic Inequality Fellow at Open Society Foundations and an advisor to Laudes Foundation, and the host of The Gig Podcast. She previously served as USAID’s Senior Specialist for Labor, Gender and Social Inclusion, where she developed new programming to address labor rights, counter human trafficking, and promote women’s economic inclusion and was a principal point of contact on Business and Human Rights. She has also worked for Solidarity Center, International Labor Rights Forum and Fontheim International. She has developed and led multi-stakeholder initiatives with global corporations on labor compliance, and has worked and written extensively on labor and gender in US trade policy. She served as one of the founding Board members of the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium, an entity serving state and city governments in the United States who have adopted legislative or executive commitments to ethical procurement. She is on the Board of Directors of Green America, Advisory Board for Worker Info Exchange, affiliated as a Fellow with Just Jobs Network, and a regular contributor to Inequality.org. She recently served on the Biden-Harris Transition team, providing expertise on gender, equity and inclusion issues. She holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Michigan.

Ravi Anupindi is the Colonel William G. and Ann C. Svetlich Professor of Operations Research and Management at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:57:23 -0500 2022-02-10T16:15:00-05:00 2022-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Dr. Bama Athreya, Economic Inequality Fellow, Open Society Foundations; Commentator: Ravi Anupindi, Colonel William G. and Ann C. Svetlich Professor of Operations Research and Management, University of Michigan
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 11, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668678@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 11, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-11T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 14, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 14, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-14T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
BLI: LOVEFest (February 14, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92164 92164-21687480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 14, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Happy Valentines Day! The Barger Leadership Institute is hosting Valentine’s Day LOVEFest for BLI members and undergraduate friends! Come join us at our social event for card-making crafts, love and appreciation activities, and BOBA TEA!

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:24:16 -0500 2022-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-14T14:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering LOVEFest
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 15, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-15T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-15T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Complex Systems Seminar | Markov genealogy processes for exact phylodynamic inference (February 15, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92259 92259-21688751@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

THIS WILL BE A HYBRID SEMINAR
WEISER HALL ROOM 747 (limit 30, mask required)
https://umich.zoom.us/j/96616169868 Passcode: CSCS

Abstract: We describe an approach to phylodynamics that unifies and extends existing likelihood-based methods for extracting information from virus genealogies to parameterize pathogen transmission models. While existing methods rely on approximations that are often violated in practice, our approach yields exact expressions for the likelihood. Specifically, we introduce a class of genealogy-valued Markov processes, induced by population-scale transmission models and show how these lead to a nonlinear filtering equation. The theory is mathematically rigorous and leads directly to computationally efficient inference algorithms.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:55:28 -0500 2022-02-15T11:30:00-05:00 2022-02-15T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Aaron King
BLI & SOUL Event (February 15, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92032 92032-21686278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

All SOUL students are invited to a meet and greet event at the BLI!
You will have an opportunity to connect and learn from SOUL alumni about how they've advanced their leadership learning with the BLI, practice a contemplative activity, and enjoy a grab and go dinner! Please register to confirm your (Jerusalem Garden) dinner choice.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:21:54 -0500 2022-02-15T16:00:00-05:00 2022-02-15T18:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Reception / Open House BLI-SOUL student event
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 16, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-16T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 17, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668684@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 17, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-17T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 18, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 18, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-18T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-18T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 21, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668688@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-21T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 22, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668689@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
WCED Lecture. Fair Enough? Fairness Reasoning and Demand for Redistribution (February 22, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90946 90946-21674996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Fairness concerns are ubiquitous in the realm of redistributive politics. Yet it is not easy to pinpoint what fairness is and what a positive analysis of fairness might look like. This talk builds on research across the social sciences to provide a parsimonious approach to the study of fairness “in action,” with evidence from Western Europe and the United States.

In Western democracies, CavaillĂŠ argues, reasoning about the fairness of redistributive social policies implies two types of fairness evaluation: (1) how fair is it for some to make (a lot) more money than others in the marketplace, (2) how fair is it for some to receive more in benefits than they pay in taxes? Each question calls to mind a different norm of fairness: the proportionality norm, which prescribes that individual rewards be proportional to effort and talent, and the reciprocity norm, which prescribes that cooperative behavior be rewarded more than uncooperative behavior. Agreement with these two norms is quasi-universal. Where people differ is in their beliefs about the prevalence of norm-violating outcomes and behaviors, i.e., the extent to which what is deviates from what ought to be. These fairness beliefs provide individuals with a proto-ideology through which to interpret the world and pick policies that increase the fairness of the status quo. Accounting for the nature and empirical manifestations of fairness reasoning provides a new understanding of the demand side of redistributive politics in times of rising inequality.

Charlotte Cavaillé is an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Previously, she was a visiting fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Democratic Politics and an assistant professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Through her research, which has appeared in the *Journal of Politics* and the *American Political Science Review*, Cavaillé examines the dynamics of popular attitudes towards redistributive social policies at a time of rising inequality, high fiscal stress, and high levels of immigration. She is currently turning her dissertation, which received the 2016 Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award, into a book manuscript entitled “Asking for More: Support for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality.” Building on that work, she also studies the relationship between immigration, the welfare state, and the rise of populism. Cavaillé received her PhD in government and social policy from Harvard University in 2014.

This is an in-person event for U-M students, faculty, and staff only. You may participate remotely by registering at: https://myumi.ch/WJ29m

This lecture is part of the WCED series on "Capitalism and Democracy." 2022 will mark the 30th anniversary of the publication of Capitalist Development and Democracy (by Dietrich Rueschmeyer et. al. in 1992) and the 80th anniversary of the publication of Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (by Joseph Schumpeter in 1942). It is thus a perfect occasion to think anew about how capitalism and democracy interact. At WCED we will be hosting a series of events with “Capitalism and Democracy” as our annual theme.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:15:56 -0500 2022-02-22T16:00:00-05:00 2022-02-22T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Charlotte Cavaille
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 23, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668690@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 24, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 25, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 25, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (February 28, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 28, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2022-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 1, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 2, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 3, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 3, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-03T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 4, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 4, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-04T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 7, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 7, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-07T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-07T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 8, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-08T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-08T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 9, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-09T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-09T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 10, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-10T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
UMAPS Research Colloquium Series (March 10, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92875 92875-21697627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: African Studies Center

The African Studies Center is happy to invite you to participate in the first installment of the Winter 2022 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series. This colloquium series features presentations by members of the Winter 2022 cohort of the University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars program.
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Firminus Mugumya, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University, Uganda
*School Retention in Uganda: Community Capitals and University-Community Engagement*

Despite the roll-out of universal primary and secondary education in Uganda, alarming rates of school drop-out continue to undermine the country’s human capital and social development goals. The rate of primary school completion has remained poor at 61 percent while that of lower secondary school lags behind at 37.8 percent; girls are affected more than the boys. Conventional interventions to keep children in school by government and non-governmental agencies have failed to address the bottlenecks to total school enrolment and retention. This is mainly because they fail to build and sustain grassroots level engagements that harness community capitals. The community capitals framework postulates that all communities have assets which if effectively harnessed will contribute to addressing barriers to their social development and regenerating more capital or assets. This mixed methods research examined opportunities for building supportive and sustained engagement between the Makerere University social work faculty, community members and agencies in the context of social work labs to promote learning, teaching and research. It also aimed at building capacity for communities to build onto their existing capitals and sustainably address bottlenecks to school retention. Preliminary findings show that community members can ably articulate causes of the high school drop-out, identify community assets and resources that could be deployed to address this problem. However, they lacked effective organisation to achieve this goal. We also found that social work field placements provide timely opportunities for promoting lasting social work faculty-community engagement built around the community capitals framework.

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Justus Twesigye, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University, Uganda
*Reducing Youth Unemployment in Uganda: The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Social Work*

A central goal of social work is to create opportunities and career pathways for graduates to serve humanity. Social work practice is informed by a broad knowledge, and skill base as well as progressive values which are emphasized in its global agenda. As an applied social science, social work addresses social problems by working collaboratively with a range of clients that include individuals, groups, communities and organizations. Moreover, social workers may find employment in conventional and non-conventional jobs across a wide range of life domains. Despite this huge potential, a large number of youthful social workers in Uganda remain either unemployed or underemployed. This raises serious concerns regarding how experts of problem-solving for other people cannot help themselves. One of the promising approaches to solving this rampant youth unemployment among social workers is social entrepreneurship. As a non-conventional field of social work practice, social entrepreneurship requires an integration of primary social work philosophies and models with business principles, acumen and innovation. This paper explores the role of social entrepreneurship with the aim to document modalities, opportunities, and challenges for reducing unemployment among youthful social workers in Uganda. A qualitative study was conducted of eight social workers running social enterprises in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala. Preliminary findings show that social workers could create dignified and impactful employment based on social entrepreneurship. However, they require relevant support such as training tailored for this nascent field of practice.

Register to watch via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ka-7PgfoQlyy7_MwfK1JDw

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Presentation Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:18:28 -0500 2022-03-10T15:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T16:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall African Studies Center Presentation Weiser Hall
What It Takes to Make a Word (Token) (March 10, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93184 93184-21701509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

What It Takes to Make a Word (Token)
Consider the following object, where, depending on how you are viewing this abstract, the object is likely a portion of a matrix of pixels through or from which light is emitted,
auge
Let’s call the object ‘Shape’. Is Shape a word token? If so, what word type is it a token of? Given how words are traditionally individuated (at least lexicographically), the Spanish, “auge”—meaning, apogee or peak—the French, “auge”—meaning, basin or bowl—and the German, “auge”—meaning, eye—are different words. They are chance false friends. The words have different etymologies, meanings, and canonical pronunciations and, thereby, are distinct word types, despite (by chance) being orthographically identical. So, if Shape is a word token (which we’ve yet to establish), is it a token of the Spanish, “auge”, the French, “auge”, the German, “auge”, or some combination of the three? Additionally, what grounds an answer to the previous question? Generalizing beyond Shape and matrices of pixels as a potential medium for word tokens,
(Central Question) When does something, x—e.g., some utterance, inscription, manual gesture, etc.—constitute a token of a word type, w, as opposed to some other word type, x*, or no word at all?
In this talk, I argue against a popular intentionalist answer to Central Question according to which (roughly put) something, x, constitutes a token of a word type, w, when one generates x with the intention to generate a token w (or a suitably similar intention). Given that word tokens are artifacts, the intentionalist answer to Central Question is indicative of a broader and widely held assumption in the literature on the metaphysics of artifacts, namely, that artifacts are intention-dependent—something, x, is an artifact of type, t, only if x was produced with the intention to produce an artifact of type t (Juvshik 2021).
As I demonstrate, intention has little to no role to play in an answer to Central Question or, more broadly, an account of artifacts. I argue that our (tacit) knowledge of how to perform various complex actions, like generating word tokens through speech, is not something that must be intentionally accessed, reasoned with, and utilized in governing behavior in some fully top-down intentional manner. We can exhibit a host of complex and context sensitive behavior that constitutes an exercise of our competence with/knowledge of how to act within an environment without intention playing an initiating, guiding, or sustaining role.
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Wade Munroe is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy and the Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of Michigan. Wade works mainly at the intersection of epistemology, philosophy of cognitive science, and philosophy of psychology. His current research focuses on how we represent the world to ourselves when we reason, plan, and problem solve and the mechanisms through which our deliberative practices are subject to bias and manipulation.

CSC Speaker Event: Dr. Audrey Michal
Date: Thursday (3/10) 6pm (ET)
Location: Weiser Hall, Room 955
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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:05:34 -0500 2022-03-10T18:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T19:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion csc logo
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 11, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-11T08:00:00-05:00 2022-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Nam Center for Korean Studies | Careers after Korean Studies (March 11, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92613 92613-21693691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 9:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Interested in where a degree in Korean Studies may take you? Connect with U-M Korean Studies alumni from the past decade to hear their stories and advice for current students.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required here: https://myumi.ch/3kRVE

9-9:45AM // Connecting with Alumni Abroad
Lyndsey Twining: PhD Candidate in Cultural Informatics at the Academy of Korean Studies
Sae Yeon Yoo: Director at Global ELITE Sports School
*presenters will be virtual

10-11AM // Exploring the Arts
Danielle Kim: Post-Production Assistant at Legendary Television & Amazon Studios
Tommy Kim: Singer-Songwriter/Graduate Student
Rachel Epperly: Masters Student at California Institute of the Arts

11:15AM-12PM // Thinking Business & Finance
MJ (Minjoo) Kim: Portfolio Management Associate, Fortress Investment Group
Cynthia Yoon: US Head of SMB Financing, Amazon

12-1PM // FREE Headshots & Networking Hour

1-2PM // Building Bridges Globally
Hunter Frederick Zhao: Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Sara Stearns: Associate, Morrison & Foerster, LLP

2:15-3PM // Emerging Media & Communication
Gracie Cackowski: Graphic Designer
Kendall Dumas: Content Creator
Jamie V. Forgacs: Communications Specialist, University of Michigan

Download the full schedule as a pdf: https://myumi.ch/M9p96

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at ncks.info@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:56:42 -0500 2022-03-11T09:00:00-05:00 2022-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Careers / Jobs Nam Center for Korean Studies | Careers after Korean Studies
CAS Conference | A Hit Parade of Historical Turns: From A Russian Perspective (March 12, 2022 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92135 92135-21687047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 12, 2022 9:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

Please find the complete conference program here: https://myumi.ch/kyPn9

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENT

Room 1010, Weiser Hall
500 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Participate virtually by registering in advance for the webinar: https://myumi.ch/RWmn5

Over the last fifty years, the historical profession has undergone a profound transformation. Animated by political changes and new theories from outside the discipline, historians have repeatedly broadened the scope of their inquiries and “turned” to culture, language, emotions, and other novel categories for understanding the past. The field of Russian/Soviet history, born in the polarized era of the Cold War, has adapted and responded to each of these successive turns.

This one-day conference offers an overview of the development of the Russian/Soviet history field through critical engagement with some of the most original and methodologically exciting turning points. Each panel centers on a different thematic area or methodological approach, with a key text suggested for discussion. The conference schedule roughly follows the chronological trajectory of Ronald G. Suny’s oeuvre: from his earliest studies on the social history of the October Revolution, through his engagement with the cultural turn of the 1980s-90s and focus on non-Russian nationalities within the USSR, and finally to more recent work on empire and affect. Panelists will provide an assessment of Suny’s contributions in these areas, as well as personal reflections on how these historiographic turns have influenced their own lives and intellectual projects.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at caswebinars@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:07:15 -0500 2022-03-12T09:30:00-05:00 2022-03-12T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Conference / Symposium CAS Conference | A Hit Parade of Historical Turns: From A Russian Perspective
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 14, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 14, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-14T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-14T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 15, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-15T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 16, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CAS Lecture | Shaping the Landscape or Invisible Landscapes? Some Medieval Armenian Monastic Complexes between Past and Present (March 16, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90399 90399-21670701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENT

Room 555, Weiser Hall
500 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Or participate virtually by registering in advance for the webinar: https://myumi.ch/z119W

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.

This talk discusses the significance of medieval Armenian coenobitic monasticism in the shaping of medieval landscapes and identities, as well as looks into the present-day destruction of this cultural heritage and the creation of ‘invisible landscapes’ as a strategy of obliterating the memory of the Armenian presence and part of this identity. Dr. Pogossian will start by introducing the first period of the flourishing of coenobitic monasticism in Medieval Armenia from the 9th to the 11th centuries and explore this religious-cultural phenomenon in light of historical-political processes taking place at this time. She will present the connection between changes in the dynastic system of Armenia of this period and the foundation and diffusion of monasteries supported by the very same princes or kings who were the primary agents of this process.

Pogossian suggests that the expansion of certain noble families (nakharars) into new territories, or the efforts of certain branches within an extended family to highlight their presence in a specific area, were paralleled by the establishment, re-establishment, and patronage of coenobitic monastic complexes by these élites. This is particularly evident in the case of the Bagratids, Artsrunis, and Syunis. Sources allow us to trace the various strategies adopted by some princes/kings for controlling newly acquired territories or consolidating their presence in other long-held lands. These strategies included the shaping of the landscape and inscribing a given noble family’s or its specific member’s presence therein via such massive landmarks requiring major investments as monastic complexes, among others. The monasteries and the saints to whom they were dedicated, not least some holy relics, also became crucial identity markers. Some of these markers were mobile. When a great number of Armenian princes and their following migrated to the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century, they often took with them such tangible or intangible identity markers as the devotion to a certain saint or his/her relics to Cappadocia and, subsequently, to Cilicia. Others, however, were by their very nature immovable and were meant to perpetrate the memory of their founders and of the Armenian presence on the landscape ‘forever’. Yet, it was this desired permanence that unfortunately could spell the demise of these monuments with a concomitant destruction of that memory.

The lecture will then close by looking into the modern and contemporary phenomenon of shaping the landscape yet once more by rendering it ‘invisible’ and what one may do to contest this phenomenon.

Zaroui Pogossian is a specialist in medieval Armenian history, culture, and religion, especially in relation to other peoples, cultures, and religions in the Near East and Asia Minor. She is Associate Professor of Byzantine Civilization at the University of Florence, and the PI of the ERC Project ArmEn: Armenia Entangled: Connectivity and Cultural Encounters in Medieval Eurasia 9th-14th Centuries (Consolidator Grant). In her research, Dr. Pogossian has explored such diverse topics as female asceticism and ascetic communities in early Christian Armenia, the role of women in the spread of Christianity in Armenia, monastic establishments, and territory control, as well as monasteries in an inter-religious perspective. She has contributed significantly to the study of apocalyptic traditions in Armenia, especially between the 11th and 13th centuries, including a focus on inter-religious polemic hidden in these texts.

Her critical edition, with comments and a thorough historical study of Agat‘angel, “On the End of the World,” an anonymous Armenian apocalyptic text, is forthcoming. Pogossian is the author of a book acclaimed by reviewers, "The Letter of Love and Concord" (Brill, 2011), as well as numerous articles and book reviews. She has been the recipient of several prestigious fellowships, such as from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (University of Tübingen), Käte Hamburger Collegium at the Center for Religious Studies: Study of the Dynamics in the History of Religions (University of Bochum) and the International Consortium for Research in the Humanities: Fate, Freedom and Prognostication - Strategies for Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe (University of Erlangen). She is on the editorial board of the online journal Entangled Religions and is one of the co-founders and general editors of a book series Eastern Christia Cultures in Contact (Brepols editors).

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at caswebinars@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:39:56 -0500 2022-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 2022-03-16T18:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Lecture / Discussion Zaroui Pogossian, Associate Professor of Byzantine Civilization, University of Florence
BLI Workshop: Cultural Humility (March 16, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93182 93182-21701398@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Cultural Humility Workshop: The BLI is partnering with hEARt Listens to bring our members a workshop on cultural humility and its intersection with mental health. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of cultural humility, and how it contrasts with cultural competence, as well as strategies for approaching conversations about identity moving forward.

Discussion topics include:
- Cultural competence vs cultural humility
- Unconscious biases and microaggressions
- Calling out vs calling in—how do we engage in conversation?
- Intersectionality
- Mental health and how to support one another

Grab and go dinner for registered attendees!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:25:48 -0400 2022-03-16T17:30:00-04:00 2022-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Workshop / Seminar Cultural Humility
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 17, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-17T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-17T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Fulbright Information Session for U-M Faculty and Staff (March 17, 2022 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93016 93016-21699107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

At this event, you can grab a coffee and a donut and learn more about the Fulbright programs, including what opportunities are available for your undergraduates and graduates. We will also be discussing the faculty and staff Fulbright Awards and the Fulbright interview panel process. Please note: This event is exclusive for Faculty & Staff.

Register to the event: http://myumi.ch/RWQMk

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact iifellowships@umich.e du. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Presentation Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:41:53 -0500 2022-03-17T09:30:00-04:00 2022-03-17T23:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Presentation Weiser Hall
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 18, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21668713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 18, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-18T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-18T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Building Bridges over Walls: Midwestern Translation Networks and Eastern European Literatures (March 18, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92976 92976-21698653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 18, 2022 10:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Visiting speakers: Clare Cavanagh (Northwestern), Yakov Klots (Hunter College), Joanna Trzeciak (Kent State) and Russell Scott Valentino (Indiana)

Local speakers: Herb Eagle (UM Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures), Jindřich Toman (UM Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures), Piotr Westwalewicz (UM Lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literatures)

Since the early 1960s and continuing to this day, if an American is reading a book by a contemporary Central European writer, chances are extremely good that the book was translated and/or published at one of a small handful of universities in the Upper Midwest. Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, and Northwestern, among a few others, have long served conspicuously as conduits for writers living in a kind of historical—and, for much of the twentieth century, political—frontier. It is through these institutions that many such writers have entered the world literary marketplace. Though rarely remarked, this concentration of activity has deep demographic, cultural, and geopolitical roots, tying the middle of one continent to the middle of another and providing a durable link between immigrant communities and their points of origination.

This interdisciplinary seminar retraces the institutional history of midwestern translation networks for Eastern European literature. The day’s activities, which are intended both for our scholarly community and the general public, will include a panel on Ann Arbor’s conspicuous role as a hub of Eastern European literature; an online and in-person exhibit of archival and print materials; an expert panel on tamizdat (banned literature published abroad and often smuggled back into its country of origin); an expert panel on the present and future of globalizing Eastern European and Central Asian literature; and a celebratory reading of poetry in translation.

Program:
10-10:45: "Samizdat from a Basement in Ann Arbor": Piotr Westwalewicz, Herbert Eagle, Jindrich Toman

11-11:45: Presentation of Building Bridges Over Walls Exhibit (doctoral students Azhar Dyussekenova, Samantha Farmer, Katie Kasperian, and Tanya Silverman, Slavic Languages and Literatures, U-M; and Dylan Ogden, Comparative Literature, U-M)

12-1: Tamizdat and the Cold War: Yakov Klots (Hunter College, The Tamizdat Project) and Jessie Labov (Central European University)

2-3: Translation Networks Today: Russell Scott Valentino (Indiana University, Slavica Publishers) and Joanna Trzeciak (Kent State University)

3:15-4:15: "Listening against Silence": A Reading of Literature in Translation with Clare Cavanagh (Northwestern University)

This is an in-person event for U-M students, faculty, and staff only; all sessions will also be livestreamed on Zoom.

Registration for in-person attendance is required. Please RSVP here by March 15: https://forms.gle/8hJFgWfxBFo1oQWA8

To attend via Zoom, register at: https://myumi.ch/9P43d

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:37:47 -0400 2022-03-18T10:00:00-04:00 2022-03-18T16:15:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium The Proffers at Ardis Publishing
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 21, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704632@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 21, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-21T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-21T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 22, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-22T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-22T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CSCS Hybrid Seminar: The role of non-conservative interactions in non-equilibrium stochastic systems (March 22, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93138 93138-21700936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

HYBRID SEMINAR
https://umich.zoom.us/j/96616169868 | Weiser Hall Room 747
Password: CSCS (all caps)

Abstract: The complex world surrounding us, including all living matter and various artificial complex systems, mostly operates far from thermal equilibrium. A major goal of modern statistical physics and thermodynamics is to unravel the fundamental principles that govern the individual dynamics and collective behavior of such nonequilibrium systems, like the swarming of fish or flocking of birds. A novel key concept to describe and classify nonequilibrium systems is the stochastic entropy production, which explicitly quantifies the breaking of time-reversal symmetry. However, so far, little attention has been paid to the implications of non-conservative interactions, such as time-delayed (i.e., retarded) or non-reciprocal interactions, which cannot be represented by Hamiltonians contrasting all interactions traditionally considered in statistical physics. Non-conservative interactions indeed emerge commonly in biological, chemical and feedback systems, and are widespread in engineering and machine learning. In this talk, I will use simple time- and space-continuous models to discuss technical challenges and unexpected physical phenomena induced by non-reciprocity [1,2] and time delay [3,4].

[1] Loos and Klapp, NJP 22, 123051 (2020)
[2] Loos, Hermann, and Klapp, Entropy 23, 696 (2021)
[3] Loos and Klapp, Sci. Rep. 9, 2491 (2019)
[4] Holubec, Geiss, Loos, Kroy, and Cichos, PRL 127, 258001 (2021)

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:15:04 -0500 2022-03-22T11:30:00-04:00 2022-03-22T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Sarah Loos
WCED Lecture. Foreign Support and Authoritarian Rule (March 22, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93204 93204-21701530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Conventional wisdom suggests that great power patrons prop up client dictatorships. However, this is generally assumed rather than systematically analyzed. This project provides a comprehensive reassessment of the relationship between foreign sponsorship and authoritarian survival using original data on autocratic client regimes in the postwar period. These results demonstrate that patronage from Western powers—the United States, France, and the United Kingdom—is not associated with client regime survival. Instead, only Soviet sponsorship reduces the risk of regime collapse. Casey explains this variation by considering the effects of differing strategies of foreign sponsorship on client regime coup vulnerability. Seeking to establish the basis for stable patron-client relations, the Soviet Union and United States built the institutional foundations for their alliances on very different institutions with profound consequences for client regime durability. The Soviet Union bet on building Leninist parties and partisan armies which proved remarkably effective in preventing military coups: not a single Soviet client regime lost power to a military coup. By contrast, the United States invested in cultivating client military
forces built in its own nonpartisan image. This rendered American clients vulnerable to their own military forces, and successful coups were accepted as "faits accompli" by the United States. Casey evaluates these arguments using evidence from the full universe of client dictatorships in the Cold War as well as six detailed historical case studies.

Adam Casey is a WCED Postdoctoral Fellow for 2021-23. His research broadly considers the relationship between dictators and their armed forces. He is currently working on two book manuscripts he will develop as a postdoctoral fellow. The first considers the relationship between foreign support and authoritarian rule. His second book project (with Dan Slater and Jean Lachapelle) considers the origins of military political power in the postcolonial world. In particular, this project investigates why some militaries have come to dominate their polities, while others have been tightly controlled by political leadership. Casey received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto in 2020.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at http://myumi.ch/WJD7D

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:20:08 -0500 2022-03-22T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-22T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Adam E. Casey
Nam Center Colloquium Series Lecture | The Birth of a (Korean) Nation (in Mexico): Transpacific Intimacies and Modern Entanglements in Kim Young-ha’s Black Flower (March 22, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87776 87776-21645843@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Please note: This session is planned to be held both in-person and virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/88Bdx

ResponsiBLUE verification is required to attend the lecture in person: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

Cosponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.

In 1904, as the Russo-Japanese War deepened and the rise of the Meiji Empire began to take hold including Japan’s annexation of the Korean peninsula, a thousand Koreans left their homes for Yucatán, Mexico, thereby becoming the first case of Korean migration to the Americas. Without the protection of the Korean government and lured by Mexican and Japanese contractors with the false promise of wealth and comfort, these migrants were sold into indentured servitude to work in the henequen plantations of the Yucatán.

One of the most recognized writers of the Korean New Wave, Kim Young-ha recuperates this slice of history that had been silenced by all the nations involved – Korea, Japan and Mexico – in his novel Black Flower (2003). In this talk, I examine Kim’s rewriting of history that situates the 1904 Korean migration to Mexico not as a minor episode in Korean national history, but rather as a central event in the transpacific chain that links Korea and Mexico within contemporary global history. The novel’s reconfiguration of global/national history is hinged on two interlinked narrative technologies: first, Black Flower utilizes Japanese imperialism as a ready-made trope to not only construct the idea of a putative Korean nation, but also to directly connect Korean independence to the Mexican revolution; second, the novel ineluctably legitimizes the current discourse of South Korea as a multicultural trans-nation by situating the birth of the Korean modern nation in Latin America and highlighting the mobility and heterogeneity of (Korean) national borders. I contend that the current historical moment in which South Korea is imagined as a global trans-nation and sub-empire calls for a certain recuperation of this transpacific history which places the Korean Mexican indentured worker as the modern subject of the South Korean nation.

Junyoung VerĂłnica Kim is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies, and Latin American Culture and Literature, in the Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. Both transregional and interdisciplinary in scope, her field of research includes Latin American and East Asian media, cultural studies, critical race and gender studies, and immigration history. She has published articles on Asian-Latin American literature, Korean immigration in Argentina, the Global South project and Transpacific Studies. Her book in progress, Asia-Latin America: Transpacific Studies and the Disciplinary Politics of Knowledge, explores the cultural and migratory flows between Latin America and Asia by looking at literature, cinema, and Asian immigration history in Latin America. Currently, she has also started working on a new project tentatively titled The Transpacific Korean War: Intimacies, Biopolitics and Nuclear Diasporas that undertakes an exploration of transpacific relations of labor, militarization, and solidarity that arise during the Korean War.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:42:05 -0400 2022-03-22T16:30:00-04:00 2022-03-22T17:45:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Lecture / Discussion Junyoung Kim, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture and Media, Latin American Culture and Literature, University of Pittsburgh
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 23, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-23T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CREES Noon Lecture. What We Shared: Emotions as Documents of Historical Significance (March 23, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93460 93460-21704630@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

How do artists respond to events that shatter pre-existing ways of apprehending the world? Looking at *What We Shared*, a hybrid artist film set in a de facto state of Abkhazia, this illustrated artist talk proposes that in order to effectively process and offer valuable insights into the "unrepresentable" events that contain multiple truths (war, ethnic conflict), it is necessary to examine emotions as documents of historical significance.

Informed by the writings of Svetlana Alexievich, Svetlana Boym and Viktor Shklovsky, this talk argues that engaging with archive, memory, and trauma today requires experiential responses to testimony and that these responses challenge the rigidly defined categories of "objectivity," "fact," and "fiction."

Dr. Kamila Kuc explores stories that subvert dominant narratives of history, especially those relating to post-Soviet identities. She is a 2021 Jarman Award nominee. Her first feature film, *What We Shared* (2021), premiered at the 65th BFI London Film Festival and was described as one of "the finest examples of UK filmmaking" by *Festival Scope*. She is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on experimental media, including *Visions of Avant-Garde Film* (Indiana University Press).

This lecture will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at https://myumi.ch/n8DRG

CREES is proud to co-sponsor the North American premiere of "What We Shared" at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival. Please see more details about the film showing as well as how to watch it online here: https://myumi.ch/Ek6yE

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:07:48 -0400 2022-03-23T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion What We Shared film
PODS Grant Showcase (March 23, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92610 92610-21693587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

The PODS Grant Showcase will bring together all of the 2021 awarded teams to present on their proposals and the work accomplished so far in the projects. Lightning talks will be given by most teams with deeper dives on certain projects.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Click here for more information about the 2021 PODS Awardees.

Schedule:
- 12:00pm - Light Lunch
- 12:30pm - Introduction, Opening remarks
- 12:36pm - IPODS: Innovative and Powerful Optimization methods for Data science with Statistical guarantees, Albert Berahas (Industrial & Operations Engineering)
- 12:42pm - Supporting decision-making for a vital waterway in the Great lakes by machine learning model-based lake ice forecasting, Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome (CIGLR in SEAS, CLASP)
- 12:48pm - Robust machine learning under distribution shifts and shocks: Application to sustainable air quality, Paramveer Dhillon (School of Information)
- 12:54pm - Data science approach towards a socio-ecological framework for the investigation of continental urban stream water quality pattern, Runzi Wang (School for Environment and Sustainability)
- 1:00pm - Using Geospatial Data Science to Identify Vulnerable Communities to Climate Change, Joshua Newell (School for Environment and Sustainability)
- 1:17pm - Break
- 1:27pm - Ensuring FAIRness in Social Media Archives, Libby Hemphill (School of Information, ICPSR)
- 1:33pm - Images to Integrated Data: Piloting new methods to digitize, parse, and link historical records, Joseph Alexander (ICPSR, Population Studies Center)
- 1:39pm - Measuring Racial Disparity in the Language of Physician-Patient Interactions, David Jurgens (School of Information, Computer Science and Engineering)
- 1:56pm - Classifying the Content of Undergraduate Course-taking at Scale, Kevin Stange (Ford School of Public Policy)
- 2:02pm - Exploring attention-based deep learning methods for improving students’ ability to engage with scientific literature, Kevyn Collins-Thompson (School of Information, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
- 2:19pm - Break
- 2:29pm - Coordinated Multi-building Modeling and Management for Flexible Grid Service Innovation, Eunshin Byon (Industrial and Operations Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2:35pm - Interpretable Machine Learning for Identifying Descriptors of Catalysts for Chemical Conversion, Bryan Goldsmith (Chemical Engineering)
- 2:41pm - Equitable Models for Persistent Opioid Use Prediction and Personalization, Rahul Ladhania (Health Management & Policy, Biostatistics)
- 2:47pm - Machine learning augmented system for continuous fetal monitoring, Kathleen Sienko (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2:53pm - Scientifically-Structured Latent Variable Methods for High-Dimensional Data to Individualize Healthcare, Zhenke Wu (Biostatistics, School of Public Health)
- 3:00pm - End

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:15:17 -0500 2022-03-23T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar MIDAS Events
Fulbright Networking Event for U-M Students and Alumni (March 23, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93015 93015-21699106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

During this event, both recent Fulbright applicants and awardees will be able to network with this year's interested applicants. We will be sharing advice on preparing applications for 2022, as well as offering details on future opportunities. All U-M students and alumni interested in Fulbright are welcome!

Register to the event: http://myumi.ch/84JP5

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact iifellowships@umich.e du. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Presentation Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:42:20 -0500 2022-03-23T17:30:00-04:00 2022-03-23T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Presentation Weiser Hall
Info Session: Leadership Certificate at UM (March 23, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93260 93260-21702069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Qualify your Leadership experiences and enjoy a Detroit Cookie Co. cookie!!!

This is a leadership certificate program offered by the BLI and MLEAD to formalize undergrad student engagement through leadership coursework, co-curricular activities, and service-learning across campus.

Our goal is to curate an accessible pathway for students to learn, develop, and reflect on their leadership experience at U of M.

Join us at an info session to learn more about how you can become a part of the first and only undergraduate Leadership Certificate on campus.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:55:15 -0500 2022-03-23T17:30:00-04:00 2022-03-23T18:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Reception / Open House Leadership Certificate at the University of Michigan
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 24, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 24, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-24T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-24T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 25, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 25, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-25T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-25T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
International Policy Simulation (March 26, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92569 92569-21692637@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 26, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Blue Model United Nations

Interested in international diplomacy policy? Want to learn more about how global leaders engage in collaborative problem-solving? Register for Blue Model United Nations' Second Annual International Policy Simulation!

Join us on Saturday, March 26th from 1-3PM on the 10th Floor of Weiser Hall as we simulate a United Nations debate on sustainable development. No prior experience is necessary -- background information, country assignments, and parliamentary procedure resources will be provided.

RSVP @ tinyurl.com/munsim22 today! Hurry -- space is limited!

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:06:03 -0500 2022-03-26T13:00:00-04:00 2022-03-26T15:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Blue Model United Nations Conference / Symposium Flyer for BlueMUN's International Policy Simulation
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 28, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 28, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-28T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-28T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
OS 20th Anniversary Panel Celebration (March 28, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89338 89338-21675104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 28, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Join the Organizational Studies Program to celebrate 20 years of dedication to the intensive theoretical, empirical, and experiential study of organizations in society. Hear from current and former OS administrators as they share their insight and perspective on the development of the program, discover the various paths our alumni have taken after graduation, and connect with the OS community.

This in-person event will be live-streamed and recorded via Zoom. Register below to attend in person or join virtually. Virtual information will be provided after registration.

The Speakers:

David Barger - Panelist
David is one of the co-founders of JetBlue Airways and served as the airline's chief executive officer until 2015. Dave was one of the original members of the Organizational Studies Leadership Committee. He was also instrumental in creating the Barger Family Professorship which supports the OS Director position as well as funding a former scholarship program to support student participation in summer programs at the London School of Economics.

Sherri Chisholm - Keynote Speaker
OS alum class of 2007. Sherri is the Executive Director of Leading on Opportunity, an organization creating lasting, transformational change in economic mobility outcomes for the residents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina. She has been an active alumna since graduation, as a panelist, meeting with current and prospective students, and helping OS to address DEI issues in the program.


Victoria Johnson - Panelist
Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College. Victoria was the second faculty member in the OS program (from 2004-2015) and taught nonprofits as well as both OS core courses.


Mark Mizruchi - Moderator
Robert Cooley Angell Collegiate Professor of Sociology and Barger Family Professor of Organizational Studies. Mark has been the director of the program since 2012.


Jason Owen-Smith - Panelist
Professor of Sociology and co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Research on Innovation in the Institute for Social Research. Jason served as interim director of OS from 2010-12 and BLI Director from 2011-2018.


Richard H. Price - Panelist
Professor Emeritus of Psychology; Research Professor Emeritus, Survey Research Center. Rick served as the founding Director of the OS program from 2001-2010.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:29:23 -0500 2022-03-28T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-28T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Organizational Studies Program (OS) Lecture / Discussion OS 20th Anniversary Event
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 29, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-29T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-29T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 30, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-30T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-30T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
ELI Student to Student: Women's History Trivia & Movie (March 30, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93624 93624-21706441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: English Language Institute

Wednesday, March 30th, 6:00pm
Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Celebrate Women's History Month with a fun and exciting night hosted by the English Language Institute. Test your knowledge of women’s achievements with Kahoot trivia, and enjoy a screening of the award-winning film Hidden Figures. Bring your friends for food, prizes, and inspirations! All majors and genders are welcome.

This event will be held in person. Attendees will have to show a passed (green) ResponsiBlue screening. Masks are optional per recent U-M policy.

ELI “Student to Student” events are fun, interactive offerings planned and led by U-M students to help U-M international students meet people and make connections. They include activities to relieve stress, increase social connectedness, and help you learn about U.S. and Michigan culture—while practicing English!

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:51:32 -0400 2022-03-30T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-30T20:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall English Language Institute Social / Informal Gathering Hidden Figures movie image
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (March 31, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-03-31T08:00:00-04:00 2022-03-31T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Tools of Decolonial Art: Languages and Bells (March 31, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93077 93077-21700325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

March 31, 4 -6 pm
10th floor Weiser Hall
500 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI
RSVP required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKB66YbDFqpjM351mPpPJd6a1lh_LYgPRtgHn9fI9AvjxfwQ/viewform

Moderator:
Barbra Meek
Professor, Anthropology and Linguistics and American Culture Director, Native American Studies


Panelists:
Tiffany Ng
University carillonist, University of Michigan Associate Professor of Music, U-M

Chantal Willie-Petersen
Lecturer, Wits University, South Africa
Music curator, composer, researcher, and musician

Bettina Wyngaard
Attorney, activist, author (Troos vir die Gebrokenes, Vuilspel, Slaafs, Jagter, and Onverskrokke Vrouwe)



The event is part of the event series, Dutch Studies: A Decolonial Revision, celebrating 50 Years of Dutch Studies at the University of Michigan. Events take place March 30 - April 2, 2022, and are accompanied by an exhibit in the Hatcher Graduate Library, Jan 31 - April 4, 2022.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:13:33 -0400 2022-03-31T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-31T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Poster containing event details
Tools of Decolonial Art: Languages and Bells (March 31, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93576 93576-21705922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Panelists:
Tiffany Ng
University carillonist, University of Michigan Associate Professor of Music, U-M

Chantal Willie-Petersen
Lecturer, Wits University, South Africa
Music curator, composer, researcher, and musician

Bettina Wyngaard
Attorney, activist, author (Troos vir die Gebrokenes, Vuilspel, Slaafs, Jagter, and Onverskrokke Vrouwe)

Part of Symposium - Dutch Studies: A Decolonial Revision. Dutch-Flemish Studies celebrates 50 years of Dutch at the University of Michigan with a new frame for Dutch studies, one that emphasizes decolonial thought and colonial repair.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:15:29 -0400 2022-03-31T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-31T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 1, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 1, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-01T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-01T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 4, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 4, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-04T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-04T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Donia Human Rights Center Lecture. Derry's Bloody Sunday at 50: Beyond the Silence (April 4, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92589 92589-21692666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 4, 2022 4:15pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Register for this Zoom webinar here: https://myumi.ch/29rAb

On Sunday, January 30, 1972, as an anti-internment march in Derry drew to an end, British paratroopers attacked the marchers, shooting dead 13 unarmed civilians, six of them still legally children, and wounding another 18, one of whom subsequently died. This marked the end of the civil rights campaign in Northern Ireland.

As the shooting ended on Bloody Sunday, the city of Derry descended into a silence that lasted past the funerals. This silence continued in homes for many years afterward. On the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Paul Doherty, whose father Patrick was killed that day, will look through that silence and discuss what the families endured in the aftermath of the tragedy and what they ultimately achieved in their justice campaign over the next 50 years.

Cosponsored by the U-M Program in International and Comparative Studies.

Speaker: Paul Doherty is a founding member of the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign and was instrumental in setting up the Bloody Sunday Inquiry in 1998. Paul is the owner and operator of Bogside History Tours in Derry, where he shares a personal, in-depth account of the history of the city, the Bloody Sunday Massacre, and first-hand knowledge of the ongoing campaign for justice on a daily basis.

Commentator: John Ciociari is an associate professor of public policy and director of the Ford School's International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center. His research focuses on international law and politics in the Global South.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:42:23 -0400 2022-04-04T16:15:00-04:00 2022-04-04T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Donia Human Rights Center Lecture. Derry's Bloody Sunday at 50: Beyond the Silence
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 5, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-05T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-05T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Film Roundtable: The Margins of Korean Cinema (April 5, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87775 87775-21645842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 1010 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/DEpdn

ResponsiBLUE verification is required to attend the lecture in person: https://responsiblue.umich.edu/sign-in

Moderator: Ungsan Kim, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan.

What does it mean to speculate on the margins or periphery of Korean cinema when global respect for Korean cinema has never been higher? Margins are determined and demarcated by the distance from the center. Hence, an account of margins is commonly given relative to the center. But what if we position the margin as a point of critical inquiry with which we problematize either the distance from or proximity to the center? In this roundtable, three scholars of Korean cinema reflect on the pervasive optimism about popular mainstream cinema and discuss the potential and significance of “margins” of Korean cinema. Ranging from marginalized modes of production, including women’s cinema, cinema of the ethnic others, and queer cinema, to disciplinarily overlooked subjects, including independent filmmaking and linguistic dimension of cinema, the roundtable discussants will share their reflections on the marginal voices and practices in Korean cinema.

Kelly Jeong is associate professor of Korean studies and comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside. Her research interests include modern and contemporary Korean literature, culture, and cinema. She published a book entitled “Modernity Arrives Again: Crisis of Gender, Masculinity, Nationhood in Modern Korean Literature and Cinema,” with the Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. She has also published articles in The Journal of Korean Studies, Hanguk Munhak Yongu (Study of Korean Literature), and ACTA Koreana. Professor Jeong’s courses include modern Korean literature, Korean Culture and Society, Introduction to Korean Film, and Themes in Modern and Contemporary Korean Culture.

Jinsoo An is associate professor at the Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures of the University of California, Berkeley. An completed a doctoral degree at critical studies program of Dept. of Film and TV of UCLA and subsequently taught at Hongik University in Korea before joining the faculty at UC Berkeley in 2012. His 2018 book, "Parameters of Disavowal" reassess South Korea's cinematic rendition of the colonial past as a particular type of knowledge production integral to the historic-cultural logic of the Cold War system. His current project focuses on the South Korea cinema of the 1970s.

Ungsan Kim is assistant professor of Asian cinema in the Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures and the Dept. of Film, Television, and Media at the University of Michigan. His current monograph project historicizes the emergence of critical queer cinema across Asia in the 1990s. His most recent publications include "The Poet and the Theater: Perverse Reading and Queer Poetry" in Routledge Companion to Korean Literature (2022) and "Stateless Things (2011): Queer Cinema and the Critique of the Heteronormative Nation-State" in Rediscovering Korean Cinema (2019).

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:59:16 -0400 2022-04-05T16:30:00-04:00 2022-04-05T17:45:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Livestream / Virtual Nam Center Colloquium Series | Film Roundtable: The Margins of Korean Cinema
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 6, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-06T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-06T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Arnold Sameroff Lecture in Developmental Theory: Relationships and the Regulation of Stress in Human Development (April 6, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90135 90135-21668042@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Professor Gunnar will cover research exploring the regulation of stress physiology by relationship partners during human development. Beginning in infancy with the formation of attachment relationships the presence and availability of the attachment figure provides a powerful buffer of the mammalian stress system. This is observed in rodents, non-human primates and children. This lecture will consider how relationships buffer stress (or not) during childhood and the role that puberty may play in the shift in stress buffering from parental attachment figures to peers and later romantic relationship partners. Professor Gunnar will also consider how early neglect and deprivation may alter the course of the social regulation of stress physiology and the role this may play in the vulnerability and resilience of individuals to stressful life events.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:29:00 -0400 2022-04-06T16:00:00-04:00 2022-04-06T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion Megan Gunnar
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 7, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 7, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-07T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-07T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 8, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 8, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-08T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-08T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CSEAS Lecture Series. Magnetic Female Power in East Javanese Cross-Gender Dance Performance (April 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91623 91623-21681042@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Christina Sunardi is an associate professor in the Ethnomusicology program in the School of Music at the University of Washington, where she has been teaching since 2008. Her interests include performance, identity, spirituality and ethnography in Indonesia. Her work focuses in particular on the articulation of gender through music, dance, and theater in the cultural region of east Java.

Her publications include articles in Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land en Volkenkunde, Asian Music, and Ethnomusicology, as well as reviews in the *Journal of Folklore Research Reviews*, *American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences*, and Indonesia. Professor Sunardi has been studying and performing Javanese arts since 1997 in Indonesia and the United States, earning her Ph.D. in music from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007. Her book about the negotiation of gender and tradition through dance and music in east Java was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2015. In addition to her academic work, she enjoys playing gamelan music with the Seattle-based ensemble Gamelan Pacifica and performing as an independent dancer.

Free and open to the public; register at http://myumi.ch/z1w3G

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:25:51 -0400 2022-04-08T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-08T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 11, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 11, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-11T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-11T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 12, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-12T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-12T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
BLI Graduation Celebration (April 12, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94463 94463-21740309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

We are so excited to celebrate our graduating seniors at the BLI Class of 2022 Celebration on Tuesday, April 12th 🥳

This event is a wonderful opportunity to recognize seniors that have participated in the BLI community all of their hard work.

The event will have:
- Recognition of Graduates with remarks by special guests
- Cords for all of BLI Fellows who are seniors, Medallions for our Leadership Certificate Grads, Certificates for our Mindful Leader, Program Assistant, and Peer Facilitator Grads.
- Appetizers and desserts by Zingermans
- Photographer available for casual headshots

RSVP to confirm your spot! All BLI members are welcome to attend.

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Ceremony / Service Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:20:24 -0400 2022-04-12T16:30:00-04:00 2022-04-12T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Ceremony / Service BLI Graduation Celebration
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 13, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-13T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-13T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CREES Noon Lecture. Central Asia in World Literature: A Conversation with Hamid Ismailov (April 13, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94128 94128-21722038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

This hybrid event will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and via Zoom. Zoom registration is here: https://myumi.ch/qAQkZ

Uzbek-British writer and journalist Hamid Ismailov’s work spans the end of the Soviet period and the entry of the former Soviet republics into a globalized, post-Cold War world. In this talk, Ismailov will speak about these themes in his own work, which tracks Central Asia’s role in a changing global political and literary scene. The talk will also touch on Central Asia’s place in Soviet and post-Soviet literature, as well as on the multilingual nature of Ismailov’s writing, which spans Uzbek, Russian, and English.

Born in 1954 in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, Hamid Ismailov is an Uzbek journalist and writer who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 due to what the state dubbed “unacceptable democratic tendencies.” He emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he worked with the BBC World Service for 25 years. His works are banned in Uzbekistan. He is the author of numerous novels in Russian and Uzbek. Several of his Russian-original novels have been published in English translation, including The Railway, The Dead Lake, which was long listed for the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and The Underground. The Devils’ Dance is the first of his Uzbek novels to appear in English, and the translation by Donald Rayfield and John Farndon won the 2019 ERBD Literature Prize. The Devils’ Dance forms a trilogy alongside Of Strangers and Bees and Ismailov’s new novel, Manaschi.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:34:41 -0400 2022-04-13T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-13T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Hamid Ismailov, journalist and writer
Donia Human Rights Center Panel Discussion. On Being a UN Special Rapporteur: Frontline Perspectives on Strengthening the UN Human Rights System for the 21st Century (April 13, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92588 92588-21692665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 4:15pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Register for this Zoom webinar here: https://myumi.ch/n81dx

Current and former rapporteurs will engage around the methodological challenges and opportunities in their work, and make suggestions for enhancing the system.

Convener: Karima Bennoune, Homer G., Angelo and Ann Berryhill Endowed Chair in International Law, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law. University of California, Davis, School of Law.

Cosponsored by the U-M Program in International and Comparative Studies.

Speakers:

David Kaye is a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, director of its International Justice Clinic, and co-director of the Center on Fair Elections and Free Speech. From 2014 – 2020 he served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. He is also the author of Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet (2019), Independent Chair of the Board of the Global Network Initiative, and a Trustee of ARTICLE 19. He has written for international and American law journals and numerous media outlets. David began his legal career with the U.S. State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a former member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law.

Ahmed Shaheed is the current UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Dr. Shaheed is the Deputy Director of the Essex Human Rights Centre.

Dr. Rhona Smith is a Professor of International Human Rights at Newcastle University in the UK. She served as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia from 2015-2021, the fifth female to serve any of the country (as opposed to thematic) mandates. She has undertaken human rights capacity-building work, especially in the education and judicial sectors, in many countries. Her particular geographical focus of this work has been Asia-Pacific. Her academic work has centered around human rights education and on the UN and European institutional frameworks for human rights monitoring and protection.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:47:05 -0400 2022-04-13T16:15:00-04:00 2022-04-13T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Donia Human Rights Center Panel Discussion. On Being a UN Special Rapporteur: Frontline Perspectives on Strengthening the UN Human Rights System for the 21st Century
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 14, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 14, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-14T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-14T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
UM Agilent Measurement Symposium (April 14, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85072 85072-21625546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 14, 2022 9:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Analytical
David Russell(TAMU) , Susan Olesik(Ohio State University) , John Fjeldsted(Agilent) , Darlene Solomon(Agilent)

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Other Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:15:24 -0400 2022-04-14T09:00:00-04:00 2022-04-14T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of Chemistry Other Weiser Hall
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 15, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 15, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-15T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-15T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Thesis Defense: An Accurate and Scalable Approach to Classifying High-Dimensional Data With Dense Latent Structure (April 15, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94584 94584-21751044@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 15, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics Dissertation Defenses

Abstract:
The primary aim of a classification analysis is to learn the relationship between a set of features and a discrete variable of primary interest so that good predictive accuracy is achieved on new out-of-sample observations. In many modern large-scale datasets, this task is complicated by the high-dimensionality of the data, as well as the presence of unobserved variables besides the variable of primary interest. Frequently, these unobserved variables induce variation across a large proportion of the features, while the variable of primary interest affects a much smaller proportion of features, resulting in variation that is both dense and latent. This variation presents both challenges and opportunities. Some of these unobserved variables may be partially correlated with the class label, and thus useful for learning the predictive relationship between the features and the class label. Others, however, may be uncorrelated with the class label and thus hold no such useful information. If the effects stemming from the variable of primary interest are sparse or weak, as they are thought to be in many applications, then the dense latent effects may obscure them.

To address the challenges posed by dense latent variation while leveraging any benefits they may confer, we propose the cross-residualization classifier (CRC). Through a decomposition and ensemble procedure, the CRC adapts to the nature of the dense latent variation in the data by first estimating and residualizing out the latent variation, training a classifier on the residuals, and then reintegrating the latent variation in a final ensemble classifier. The dense latent variation is thus accounted for without discarding any potentially predictive information. Numerical simulations comparing the CRC with other popular methods used for genomic classification demonstrate that our method of separating and reintegrating the latent variables can improve classification accuracy.

Applying high-dimensional classifiers like the CRC in practice requires scalable software that can accommodate both the size and high-dimensionality of large-scale datasets. Not all classifier implementations are equipped to handle data of this nature, either because they slow down significantly when the number of features is large or have large memory requirements that cannot be easily accommodated by the typical user (e.g., requiring the data to be stored locally in memory). Any resampling steps that are undertaken (e.g., cross-validation for selecting a tuning parameter or for estimating the out-of-sample error rate) only exacerbate these computational challenges. We focus on strategies to address such issues in the context of the CRC, which is intended for large-scale data of this nature and also contains extensive resampling steps. We address two of the most time-consuming and memory intensive parts of the CRC by reformulating two key parts of the algorithm -- the cross residualization algorithm, as well as the feature selection step embedded within one of the component classifiers, whose tuning parameter we eliminate. These contributions enable the CRC algorithm to be implemented in a scalable way and facilitate its application to large-scale datasets, particularly those that cannot be stored in memory locally. These reformulations not only improve the CRC computationally, but also reveal opportunities to improve the CRC from a statistical standpoint, which we explore. Numerical experiments on both simulated and genomic data illustrate these computational gains, as well as accompanying statistical gains. Additionally, we present an R software package, crc, which contains our scalable implementation, and provide details on various user-facing options that can be used to meet the statistical needs and computational demands of any particular application.

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Presentation Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:59:04 -0400 2022-04-15T14:00:00-04:00 2022-04-15T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of Statistics Dissertation Defenses Presentation Defense Flyer
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 18, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 18, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-18T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-18T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) Seventh Annual Distinguished Lecture. Afghanistan's Bleak Future Under the Taliban Rule (April 18, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93868 93868-21709202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 18, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required if you intend to participate virtually. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/rqgQb

An Afghan journalist's perspective on the war, democracy, the United States withdrawal and return of the Taliban to power. Jawad Sukhanyar will discuss issues like human rights, absence of press freedom and democratic institutions. How are the Taliban ruling the country? Trying to introduce their variant of Islam called Taliban-ism, resorting to religious nationalism and more.

Jawad Sukhanyar worked as a journalist for major news agencies in Afghanistan, where he reported for *The New York Times* for eight years. He was also a freelance journalist and wrote analytical pieces for various outlets, including the *Eurasia Review*. In early 2020 he served as a media adviser in the office of the first vice president of Afghanistan. Jawad came to the university in September 2018 as a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow, studying issues related to women's rights in Afghanistan. With the support of Wallace House, he returned to Ann Arbor last October after fleeing the Taliban with his family. He is now a journalist-in-residence with the Donia Human Rights Center and the International Institute studying the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Afghan peace process, and the fate of press freedom. He's examining how the U.S. mission in Afghanistan ended in chaos and humiliation, what could have been done differently and how the Afghan peace process led to a dead-end after the Taliban took over the country and formed an interim government. The consequences of U.S. departure have been dire, resulting in the mass starvation of millions of Afghans inside the country, women being denied their rights to education, and press freedom crumbling. Next fall, Jawad will join the Department of Communications as the Marsh Visiting Professor.

DISC Global Islam programming and co-sponsored events are made possible through the generous financial support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact digital.islam@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:41:40 -0400 2022-04-18T16:00:00-04:00 2022-04-18T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion Afghanistan's Bleak Future Under the Taliban Rule
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 19, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-19T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-19T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
WCED Book Talk. *The Revolutionary City: Urbanization and the Global Transformation of Rebellion* (April 19, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93239 93239-21701926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Examining the changing character of revolution around the world, *The Revolutionary City* focuses on the impact that the concentration of people, power, and wealth in cities exercises on revolutionary processes and outcomes. Once predominantly an urban and armed affair, revolutions in the twentieth century migrated to the countryside, as revolutionaries searched for safety from government repression and discovered the peasantry as a revolutionary force. But at the end of the twentieth century, as urban centers grew, revolution returned to the city—accompanied by a new urban civic repertoire espousing the containment of predatory government and relying on visibility and the power of numbers rather than arms.

Using original data on revolutionary episodes since 1900, public opinion surveys, and engaging examples from around the world, Mark Beissinger explores the causes and consequences of the urbanization of revolution in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Beissinger examines the compact nature of urban revolutions, as well as their rampant information problems and heightened uncertainty. He investigates the struggle for control over public space, why revolutionary contention has grown more pacified over time, and how revolutions involving the rapid assembly of hundreds of thousands in central urban spaces lead to diverse, ad hoc coalitions that have difficulty producing substantive change. *The Revolutionary City* provides a new understanding of how revolutions happen and what they might look like in the future.

Mark R. Beissinger is Henry W. Putnam Professor in the Department of Politics at Princeton. He previously served on the faculties of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard. His main fields of interest are social movements, revolutions, nationalism, state-building, and imperialism, with particular reference to the former Soviet Union, Russia, and the post-Soviet states. In addition to numerous articles and book chapters, Beissinger is author or editor of six books—most recently, *Historical Legacies of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe* (2014), and The *Revolutionary City: Urbanization and the Global Transformation of Rebellion* (2022). His book *Nationalist Mobilization and the Collapse of the Soviet State* (2002) won multiple awards—among them, the American Political Science Association’s award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairs.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at http://myumi.ch/pZRyD

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:09:11 -0400 2022-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-19T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion The Revolutionary City
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 20, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-20T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-20T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CAS Lecture | The Geography of Genocide: Mapping Refugee Movement at the End of World War I (April 20, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93488 93488-21705059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENT

Room 555, Weiser Hall
500 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Or participate virtually by registering in advance for the webinar: https://myumi.ch/J899b

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.

This talk maps the Armenian Genocide refugee crisis to render visible the human geography of total war. For those stuck in the no man’s land between war and peace in the Ottoman Empire, World War I did not end with the signing of the 1918 armistices or the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. It continued beyond the signing of the 1923 Lausanne Treaty and produced the world’s largest refugee crisis to date while leaving a legacy of political instability that continues to plague the region. Deep maps – rendered using ARC- GIS technology and data from official documents, institutional records, and diaries of aid workers, refugees, and other non-combatants – reveal how refugee routes and war relief infrastructure reconfigured the landscape. The refugee experience of those fleeing genocide took form in the desert, the camp, and on the road during a protracted and seemingly unending war that had important consequences for minorities in the postwar Middle East.

Michelle Tusan is Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her publications include “The British Empire and the Armenian Genocide” (2017/2019), “Smyrna’s Ashes: Humanitarianism, Genocide and the Birth of the Middle East” (2012), and articles in the American Historical Review and Past and Present. A forthcoming piece in the Journal of Modern History, “From Concentration Camp to Site of Refuge,” traces the significance of the camp in the refugee experience during WWI. She is working on a book provisionally entitled, “The Last Treaty: The Middle Eastern Front and the End of the First World War” which rewrites the final years of the war as a story of humanitarian crisis and failed diplomacy.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at caswebinars@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:00:02 -0400 2022-04-20T17:00:00-04:00 2022-04-20T18:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Lecture / Discussion Michelle Tusan, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 21, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 21, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-21T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-21T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 22, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 22, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-22T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 25, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 25, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-25T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-25T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 26, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704668@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-26T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-26T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 27, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-27T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-27T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 28, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 28, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-28T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-28T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
CCPS Exhibition. Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters (April 29, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90202 90202-21704671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 29, 2022 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Polish posters are known throughout the world for their creativity and originality, contributing to global modern visual culture. UMS and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies are proud to present a collection of Polish posters of Fiddler on the Roof from the last four decades. Each creation, by some of the most significant artists of the Polish School of Poster Design, uniquely captures an aspect of this rich musical play.

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:01:01 -0500 2022-04-29T08:00:00-04:00 2022-04-29T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Exhibition Fiddler on the Roof: A Story Told on Polish Posters
International Institute Graduation Ceremony and Reception (April 29, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92866 92866-21697507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 29, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

Celebrating the graduating students of the Masters in International & Regional Studies (MIRS) and area studies programs.

Cheers to the graduates from the African Studies Center; Center for European Studies; Center for Japanese Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Global Islamic Studies Center; and Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies!

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact lhanes@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Ceremony / Service Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:27:35 -0500 2022-04-29T15:00:00-04:00 2022-04-29T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Ceremony / Service International Institute Graduation Ceremony and Reception
Nam Center Special Lecture | 시를 잊은 그대에게: 육사와 동주 To You Who Forgot Poetry: Yi Yuk-sa, Yun Dong-ju, and Poetry of Anticolonial Resistance (May 3, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94380 94380-21736327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

This lecture and discussion will take place in Korean.

“한 편의 시로 인생의 맛을 일깨우는 우리 시대의 시 소믈리에 ”

남 한국학센터는 오는 5월 3일 베스트셀러 《시를 잊은 그대에게: 공대생의 가슴을 울린 시 강의》로 많은 사랑을 받은 한양대 정재찬교수를 초청해 특강을 진행한다. JTBC 〈톡투유〉, 〈양식의 양식〉, TVN 〈어쩌다 어른〉, SBS 〈김영철의 파워FM〉 등 다양한 방송과 매체 활동을 통해 대중들에게 시심의 씨앗을 뿌리는 데에 애써온 정재찬 교수의 이번 특강은 일제 치하 저항시인 이육사와 윤동주의 시와 생애를 새로운 시각에서 해석하고 감상하는 의미있는 기회가 될 것이다.

연사인 정재찬교수는 서울대학교 국어교육과 및 동 대학원 국어국문학과와 국어교육과를 졸업했다. 한양대학교 국어교육과 교수로 재직 중이며 한국문학교육학회 회장을 맡고 있다. 저서로는 《현대시의 이념과 논리》, 《문학교육의 사회학을 위하여》, 《문학교육의 현상과 인식》, 《문학교육개론 1》(공저), 《문학교육원론》(공저) 등이 있다.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at ncks.info@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:54:47 -0400 2022-05-03T16:30:00-04:00 2022-05-03T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Lecture / Discussion 정재찬 (Jae- Chan Jeong), Professor of Korean Language Education, Hanyang University
9th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars (May 13, 2022 9:15am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89712 89712-21665077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 13, 2022 9:15am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

For full conference details, please see: https://myumi.ch/3k3D2

We invite graduate students in Korean Studies across all disciplines to participate in the 9th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars (NEKST) at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. The NEKST conference provides graduate students in Korean studies an opportunity to share their research, receive feedback from faculty members and other graduate students, and contribute towards the building of an interdisciplinary community of future Korean studies scholars.

NEKST 2022 is planned to take place as an in-person conference. The two-day conference will feature panel presentations, workshop sessions for dissertation chapters/advanced papers, and a professional development workshop. Travel grants are available for participating graduate students. Lodging and meals will be provided during the conference.

The 9th NEKST conference is sponsored by the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan with support from the Academy of Korean Studies. The conference organizing committee is composed of graduate students at the University of Michigan.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:34:57 -0400 2022-05-13T09:15:00-04:00 2022-05-13T16:45:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Conference / Symposium 9th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars
9th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars (May 14, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89712 89712-21665078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 14, 2022 9:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

For full conference details, please see: https://myumi.ch/3k3D2

We invite graduate students in Korean Studies across all disciplines to participate in the 9th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars (NEKST) at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. The NEKST conference provides graduate students in Korean studies an opportunity to share their research, receive feedback from faculty members and other graduate students, and contribute towards the building of an interdisciplinary community of future Korean studies scholars.

NEKST 2022 is planned to take place as an in-person conference. The two-day conference will feature panel presentations, workshop sessions for dissertation chapters/advanced papers, and a professional development workshop. Travel grants are available for participating graduate students. Lodging and meals will be provided during the conference.

The 9th NEKST conference is sponsored by the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan with support from the Academy of Korean Studies. The conference organizing committee is composed of graduate students at the University of Michigan.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:34:57 -0400 2022-05-14T09:00:00-04:00 2022-05-14T16:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Conference / Symposium 9th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars
Muslim Modernity in South Asia (May 20, 2022 9:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94722 94722-21763082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 20, 2022 9:45am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of History

Muslim Modernity in South Asia
Center for South Asian Studies
University of Michigan
May 20-21, 2022
Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Co-organized by Farina Mir (Department of History, UM) and Muhammad Qasim Zaman (Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University), this workshop brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to revisit established understandings of Muslim modernity in South Asia, particularly as they relate to questions of gender, colonialism, the status and role of the ulama, Islamic law, and notions of political and religious subjectivity. All papers are precirculated. Conversations on each paper will be opened with a comment from a member of the UM faculty, followed by open discussion. Please join us and contribute to the conversation!

Note: All papers are pre-circulated. Contact Farina Mir (fmir@umich.edu) for papers.

Schedule:
Friday, May 20, 2022

9:45 Welcome
Muhammad Qasim Zaman & Farina Mir

10:00 Julia Stephens, Department of History, Rutgers University
“Material Modernities: Tracing Janbai’s Gendered Mobilities Across the Indian Ocean”
Respondent: Gaurav Desai, Department of English, University of Michigan

11:00 Tea/coffee break

11:30 Justin Jones, Theology and Religion, Oxford University
“Islamic Feminist Thought and Islamic Modernism in Modern India”
Respondent: Mrinalini Sinha, Department of History, University of
Michigan

12:30 Lunch Break

2:00 SherAli Tareen, Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College
“Competing Muslim Responses to Colonial Modernity: The
Aligarh-Deoband Divide”
Respondent: Juan Cole, Department of History, University of
Michigan

3:00 Tea/Coffee Break

3:30 Farina Mir, Department of History, University of Michigan
“Urdu Akhlaq Literature and Secularity in Colonial, South-Asian Islam”
Respondent: Kathryn Babayan, Departments of History and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

Saturday May 21, 2022
9:30 Humeira Iqtidar, Department of Political Economy, King’s College
“Spiritual or Political Equality?”
Respondent: Webb Keane, Department of Anthropology, University
of Michigan

10:30 Tea/coffee Break

11:00 Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Department of Religion, Princeton University
“Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia: A Changing Relationship”
Respondent: Alexander Knysh, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 May 2022 13:41:17 -0400 2022-05-20T09:45:00-04:00 2022-05-20T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Bait ur Rouf mosque. Photography: Sandro di Carlo Darsa
Muslim Modernity in South Asia (May 21, 2022 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94722 94722-21763083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 21, 2022 9:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of History

Muslim Modernity in South Asia
Center for South Asian Studies
University of Michigan
May 20-21, 2022
Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Co-organized by Farina Mir (Department of History, UM) and Muhammad Qasim Zaman (Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University), this workshop brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to revisit established understandings of Muslim modernity in South Asia, particularly as they relate to questions of gender, colonialism, the status and role of the ulama, Islamic law, and notions of political and religious subjectivity. All papers are precirculated. Conversations on each paper will be opened with a comment from a member of the UM faculty, followed by open discussion. Please join us and contribute to the conversation!

Note: All papers are pre-circulated. Contact Farina Mir (fmir@umich.edu) for papers.

Schedule:
Friday, May 20, 2022

9:45 Welcome
Muhammad Qasim Zaman & Farina Mir

10:00 Julia Stephens, Department of History, Rutgers University
“Material Modernities: Tracing Janbai’s Gendered Mobilities Across the Indian Ocean”
Respondent: Gaurav Desai, Department of English, University of Michigan

11:00 Tea/coffee break

11:30 Justin Jones, Theology and Religion, Oxford University
“Islamic Feminist Thought and Islamic Modernism in Modern India”
Respondent: Mrinalini Sinha, Department of History, University of
Michigan

12:30 Lunch Break

2:00 SherAli Tareen, Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College
“Competing Muslim Responses to Colonial Modernity: The
Aligarh-Deoband Divide”
Respondent: Juan Cole, Department of History, University of
Michigan

3:00 Tea/Coffee Break

3:30 Farina Mir, Department of History, University of Michigan
“Urdu Akhlaq Literature and Secularity in Colonial, South-Asian Islam”
Respondent: Kathryn Babayan, Departments of History and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

Saturday May 21, 2022
9:30 Humeira Iqtidar, Department of Political Economy, King’s College
“Spiritual or Political Equality?”
Respondent: Webb Keane, Department of Anthropology, University
of Michigan

10:30 Tea/coffee Break

11:00 Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Department of Religion, Princeton University
“Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia: A Changing Relationship”
Respondent: Alexander Knysh, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 May 2022 13:41:17 -0400 2022-05-21T09:30:00-04:00 2022-05-21T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Bait ur Rouf mosque. Photography: Sandro di Carlo Darsa
Dynamic and thermodynamic performance bounds for collective motor-driven transport (June 14, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95348 95348-21789211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 11:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

This seminar will be in-person only.

Abstract: Motor-driven intracellular transport of organelles, vesicles, and other molecular cargo is a highly collective process. An individual cargo is often pulled by a team of molecular motors, with numbers ranging from only a few to several hundred. Using stochastic thermodynamics, we derive a series of bounds that constrain the performance (including velocity, precision, and efficiency) of a broad class of these collective-transport systems for arbitrary number of motors. We then explore an analytically tractable model that gives simple functional forms for the performance metrics and exactly saturates the derived bounds. The resulting trade-offs with varying motor number point to design principles governing functional collections of transport motors in different contexts.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 31 May 2022 17:37:01 -0400 2022-06-14T11:00:00-04:00 2022-06-14T12:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar David Sivak
ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit (August 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96324 96324-21792269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Join us for the two day ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit on Tuesday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 10, Noon–5 p.m. each day. This hybrid event will be at 1010 Weiser Hall and open to all U-M staff and faculty. Explore new and existing educational technology tools available at U-M and take advantage of this opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues from across the university. Lunch, swag, and sessions will be provided for in-person attendees and online participants will join via Kaltura’s new Events Platform site, which we are piloting for this summit.

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Please register separately for each day of the summit you would like to attend. In-person attendees need to register by end of the day, August 4, to ensure they will receive lunch on the day of the event.

Tuesday, August 9 MiVideo Summit Registration
- https://mivideo.events.kaltura.com/register
Wednesday, August 10 Canvas/Instructional Technology Summit Registration
- https://teachingandlearning.events.kaltura.com/register

Visit the ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit website for more information and an agenda summary. We will be offering lunch and light refreshments. We ask that you register for each day’s event so we can get an accurate count of the food order.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:53:51 -0400 2022-08-09T12:00:00-04:00 2022-08-09T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Information and Technology Services (ITS) Conference / Symposium ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit Banner
ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit (August 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96324 96324-21792270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Join us for the two day ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit on Tuesday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 10, Noon–5 p.m. each day. This hybrid event will be at 1010 Weiser Hall and open to all U-M staff and faculty. Explore new and existing educational technology tools available at U-M and take advantage of this opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues from across the university. Lunch, swag, and sessions will be provided for in-person attendees and online participants will join via Kaltura’s new Events Platform site, which we are piloting for this summit.

REGISTER
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Please register separately for each day of the summit you would like to attend. In-person attendees need to register by end of the day, August 4, to ensure they will receive lunch on the day of the event.

Tuesday, August 9 MiVideo Summit Registration
- https://mivideo.events.kaltura.com/register
Wednesday, August 10 Canvas/Instructional Technology Summit Registration
- https://teachingandlearning.events.kaltura.com/register

Visit the ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit website for more information and an agenda summary. We will be offering lunch and light refreshments. We ask that you register for each day’s event so we can get an accurate count of the food order.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:53:51 -0400 2022-08-10T12:00:00-04:00 2022-08-10T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Information and Technology Services (ITS) Conference / Symposium ITS Teaching & Learning 2022 Summit Banner
International Student First Fall Bible Study (August 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97365 97365-21794473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Michigan International Student Ministry

Come check out our first Bible Study of the semester! This week we are talking about what the Bible has to say about friendships & relationships - and later going to explore what the Bible has to say about other areas of life. Come meet some new friends and enjoy a FREE Braised Pork Rice Dinner (滷肉饭)!

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Meeting Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:15:41 -0400 2022-08-26T18:00:00-04:00 2022-08-26T19:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Michigan International Student Ministry Meeting International Student First Fall Bible Study
WCED Book Talk. From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia (August 30, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96532 96532-21792627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

This event will be moderated by Mary Gallagher, Director, International Institute; Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor in Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights, U-M Department of Political Science.

Over the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization—a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world’s poorest regions into one of its richest. Yet Asia’s record of democratization has been much more uneven, despite the global correlation between development and democracy. Why have some Asian countries become more democratic as they have grown richer, while others—most notably China—haven’t? In *From Development to Democracy*, Dan Slater and Joseph Wong offer a sweeping and original answer to this crucial question.

The event will be followed by a reception.

Slater specializes in the politics and history of enduring dictatorships and emerging democracies, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia. His research interests include comparative politics, international relations, world politics, and methodology. He is the author of *Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia* (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and co-editor of *Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis* (Stanford University Press, 2008).

Wong is the author of many academic articles and several books, including *Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics In Taiwan and South Korea* and *Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia’s Developmental State*, both published by Cornell University Press. He has been a visiting scholar at institutions in the U.S., Taiwan, Korea, and the UK; has worked extensively with the World Bank and the UN; and has advised governments on matters of public policy in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. His current research focuses on poverty and innovation.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at https://myumi.ch/n8ePe.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:59:30 -0400 2022-08-30T16:00:00-04:00 2022-08-30T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Dan Slater, WCED Director, U-M; Joseph Wong, Vice-President, International, Roz and Ralph Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
CSEAS Lecture Series. Living with the Mekong: Archaeological Perspectives and Alternative Futures (September 2, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97503 97503-21794655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 2, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

The Mekong River is Southeast Asia’s longest drainage system, and more than 60 million people today rely on the Mekong River to support farming, fishing, and other livelihoods. Watering the region’s rice bowl and serving as a biodiversity hotspot, the Mekong is also a contested space whose existence is now threatened by both human and natural forces. A complex web of international agreements and a fully-functioning multi-country Mekong River Commission have not prevented the construction of six hydroelectric dams in China, with more than ten major dams in the planning stage for Laos and Cambodia, and dozens more on its tributaries. These dams, and increasingly unpredictable rainfall, have already impacted Mekong River communities downstream, and the future promises to be even more bleak. What was life like before the dams? How did the Mekong River ecology shape the everyday life of its communities in the premodern world? What were some unexpected consequences of these practices, and how did communities and the state manage these problems? Archaeological research in Cambodia offers insights on major turning points in how Khmers managed the art of living with their Mekong River: the Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian worlds.

Dr. Miriam Stark (BA, U Michigan, MA & Ph.D., University of Arizona) is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and Director of the UHM Center for Southeast Asian Studies. She has worked in Cambodia since 1996 and her last decade of publications examine urbanization, ceramic production and distribution, and power relations in premodern Cambodia. Stark’s archaeological research program integrates research with capacity-building in collaboration with Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and its various units, involving nearly 100 students, interns, and archaeological professionals since launching her first field-based project in the country. She is currently a Fulbright Senior Specialist, Honorary Research Associate with the University of Sydney, editorial board member for 13 journals, and a member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (US Department of State).

Register at http://myumi.ch/48Pnn

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:43:53 -0400 2022-09-02T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-02T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Miriam Stark (BA, U Michigan, MA & Ph.D., University of Arizona) is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and Director of the UHM Center for Southeast Asian Studies
MIDAS Research Pitches and Welcome Social (September 6, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97500 97500-21794661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Start the fall semester with this social event for the U-M data science and AI research community! Find out about exciting data science research that is happening at U-M, explore collaboration opportunities and student research opportunities. A number of junior faculty members and faculty new to U-M will each give a 3-minute lightning talk, and there will be ample networking time. Refreshments provided. All U-M faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.

Register To Attend
https://forms.gle/JuRdZvV57bKpo4Ri9

Faculty Presenters (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Omar Ahmed
Assistant Professor, Psychology, LSA
Research Focus: Recording and analysis of massive volumes of neural data to understand, predict and treat neuropsychiatric disorders

Dr. Raed Al Kontar
Assistant Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering, College of Engineering
Research Focus: Federated and distributed data analytics

Dr. Karen Alofs
Assistant Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability
Research Focus: Fish ecology and environmental change using historical data, museum specimens, field surveys, lab experiments and models

Dr. Lia Corrales
Assistant Professor, Astronomy, LSA
Research Focus: Data driven techniques for exoplanet detection in the NUV; data driven X-ray imaging techniques

Dr. Walter Dempsey
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Research Focus: Data analytic methods in mobile and digital health

Dr. Ben Fish
Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Research Focus: Foundations of the social consequences of computing, particularly discrimination in machine learning

Dr. Edgar Franco Vivianco
Assistant Professor, Political Science, LSA
Research Focus: Handwritten text recognition models to analyze a corpus of interactions of Latin American colonial documents with the objective to analyze interactions of indigenous communities with the colonial state, the strategies they employed to resist exploitation, and their engagement with the legal system

Dr. Ben Green
Assistant Professor, Ford School of Public Policy
Research Focus: Design and ethics of government algorithms, with a focus on algorithmic fairness, human-algorithm interactions, and AI regulation

Dr. Amie Gordon
Assistant Professor, Psychology, LSA
Research Focus: Health and well-being in the context of close relationships utilizing experimental, observational, survey, dyadic, daily experience, longitudinal, and physiological methods.

Dr. Xun Huan
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Research Focus: Methods and algorithms of Bayesian computation and their applications in the areas of engineering and healthcare

Dr. Rahul Ladhania
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Research Focus: Machine Learning for causal inference in behavior science and public health

Dr. Brian Lin
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), College of Engineering
Research Focus: Using data-driven methods to explore driver and vulnerable road user's behavior and interaction with automated vehicles

Dr. Anthony Million
Research Investigator, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Institute for Social Research
Research Focus: Investigating if pre-registration systems need discipline-specific design features and what these features might be

Dr. Matthew VanEseltine
Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Focus: The science of science, team science, early careers in scientific research, gender and science, and open science with restricted data

Dr. Joshua Welch
Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Medicine
Research Focus: Machine learning for single-cell genomics

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:13:53 -0400 2022-09-06T14:00:00-04:00 2022-09-06T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Social / Informal Gathering Networking
Welcome Back PICS Students Celebration (September 8, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95644 95644-21790512@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

The Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS) cordially invites our PICS students to attend our annual Welcome Back Students celebration. This will be an in-person, outdoor event taking place on the Weiser Hall Lawn on Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 4-5:30pm.

We plan to serve pre-packaged meals with individual beverages to welcome our students back to campus and create community. Newly declared students will also have the opportunity to pick up their International Studies t-shirt and other swag they have not received yet.

Please note that this event is limited to current declared International Studies majors and minors.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:36:14 -0400 2022-09-08T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-08T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Program in International and Comparative Studies Social / Informal Gathering Welcome Back PICS Students Celebration
CSEAS Lecture Series. Welfare Politics in Cambodia: An Examination of the National Ageing Policy 2017-2030 (September 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97506 97506-21794659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

This talk explores the Cambodian government’s approach to maintain peace and stability in Cambodia through an examination of the Cambodian National Ageing Policy (NAP) 2017-2030. The NAP made an important case study as it is one of the forefront social welfare policies that the Cambodian government implemented along with the National Social Protection Policy Framework (NSPPF) 2016-2025 following a
contested election in 2013. The tracing of the country’s political development in the post-conflict period (1990-present) helps inform the analysis on the Cambodian government’s policy choice toward the vulnerable population such as the old age. The implementation of the NAP can be viewed as a positive step toward creating an inclusive society where no one is left behind. However, I argue that the NAP should be seen first as an apparatus development strategy to reaffirm the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) ruling legitimacy and popularity by proving the ability of an authoritarian ruler to care for the population. Using empirical data collected from my field research attest to my argument on how the Cambodian government incorporates ageing policy as an instrument to strengthen its ruling power, thus, the stability of the regime. By critically assessing the ageing policy’s implementing progress and impact outcomes, this study uncovers the differences between how this social welfare policy serves and benefits the Cambodian government and the ageing population.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/5W2NA

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:44:11 -0400 2022-09-09T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-09T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Soksamphoas Im, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Khmer Studies
CREES Noon Lecture. *Jangar*: Nomads, Aesthetics, and Literature (September 14, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96534 96534-21792629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Rooted in the Great Steppe Route, *Jangar* leads us into an exciting world of travels from east to west and back again. It shows not only how the steppe road was crucial to the accumulation of wealth though global trade, but also its strategic importance to the global flow of people, as well as cross-cultural ideas and imagination. The quintessential elements of the Great Steppe Route were groundwater well (ulgen) stops, “tea and sleep” (chai-honna) stops, diners (khotan), soup kitchens (sholun) for monks and the poor, horse-exchange and postal stations (yam), watchtowers and storm shelters (bolzatin boro), golden and silver bridges over rivers, and jade gates marking the entrances and exits of khanates. *Jangar*'s detailed accounts of nomadic palaces, cities, and empires enable readers to imagine the world of nomads free from contemporary conceptual constraints and to reconsider our understanding of nomadic polities and culture. In this lecture, *Jangar* is discussed as “literature” of the last nomadic empire of the Oirads and their khanates, such as the Jungar Khanate (eliminated in 1758) and the Kalmyk Khanate (eliminated in 1771). As performed across the Eurasian steppe, *Jangar* includes countless songs that represent the old boundaries of the Oirad union and reflects the fate of the Oirad-speaking nomadic peoples who were consolidated in vast geographic and historical settings: the Kalmyk Oirads in today’s Russia, the Western Mongol Oirads in today’s Mongolia, the Xinxiang Oirads in today’s China. To understand the epic scope of *Jangar*, one must consider nomadic sensibilities rather than modern national boundaries.

Saglar (Saga) Bougdaeva was born and raised in Kalmykia. Central to Bougdaeva’s work as a scholar of the Eurasian studies is a commitment to identifying and preserving the nomadic oral and written heritage of the Great Eurasian Steppe. Before receiving a PhD in Sociology from Yale University, Bougdaeva studied Mongolian-Tibetan-Mandarin linguistics at Saint Petersburg State University.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: https://myumi.ch/mxEPJ

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:58:48 -0400 2022-09-14T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-14T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Saglar Bougdaeva, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology, CUNY-College of Staten Island
CAS Lecture | A Disease in the Lungs of Anatloia: Politics of Reform and Modernization at the intersection of Armenian, Kurdish, and Kizilbach Questions across Empire and Nation-State (September 14, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97964 97964-21795401@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

This hybrid event will be held in-person on Wednesday, September 14th at 4:00PM in Weiser Hall 555. It will also be available to attend via zoom using the following link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91902644887 or by entering the Meeting ID: 919 0264 4887.

In their efforts to modernize the state and establish direct rule in territories under their sovereignty, the late imperial Ottoman and early republican Turkish state elites faced a common problem: Dersim. A Kizilbash Kurdish–majority region with a rich and diverse natural environment in Eastern Anatolia, Dersim toward the end of the nineteenth century became a domain where the Kurdish, Armenian, and Alevi (historically known as Kizilbash) questions came together and clashed with the project of Ottoman and Turkish state formation. Subsumed under the banner of the Eastern Question in the literature, these interwoven questions placed foundational limits on the late imperial and early republican state in the realms of ethnicity, religion, and geography, and turned Dersim into a battlefield for Turkish state making. Often used interchangeably with “military operation,” the language of “reforming Dersim” started under the Ottoman administration in the mid-nineteenth century, gained momentum following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and reached its peak with the early republican era. After the Turkish state’s violent transformation of the region in 1937–38, the state elite abandoned the word reform (ıslahat), which indicates that they had achieved what they understood by “reforming Dersim.” The survivors of the Dersim massacres and their descendants, however, remember Dersim 38, a phrase that evokes tragic memories of genocidal operations in the region, as a collective trauma. This lecture provides the conflicting narratives of this “reform process” from the perspective of both the state elite and the inhabitants of Dersim. It proposes that mutual fear and insecurity defined both the state elite’s approach to Dersim and the Dersimis’ reactions to the state, and all three of the Armenian, Kizilbash, and Kurdish questions played a role.

Cevat Dargın specializes in modern Middle Eastern and Eurasian history with a focus on the late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century transformations from empires to nation-states and their impact on borderlands and peoples in the peripheries. Interested in the theory of internal colonialism as a means of state making, his research explores continuities across regime changes and revolutions. Cevat earned his PhD from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University in 2021. He is currently working on several publication projects based on his doctoral research on the history of Dersim, an Alevi Kurdish–majority region with a rich and diverse natural environment in Eastern Anatolia, from the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 to the Turkish state’s violent transformation of the region in 1937–38.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:52:56 -0400 2022-09-14T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-14T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Lecture / Discussion CAS Lecture | A Disease in the Lungs of Anatloia: Politics of Reform and Modernization at the intersection of Armenian, Kurdish, and Kizilbach Questions across Empire and Nation-State
BLI Community Meetings (September 14, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98389 98389-21796591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The BLI Community Meetings have two goals - Leadership Learning and Connection Making (all with Delicious Food)!

We hope to inspire and engage our community of leaders in these interactive and social events led by our student Applied Leadership Fellows!

Are you interested in connecting with students from across campus while elevating your leadership learning? Come join us for the next event!

Topic: Gratitude and Generosity
When: November 9, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Where: Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Join us for Curry On catering and an opportunity to learn more about how gratitude and generosity play a part in your leadership journey! All are welcome!

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:09:59 -0400 2022-09-14T17:30:00-04:00 2022-09-14T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering Bright image with teal and purple accents. Two images - one with the words random acts and one with hands and a red heart. Text includes The BLI Community Sessions - Leadership Learning and Connection Making - Gratitude and Generosity
CogSci Community Student Org Mass Meeting (September 14, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97438 97438-21794570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

The CogSci Community will be holding its first meeting of the year on September 14 from 8pm-9pm on the 10th floor of Weiser Hall! Stop by to learn more about upcoming events and how to get involved, as well as get some swag!

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Rally / Mass Meeting Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:57:02 -0400 2022-09-14T20:00:00-04:00 2022-09-14T21:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Rally / Mass Meeting csc logo
PICS Career Event: Opportunities with the FBI (September 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96573 96573-21792901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Today’s FBI is an intelligence-driven and threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities that is staffed by a dedicated cadre of more than 30,000 agents, analysts, and other professionals who work around the clock and across the globe to protect the U.S. from terrorism, espionage, cyber attacks, and major criminal threats, and to provide its many partners with service, support, training and leadership. Our region’s FBI recruiter, Cortney Smalley, will visit to discuss the Bureau’s various career opportunities and their application process. This event will be held twice on Thursday, September 15th: once from 12-1pm and again from 4-5pm. We will first begin with a presentation. This will be followed by a Q&A. If you are at all interested in a career with the FBI, this learning and networking opportunity is not to be missed!

Cortney D. Smalley is a seasoned and experienced public speaker, facilitator, recruiter, and organizational development practitioner. Cortney is passionate about the full employee experience, from new hire orientation, skill development workshops, and exit interviews. His approach to talent management is progressive and focuses on the total development of employees and their interaction with their company. He is dedicated to helping organizations find the right talent and leading recruiting programs to attract younger generations to corporations and businesses alike. Cortney currently serves as the Recruiter for the FBI - Detroit Field Office. He graduated from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's degree in Screen Arts & Cultures (Film, Television, & Media) from the College of LSA. He earned his masters degree in 2020 from the University of Detroit Mercy and is in pursuit of his doctorate degree from Bowling Green State University.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:01:20 -0400 2022-09-15T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-15T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs PICS Career Event: Opportunities with the FBI
PICS Career Event: Opportunities with the FBI (September 15, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96573 96573-21792903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 15, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Today’s FBI is an intelligence-driven and threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities that is staffed by a dedicated cadre of more than 30,000 agents, analysts, and other professionals who work around the clock and across the globe to protect the U.S. from terrorism, espionage, cyber attacks, and major criminal threats, and to provide its many partners with service, support, training and leadership. Our region’s FBI recruiter, Cortney Smalley, will visit to discuss the Bureau’s various career opportunities and their application process. This event will be held twice on Thursday, September 15th: once from 12-1pm and again from 4-5pm. We will first begin with a presentation. This will be followed by a Q&A. If you are at all interested in a career with the FBI, this learning and networking opportunity is not to be missed!

Cortney D. Smalley is a seasoned and experienced public speaker, facilitator, recruiter, and organizational development practitioner. Cortney is passionate about the full employee experience, from new hire orientation, skill development workshops, and exit interviews. His approach to talent management is progressive and focuses on the total development of employees and their interaction with their company. He is dedicated to helping organizations find the right talent and leading recruiting programs to attract younger generations to corporations and businesses alike. Cortney currently serves as the Recruiter for the FBI - Detroit Field Office. He graduated from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's degree in Screen Arts & Cultures (Film, Television, & Media) from the College of LSA. He earned his masters degree in 2020 from the University of Detroit Mercy and is in pursuit of his doctorate degree from Bowling Green State University.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:01:20 -0400 2022-09-15T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-15T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs PICS Career Event: Opportunities with the FBI
Artists' Roundtable: "I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (September 16, 2022 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96926 96926-21793573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 16, 2022 3:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

ZOOM WEBINAR LINK: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94676431406

Join us on Friday, September 16th from 3:30 to 5:00pm in Weiser Hall 1010 or on Zoom for the hybrid Artists’ Roundtable discussing the Lane Hall Gallery’s fall exhibit “‘I have a crisis for you’: Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War” featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Curators Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz will moderate a discussion among several of the featured artists. There will be time at the end for Q&A.

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

The exhibit runs from August 25—December 16, 2022 in the Lane Hall Exhibit Space (204 South State Street).

Related Events:
Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:31:23 -0400 2022-09-16T15:30:00-04:00 2022-09-16T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
CSAS Lecture Series | Deconstructing Language Boundaries and Transnational Identities: Malayalees in Kerala and the US (September 16, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97079 97079-21793861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 16, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Mesthrie (2008) describes the "third focus" of South Asian diaspora as being economically motivated, which, in the context of the South Asian diaspora in the United States, describes the wave of South Asian immigration following the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. Here, I explore the impact of immigrants who moved to the United States after the late 1990s, concurrent with and following the IT boom, on the language practices and ideologies of the three generations of existing diasporic community. I focus in particular on the Malayalee community in Minnesota, an area which did not have a significant concentration of Malayalee- (or South Asian-) origin residents prior to the 1990s (cf., Sridhar & Sridhar 2000). Bringing together data from 45 oral histories of Minnesotan Malayalees, experimental work conducted in Kerala, and a large scale survey (in collaboration with Dr. Maya Abtahian) investigating language use and linguistic ideologies of Malayalees in North America, I interpret the language maintenance practices and ideologies of Malayalees in Minnesota in the context of Malayalees' language practices in Kerala and beyond.

Taken together, this work (A) proposes a distinct "fourth focus" of South Asian diaspora by outlining qualitative differences in linguistic context and practices between the pre- and post-1990s immigrants, (B) problematizes the dichotomy between diaspora and in situ, which are the predominant analytic categories used in this type of linguistic research, and (C) argues that the inclusion of English-origin elements in North American Malayalam does not necessarily indicate language shift, but rather can be reflective of language maintenance.

Savithry Namboodiripad earned her BA and MA in Linguistics from the University of Chicago, and PhD in Linguistics from the University of California, San Diego. She has been an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor since 2019, following a two year Collegiate Fellowship. She runs the Contact, Cognition, & Change lab, where her group investigates methodological and theoretical issues relating to how multilingualism shapes how languages change.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:12:44 -0400 2022-09-16T16:30:00-04:00 2022-09-16T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for South Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Savithry Namboodiripad, Department of Linguistics, University of Michigan
Conversations on Europe. Loot: Tomb Robbing, Art Restitution, and Italian Cultural Power in the 21st Century (September 19, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96519 96519-21792616@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 19, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Through much of its history, Italy was a major source of artworks and antiquities for élite collectors who bought, sold, and plundered for profit and prestige. Today, the national government operates a specialized art police unit to combat looting and smuggling and repatriate stolen Italian art from across international boundaries. But the Italian state now faces intensifying demands to return art and antiquities that its own élites and government officials appropriated during Italy's colonial occupation of Libya and Ethiopia. Why has restitution surged in political prominence, and how has Italy turned the issue to its advantage? This talk will explain the unique components of Italian cultural power—a controversial convergence of nationalism, private capital, and international diplomacy -- and why they have positioned Italy as an authority on restitution within the EU and Mediterranean region.

Fiona Greenland is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. She studies nationalism, art markets, and the politics of cultural heritage. Her book, Ruling Culture: Art Police, Tomb Robbers, and the Rise of Cultural Power in Italy, was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2021. It traces the ascendence of the Italian state's elite Art Squad and its ongoing effort to eradicate tomb robbing and artifact smuggling from its territories. Her new project examines the pioneering efforts of Jewish artists and survivors to repatriate Nazi-looted art from the West German and Italian governments in the 1960s and 1970s. Greenland’s research is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Institute of the Humanities and Global Culture at the University of Virginia. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Cultural Sociology, Nations and Nationalism, Sociological Theory, and Theory and Society, among other outlets. She is the founder and co-director of the CURIA Lab (Cultural Resilience Informatics and Analysis). For more information: https://curialab.org/

Meets in person in Room 555 Weiser Hall, or you can tune in via Zoom. Registration for the Zoom webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/G13Qp

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:00:03 -0400 2022-09-19T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-19T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Fiona Greenland, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Trips and Traps: How Rodents in China and America Experienced the Korean War (September 20, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96547 96547-21792875@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In 1952, American prisoners captured in the Korean War accused their own government of using bacterial warfare (BW) against civilians. Searching for ways to counter this supposed demonstration of Communist brainwashing, the American government tested novel, mind-altering chemicals such as LSD on human and animal subjects. At the same time, the Chinese government launched national rodent-killing campaigns to eradicate the vectors of diseases such as plague. This presentation shows how communities of rodents separated by the Pacific Ocean experienced these semi-scientific responses to the conflict in the Korean peninsula.

In addition to the in-person format, this event will also be streamed via Zom. Please register for the Zoom webinar here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHtPiDbHT-y2tEOG167udQ

Peter Braden is a postdoctoral fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. He is a historian whose research interests include environmental history, science and technology studies, and animal studies. His first book manuscript is titled “Serve the People: Bovine Experiences in China's Civil War and Revolution, 1935-1961.” Peter is using his time at the LRCCS to publish his first book and to develop his second monograph, “Collateral Killing: Humans, Rodents, and Medicine in China: 1940-1980.” Before joining the LRCCS, he received his doctorate in history from the University of California-San Diego, and completed an An Wang postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:31:41 -0400 2022-09-20T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-20T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
WCEE Lecture. Investigative Journalists and the Documentation of War Crimes (September 21, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97369 97369-21794481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

Professor Janine di Giovanni will draw on her experiences as a war correspondent, author, and educator to highlight the challenges of human rights violations and other abuses against civilian populations in conflict areas. She has reported widely on war and its aftermath for nearly thirty years in the Middle East, the Balkans, and Africa, and has investigated human rights abuses on four continents.

Di Giovanni will give particular emphasis to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, highlighting similarities and differences from other wars she has witnessed first-hand, and underscoring the degree to which the war crimes being committed there are consistent with Putin’s playbook for Chechnya and Syria. Currently co-director and founder of “The Reckoning Project,’ Professor di Giovanni will speak to the progress her organization and others like it are managing to achieve in documenting and memorializing war crimes in real-time, amid devastating violence and terror.

Janine di Giovanni has worked for over 35 years as a human rights reporter and investigator in conflict zones in the Balkans, Africa, and the Middle East. She is a senior fellow at Yale University, the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, and a Visiting Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. She is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow in Non-Fiction, and The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded her their highest prize for non-fiction, the Blake Dodd, for her lifetime body of work. In 2016, she was awarded the Courage in Journalism Award for her distinguished work tracking war criminals most recently in Syria and Iraq, with a focus on ISIS. Di Giovanni is also the author of nine books. including The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria which is a collection of war testimonies translated into 30 languages. She has made numerous documentaries and is a frequent analyst on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and the BBC. Di Giovanni is the recipient of nearly a dozen journalistic awards, including two Amnesty International Awards, and the National Magazine Award, for her work in human rights and war reporting.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: https://myumi.ch/XVM23

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:01:29 -0400 2022-09-21T17:00:00-04:00 2022-09-21T18:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Lecture / Discussion Janine di Giovanni, founder and director, The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Okinawan Independence and Autonomy Debates in the 1980s (September 22, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96106 96106-21791925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 22, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

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Though some might consider the 1980s to be a quiescent time for political activity in Japan, the 1980s proved to be a pivotal period for intellectual debates around independence and autonomy in Okinawa. Situated in the period between the 1972 reversion process and the resurgence of activism following the 1995 rape incident, this lecture will focus on key intellectual developments during this era, to highlight ways in which Okinawan scholars worked against the dictates of the Japanese state, and imagined new possibilities for sovereignty.

Ryan Masaaki Yokota currently serves as an Instructor in the History Department and Critical Ethnic Studies Program at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He received his PhD in East Asian - Japanese History at the University of Chicago and his MA in Asian American Studies at UCLA. His areas of expertise are in modern Japanese and Okinawan history, East Asian history, Asian American Studies, the history of Asians in Latin America, theories of nationalism, and comparative global ethnic/race studies. His most recent publication is a book chapter titled “Reversion-Era Proposals for Okinawan Regional Autonomy” in Rethinking Postwar Okinawa: Beyond American Occupation, edited by Hiroko Matsuda and Pedro Iacobelli, and published by Lexington Books. Prior publications included an Amerasia Journal article titled “The Okinawan (Uchinanchu) Indigenous Movement and its Implications for Intentional/International Action;” and a book chapter “Ganbateando: The Peruvian Nisei Association and Okinawan Peruvians in Los Angeles” in Transnational Crossroads: Remapping the Americas and the Pacific, edited by Camilla Fojas and Rudy P. Guevarra Jr., from the University of Nebraska Press.

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:14:08 -0400 2022-09-22T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-22T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Ryan Masaaki Yokota, 2022–23 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
WCED Roundtable Discussion. The Birth and Death of Dictatorships (September 22, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97341 97341-21794377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Recent scholarship has drawn attention to how the origins of authoritarian regimes shape their long-run trajectories. Bringing together a diverse set of experts on authoritarian regimes, this roundtable highlights recent scholarship on the consequences of regime origins for the consolidation and collapse of dictatorships.

Adam E. Casey's research broadly considers the relationship between dictators and their armed forces. He is currently working on two book manuscripts he will develop as a postdoctoral fellow. The first considers the relationship between foreign support and authoritarian rule. His second book project (with Dan Slater and Jean Lachapelle) considers the origins of military political power in the postcolonial world. In particular, this project investigates why some militaries have come to dominate their polities, while others have been tightly controlled by political leadership. Casey received his PhD in political science from the University of Toronto in 2020.

Erica De Bruin's research focuses on civil-military relations, civil-war, and policing. She is the author of *How to Prevent Coups d’état: Counterbalancing and Regime Survival* (Cornell University Press, 2020). At Hamilton, Dr. De Bruin directs the Program on Justice and Security at the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center. She received a PhD from Yale University in 2014.

Dan Slater specializes in the politics and history of enduring dictatorships and emerging democracies, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia. His research interests include comparative politics, international relations, world politics, and methodology. He is the author of *From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia* (Princeton University Press, 2022), *Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia* (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and co-editor of *Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis* (Stanford University Press, 2008).

Megan A. Stewart's research interests focus on explaining variation in how changes to social, economic, and political hierarchies—especially across racial, gender, class, or religious/ethnic lines—are attempted and achieved, and how war or political violence is often the context or consequence of such endeavors. She explores questions related to this topic using quantitative, qualitative, and experimental methods. Stewart is the author of *Governing for Revolution: Social Transformations in Civil War* (Cambridge University Press, 2021), in which she explains why some rebel groups undertake complex and challenging wartime projects to transform social orders by altering hierarchies of power, while most other rebel groups do not.

Lucan A. Way's research focuses on global patterns of democracy and dictatorship. His forthcoming book (with Steven Levitsky), *Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism* (Princeton University Press), provides a comparative historical explanation for the extraordinary durability of autocracies (China, Cuba, USSR) born of violent social revolution. Way’s solo-authored book, *Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics* (Johns Hopkins, 2015), examines the sources of political competition in the former Soviet Union. Way argues that pluralism in the developing world often emerges out of authoritarian weakness: governments are too fragmented and states too weak to monopolize political control.

This lecture will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: https://myumi.ch/3kzZp

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:52:36 -0400 2022-09-22T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-22T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion WCED Roundtable Discussion. The Birth and Death of Dictatorships
Professor Ann Chih Lin, Endowed Professorship in Chinese Studies, Inaugural Lecture (September 22, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95671 95671-21790539@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Over the past decade, Chinese American scientists and the American universities they work at have come under increasing government suspicion. Some academics have been arrested in high-profile raids on their homes and laboratories. Many who support multi-million dollar research teams on federal grants have had their grants terminated, their laboratories closed, and their personal savings bankrupted. And large majorities, particularly at research universities, are rethinking their hiring of postdocs, their international collaborations, their research strategies, and even their lives in the United States. Yet few of their university colleagues understand the scope and scale of what is happening. My talk will explore how fears about China’s economic development strategy, zero-sum assumptions about international conflict, and the lack of a coordinated national R&D strategy have led to a cynical focus on Chinese American university scientists as the reason for China's rise and America's decline. I also explore how these suspicions have parallels in the treatment of German American academics in World War I, using the University of Michigan’s treatment of German American academics as a cautionary tale.

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Topic: Ann Lin Endowed Professorship Lecture, Septembe 22, 2022

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:46:18 -0400 2022-09-22T16:30:00-04:00 2022-09-22T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Lecture / Discussion Poster Image
Nam Center Chuseok Dae Party 2022 (September 25, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96327 96327-21792273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 25, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

The Chuseok Dae Party 2022 is the Nam Center's twelfth annual celebration of Korean Thanksgiving.

Featuring an afternoon of Korean culture and arts with traditional games, crafts, performances, and holiday food, all members of the U-M community and area residents of all ages are welcomed to enjoy Korean hospitality and traditions at this festival.

If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:17:13 -0400 2022-09-25T14:00:00-04:00 2022-09-25T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Social / Informal Gathering Nam Center Chuseok Dae Party 2022
Cognitive Science Seminar Series (September 26, 2022 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99162 99162-21797647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 26, 2022 2:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Title:
Giving Structure to the Cognitive Map

Abstract:
The cognitive map within the minds of animals is the mental process of perceiving and arranging relevant environmental features upon which behavioral decision making processes can be built (Tolman 1948). The previous 5-decades have seen investigation of the neural processes that underlie animals’ ability to cognitively map spaces primarily through recording the electrical activity of neurons as animals navigate a physical space (O’Keefe 1974). Among the most prominent features of the cognitive mapping system within the brain are the discovery of place cells which respond to an animals’ specific location in space, and lay the foundation of seeing the hippocampus as being foundational to the cognitive map (O’Keefe & Nadel 1978).

Recently more attention has been placed on how the cognitive mapping system of the brain encodes for structural features (Behrens et al. 2018). However, little research has gone into how structural features directly interact with spatial representations of the hippocampal system. Data presented here demonstrates that while CA1 place-representations are relatively unimpacted by the structure of the space the animal is in, one synapse away in dorsal subiculum, a mapping of structure emerges within the activity patterns of individual and populations of neurons. These results show the importance of environmental structure when studying spatial navigation, and helps elucidate the relatively understudied brain region of the subiculum.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:02:48 -0400 2022-09-26T14:30:00-04:00 2022-09-26T15:50:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion Alexander Johnson
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Reincarnations of Power Amongst the Mongols: From Möngke Tengri to the Śiditü Lama (September 27, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96516 96516-21792613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

To date, the historical Tibeto-Mongolian symbiosis has been analyzed from the perspective of Tibeto-centric or China-centric political histories. In this talk, Dr. Ujeed reexamines the religio-cultural developments of Buddhism and Buddhist identity amongst the Mongols from the Mongol Empire through to the Qing period. As well as revisiting well-known religio-historical works, her main case studies are extracted from newly obtained Mongolian and Tibetan language Buddhist biographies, religious histories, and records of received teachings from the early modern period. Collectively, these case studies will demonstrate how the Mongols engagement with Tibetan Buddhism was fundamental for the dissemination and development of the wider Tibetan Buddhist tradition far beyond the realms on the steppe.

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Sangseraima Ujeed, Assistant Professor of Tibetan Buddhism, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, received her MSt and DPhil degrees in Oriental Studies from the Department of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford. Her main research focus is the trans-national, trans-regional, and cross-cultural aspects of Buddhism, lineage, translation, monastic and reincarnation networks, and identity in Tibet and Mongolia in the Early Modern period, with a particular emphasis on the contributions made by ethnically Mongolian monk scholars.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:32:15 -0400 2022-09-27T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-27T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Sangseraima Ujeed, Assistant Professor of Tibetan Buddhism, Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Racism, Mestizaje, and the American World War II Ethnic Cleansing of Latin American Japanese (September 29, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96242 96242-21792163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 29, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

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Cosponsored by the U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Drawing on a comparative perspective, in this presentation, I discuss racism as a modern global system rooted in European colonialism, mestizaje as a racial regime of white assimilation, and the US empire-state led elimination of people of Japanese origin across the Americas.

Jessica A. Fernández de Lara Harada completed her doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom. Her doctoral research examined the overlooked historical experiences of Mexicans of Japanese origin across five generations in relation to the 'mestizo' racial system, citizenship and state violence, as well as repertoires of resistance in Mexico. This study built upon her master’s dissertation on graphic novel representations of mestizaje, the positioning of afro-descendants, and the operation of race and racism in Mexico from a transnational lens. Her research interests include trans-pacific history, nation-state building, and colonial formations in Mexico and Japan. Previously, Jessica completed an MA in Latin American Studies (with Distinction) at University College London, and a BA (First Class Honours) in Law at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Historical Studies at El Colegio de México; co-founder of the CRASSH Research Group 'Power and Vision: The Camera as Political Technology'; and co-organiser of the conference Memories in Transit, supported by The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, at the University of Cambridge, and the British Academy.

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:15:16 -0400 2022-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-29T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Jessica A. Fernández de Lara Harada, 2022–23 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
When pull turns to shove: modeling how tribalism and environmental bias form ideological distributions in large populations (October 4, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99424 99424-21798309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

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Abstract: Modeling the dynamics of political ideology can help us understand societal issues like polarization, which affect the evolution of many systems of power. This talk will go over our modeling framework, which utilizes a network-free system of determining political influence and a local-attraction, distal-repulsion dynamic for reaction to perceived content. Our approach allows for the incorporation of intergroup bias such that messages from trusted in-group sources enjoy greater leeway than out-group ones. We are able to extrapolate these nonlinear microscopic dynamics to macroscopic population distributions by tying them to inputs from systematically biased, probabilistic environments. The framework we put forward can reproduce both real-world political distributions and experimentally observed dynamics, and---importantly---is amenable to further refinement as more data becomes available.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:36:57 -0400 2022-10-04T11:30:00-04:00 2022-10-04T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Photo of David Sabin Miller
CSEAS Lecture Series. The Filipino Subjunctive: A Transpacific Counterhistory of Filipinization (October 4, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97508 97508-21794663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

After wars of counterinsurgency are waged on the colonial front, they march into the colonized self. Few places exemplify this more than the Philippines, the United States’ first overseas colony, a plentiful source of American migrant labor, and the site of one of America’s most brutal but unacknowledged 20th-century genocidal campaigns. Direct American occupation had supposedly come to an end under the aegis of Filipinization: the systematic appropriation of native leadership into American colonial occupation and counterinsurgency. But, I argue, that Filipinization also informed the everyday conduct and political imaginations of those outside of structures of power, namely, migrant workers across the Pacific.

In this talk, I suggest that American counterinsurgency did not end after direct colonial rule but informed how people across the Pacific imagined how the future citizens of a soon-to-be independent Philippine nation might behave. This provisional subject—what I am calling the Filipino subjunctive emerges from these transnational imaginaries, in and out of the purview of elite projects of state formation. Through the creative labors of everyday life, these thinkers asked: What would it look like to be Filipino, subjects of a nation yet to come? And who would pay the price for such a national community to come into existence?

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Adrian De Leon is an award-winning writer and public historian in Los Angeles. He is an assistant professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a host for *PBS Digital Studios* and the Center for Asian American Media. His first academic book, *Bundok: A Hinterland History of Filipino America* (forthcoming, University of North Carolina Press), retells the longue durée of U.S. empire and early Philippine migration through the native peoples of Northern Luzon. He is at work on two scholarly projects: *The Philippines for Filipinos: A Conditional History of a Commonwealth* (under contract, University of Washington Press), which follows non-elite migrant nationalisms in the shadow of American counterinsurgency; and A*fter Homeland: A Return in Four Movements*, a short book on return migrations and the contemporary articulation of “homelands” in the Philippines and around the world. His academic and creative work has been featured in venues such as *Los Angeles Times*, N*ational Geographic*, *VICE*, *Rolling Stone*, and *ABC Nightline*.


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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:20:38 -0400 2022-10-04T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-04T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Adrian de Leon, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | How (and Why) Confucians Turned into Kantians (October 4, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96517 96517-21792614@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Anglophone interpretations of Ruism most often take inspiration from Aristotle or Dewey. Yet the 20th century New Ruists in Hong Kong and Taiwan said little about either and focused much more on Kant. This talk examines what they saw in Kantian philosophy, and how it influenced their interpretation of Ruist thought.

David Elstein is Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies at SUNY New Paltz. His research focuses on contemporary Confucian philosophy. He is author of "Democracy in Contemporary Confucian Philosophy" (Routledge 2014), editor of "Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy" (Springer 2020), and translator of "The Chinese Liberal Spirit: Selected Writings of Xu Fuguan" (SUNY Press 2022). In addition, he has published articles in "Philosophy East and West," "Dao," "Contemporary Political Theory," and "European Journal of Political Theory."

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:15:28 -0400 2022-10-04T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-04T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion David Elstein, Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies, SUNY New Paltz
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | The Anatomy of Loneliness: Suicide, Social Connection, and the Search for Relational Meaning in Contemporary Japan (October 6, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96515 96515-21792612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 1010 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/G1JDR

Loneliness has been increasingly recognized as one of the greatest public health threat and this talk examines what is and is not loneliness, conditions of the “lonely society” and the role of culture in loneliness. Based on my long-term ethnographic studies, I point to how society itself can exacerbate experiences of loneliness. One of the most important messages of this talk is that the anatomy of loneliness is not the anatomy of a single individual, but of a type of society.

Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, D.Phil., is a Professor of Anthropology at Emory University. She came to Emory after serving as a Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Department of Social Medicine and as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago. She is a NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) grant recipient and a Mind and Life Contemplative Studies Fellowship (The John Templeton Foundation) recipient. Her academic vision is to contribute to cross-cultural understandings of health, illness and well-being by bringing Western and Asian perspectives on the mind-body, religion, medicine, and therapy into fruitful dialogue. Her publications include two monographs, The Anatomy of Loneliness: Suicide, Social Connection and the Search for Relational Meaning in Contemporary Japan (University of California Press, 2021) and Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan: The Japanese Introspection Practice of Naikan (Routledge, 2006), as well as a co-edited special issue “Toward an Anthropology of Loneliness” in Transcultural Psychiatry (57:5, 2020, co-edited with Michelle Parsons), and over twenty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on psychotherapeutic practice, suicide, the mind-body relationship and Tibetan medicine. For the past ten years her research has focused on loneliness, empathy, meaning-making, subjectivity and resilience, particularly among populations at risk for suicide, in situations of domestic violence, and in prison, in Japan and the US.

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:25:04 -0400 2022-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-06T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, Professor of Anthropology, Emory University
CAS Lecture | The Horrors of Adana: Revolution and Violence in the Early Twentieth Century (October 6, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98237 98237-21795782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

This hybrid event will be held in person on Thursday, October 6th in Weiser Hall 555. It will also be available to attend via zoom using the following link: http://umich.zoom.us/j/98887893758 or by entering the Meeting ID: 988 8789 3758.

In April 1909, two waves of massacres shook the province of Adana, located in the southern Anatolia region of modern-day Turkey, killing more than 20,000 Armenians and 2,000 Muslims. The central Ottoman government failed to prosecute the main culprits, a miscarriage of justice that would have repercussions for years to come. Despite the significance of these events and the extent of violence and destruction, the Adana Massacres are often left out of historical narratives. The Horrors of Adana offers one of the first close examinations of these events, analyzing sociopolitical and economic transformations that culminated in a cataclysm of violence. Bedross Der Matossian provides voice and agency to all involved in the massacres—perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Drawing on primary sources in a dozen languages, he develops an interdisciplinary approach to understand the rumors and emotions, public spheres and humanitarian interventions that together informed this complex event. Ultimately, through consideration of the Adana Massacres in micro-historical detail, this book offers an important macrocosmic understanding of ethnic violence, illuminating how and why ordinary people can become perpetrators.

Bedross Der Matossian is the Vice-Chair, Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History, and Hymen Rosenberg Professor in Judaic studies at the Department of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Born and raised in East Jerusalem, he is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He completed his PhD in Middle East History at Columbia University in 2008. He has taught at MIT and the University of Chicago. He is the editor of the series Armenians in the Modern and Early Modern World (I.B.Tauris and Bloomsbury Press). He is the author, editor, and co-editor of multiple books including the award-winning book Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2014). He is the president of the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:57:32 -0400 2022-10-06T16:00:00-04:00 2022-10-06T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Lecture / Discussion CAS Lecture | The Horrors of Adana: Revolution and Violence in the Early Twentieth Century
LRCCS Special Event | A Recital of Qin Music (Chinese Seven-Stringed Zither) *Water and Mist over Rivers Xiao and Xiang* (October 6, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99284 99284-21797810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

On October 6, 2022, the LRCCS will present a recital by Professor Shuishan Yu of Northeastern University in Boston, a leading scholar of Chinese art history and a master qin performer based in the US. He will perform a number of qin masterpieces, including the "Water and Mist over Rivers Xiao and Xiang" ("Xiaoxiang shuiyun") that is attributed to Guo Chuwang (1190?-1260).

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Performance Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:24:16 -0400 2022-10-06T20:00:00-04:00 2022-10-06T21:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Performance LRCCS Special Event | A Recital of Qin Music (Chinese Seven-Stringed Zither) *Water and Mist over Rivers Xiao and Xiang*
Water and Mist over Rivers Xiao and Xiang - A Recital of Qin Music (Chinese Seven-Stringed Zither) (October 6, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99625 99625-21798477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Dr. Shuishan Yu, Northeastern University

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LRCCS will present a recital by Professor Shuishan Yu of Northeastern University in Boston, a leading scholar of Chinese art history and a master qin performer based in the US. He will perform a number of qin masterpieces, including the "Water and Mist over Rivers Xiao and Xiang" ("Xiaoxiang shuiyun") that is attributed to Guo Chuwang (1190?-1260).

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Performance Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:15:23 -0400 2022-10-06T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Water and Mist over Rivers Xiao and Xiang - A Recital of Qin Music (Chinese Seven-Stringed Zither)
New AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Town Hall Meeting #2 (October 10, 2022 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99915 99915-21798880@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 10, 2022 12:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

MIDAS is excited to announce a new AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at U-M, which will launch this semester!

Funded by an as-yet-unnamed donor, this campus-wide program, managed by MIDAS, focuses on enabling major research breakthroughs in science and engineering through the adoption of cutting-edge AI methodologies. The program will accept 10 new postdocs each year for the next six years.

On October 10th, we will hold two town hall meetings to introduce the new AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Michigan. The program leadership team will provide details of the program, outline the application process, and answer questions. There will also be networking time so that faculty members interested in being mentors can talk with each other, and potential candidates can connect with faculty mentors.
To support attendees on North and Central campus, we will offer two meetings with identical content:

Meeting #1 (North Campus): Oct. 10, 10am - 12pm, Tishman Lobby, Bob and Betty Beyster Building, 2260 Hayward Street.

Meeting #2 (Central Campus): Oct.10, 12:30pm - 2:30pm, Weiser Hall 10th floor, 500 Church Street.

Sign up to attend a Town Hall session

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Presentation Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:41:41 -0400 2022-10-10T12:30:00-04:00 2022-10-10T14:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Town Hall Meeting
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | On The Wuhan Lockdown, or How to Reassemble a Global Pandemic (October 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96518 96518-21792615@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In this talk, Dr. Yang will discuss why he focuses on characters and scenes in his new book "The Wuhan Lockdown" and what this approach implies for our understanding of the Wuhan lockdown as a historical event and for the study of contemporary China more broadly.

Guobin Yang is the Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology at the Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Center on Digital Culture and Society and serves as deputy director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China. He is the author of "The Wuhan Lockdown" (2022), "The Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in China" (2016), and "The Power of the Internet in China: Citizen Activism Online" (2009). He is also the editor or co-editor of six books, including "Engaging Social Media in China: Platforms, Publics and Production" (2021).

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:21:05 -0400 2022-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Guobin Yang, Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Donuts and Chai With The BLI (October 11, 2022 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99556 99556-21798337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 2:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Are you interested in…
- Learning more about the Barger leadership institute and our upcoming ALA 174: Leadership Lab?
- Joining a welcoming, supportive community?
- Meeting super awesome students from across campus who are also interested in elevating their leadership learning?
- Connecting with current student leaders at an in-person social with chai and donuts!?

We are here for you! Join us on October 11th from 2:30-4 PM outside of Weiser Hall in the grassy area for an informal meet and greet where you can chat with current student and program leaders, grab some materials, and stay for some donuts and chai! :)

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:20:20 -0400 2022-10-11T14:30:00-04:00 2022-10-11T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering This is a light brown-colored graphic with dark brown and boldened words at the top reading Donuts and Chai With The BLI. On the graphic there is a picture of a phone with a fall-themed background and text messages being exchanged on the screen between two people. The first text, coming from Person 1, says October 11, 2:30-4:00 pm, Weiser Front Lawn. The second text, coming from Person 2, who responds with Thanks for the invite to join BLI and eat some donuts! Person 1 then responds Hahaha, it’s going to be sweeter than pumpkin pie! With some pumpkin emojis at the end of the text.
CogSci and Linguistics Grad School Preparation Event/Workshop--RSVP Required (October 11, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97423 97423-21794549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

The Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science presents a lecture and workshop on preparing for graduate school! This event is for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in areas such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, information technology, and more! Hear from faculty, current PhD and Masters students, as well as from our advisors on how to select a program that is right for you!

The presenters are as follows:
Dr. Richard Lewis, Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Director
Dr. Marlyse Baptista, Grad Chair Department of Linguistics
Logan Walls, PhD Student Department of Psychology
Demet Kayabasi, PhD Student Department of Linguistics
Hanaa Ziad, Masters Student School of Information, Product Designer JSTOR
Julia Smoot, Masters Student Department of Psychology and CogSci class of '21

Please RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/KNgw9p4JVZAERWr4A

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:02:59 -0400 2022-10-11T16:00:00-04:00 2022-10-11T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion event flyer
CREES Noon Lecture. The Subversive Pedagogy of Belgrade Surrealism: Aleksandar Vučo and Dušan Matić’s *The Fine Feats of the "Five Cockerels" Gang* (October 12, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96579 96579-21792905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

The 1933 collaborative surrealist book *The Fine Feats of the “Five Cockerels” Gang* marks the end of the historical avant-gardes in Yugoslavia. Created by two prominent Belgrade Surrealists –Aleksandar Vučo, who wrote the verses, and Dušan Matić, who authored the foreword and created collages and the accompanying prose texts which “explain” them—*The Fine Feats* is one of the examples of avant-garde photopoetry books for children, and a rare example of the surrealist “novel in verse” accompanied by photomontages. The lecture introduces the lesser-known practices of the Belgrade Surrealists, explains their inclination towards the renewal of children’s literature focusing particularly on *The Fine Feats*, and discusses the aesthetic and ideological concepts that the Belgrade Surrealists developed and put in service to the Revolution. Examining these surrealist concepts—the wall, the marvelous, spacing/doubling, and the interval—the lecture unpacks the latent meanings and emancipatory potential of this societally meaningful pedagogical project. Finally, the author offers a close inspection of few of Matić’s collages and accompanying prose captions from the book and their subversive, “Aesopian” role within the symbolic economies of contemporary Yugoslav society. The lecture concludes by delineating the historical trajectory of the Belgrade surrealist circle and subsequent editions of *The Fine Feats* in socialist Yugoslavia.

Aleksandar Bošković (PhD, University of Michigan) is a lecturer in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian in the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University in New York. He is a scholar of Russian and East European modernism, Yugoslav and Balkan Studies, with a strong background in comparative literature, critical theory, and visual studies. Bošković specializes in avant-garde literature and experimental art practices explored through the lenses of comparative media. He is the author of *The Poetic Humor in Vasko Popa’s Oeuvre* (2008), and co-editor of *The Fine Feats of ‘Five Cockerel’s Gang’* with Ainsley Morse (Brill, 2022) and *Zenithism: A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology* with Steven Teref (ASP, 2022). His articles have appeared in scholarly journals in the United States and Europe (*Apparatus*, *Cultural Critique*, *Digital Icons*, *Književna istorija*, *SEEJ*, *Slavic Review*) as well as in various edited collections. He is the recipient of several grants and fellowships, including Collegium de Lyon Fellowship (2019-2020).

This lecture will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: https://myumi.ch/xd2eV

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:47:31 -0400 2022-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-12T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Aleksandar Bošković (PhD Slavic ‘13), lecturer in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, Department of Slavic Languages, Columbia University
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Washington’s Democracy in Asia: South Korea and the Prospects of a Global Partnership (October 12, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97701 97701-21794972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Please note: This session is planned to be held both in-person and virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/z14y2

Seoul and Washington recently agreed to cooperate on a “global partnership” that re-imagines the Republic of Korea – United States alliance as something well beyond a defense agreement. The United States is keen to have South Korea defend and promote democratic values in the Asian region. A second successive government in Seoul aims to increase the country’s global standing. These aspirations appear to have converged on the global partnership. An assessment of the prospective success of the current initiative can be aided by examining and attempting to explain the record to date. Why has South Korea not yet played a greater leadership role among democracies in Asia? The country has the credibility, the democratic record, and the regional ties to do so. While discussion of the country’s regional and international roles has tended to frame South Korea as a middle power state, an alternative line of inquiry begins with semantic ambivalence and the subjective context of South Korea’s external engagement. In particular, conflicting meanings of democracy, historically-rooted understandings of the connection between nation and democracy, and ideas about the relationship between the nation and the external world raise challenges to the emergence of South Korea as a regional democratic leader. The relationship with the United States is critical to understanding these challenges.

Erik Mobrand is Korea Policy Chair and a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He studies political transformation in Asia with Korea as a central reference point. Mobrand is the author of Top-Down Democracy in South Korea (University of Washington Press, 2019) and articles on topics including corruption, political parties, law and politics, criminality, gender and politics, management of cities, and Korean relations with Southeast Asia. In 2016, Mobrand joined Seoul National University as an associate professor in the Graduate School of International Studies. He previously served as assistant professor of political science at National University of Singapore. He received a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:59:07 -0400 2022-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-12T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Lecture / Discussion Erik Mobrand, Korea Policy Chair, Rand Corporation
BLI Community Meetings (October 12, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98389 98389-21796638@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The BLI Community Meetings have two goals - Leadership Learning and Connection Making (all with Delicious Food)!

We hope to inspire and engage our community of leaders in these interactive and social events led by our student Applied Leadership Fellows!

Are you interested in connecting with students from across campus while elevating your leadership learning? Come join us for the next event!

Topic: Gratitude and Generosity
When: November 9, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Where: Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Join us for Curry On catering and an opportunity to learn more about how gratitude and generosity play a part in your leadership journey! All are welcome!

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:09:59 -0400 2022-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 2022-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering Bright image with teal and purple accents. Two images - one with the words random acts and one with hands and a red heart. Text includes The BLI Community Sessions - Leadership Learning and Connection Making - Gratitude and Generosity
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Becoming *Marimo*: The Curious Case of a Charismatic Alga and Imagined Indigeneity (October 13, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96019 96019-21791716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 110 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/Qekgy

Hokkaidō’s Lake Akan is home to world famous algae: spherical-shaped growths of Aegagropila linnaei known in Japanese as marimo (and sometimes called “moss balls” in English), which have been given the status of “Special Natural Moment” by the Japanese government. Due in part to a well-known story that has long been erroneously promoted as a folktale belonging to the indigenous Ainu community of northern Japan, marimo have become a charismatic species and are sold as “pets” in Japan and abroad. My presentation traces the history of this “fakelore” and the ways in which the Ainu community around Lake Akan have nevertheless embraced the marimo in the name of cultural efflorescence.

Jon L Pitt is Assistant Professor of Japanese Environmental Humanities at the University of California, Irvine. He earned his Ph.D. in Japanese from the University of California, Berkeley. His current book project, Becoming Botanical: Rethinking the Human through Plant Life in Modern Japan, looks to bring insights from Critical Plant Studies into the study of modern Japanese literature and cinema. His he also the translator of poet Itō Hiromi’s Tree Spirits Grass Spirits (Kodama kusadama), which is forthcoming in 2023 via Nightboat Books, and the host of the environmental humanities podcast Nature : Mono, the first season of which is dedicated to the theme of “Oceanic Japan.”

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:26:39 -0500 2022-10-13T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Becoming Marimo: The Curious Case of a Charismatic Algae and Imagined Indigeneity
CSAAW Seminar | Quantifying the Impact of Override Behavior on a Summer Demand Response Program (October 13, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100042 100042-21799316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop (CSAAW)

CSAAW will have its first meeting this year next Thursday at 1 pm in Weiser 755.

We will have two half-hour sessions:

1. Pam Wildstein from Environment and Sustainability presenting "Quantifying the Impact of Override Behavior on a Summer Demand Response Program".

2. Anastasia Chaikina from Economics presenting "Innovation and Default Spread in a Financial Market. Part I: Modeling a Financial Market",

Looking forward to seeing all of you!

Cameron and Anastasia

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:13:41 -0400 2022-10-13T13:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T14:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop (CSAAW) Workshop / Seminar Sharpe ratio
IISS Lecture Series. *Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean* (October 13, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100129 100129-21799245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Aliyah Khan's book on Islam in the Caribbean, *Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean* (Rutgers University Press 2020), is the first scholarly monograph focusing on the literature and culture of enslaved African Muslims and indentured South Asian Indian Muslims in the Americas. Professor Khan’s work appears in publications including *GLQ*, the *Caribbean Review of Gender Studies,* *Caribbean Quarterly,* the *Journal of West Indian Literature*, *Pree: Caribbean Writing,* and *Guernica*. Her interviews on the Caribbean and U.S. Islam, and on Muslim films, art, literature, and music have appeared on and in *National Public Radio,* the *Washington Post*, *Religion News*, American Muslim Today, The Polis Project, the Black Agenda Report, *Sapelo Square*, and Chicago’s *Radio Islam*, among other venues.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:01:30 -0400 2022-10-13T16:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T17:15:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion IISS Lecture Series. *Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean*
CSAS Book Talk | *Running Toward Mystery* (October 14, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85157 85157-21794231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 14, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi is President & CEO of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a center dedicated to inquiry, dialogue, and education on the ethical and humane dimensions of life. The center is a collaborative and nonpartisan think tank, and its programs emphasize responsibility and examine meaningfulness and moral purpose between individuals, organizations, and societies. Six Nobel Peace Laureates serve as The center’s founding members and its programs run in several countries and are expanding.

Venerable Tenzin's unusual background encompasses entering a Buddhist monastery at the age of ten and receiving graduate education at Harvard University with degrees ranging from Philosophy to Physics to International Relations. He is a Tribeca Disruptive Fellow and a 2018 Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Venerable Tenzin serves on the boards of number of academic, humanitarian, and religious organizations. He is the recipient of several recognitions and awards, and received Harvard’s Distinguished Alumni Honors for his visionary contributions to humanity.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:13:41 -0400 2022-10-14T16:30:00-04:00 2022-10-14T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for South Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, Director, Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, MIT
WCED Roundtable. Flashpoint: 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (October 19, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99317 99317-21797869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is scheduled to open on October 16, 2022. 2,300 national delegates, representing the CCP’s estimated 90 million members, will convene in Beijing. For the first time since the death of Deng Xiaoping, leadership succession and term limits have again become uncertain. The 20th National Congress opens amid China’s continuing zero-COVID policy, slowing economy, and tightening political control, on one hand, and worsening U.S.-China relations and opaque China-Russia relations, on the other. Assembled when the closed-door meeting is still underway, the experts on this panel will share their insights into this historic event.

Mary E. Gallagher is the Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor of Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights at the University of Michigan where she is also the director of the International Institute. She was a foreign student in China in 1989 at Nanjing University. She also taught at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing from 1996-97. She was a Fulbright Research Scholar from 2003-04 at East China University of Politics and Law in Shanghai, China. In 2012-13, she was a visiting professor at the Koguan School of Law at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Professor Gallagher is an expert in Chinese politics, law and society, and labor politics. Her most recent book is *Authoritarian Legality in China: Law, Workers and the State,* published by Cambridge University Press in 2017.

Jundai Liu is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. She is currently working on a book manuscript that examines grassroots democracy in contemporary village China, drawing on longitudinal and comparative ethnography. Jundai received her PhD in sociology from Harvard University.

Joseph Torigian is an assistant professor at the School of International Service at American University in Washington. Previously, he was a Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton-Harvard’s China and the World Program, a Postdoctoral (and Predoctoral) Fellow at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), a Predoctoral Fellow at George Washington University’s Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, an IREX scholar affiliated with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, and a Fulbright Scholar at Fudan University in Shanghai. His new book, *Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion: Elite Power Struggles in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and Mao* was recently released with Yale University Press, and he has a forthcoming biography on Xi Jinping’s father with Stanford University Press.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: http://myumi.ch/P14X9

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:17:36 -0400 2022-10-19T17:00:00-04:00 2022-10-19T18:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion WCED Flashpoint CCP 20th National Congress
Complex Systems Seminar | SARS-CoV-2 invasion dynamics and disease development: insights from viral sequences (October 20, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/100139 100139-21799258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

ROOM 747 Weiser Hall
This talk will be hybrid, with improved function.
ZOOM https://umich.zoom.us/j/96616169868
Password: CSCS (all caps)

Abstract : The unfolding of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to tremendous sequencing efforts, with tens of millions of viral sequences now publicly available on platforms such as GISAID for quantitative analysis by researchers worldwide. These sequences can be informative of the timing of viral emergence in regions, patterns of geographic spread, epidemiological dynamics, and viral adaptation. They can also be informative of the ways in which viral populations evolve at various scales, from within-host, to between-host, to the host population level. In this talk, I will first present some of my group’s recent work on using SARS-CoV-2 sequence data to infer early viral invasion dynamics into a region when viral genetic diversity is still extremely limited. I will then present our research focused on using SARS-CoV-2 sequence data from established transmission pairs to quantify natural exposure doses and therewith to assess the plausibility that dose could impact the severity of a COVID infection.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:47:19 -0400 2022-10-20T11:30:00-04:00 2022-10-20T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Katia Koelle
CSEAS Lecture Series. Four of the Thirteen Lives Are Stateless: The Cave Rescue, Hollywood Heroism and Ethnonational Traps at the Thai-Burma Border (October 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97510 97510-21794664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

"In 2018, the world news watchers were captivated by the real-life rescue of the boys’ soccer team, the Wild Boars, from deep within the labyrinth of Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. The amazing story was ripe for the plucking, with suspense, drama, and a happy ending. Just 4 years later, Hollywood director Ron Howard released the movie Thirteen Lives, with professed dedication to contextual authenticity. Moving from the heroic story itself, this presentation will consider ethno-nationalist discourse, and how Thai-ness is visible, assumed, or glossed over, depending on the situation. Does it matter if we emphasize their regional identity? Their Shan-ness? How are the boys trapped in the cave different from Shan construction workers? Can discussion of the amazing story, even the Hollywood film, prompt discussion about citizenship law reform? In addition to considering the framing of Ron Howard’s movie in light of these questions, this presentation draws upon ethnographic discussion of everyday statelessness in Thailand, as presented in my recent book Repossessing Shanland: Myanmar, Thailand, and a Nation-State Deferred.

Jane Ferguson is an Associate Professor in the School of Culture, History and Language at the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. She received her PhD and MA from Cornell University.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/xd4pd

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:45:04 -0400 2022-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-21T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Jane Ferguson, Associate Professor, Australian National University
CogSci and Opportunity Hub Cover Letter/Resume Workshop--RSVP Required (October 24, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97012 97012-21793696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 24, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

The Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science and the Opportunity Hub present a Cover Letter and Resume/CV workshop for students applying for internships and jobs related to Cognitive Science. Learn about best practices, how to market your Cognitive Science skills from the major, and more!

This event will take place on Monday, October 24 from 5pm-7pm on the 10th floor of Weiser Hall. Please RSVP using this link here: https://forms.gle/m4qg2s7Rt9qp7byR6

Refreshments will be served. The first hour of the event will be presentations on best practices, and the second hour will be for workshopping your materials, so bring your laptop with you!

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:03:20 -0400 2022-10-24T17:00:00-04:00 2022-10-24T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Careers / Jobs event flyer
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Moral Theory and Early Confucianism: Toward a Unified Account (October 25, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96541 96541-21792869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Early Confucian ethical and political thought has provoked a remarkable range of readings over the last two decades, especially regarding the fundamental structure of Confucian ethics. This talk attempts to sort through these debates, especially regarding role ethics and virtue ethics, but with some attention to other interpretations, in the service of sketching the outlines of a general and synthetic account of early Confucian ethical theory, which can at the same time account for the areas of debate within and beyond the Ru social group.

Aaron Stalnaker is professor and chair of Religious Studies at Indiana University, with courtesy appointments in Philosophy and East Asian Languages and Cultures. He has written two book-length studies in comparative ethics: "Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority" (Oxford University Press, 2020) and "Overcoming Our Evil: Human Nature and Spiritual Exercises in Xunzi and Augustine" (Georgetown University Press, 2006). He has also published articles in a number of venues, including the "Journal of Religious Ethics," "Soundings," "Philosophy East and West," "Dao," and "International Philosophical Quarterly." He founded the Comparative Religious Ethics group within the American Academy of Religion, and is currently Associate Editor of the "Journal of Religious Ethics" and co-chair of the Confucian Traditions Unit at the AAR.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at chinese.studies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:10:59 -0400 2022-10-25T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-25T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Aaron Stalnaker, Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Indiana University
BLI Community Meetings (October 26, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98389 98389-21796639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The BLI Community Meetings have two goals - Leadership Learning and Connection Making (all with Delicious Food)!

We hope to inspire and engage our community of leaders in these interactive and social events led by our student Applied Leadership Fellows!

Are you interested in connecting with students from across campus while elevating your leadership learning? Come join us for the next event!

Topic: Gratitude and Generosity
When: November 9, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Where: Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Join us for Curry On catering and an opportunity to learn more about how gratitude and generosity play a part in your leadership journey! All are welcome!

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:09:59 -0400 2022-10-26T17:30:00-04:00 2022-10-26T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering Bright image with teal and purple accents. Two images - one with the words random acts and one with hands and a red heart. Text includes The BLI Community Sessions - Leadership Learning and Connection Making - Gratitude and Generosity
OS & BLI Halloween Party (October 26, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100422 100422-21799887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Celebrate Spooky Szn with OS and BLI!

Join OS and the Barger Leadership Institute for a fun Halloween social.
Wednesday, October 26th | Weiser Hall 10th Floor | 5:30pm - 7pm

FUN. FOOD. FREE!

• Pumpkin carving/painting
• Cookie decorating
• Fall foods and snacks
• Apple cider
• Learn more about BLI and OS!

No OS or BLI affiliation is required! Prospective students are welcome!

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:14:59 -0400 2022-10-26T17:30:00-04:00 2022-10-26T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Organizational Studies Program (OS) Social / Informal Gathering Halloween Party
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | *Tsukemono* (Japanese Pickles) and Fermentation: Conversations on Bioeconomy and Sustainability (October 27, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96020 96020-21791717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 27, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 110 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/n8Jm5

Fermented foods such as *tsukemono* (pickles) have a long history in Japan but also are seeing renewed interest today. Through the analysis of various fermentation projects in Japan, this talk explores the contemporary praxis and meaning of fermentation.

Aya H. Kimura is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her books include *Radiation Brain Moms and Citizen Scientists: The Gender Politics of Food Contamination after Fukushima* (Duke: recipient of the Rachel Carson Book Award from the Society for Social Studies of Science), *Hidden Hunger: Gender and Politics of Smarter Foods* (Cornell: recipient of the Outstanding Scholarly Award from the Rural Sociological Society), *Science by the People: Participation, Power, and the Politics of Environmental Knowledge* (Rutgers, with A. Kinchy), and *Food and Power: Visioning Food Democracy in Hawai‘i *(Hawaiʻi, coeditor with K. Suryanata).

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:26:55 -0400 2022-10-27T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-27T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Tsukemono (Japanese Pickles) and Fermentation: Conversations on Bioeconomy and Sustainability
WCED Roundtable. Do Developing Democracies Need Developmental States? (October 27, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99319 99319-21797875@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 27, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Panelists: Richard F. Doner, Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Emory University; Jessica Gottlieb, associate professor of public affairs, University of Houston; Adrienne LeBas, associate professor of government, American University; Erin Metz McDonell, Notre Dame du Lac and Kellogg Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame. Moderator: Dan Slater, WCED Director, U-M.

How can countries best escape both dictatorship and poverty? This roundtable considers whether it is still either possible or desirable for emerging democracies to build the kind of powerful states that have alternatively fostered development and hindered prosperity in the postcolonial world.

Richard F. Doner is Goodrich C. White Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. Dr. Doner's research focuses on the political and institutional bases of economic development, especially in Southeast Asia. His books include *The Politics of Uneven Development: Thailand’s Economic Growth in Comparative Perspective* (2009); *From Silicon Valley to Singapore: Location and Competitive Advantage in the Hard Disk Drive Industry* (with David McKendrick and Stephan Haggard, 2000); and *Driving a Bargain: Japanese Firms and Automobile Industrialization in Southeast Asia* (1991). Dr. Doner has written or consulted for the World Bank, the International Labor Organization, the Inter-American Development Bank, and business associations in Southeast Asia. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Northeast Thailand and an assembly line worker at General Motors in California.

Jessica Gottlieb is an Associate Professor at the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs and holds a PhD in Political Science and MA in Economics from Stanford University. She is a board member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network (2019 - ) and Data Coordinator for the Democratic Erosion Consortium. Her research focuses on the political economy of development, investigating constraints to government accountability and state capacity in new democracies with some newer work on partisan polarization in the US. This work has been published in the *American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science,* and *World Politics,* among others.

Adrienne LeBas is an Associate Professor of Government at American University. Prior to joining AU, LeBas was a Prize Research Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, and Assistant Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Michigan State University. Her research interests include democratic institutions, elections, and political violence. She is the author of the award-winning *From Protest to Parties: Party-Building and Democratization in Africa* (Oxford University Press, 2011) and articles in the *British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Democracy, Comparative Politics,* and elsewhere. LeBas also worked as a consultant for Human Rights Watch in Zimbabwe, where she lived from 2002 to 2003.

Erin Metz McDonnell is a Notre Dame du Lac and Kellogg Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in Organizational, Political, Cultural, and Development Sociology. Her award-winning work has been published in the *American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Socio-Economic Review,* and *Comparative Political Studies*. Her book *Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States* (Princeton, 2020) analyzes niches of organizational excellence within otherwise-weak state administrations. Her current research in Ghana explains how organizational effectiveness spreads within states, funded by an NSF CAREER grant. With the World Bank, she has a project analyzing how training can enhance intrinsic motivation in the public sector.

This lecture will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: http://myumi.ch/e6pbJ

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:19:52 -0400 2022-10-27T16:00:00-04:00 2022-10-27T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion WCED Developing Democracies
Saturday Morning Physics | From Nobel Prize Research to the Breakthrough Technologies Transforming our Lives (October 29, 2022 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99186 99186-21797679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 29, 2022 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

New developments in technology have revolutionized the way we live, from smartphones and devices to the internet, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, clean energy, big data, and much more. These inventions have one thing in common: they originate from key discoveries in physics made decades earlier in research driven by curiosity. In this lecture, I will invite you to share your ranking of the most important technological developments of the new millennium, and I will explain which Nobel prize in physics made each of these innovations possible, how we continue to explore these physics questions today, and how current research may transform our lives in the future. To conclude, I will share my pick of the most important recent technology breakthrough and track its origin to the historical debate about the foundation of quantum physics: Einstein vs. the Copenhagen interpretation of whether or not God plays dice.

Lecture and Q&A, live-streamed on: TBA

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:46:15 -0400 2022-10-29T10:30:00-04:00 2022-10-29T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Illustration of novel quantum states with exotic topological structures
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | China’s Local Government Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb? (November 1, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96542 96542-21792870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Will local government debt derail decades of China’s economic growth? Much of China’s remarkable growth has been fueled by local government issued debt that funded the massive infrastructure overhaul throughout the country. Local governments successfully relied on land finance and issued bonds to borrow and grow. But now, with the dramatic economic slowdown, is the merry-go-round seizing up? Difficult headwinds such as the Global Financial Crisis, the real estate sector collapse, the cooling of foreign investment interest, an unfavorable geopolitical environment and continuing COVID lockdowns, all beg the question: Do local governments have enough cash, and/or assets to cover their ballooning debt payments?

In her talk, Professor Oi will examine and explain the history China’s local government debt problem and outline why local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) now face serious systemic liquidity risk. What are the tools the Chinese government can deploy to manage this situation in a way that maintains stability? And what are the risks inherent in these approaches?

Jean C. Oi is the William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics in the Department of Political Science and a Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University. She directs the China Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at FSI and is the founding Lee Shau Kee Director of the Stanford Center at Peking University. She received her PhD in political science from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Oi has published extensively on political economy and the process of reform in China. Recent books include "Fateful Decisions: Choices that will Shape China's Future," co-edited with Tom Fingar (2020); "Zouping Revisited: Adaptive Governance in a Chinese County," co-edited with Steven Goldstein (2018); and "Challenges in the Process of China's Urbanization," co-edited with Karen Eggleston and Yiming Wang (2017). Recent articles include “Firms as Revenue Safety Net: Political Connections and Returns to the Chinese State,” with Chaohua Han and Xiaojun Li, "China Quarterly," forthcoming. “China’s Local Government Debt: The Grand Bargain,” with Adam Liu and Yi Zhang, "The China Journal," volume 87, number 1, January 2022. “China’s Challenges: Now it Gets Much Harder,” co-authored with Thomas Finger, "The Washington Quarterly," Vol. 43 (Spring 2020.

Her current research continues to explore central-local relations, including local government debt and fiscal politics broadly defined. She is beginning a project on China’s Belt and Road Initiative.


Zoom registration link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EvTxvuTfTHW07E5wnkpR1w

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:04:11 -0400 2022-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2022-11-01T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Jean Oi, William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics Department of Political Science; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
LCTP Public Lecture | Jazz of the Spheres (November 1, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99932 99932-21798901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

In this public lecture, I revisit the interconnection between music and the evolution of astrophysics and the laws of motion. We will explore new ways music, in particular jazz music, mirrors modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, general relativity, and the physics of the early universe. Finally, I discuss ways that innovations in physics have been and can be inspired from "improvisational logic" exemplified in Jazz performance and practice.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:27:10 -0400 2022-11-01T19:00:00-04:00 2022-11-01T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
CREES Noon Lecture. Civic Action Before and After Russia’s War in Ukraine (November 2, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96540 96540-21792753@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Prior to February 2022, there was compelling evidence that Russian society had undergone a dramatic transformation that increased social mobilization and created significant new challenges for the regime. While this mobilizational capacity varied widely across regions and issue areas, the growth of everyday activism across the Federation had become linked to political contestation in elections and increased demands for government response. Moreover, everyday protest supporters were drawn from among social conservatives and Putin supporters. This rise in non-political protest also fueled political actions to support banned candidates in Moscow in 2019 and against the arrest of Aleksey Navalny in 2021. Yet, the same society had a very different reaction to the Kremlin’s escalation of the war in Ukraine in 2022. Russian society not only failed to protest the war in large numbers but chose to embrace Kremlin narratives and disinformation and support the special military operation. Based on original evidence, this talk will address the puzzle presented in these disparate pictures of society to explain why post-war protest fizzled and whether we can expect new forms of anti-war action in the future.

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at https://myumi.ch/M9RVe

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:59:32 -0400 2022-11-02T12:00:00-04:00 2022-11-02T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
Intro to Peace Leadership Workshop (November 2, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100316 100316-21799602@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

What is Peace Leadership? Join us on Wednesday, 11/2, at 6 PM to learn how you play an active role in fostering peace in the world.

This event is open to UM undergrads, and highly encouraged, for students of ALL majors!

Appetizers and dinner provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:16:03 -0400 2022-11-02T18:00:00-04:00 2022-11-02T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Workshop / Seminar Bright blue flyer with painted gold lead accents. Intro to Peace Leadership Workshop text.
China Ongoing Perspectives | CHOP presents a film screening of *Tyrus* (2015) (November 2, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100183 100183-21799317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

U-M FILM SERIES co-sponsored by the Asia Library and the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Admission is free and open to the public

Film screening (73 minutes) and Q&A with discussant Yan Zhong

Note: This is an in-person event. Please complete the ResponsiBLUE Screening before your arrival. Light refreshments will be provided.

People worldwide have seen the Disney animated classic Bambi and been deeply moved by the aesthetic renderings of nature and wildlife in the film. The pioneering artist behind this work is Tyrus Wong (1910-2016), one of the most gifted artists from the golden age of Disney animation. The quiet beauty of his Eastern-influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney, who made Wong the inspirational sketch artist for Bambi.

Filmmaker Pamela Tom spotlights this seminal, but heretofore under-credited figure, showing how Tyrus overcame a life of poverty and racism to become a celebrated painter who once exhibited with Picasso and Matisse, became a Hollywood sketch artist, and has been recognized since 2001 as a “Disney Legend.” Previously unseen art and interviews, movie clips, and archival footage illustrate how his unique style – melding Chinese calligraphic and landscape influences with contemporary Western art – impacted many aspects of American art in the twentieth century.

Discussant: Yan Zhong
Yan Zhong is a lecturer at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. She has published multiple novels, essays, and books in Chinese and worked for four years as a literary editor at the Changchun Film Studio in China. Her research interests include Chinese pop culture (music and film), and she is currently working on a book project introducing the history and technical achievements of Chinese animation films.

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Film Screening Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:29:47 -0400 2022-11-02T18:30:00-04:00 2022-11-02T20:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Film Screening China Ongoing Perspectives ~ CHOP presents a film screening of Tyrus (2015)
Nam Center Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference 2022 | Korea Around the Table: Food, Culture, and Mobility (November 3, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/100181 100181-21799315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Full conference details available here: https://myumi.ch/RWn2z

This conference is free and open to the public.

Registration is required to attend virtually: https://myumi.ch/8437R

Join us for the 12th annual Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference!

Food exposes the intricacies and complexities of Korean culture and history. Food is quick and slow, tradition and innovation, codification and creativity, quintessentially local and a booming global industry. Food is social, whether served at a formal banquet or eaten on the street with friends. Food is lauded for its authenticity but is endlessly crossing borders and taking on new lives. Jjajangmyeon is Chinese food in Korea and Korean food abroad. One can eat sundubu jjigae in Seoul without realizing it was popularized in southern California. A bowl of budae jjigae remembers conflict but offers comfort.

This event is co-sponsored by the Korea Foundation.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:08:19 -0400 2022-11-03T09:00:00-04:00 2022-11-03T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Conference / Symposium Nam Center Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference 2022 | Korea Around the Table: Food, Culture, and Mobility
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Kawakami Hiromi and the Queering of Distant Intimacies: Reading Japanese Literature from Hong Kong and Taiwan (November 3, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96363 96363-21792355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 110 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/G1J1M

Kawakami Hiromi (1958–) writes about distance and the limitations of intimacy on a minor scale through small details of everyday life. In her talk, Grace En-Yi Ting reflects on what it means to read Kawakami’s work now—from multilingual spaces of longing tied to Hong Kong and Taiwan and in a world broadly defined by new forms of distance and loss. What are the texts, reading practices, and languages that find us and how might they accompany us in these times?

Grace En-Yi Ting (Ph.D. Yale University) is an Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Hong Kong. She specializes in queer and feminist approaches to Japanese literature and popular culture. Other work deals with race and gender in the academy and transnational discourses of queerness and translation across Japanese, Sinophone, and Asian American literary contexts. Her recent article “Ekuni Kaori’s Tears in the Night: The Brilliance of Queer Readings for Japanese Literary Studies” (2021) received Honorable Mention for the Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in the Journal of Japanese Studies.

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:27:16 -0400 2022-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 2022-11-03T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Grace En-Yi Ting, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, University of Hong Kong
WCED Book Talk. "Democracy in Hard Places" (November 3, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98856 98856-21797272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

The last fifteen years have witnessed a "democratic recession." Democracies previously thought to be well-established--Hungary, Poland, Brazil, and even the United States--have been threatened by the rise of ultra-nationalist and populist leaders who pay lip-service to the will of the people while daily undermining the freedom and pluralism that are the foundations of democratic governance. The possibility of democratic collapse where we least expected it has added new urgency to the age-old inquiry into how democracy, once attained, can be made to last.

In *Democracy in Hard Places,* Scott Mainwaring and Tarek Masoud bring together a distinguished cast of contributors to illustrate how democracies around the world continue to survive even in an age of democratic decline. Collectively, they argue that we can learn much from democratic survivals that were just as unexpected as the democratic erosions that have occurred in some corners of the developed world.

-Oxford University Press, 2022

Volume Editors:

Scott Mainwaring's research and teaching focus on democratization and authoritarianism, political parties and party systems, and Latin American politics. His work with Aníbal PÊrez-Liùån, *Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall* (Cambridge University Press, 2013) won the best book prizes of the Comparative Politics section of the American Political Science Association and of the Political Institutions section of the Latin American Studies Association. Mainwaring was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010. In April 2019, *PS: Political Science and Politics* listed him as one of the 50 most cited political scientists in the world. He served as the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor for Brazil Studies and as faculty co-chair of the Brazil Studies program at Harvard University from 2016 to 2019.

Tarek Masoud is the co-editor of the *Journal of Democracy* of the National Endowment for Democracy, and serves as the Faculty Director of the Kennedy School's Middle East Initiative and the Initiative on Democracy in Hard Places. His research focuses on political development in Arabic-speaking and Muslim-majority countries. He is the author of *Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt* (Cambridge University Press, 2014); *The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform* with Jason Brownlee and Andrew Reynolds (Oxford University Press, 2015); and several articles and book chapters. He is a 2009 Carnegie Scholar, a trustee of the American University in Cairo, and the recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation and the Paul and Daisy Soros foundation, among others.

Chapter Authors:

Rachel Beatty Riedl is the Director of Cornell's Einaudi Center. Her research interests include institutional development in new democracies, local governance and decentralization policy, authoritarian regime legacies, and religion and politics, with a regional focus in Sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Policy Research, and Director of the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University. She has also been a visiting fellow at the Yale Program on Democracy, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. She was a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served as Chair of the Democracy and Autocracy section of the American Political Science Association. Riedl is co-host of the podcast "Ufahamu Africa," featuring weekly episodes of news highlights and interviews about life and politics on the African continent.

Dan Slater specializes in the politics and history of enduring dictatorships and emerging democracies, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia. He is the author of *From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia* with Joseph Wong (Princeton University Press, 2022); *Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia* (Cambridge University Press, 2010); and co-editor of *Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis* (Stanford University Press, 2008).

This even will be held both in person and webcast via Zoom. Registration is required to attend the Zoom webinar at: http://myumi.ch/y9Zwy

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:44:56 -0400 2022-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 2022-11-03T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Democracy in Hard Places book cover
CSEAS Lecture Series. Beyond Center and Periphery: Locating Southeast Asia in the Muslim World (November 4, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97570 97570-21794762@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 4, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

This talk explores the relationship between religion and spatiality through a study of the emergence of transoceanic religious geography that links Southeast Asia and South Arabia. This geographic imaginary links two regions commonly regarded as “peripheral” in the study of Islam and Islamic history. Muslims from these so-called “peripheral” regions, however, have for long presented their respective homelands as spatial realizations of Islamic cosmology and as privileged sites for moral education and ethical becoming. Tracing how this transoceanic religious geography came about allows us to rethink established center-periphery models that have continued to shape our understanding of the history and geography of Islam. Instead of a Muslim world made up of unchanging centers and peripheries, the talk uncovers the existence of competing for religious geographies, shifting centers of Islam, and forms of devotional mobility with multiple directionalities. Understanding how a “peripheral” region like Southeast Asia becomes religiously central to people elsewhere (South Arabia and the Swahili coast of Africa, for example), in turn, helps us to think about comparable processes that have sustained the religious significance of other regions.

Ismail Fajrie Alatas is an Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in the Department of History at New York University. His primary research interest is in Islam in the Indian Ocean world particularly, the historical and contemporary connections between Southeast Asia and South Arabia. Professor Alatas' work examines the intersections of religious authority, social formation, mobility, semiotics and communicative practice with a focus on Islamic Law, Sufism, and the Hadrami diaspora in Indonesia. He received his PhD in Anthropology and History from the University of Michigan, his MA from National University of Singapore, and his BA from the University of Melbourne.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/qA48G

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:55:01 -0400 2022-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 2022-11-04T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Assistant Professor, New York University
Trans Passport Day (November 4, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100544 100544-21800057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 4, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Full details and registration: https://ssw.umich.edu/r/passport

The School of Social Work Office of Global Activities, U-M Spectrum Center, and U-M Center for Global and Intercultural Study are collaborating to host Trans Passport Day. During this event, the Washtenaw County Clerk's office will assist students and community members to apply for, renew, or make changes to their passport in the form of a name change or updated gender marker. This event is open to individuals who need to apply for a passport without a gender marker/name change. However, the primary target audience is trans and non-binary individuals. Although this event is hosted specifically for folks needing a gender marker or name change, individuals not requiring these services but still in need of a new or renewed passport are welcome to attend.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:33:28 -0400 2022-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 2022-11-04T14:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Trans Passport Day on November 4, 2022 from 12-2pm in Weiser Hall, Room 255. Text is navy on a tan background with a picture of a passport, camera, and world map in the upper left corner. The three UM sponsoring department logos are along the bottom.
CSAS Lecture Series | The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Chola Bronzes (November 4, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96919 96919-21793567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 4, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

This talk commences by introducing the audience to a master sculptor working around the year 1000, whose inspiration may well have been child-saint Sambandar’s opening hymn that hails Shiva as “the thief who stole my heart.” Dehejia then moves beyond the sensuous to ask questions of this material that have not been asked before, treating the bronzes as material objects that interacted in meaningful ways with human activities, and with socioeconomic and religious practices. Where did the Cholas acquire the copper required to cast the many temple bronzes that are solid and heavy pieces of metal? Why were the Cholas obsessed with island Sri Lanka? What were the circumstances that permitted the creation of so many temples and such large numbers of exquisite bronzes despite the constant warfare that the Chola monarchs undertook to retain and expand their empire? What was the source of the pearls and coral, rubies and diamonds, that were embedded in gold jewelry gifted to adorn every temple’s sacred bronzes? Why did the Cholas cover the walls of their temples walls with inscriptions – over 12,000 in total – that cast intriguing light on society of the time?

Vidya Dehejia is Barbara Stoler Miller Professor Emerita of Indian Art at Columbia University in New York, and author of over 20 books on the history of Indian art, in which she connects the visual and literary arts in meaningful ways. She has also served as Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Freer & Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Her latest study, released by Princeton University Press is titled The Thief Who Stole my Heart: The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes from Chola India, 855-1280. In 2012, the President of India awarded her a Padma Bhushan for “Outstanding Contribution to Art & Education.”

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:21:24 -0400 2022-11-04T16:30:00-04:00 2022-11-04T18:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for South Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion CSAS Lecture Series | The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Chola Bronzes
Saturday Morning Physics | The Heart of Darkness (November 5, 2022 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99198 99198-21797694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 5, 2022 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

In 2017, humanity, for the first time, peered into true darkness. Black holes are objects defined by their immense gravitational fields, so large that not even light can escape. In this talk, I will take you on the journey undertaken by a worldwide collaboration to image a black hole for the first time and tell you about the discoveries awaiting the coming generations.

This talk will be live in ROOMS 170 & 182 Weiser Hall. You can also watch the talk/Q&A, live, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpMfqdRwMkU

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:25:33 -0400 2022-11-05T10:30:00-04:00 2022-11-05T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the centre of Messier 87 and its shadow. (EHT Collaboration)
Yale Law School Information Session (November 7, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100072 100072-21799195@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 7, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

A visiting admissions representative from Yale Law School will host an admissions information session for all University of Michigan students and alumni interested in applying to Yale Law. The session will include a short presentation and Q&A/discussion.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:35:04 -0400 2022-11-07T17:00:00-05:00 2022-11-07T18:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar Photo of a gavel against a dark background. Image by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels
A Lightning Talk Workshop: Language and Identities (November 7, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100884 100884-21800474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 7, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

Join us for the free event hosted by the Language Matters Initiative!

Lightning talks will be followed by discussion opportunities with our speakers. Pizza and beverages provided!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:31:29 -0400 2022-11-07T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-07T18:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Romance Languages & Literatures Workshop / Seminar Poster
Language and Identities (November 7, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101063 101063-21800752@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 7, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

Please join us for this FREE event hosted by the Language Matters Initiative. Lightning talks will be followed by discussion opportunities with speakers. Pizza and beverages proovided.

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang | Scholar & Author, Department of American Culture and Program in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Jessi Grieser | Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics

Michela Russo, Nick Henriksen, and Sabine Gabaron | Romance Languages & Literatures Gender Diversity Committee

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:08:08 -0400 2022-11-07T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-07T18:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion Language and Identities Poster
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Anatomy of a Regional Civil War: Guangxi, 1967-1968 (November 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96543 96543-21792871@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

During the violent early years of China’s Cultural Revolution, the province of Guangxi experienced by far the largest death toll of any comparable region. Why? One explanation posits a process of collective killings focused on rural households categorized as class enemies by the regime. This view draws parallels with genocidal intergroup violence in Bosnia, Rwanda, and similar settings. New evidence from classified investigations conducted in China in the 1980s reveals the extent to which the killings were part of a province-wide counter-insurgency campaign carried out by village militia. The unusually high death tolls generated by organized effort that resembled the massacres of communists and other leftists coordinated by Indonesia’s army in 1965.

Andrew G. Walder is the Denise O’Leary and Kent Thiry Professor in the Department of Sociology at Stanford University, where he is also a Senior Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. His recent publications include "Agents of Disorder: Inside China’s Cultural Revolution" (Harvard 2019) and (with Dong Guoqiang) "A Decade of Upheaval: The Cultural Revolution in Rural China" (Princeton, 2021). A book related to this talk will be published by Stanford University Press in 2023: "Civil War in Guangxi: The Cultural Revolution in China’s Southern Periphery."

Zoom registration link:
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qn9gbehbRc6pilEqss1SZw

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:13:23 -0400 2022-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Andrew G. Walder, Denise O’Leary and Kent Thiry Professor, Department of Sociology, Stanford University
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Kick-Off (November 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100093 100093-21799199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

Join us to learn more about Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students.

Please RSVP at https://myumi.ch/9PV29

FLAS Fellowships provide tuition support and a stipend to students studying designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies. Fellowships are offered for the academic year and for summer in the U.S. or abroad. At our Kick-Off Event, we look forward to showing you how you can get paid just for learning a critical language! Also joining us will be previous recipients of this award, who can share their experiences. We will provide light snacks and refreshments.

FLAS application starts on NOVEMBER 1 and ends on FEBRUARY 1.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at iifellowships@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:35:42 -0400 2022-11-08T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-08T18:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Presentation FLAS Fellowships
WCED Roundtable. Democracy and the Authorization of Violence (November 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100047 100047-21799032@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

This lecture will be presented in person in 1010 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: http://myumi.ch/n8mdx

Supposedly an alternative to violence, democracy often authorizes violence. Rioters convinced of their electoral win storm a parliament; elected governments boasting a popular mandate attack vulnerable minorities or rival countries; insurgents shed blood to overthrow homegrown tyrants and foreign occupiers in freedom’s name. This roundtable gathers five diverse experts and practitioners to consider the logics and limits of democracy’s linkages to violence, in America and abroad.

Christian Davenport is the Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen Professor of the Study of Human Understanding and professor of political science at the University of Michigan as well as a faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies and research professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Primary research interests include political conflict (e.g., human rights violations, genocide/politicide, torture, political surveillance, civil war and social movements); measurement; racism; and popular culture. He is the author of six books, most recently The Peace Continuum with Erik Melander and Patrick Regan (2017, Oxford University Press). He is the recipient of numerous grants (e.g., 10 from the National Science Foundation) and awards (e.g., the Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Award and a Residential Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences – Stanford University).
Orlando de Guzman is a video journalist and filmmaker whose work has appeared in *The New York Times* and on ITVS/Independent Lens, Vice News, Al Jazeera and Univision. He is a 2022-23 Knight-Wallace Fellow at U-M. As a camera operator, he has worked in the Central African Republic, Brazil, Venezuela, Nagorno-Karabakh and dozens of other countries and disputed territories. At Vice News, de Guzman won an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award for his unflinching look at the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, including the now-iconic images he captured of torch-bearing white supremacists chanting racist slogans. Prior to television, de Guzman was a radio journalist covering Southeast Asia and the second Iraq war for WGBH and the BBC’s “The World” magazine show. He holds a B.A. in international studies from the University of Washington.

Ann Heffernan is an LSA Collegiate Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan. Her research and teaching interests include contemporary political theory, disability studies, feminist theory, and American political development. Her current book project, “Disability: A Democratic Dilemma,” brings into view the significance of disability in mediating the relationship between citizens and the American state. Drawing upon historical and contemporary examples—among them the rise of waged labor, the Flint, Michigan water crisis, the healthcare debate, and, most recently, the proposed expansion of public charge requirements in U.S. immigration law—she shows how the boundaries and defining features of political membership are stabilized and recast in and through disability.

Murad Idris is associate professor of political science at U-M. He has wide-ranging interests in political theory and the history of political thought, including war and peace, critical theory, conceptual history, anticolonial and postcolonial thought, political theology, international political theory, comparative political theory, and Arabic and Islamic political thought. His book, *War for Peace: Genealogies of a Violent Ideal in Western and Islamic Thought* (2019), won the David Easton Award from APSA, and the International Ethics Best Book Award from ISA, and the Best Book in Interdisciplinary Studies Award also from ISA. He is currently writing "Islam under Modernity: Genealogies of Definition, Reform, and Jihad," which analyzes the dominant scripts about Islam in modernity—“Islam is peace,” “Islam means submission,” “Islam needs a Luther,” “Muslims need to embrace a spiritual jihad”—and it uses them as a launchpad for examining modern assumptions about freedom, progress, and violence.

Anand Patwardhan, India’s foremost documentary filmmaker, is a Hughes Fellow this fall at U-M. Patwardhan is known for his sociopolitical, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum-dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. Though his films have won many international and publicly funded awards, he has had to fight the Indian government’s censorship and restrictions with almost every one of his films. Patwardhan was born in Mumbai. He completed a B.A. in English literature at Elphinstone College in Mumbai, a B.A. in sociology at Brandeis University, and a M.A. in communication studies at McGill University in Montreal. He also is a member of the Oscar Academy.

Moderated by Dan Slater, WCED director.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:07:41 -0500 2022-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-09T13:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion WCED Democracy and Violence
BLI Community Meetings (November 9, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98389 98389-21796640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The BLI Community Meetings have two goals - Leadership Learning and Connection Making (all with Delicious Food)!

We hope to inspire and engage our community of leaders in these interactive and social events led by our student Applied Leadership Fellows!

Are you interested in connecting with students from across campus while elevating your leadership learning? Come join us for the next event!

Topic: Gratitude and Generosity
When: November 9, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Where: Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Join us for Curry On catering and an opportunity to learn more about how gratitude and generosity play a part in your leadership journey! All are welcome!

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:09:59 -0400 2022-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-09T19:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering Bright image with teal and purple accents. Two images - one with the words random acts and one with hands and a red heart. Text includes The BLI Community Sessions - Leadership Learning and Connection Making - Gratitude and Generosity
Teaching English Abroad after Graduation (November 9, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100445 100445-21799942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Center

Teaching English abroad can be a cost-effective way to spend a year (or two!) immersing yourself in another culture after graduation. There are many ways to go about teaching English abroad, so we invite you to join us for a session that will cover topics including things to know about teaching English abroad, opportunities to do so, and how to prepare for the experience while still a student at U-M!

Pizza will be provided!

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:24:46 -0400 2022-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-09T19:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Center Workshop / Seminar Teaching English Abroad
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Pre-modern Japanese Book History (November 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96026 96026-21791722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 1010 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom ; link pending. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Zoom registration is at: https://myumi.ch/DJD69

Japan has a history of books since the 7th century, and a huge number of books still remain today. We will explore the secrets of the variety of Japanese books by comparing Western and Eastern books.

Takahiro Sasaki is Professor at the Keio Institute of Oriental Classics at Keio University. He specializes in the history of Japanese books and was the lead educator for the FutureLearn MOOC courses on “Japanese Culture Through Rare Books” and “The Art of Washi Paper in Japanese Rare Books”.

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:37:09 -0400 2022-11-10T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-10T13:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Pre-modern Japanese Book History
Have Funding - Will Travel (November 10, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100094 100094-21799203@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

Come join us for a funding opportunity expo for all U-M students! Explore a variety of fellowships, scholarships, and grants for your international experience.

Please RSVP at https://myumi.ch/bR59b

Offices from across U-M will be showcasing a multitude of funding opportunities available to students and alumni eager to study, intern, research, and work abroad.This is an excellent chance to consider the best ways to afford an international education experience, right before International Education Week. Presentations, one-on-one advising, Q&As and more! Doors open at 5:00pm for mingling and refreshments; presentations will run from 5:30 - 7:00pm. Be sure to RSVP for more details and reminders!

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at iifellowships@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Presentation Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:17:03 -0400 2022-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 2022-11-10T19:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Presentation Have Funding - Will Travel
Swineryy Speaks: A Conversation about Comedy, Culture and Storytelling (November 11, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100452 100452-21799947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 11, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Swineryy is one of South Asia's most beloved comedy accounts on Instagram. Featuring short clips of original animated characters (ranging from a foul-mouthed pig wondering why he's disliked by Muslims, an even more foul-mouth alien in space, a judgmental aunty who dislikes her friend Shazia’s daughter, a preachy and conflicted "Blue Molvi Sahab" (a conservative, religious man/cleric) who often loses himself in his own lectures, a baby koala clearly in a very distressing and toxic relationship with his father, and more!), the creator is an anonymous comedian from Pakistan who voices the characters and writes their stories alone.

Swineryy's U-M residency is sponsored in part by the U-M Arts Initiative and the Penny W. Stamps School Of Art & Design.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:39:07 -0400 2022-11-11T16:30:00-05:00 2022-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for South Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Swineryy graphic
Saturday Morning Physics | Battery Management System: Engineering a Guardian Angel for Lithium-Ion Batteries (November 12, 2022 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99199 99199-21797696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 12, 2022 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

From the Rosetta-Philae spacecraft landing three billion miles away from Earth to the daily commute of an electric vehicle, the battery management system (BMS) has been critical for protecting the pack, minimizing aging, accounting for cell-to-cell variability, and monitoring battery degradation in real-time from field data. Accurate predictions of degradation and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries are essential for reliability, safety, and key to cost-effectiveness and life-cycle emissions. The ultimate BMS task is the detection of the onset of venting, the prediction of imminent thermal runaway, which helps manage the risk of explosions and fires from failing batteries.

This talk will be live in ROOMS 170 & 182 Weiser Hall. You can also watch the talk/Q&A, live, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0l5TJk-LE

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:30:10 -0400 2022-11-12T10:30:00-05:00 2022-11-12T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion The challenge and opportunity of battery lifetime prediction
Complex Systems Seminar | The unreasonable effectiveness of neural graph embedding (November 15, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/100935 100935-21800553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

ROOM 747 Weiser Hall
This talk will be hybrid.
ZOOM https://umich.zoom.us/j/96616169868
Password: CSCS (all caps)

Abstract: Graph embedding, or graph representation learning, emerged as an effective, unifying framework to perform numerous machine learning tasks with network data. In this talk, I will discuss how and why one of the most basic graph embedding techniques, node2vec (or word2vec with random walks), works so well, in connection with the theory of random walks and community detection in network science.

October 26, 2022 article https://news.luddy.indiana.edu/story.html?story=Ahn-receives-a-grant-to-help-secure-critical-technologies

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:16:51 -0500 2022-11-15T11:30:00-05:00 2022-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Yong-Yeol "YY" Ahn
International Institute Student Fellowships (IISF) Kick Off Info Session (November 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100704 100704-21800261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

The International Institute Student Fellowships (IISF) are designed to support University of Michigan students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in a degree program and wish to participate in internships or conduct research abroad.

The II Student Fellowships Application is the common application for several fellowships, including some from II centers. The IISF Application must be used to apply for any of the following awards:

Rackham International Research Award
Global Individual Grant (formerly II Individual Fellowship)
African Studies Center Funding for Research or Internship Support in Africa
Center for Armenian Studies Summer Research Grants
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Tinker Field Research Grants for Graduate Students
Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia Summer Grants for Research and Internships in Europe & Eurasia

Advisers will present details about available awards and opportunities, review eligibility criteria, and provide tips on completing an II Student Fellowships (IISF) application.

Please use the RSVP form to register for either the in-person event (November 15), or the virtual event (November 17): https://forms.gle/vmUfwzBugspHYHnf7

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at iifellowships@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:13:13 -0400 2022-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-15T12:55:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Workshop / Seminar International Institute Student Fellowships (IISF)
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | The Chinese Lives of “Internet Finance”: From Technological Innovations to Ponzi Schemes (November 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96544 96544-21792872@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In this talk, Dr. Rao will trace how China’s “internet finance” industry, represented by thousands of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platforms, developed from government-supported “financial innovations” to criminalized Ponzi schemes that ruined the life’s savings of millions. He will unravel this economic process through the stories of ordinary investors and borrowers drawn from 20 months of ethnographic study, and offer an anthropological angle to understand the happening of a financial, social, and moral crisis.

Yichen Rao is a postdoctoral researcher at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. As an anthropologist, he studies the rapid development of contemporary China through the challenges digital technologies have imposed on human society. Dr. Rao has written ethnographies about China’s controversial internet addiction treatment camps, internet finance platforms, and the 996 overwork issues in the IT industry. He published in journals like "Economic Anthropology" and "History of Psychology." His paper "Dreaming like a Market" on China's P2P lending industry was awarded the Schneider Prize Honorable Mention by the American Anthropological Association.

Zoom registration link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VdCMd2jtQG6CHbxsI4xC8g

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:14:00 -0400 2022-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Yichen Rao, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan
WCED Lecture. Afterlives of Revolution: Populist Authoritarianism in Contemporary Nicaragua (November 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100128 100128-21799243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Luciana Chamorro Elizondo is a WCED Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2021-23 academic years. She is a political anthropologist who specializes in Central America and writes on revolution and its afterlives, populist politics, authoritarianism, affect and aesthetics. Her larger conceptual interests are in political theology, debt, inheritance and generational difference, political violence, and feminist and queer imaginaries of the future.

As a WCED Fellow, Luciana will continue to develop her book manuscript, "Afterlives of Revolution: Authoritarian Populism and Political Passions in Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua", incorporating field research conducted in Nicaragua after the 2018 April uprisings, a pivotal turning point after which the Ortega regime left behind the pursuit of hegemony and instead turned to the use of force and the establishment of a police state to sustain itself in power. She will also advance a series of related projects, including a collaborative and comparative study tentatively titled “Authoritarian Thresholds” which uses ethnographic methods to consider under what conditions democratically elected regimes tip toward the use of exceptional force to remain in power.

This lecture will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at: http://myumi.ch/G1J55

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:49:22 -0400 2022-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-15T13:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Luciana Chamorro Elizondo
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Machines of the Quotidian: Architecture and Technology in Postwar North Korea (November 16, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99012 99012-21797459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Please note: This session is planned to be held both in-person and virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/3kwz2

The rebirth of North Korea after the Korean War—centered on state authority and productive work culture—was distinctly represented by architecture and technology of the quotidian kind. Of particular importance were mass housing and everyday technologies, the two types of vernacular machines essential for organizing the people and raising their productivity. Apartments and tractors were celebrated as emblems of new socialist life. Concurrently, apartments and tractors were spectacles that dissimulated the global capitalist ideology of industrial efficiency. Machines are then parts of coordinated systems that organize life and support the expansion of state and industrial domination.

Cheehyung Harrison Kim is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His research and teaching focus on socialism, labor, industrialism, everyday life, and urbanism in the context of North Korea and East Asia. He is the author of *Heroes and Toilers: Work as Life in Postwar North Korea*, 1953-1961, published by Columbia University Press. He is also the editor of the journal Korean Studies.

*The lecture is cosponsored by the University of Michigan Department of History.*

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:35:21 -0400 2022-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 2022-11-16T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Lecture / Discussion Cheehyung Harrison Kim, Associate Professor of History, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa