Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 18, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564738@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-18T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 19, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-19T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-19T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 20, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-20T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-20T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Boren Fellowships Drop-In Advising (January 20, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80397 80397-20713713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Boren Fellowships are awarded to graduate students (either Master’s or PhD level) for the purpose of overseas language study, academic study, research, or an academic internship in the pursuit of supporting national security efforts. For those who are completing their applications, drop in to ask any final questions you may have!

Learn more about Boren Fellowships at https://ii.umich.edu/ii/boren-fellowships-for-international-study.html.

Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99157473076
Passcode: 790361

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact Melissa at mjfvert@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, 05 Jan 2021 17:23:02 -0500 2021-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Presentation Advising
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 21, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 21, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832768@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
To Travel a Different Road: The Translation of African-American Poetry into Yiddish, 1925-1936 (January 21, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80077 80077-20556854@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

In 1936, a Yiddish-language anthology Neger-Dikhtung in Amerike (Negro-Poetry in America) was published in Moscow. It was compiled and translated by the Kiev-born, American educated Robert Magidoff, and remains to this day the most extensive corpus of African-Diasporic poetry in Yiddish translation. The presentation will examine the anthology’s position amongst different notions of “the folk” in Soviet Yiddish ethnography and folkloristics, the writings of James Weldon Johnson and W.E.B. Du Bois, with whom Magidoff corresponded, and the Yiddish modernist poetry of Shmuel Halkin, who edited the book series in which the anthology appears. When placed alongside DuBois's and others' visits to the Soviet Union in the 1930s, the appearance of African-American poetry in Yiddish translation shows how a transatlantic Jewish avant-garde interpreted and embedded itself within Soviet-African-American contacts in between the Two World Wars. Magidoff served as a Soviet correspondent for NBC and the Associated Press from 1935.
He was accused of espionage and expelled from the USSR in 1948. In 1963 he defended a PhD in Russian literature at the University of Michigan Slavic Department.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:40:39 -0500 2021-01-21T18:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Slavic Languages & Literatures Livestream / Virtual Eli Rosenblatt received his PhD in Jewish Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2019-20, he was a postdoctoral Fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 22, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564742@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 22, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-22T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-22T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 22, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832769@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 22, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Ayana Evans, Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series: Persona as Social Justice (January 22, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81000 81000-20832756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 22, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Ayana Evans will talk about her trajectory of her work, including her new work of performance art for video "You Better Be Good to Me” (with performances by students from SMTD, the UM Cheer Team, and Detroit artists, and costumes by Dressing Up and Down students). "You Better Be Good to Me” will premiere as part of the program.

Ayana Evans is a NYC based performance artist who grew up on the south side of Chicago. The sensibilities of both locations heavily influence her work with the body, race relations, and gender bias.  Roberta Fallon, co-founder of Artblog, describes Ms. Evans as, “one part Wonder Woman, one part agent provocateur.” And writer Seph Rodney of Hyperallergic and the New York Times wrote: “I have seen [this] artist actually stop traffic on the Bowery in downtown Manhattan in 2016, where, in a floor-length lace gown, a dollar-store tiara and full makeup, she placed a chair in the street to do chair dips.”

Evans began her career as a painter earning her MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University and her BA in Visual Arts from Brown University. During the summer of 2016 Evans completed her installment of the residency, "Back in Five Minutes" at El Museo Del Barrio in NYC. The next year she completed a endurance-based 10-hour, citywide performance and 100-person performative dinner party at the Barnes Foundation in 2017 for "A Person of the Crowd,” a major performance art survey featuring artists such as, Marina Abramovic, Tania Bruguera, and William Pope L. in Philadelphia, PA. Her international work includes participation in: FIAP performance festival in Martinique, The Pineapple Show at Tiwani Contemporary in London, and Ghana's Chale Wote festival, which drew 30,000 people. Evans has received numerous fellowships and awards including: Studio Immersion Fellowship Program at EFA’s Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (2018); Artists Alliance Inc (2018); Franklin Furnace Fund for performance art (2017-2018); New York Foundation of the Arts Fellow for Interdisciplinary Arts (2018); and an artist in resident for Art on the Vine at Martha's Vineyard (2019). In addition to her numerous guerilla street performances, Evans has performed at the Queens Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum, Newark Museum, and the Bronx Museum. During 2018 and 2019 Evans had three solo exhibitions with Medium Tings Gallery (Brooklyn), Cuchifritos Gallery (NYC) and the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop with New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) at Governors Island, NY. She has been featured in The New York Times, Bomb Magazine, ArtNet, The Cut, Hyperallergic, and CNN. Evans is currently an adjunct professor at Brown University.

During the Fall 2020 semester, Evans created a new work of performance art for video as part of the Stamps School’s Witt Visiting Artist program. A video of the performance "You Better Be Good to Me,” will premiere as part of the program.

Notice of uncensored content: In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.

 

Supported by the U-M Arts Initiative. This talk is part of the 2021 U-M Reverend Martin Luther King Junior Symposium. The Penny Stamps 2020-2021 Distinguished Speaker Series is brought to you with the support of our streaming partners, Detroit Public Television and PBS Books.

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Performance Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:15:43 -0500 2021-01-22T20:00:00-05:00 2021-01-22T21:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 23, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 23, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-23T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 23, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 23, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-23T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-23T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 24, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564744@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-24T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-24T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832771@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 25, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-25T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-25T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
CREES/Ford U.S.-Russia Future Leaders Professional Development Workshop. Supporting Government Transparency in Ukraine: The Role of NGOs and EU Policymakers (January 25, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80582 80582-20759735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

NOTE (1/18/21): This event is now full. However, if you would like to be added to the workshop's waitlist, please fill out this Google form: https://myumi.ch/v2oV7

The second CREES/Ford U.S.-Russia Future Leaders Professional Development Workshop will be led by Tinatin Tsertsvadze, policy analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute. Participants must be current U-M students and will be admitted, space pending, beginning January 11.

In October 2020, Ukraine’s Constitutional Court ruled that the country’s National Agency on Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) could no longer publish the electronic asset declarations of government officials. The court also struck down the imposing of criminal liability on government officials who provide false information on these asset declarations. The court’s decision represents a significant setback for government transparency advocates. The ruling may also negatively impact Ukraine - EU relations.

This workshop will have students analyze the role that international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can play in raising awareness of, and advocating for, increased government transparency in Ukraine. During the workshop, students will consider the practical steps NGOs can take to obtain buy-in from both Ukraine-based civic organizations and EU policymakers to advance anti-corruption efforts.

Tinatin Tsertsvadze, a policy analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute, will lead this workshop. She is an expert on human rights and rule of law policy in the European Union, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Before joining the Open Society European Policy Institute, she worked at the Human Rights and Democracy Network and the Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue.

Participating students must agree to complete select readings and a brief writing assignment prior to the workshop session. More details will be provided upon registration.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:34:08 -0500 2021-01-25T11:30:00-05:00 2021-01-25T12:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Workshop / Seminar Tinatin Tsertsvadze
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832772@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Peace Corps General Information Session (January 25, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81015 81015-20832808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Center

Join the U-M Peace Corps recruiters at this Peace Corps information session where you will learn about Peace Corps service, hear about volunteer experiences, and gain tips to guide you through the application process.

RSVP here for the Zoom link: https://myumi.ch/Gk9Ro

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Presentation Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:09:15 -0500 2021-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 2021-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Center Presentation Blue and Red Peace Corps Logo
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 26, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564746@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-26T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-26T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Communicating Effectively in Zoom Rooms (January 26, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80019 80019-20547010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Back by popular demand! Whether learning on campus or from a distance, most of us are spending a lot of time on Zoom and other video conferencing platforms. Being able to participate effectively in online discussions will likely be essential for a long time to come. In this fun, interactive workshop, we will practice a range of features of effective video communication: ways to get a turn to speak, to communicate clearly, and to respond effectively to others. Come ready to practice with one another and to identify strategies for practicing on your own. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.
REGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/7677

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:44:47 -0500 2021-01-26T08:30:00-05:00 2021-01-26T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (January 26, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79380 79380-20288505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held 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: http://myumi.ch/9oRRe

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

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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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:19:54 -0500 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-26T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 26, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832773@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 27, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564747@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
CREES Noon Lecture. Being Queer in Russia: A Conversation about Challenges Facing Russia’s LGBTQ+ Movement (January 27, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80589 80589-20759750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

This CREES Noon Lecture is brought to you by U-M undergraduates Rachael Merritt and Kyle Arnashus, Russian Language and Culture Majors. The students organized this panel in culmination of their project "Bridging the Gap between LGBTQ+ Communities in Russia and the United States," under the auspices of the CREES-Ford School initiative "Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations."

From the introduction of the 2013 Gay Propaganda Law, the attempted “Trans Ban” laws to the Family Code in 2020, to continuous waves of torture and murder of gay men in Chechnya, members of Russia’s LGBTQ+ community have found themselves in increasingly precarious positions in the struggle for the full realization of their human rights. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that the international Russian LGBTQ+ community come together to form a unified front to fight against increasing oppression. However, the Russian LGBTQ+ community struggles with disconnectedness, both in terms of a unifying Russian LGBTQ+ identity and contradictory visions for the future of Russian LGBTQ+ movement. This panel seeks to address these schisms within the community and foster greater understanding for the identities and perspectives of Russia’s LGBTQ+ diaspora and domestic communities.

All too often in Russian queer diaspora communities individuals feel that they need to forfeit their Russian identity in order to conform to western standards of queer identities. They can feel a loss of their roots, culture, and family. This panel will discuss queer identity formation as it relates to re-connection with a Russian identity, the different obstacles of trauma and persecution that stand in the way of this reunification, and the tremendous impact sustained support through shared conceptions of identity could have for the longevity and strength of the Russian LGBTQ+ movement. Also to be discussed is the media portrayal of the LGBTQ+ movement in the West and in Russia. These depictions are subjected to external or group specific pressures and have contributed to contradictory opinions on methods of social activism throughout the LGBTQ+ community. This fragmentation leaves the LGBTQ+ community vulnerable to oppression and popular criticism.

Collaboration and connectedness between Russian diaspora populations, regional communities, and organizations in Moscow and Petersburg creates an opportunity for effective social organization within the Russian LGBTQ+ movement. The members of the panel bring vastly different personal experiences of identity formation and Russian LGBTQ+ activism, which will serve to begin a dialogue around the deeply entrenched differences in LGBTQ+ identity and movements between their respective groups. These testimonies and the subsequent discussion will hopefully serve as a bridge to find common ground and move the Russian LGBTQ+ movement forward in a more unified and effective way.

Speakers:

Alla Chikinda is the regional representative and communications manager for the LGBTQ+ Resource Center based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Resource Center provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals to congregate and form community. The organization also hosts informational meetings and takes part in organizing pride activities, and implements social and legal programs and services aimed at overcoming discrimination of the LGBTQ+ community. Joining the Resource Center in 2016, Alla was first responsible for the center’s social media and external communications. Her work led to an increase in the number of followers and mentions in local media outlets. Since 2018, Alla has been concentrating her work with media outlets and stakeholders in the region, and, as a result, the LGBTQ+ agenda is much more visible in Yekaterinburg, on the national, and sometimes international, level. It is considered among the most prominent and efficient LGBTQ+ organizations in Russia. Over the past two years, the center has found a lot of allies and partners among local NGOs, cultural organisations and businesses. Alla believes that a representation of Russian LGBTQ+ identities outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg are essential to form a more comprehensive and inclusive community. It is also Alla’s belief that the integration of the Resource Center into the surrounding community and cooperation with law enforcement is integral to its success.

Ezra Erikson is the digital director at RUSA LGBT, and he has also used his expertise in social media marketing to lead initiatives that advocate for LGBTQ+ rights both in Russia and across the globe. Notably, Ezra has contributed to the development of the Illuminator Project, an initiative designed to raise awareness of gender identity and sexual orientation among Russian-speaking parents. A target of state persecution, Ezra was arrested in June 2016 in Moscow, accused of “gay propaganda,” when he and his partner were paying tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse club in Orlando. Ezra moved to the United States in 2017 after his coming out resulted in death threats from relatives.

Anastasiia Fedorova is a writer and curator based in London. She is a regular contributor to "Dazed," "i-D," "GARAGE," "Kaleidoscope Magazine," "032c," "SHOWstudio," and "The Guardian" among other titles. She works as a Strategy and Partnership Manager at "The Calvert Journal," a London-based publication for culture, innovation, photography, and travel in the New East. Anastasiia contributes to LGBTQ+ content curation at "The Calvert Journal," and has covered an impressive number of stories on queer culture in the New East, particularly in Russia. These stories include analysis of Russia’s LGBTQ+ underground movement, queer social media influencers and activists, Russian drag and trans legacies, as well as queer icons of cinema and Russian history. Anastasiia is also a founder of Russian Queer Revolution, a platform for LGBTQ+ creatives from Russia, which she started in 2020. Anastasiia has lived in London for the past nine years, and is a member of the Russian queer community.

Lyosha Gorshkov is a co-president at RUSA LGBT, an organization based in New York City, that operates as a support network for Russian-speaking LGBTQ+ individuals. RUSA LGBT provides informational support to asylum seekers, and organizes social events to increase acceptance of LGBTQ+ people within the Russian speaking public. Lyosha founded Brighton Beach Pride (the first ever Russian-speaking pride) in 2017 that aims at creating a dialogue with Russian diaspora community leaders who hold more conservative views. Lyosha has a background in academia as a former Political Science Professor at Perm State University in Russia. In 2014, as a result of his vocal advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights in Russia and his openly gay status, Lyosha received threats from security services and Neo-Nazi groups and was forced to seek asylum in the United States. In addition to his work at RUSA LGBT, Lyosha currently works as the assistant director of PRIDE and Women’s Centers at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/3qyqm.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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, 31 May 2022 14:33:43 -0400 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion CREES Queer in Russia
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 27, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 28, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564748@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-28T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 28, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (January 28, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80751 80751-20783452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 28, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Documentary, 1985. The movie follows the struggle of the Mothers of the Plaza of Mayo, a group of mothers who challenged authorities during the repressive regime in Argentina (1976-1983), trying to discover the whereabouts of their missing sons and daughters, taken by the regime.
During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. A discussion period will follow the movie. The faculty discussant will be Susan Waltz, Professor Emerita of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, and moderated by Sioban Harlow, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health. Other dates include Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 25, March 4, and March 11.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkcu-srj4jHtZpCETVEs-3WM5xygNoTF4m

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:00:02 -0500 2021-01-28T16:30:00-05:00 2021-01-28T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening The Disappeared Film Series: Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo
CES Film. At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick) (January 29, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80118 80118-20564749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 29, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen, director. In German with English subtitles (92 min., 2012).

Through its engagement with blindness as both a trope and a physical reality, Sheri Hagen’s *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* raises provocative questions regarding color blindness, race and racism, and in/visibility in contemporary German society. By challenging the normative category of whiteness, as well as able-bodiedness and heterosexuality, the film also explores alternative modes of seeing through the visual medium of cinema.

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Those who register for the Q&A with Sheri Hagen on 1/29/21 will receive a link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)* between January 18-29, 2021. Register for the discussion at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w.

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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Film Screening Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:58:24 -0500 2021-01-29T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-29T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Film Screening At Second Glance film
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 29, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 29, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Conversations on Europe. A Q&A with Sheri Hagen, director of At Second Glance (January 29, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80121 80121-20564750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 29, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Sheri Hagen is a Nigerian-German director, screenwriter, actress, and founder of the production company Equality Film GmbH. Born in Lagos, she grew up in Hamburg and has lived and worked in Berlin since the 1990s. After training as a stage actress, Hagen then appeared in numerous film productions and television series, before returning to theater in 2010. Across her career, Hagen has worked on film projects as author, director, and producer. *Auf den zweiten Blick (At Second Glance)* is her debut film as a director. It won awards at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney (2012) and the Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen (2013).

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/jxo3w. Those who register will receive the link and password to view the film *At Second Glance (Auf den zweiten Blick)*.

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, 11 Jan 2021 15:22:15 -0500 2021-01-29T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-29T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Sheri Hagen
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 30, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 30, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 31, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832778@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 31, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
CCPS Lecture. Gender Politics and the Populist Moment: Will the East Save the West? (February 1, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80784 80784-20793297@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 1, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

In Poland, leaders of the ruling party and bishops of the Catholic Church have repeatedly deemed ‘gender’ a threat to the state, an invasion, and form of colonization. These claims may seem extreme but are in fact symptomatic of a broader pattern. The demonization of ‘gender’ has played a play a key role in the rise of right-wing populism in Europe and beyond, ‘gender’ becoming the designated enemy of the people. This lecture offers a look at the anti-gender movement – a well-networked transnational phenomenon inspired by the Vatican, influenced by both Russian ultraconservatives and US evangelicals. It suggests a way to conceptualize the link between populism and religious fundamentalism at play. It also explores selected images and narratives disseminated in anti-gender campaigns, as a well as a few counterimages produced by the feminist and LGBT+ movements. Finally, I examine Central and Eastern Europe’s special place in the anti-gender imaginary and strategy: the movement’s claim that the East is morally superior to the West, and thus destined to save it from ‘gender’.

Agnieszka Graff graduated from Amherst College (1993) and Oxford University (1995). An associate professor at the American Studies Center, University of Warsaw, she teaches US literature and film, African American studies, feminism and gender studies. She is also an activist and public intellectual present in Polish liberal media. She has authored several books of feminist essays: *Świat bez kobiet* (*World without Women*, 2001, 2004); *Rykoszetem* (*Stray Bullets*, 2008), *Magma* (*The Quagmire Effect*, 2010), and *Matka Feministka* (*Mother and Feminist*, 2014). Her articles on gender in Polish and US culture have appeared in *Public Culture, Feminist Studies Signs*, and *East European Politics and Societies*. She co-edited the Spring 2019 theme issue of *Signs*, “Gender and the Rise of the Global Right.” *Gender Politics and the Populist Moment,* co-authored by Agnieszka Graff and Elżbieta Korolczuk, will be published this year with Routledge – this lecture presents some of the book’s core ideas.

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/mnrqy.

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, 20 Jan 2021 10:13:26 -0500 2021-02-01T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-01T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Lecture / Discussion Agnieszka Graff
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 1, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832779@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 1, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-01T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-01T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Writing Effective Cover Letters (February 2, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80020 80020-20547011@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Have you been trying to craft the perfect cover letter for a job or internship application? How can you be clear, showcase your strengths, and stand out from the crowd? Does your letter reflect the professional persona you wish to project? In this workshop we will focus on strategies for writing effective cover letters, tailored to your goals and anticipated readers. Bring a draft cover letter if you have one. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.
REGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/7677

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:44:25 -0500 2021-02-02T08:30:00-05:00 2021-02-02T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 2, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832780@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-02T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-02T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
CREES Noon Lecture. The Social and Political Impact of COVID-19 in Central Asia (February 3, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80436 80436-20721797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

As in other regions of the world, Central Asia has struggled to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some governments moved relatively swiftly and decisively to close borders and impose strict social distancing measures, while others adopted similar measures but were slower to implement them. Still others have been reluctant to even acknowledge that COVID-19 poses a serious risk to their citizens. How has the threat of COVID-19 and the government’s response to it affected popular attitudes in Central Asia? Specifically, how has it affected trust and confidence in political leaders, religious leaders, healthcare systems, and local communities? I explore these questions based on an original online and telephone survey conducted in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan during the height of the pandemic. I argue that the pandemic has had inverse effects on trust and confidence in these two countries and that this may be linked to differences in the stability of their respective regimes.

Pauline Jones is professor of political science and director of the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum at the University of Michigan. She has published in several leading academic and policy journals, including the *American Political Science Review, Annual Review of Political Science, Current History, Foreign Affairs, Europe-Asia Studies,* and *Resources Policy*. She has authored five books: *Institutional Change and Political Continuity in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Power, Perceptions, and Pacts *(2002); *The Transformation of Central Asia: States and Societies from Soviet Rule to Independence* (2003); *Oil Is Not a Curse: Ownership Structure and Institutions in the Soviet Successor States* (2010); *Islam, Society, and Politics in Central Asia* (2016); and *The Oxford Handbook on Politics in Muslim Societies* (forthcoming).

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at http://myumi.ch/mnoGG.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Global Islamic Studies Center, and Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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 Jan 2021 11:00:31 -0500 2021-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-03T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Pauline Jones
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 3, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 12:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Strengthening Systems for Health Seminar (February 3, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81005 81005-20832764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the next seminar by U-M's Center for Global Health Equity, including the following panelists:

Kirstin Scott, Medicine
John Scott, Medicine
Jody Lori, Nursing
Christabel Sefa, Center for Global Health Equity
Joseph Kolars, Medicine

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:49:30 -0500 2021-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 2021-02-03T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 4, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-04T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-04T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (February 4, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80754 80754-20783462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 4, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

FINDING OSCAR is a feature length documentary about the search for justice in the devastating case of the Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala. That search leads to the trail of two little boys who were plucked from a nightmare and offer the only living evidence that ties the Guatemalan government to the massacre.
The discussant will be Maggie Barnard, Ford School of Public Policy, and moderated by Hardy Vieux, Ford School of Public Policy. During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. A discussion period will follow the movie. Other dates include Feb 11, Feb 25, March 4, and March 11. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdemurzwiHt3BJvJfo8Zs8mA5-Xx9gwYA

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Film Screening Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:28:27 -0500 2021-02-04T16:30:00-05:00 2021-02-04T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening The Disappeared Film Series: Finding Oscar
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 5, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832783@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 5, 2021 12:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 6, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 6, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-06T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-06T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan Trivia (February 7, 2021 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81473 81473-20895801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 7, 2021 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Do you want to learn more about Michigan culture? We will play a trivia game via the online platform Kahoot to learn more about Michigan, both our school and the state itself!
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8039

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Recreational / Games Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:47:07 -0500 2021-02-07T09:30:00-05:00 2021-02-07T10:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Recreational / Games State of Michigan
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-08T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-08T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Using Ted Talks to Enhance Speaking, Listening, and Pronunciation (February 9, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80021 80021-20547012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

TED Talks are everywhere. The most popular ones attract millions of viewers, and they are impacting the way public speakers present their ideas and themselves in and outside academia. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore a range of strategies for exploiting the rich array of ways you can use TED Talks to take your advanced English to the next level. We will look at resources for improving speaking, listening, and pronunciation. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.
REGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/7677

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:44:05 -0500 2021-02-09T08:30:00-05:00 2021-02-09T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 9, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-09T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-09T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
UK Scholarships! (February 9, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81067 81067-20840676@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

REGISTER: https://myumi.ch/mnrGg

Join Dr. Henry Dyson, Director of ONSF, to learn about the incredible opportunities available to study in the United Kingdom! Programs like the Rhodes Scholarship and Marshall Scholarship draw thousands of applicants a year, for U-M applicants, the journey often starts with ONSF.

A full list of UK Scholarships is available on the ONSF Website! https://lsa.umich.edu/onsf

Example UK Scholarships discussed during this information session:

Rhodes Scholarship: Funding for 2-3 years of graduate study at Oxford University in any field

Marshall Scholarship: Funds two years of graduate study at any UK institution in a wide variety of fields

Gates Cambridge Scholarship: Full funding for any graduate program at Cambridge in any field

Churchill Scholarship: Funds one year of graduate research and study in a STEM field at Cambridge

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:35:27 -0500 2021-02-09T16:00:00-05:00 2021-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Livestream / Virtual London
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 10, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832788@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Virtual Fulbright Information Session (February 10, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72121 72121-20959288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

A U-M Fulbright Program Adviser will provide information on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and the U-M campus process.

For your convenience, there are TWO upcoming virtual information sessions.

1) Fulbright 2022-23 Kick Off Session
Join us for the first Fulbright Info Session of the year, to learn the basics of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program! In the event you cannot attend, this session will be recorded for future viewing.
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umich.zoom.us/j/91271830219

Meeting ID: 912 7183 0219
Passcode: 346215

2) Fulbright 2022-23 Program: Conversation Hour
Do you have thoughts about your specific Fulbright U.S. Student Program goals? Join us for a lunchtime Conversation Hour, where you're welcome to chat about this year's Fulbright Program, as well as listen to fellow U-M students voice their questions.
Thursday, February 25th, 2021, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93480818244

Meeting ID: 934 8081 8244
Passcode: 906434

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:08:32 -0500 2021-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-10T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual Fulbright Information Session
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Drinking & Nightlife Abroad (February 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80555 80555-20738215@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Study abroad is more than classwork and excursions to famous locales -- sometimes it’s also grabbing drinks with friends and going out on the town. Drinking and nightlife culture looks different all around the world, so attend this Brief to make sure you don’t cause any faux pas while having a good time.

RSVP Today: https://myumi.ch/ovPvX

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:37:27 -0500 2021-02-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-02-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Lecture / Discussion Nightlife
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (February 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80824 80824-20793354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Documentary. Noura and Machi search for answers about their loved ones, Bassel Safadi and Paolo Dall'Oglio, who are among the over 100,000 forcibly disappeared in Syria.

The discussant will be Mohammad Al-Abdallah of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre; moderated by
Melanie Tanielian, Director of the Center for Armenian Studies and Associate Professor of History. Other dates include Feb 25, March 4, and March 11.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscuGgrDoiHd0iy04JxJC5VEl4i-t0Dldl

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-02-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening Ayouni (The Disappeared: Human Rights Film Series)
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832790@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-12T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Race in Focus: From Critical Pedagogies to Research Practice and Public Engagement in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (February 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80893 80893-20817015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

"Big Noses, Angry Babushki, Mixed Messages: Racialized Expectations of Linguistic and Cultural Performance in Asian Russia"
Kathryn Graber (PhD Anthropology '12), Indiana University, Bloomington

"Gender Articulations from Decolonial Indigenous Perspectives in the Russian and American Arctic"
Olga Ulturgasheva, University of Manchester

Moderator: Manduhai Buyandelger, MIT

CREES is a proud co-sponsor of this event, which is part of the series "Race in Focus: From Critical Pedagogies to Research Practice and Public Engagement in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies." This series is designed to elevate conversations about teaching on race and continued disparities in our field while also bringing scholars from underrepresented minorities and/or research on communities of color to the center stage.

Register to attend at https://myumi.ch/v2ORo

The event will also be recorded and livestreamed on the ASEEES Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/slavic.e.european.eurasian.studies)

Sponsors:
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies, University of Chicago
Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Michigan
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Center for Slavic and East European Studies, Ohio State University
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Indiana University, Bloomington
Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:32:40 -0500 2021-02-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-02-12T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Race in Focus series
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-13T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-13T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 14, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 14, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (February 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Writing in Academic Style (February 16, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80022 80022-20547014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Whether you are writing a research article, class assignment, conference abstract or dissertation, the words, grammatical structures, and organizational patterns you use all signal whether your text sounds “academic.” We will look at features of academic style, and how these differ across a range of writing that undergraduate and graduate students do. In this workshop we will work on how to make effective stylistic choices for the types of writing you are doing and the academic identity you wish to convey to your readers in various writing contexts. Bring a text you are currently working on for analysis. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.
REGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/7677

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:43:26 -0500 2021-02-16T08:30:00-05:00 2021-02-16T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (February 17, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79392 79392-20294470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held 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: http://myumi.ch/VPoDn

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:29:49 -0500 2021-02-17T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-17T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
Washtenaw Refugee Coalition – Refugees Given a Voice (February 17, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79825 79825-20507632@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Over the recent years we have all become more aware of the plight of refugees and asylum seekers. Individuals and families from around the world are fleeing from war, poverty, and oppression. Attempts to enter our country have been met with physical and regulatory obstruction, all in conflict with values many of us hold dear. Refugees and asylum seekers, who are often invisible to those in power, must rely on others to plead their collective cases to Congress.

A group of Ann Arborites have decided to take action to address this injustice. The Washtenaw Refugee Coalition is a new interfaith group of passionate and dedicated individuals who are learning how to advocate on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers. You will be fascinated to hear the story of the group’s founding, the training they have received, and actions they have been taking. You may even find their cause to be one you want to embrace.

Presenter Beth Wilensky is the founder and leader of the Washtenaw Refugee Coalition. She has served on the Board of Jewish Family Services (a local organization providing services to refugees), and is a Clinical Professor of Law in the Legal Practice Program at the University of Michigan.

Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the presentation will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:01:01 -0500 2021-02-17T15:30:00-05:00 2021-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Afternoons With OLLI
Jeopardy w/ American Culture (February 17, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81475 81475-20895803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Come join us as we host a game based on the popular TV quiz show Jeopardy with questions about American culture. Join us as we learn more about the history and culture of the United States!
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8039

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Recreational / Games Tue, 16 Feb 2021 16:42:15 -0500 2021-02-17T20:30:00-05:00 2021-02-17T21:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Recreational / Games Jeopardy w/ American Culture
CCPS Lecture. Free Improvisation and Jazz Avant-Garde in Poland: From Tomasz Stańko to Mikołaj Trzaska (February 18, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80117 80117-20564736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Maciej Lewenstein will present a historical review of free improvisation and jazz avant-garde, starting from the 1960s, as well as the early attempts to play free jazz by Tomasz Stańko or Leszek Żᶕdło. He will comment on the fusion-dominated 1970s and 1980s, then focus on the yass movement of the 1990s. The important role of the late Andrzej “Major” Przybielski will be stressed. He will sketch the present free improvisation scene in Poland, and describe a few of the leading figures of this scene: Mikołaj Trzaska, Rafał Mazur, Jerzy Mazzoll, Wacław Zimpel, Piotr Mełech, Paulina Owczarek, and more. The lecture will be illustrated with numerous musical examples. Maciej Lewenstein will also spend some time discussing the general condition of the Polish avant-garde: jazz clubs, concerts and festivals, as well as record labels.

Maciej Lewenstein graduated at Warsaw University in 1978 and joined the Centre for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He finished his PhD in Essen in 1983 and habilitated in 1986 in Warsaw. He was postdoc at Universitaet Essen, at Harvard University, at Commisariat a l'Énergie Atomique in Saclay, and at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics in Boulder. He was on faculty in Saclay (1995-98) and Leibniz University Hannover (1998-2005). In 2005, he moved to Catalonia as ICREA Professor to lead the quantum optics theory program at the Institut de Ciències Fotòniques in Castelldefels. His interests include quantum optics, quantum physics, quantum information, many body theory, and more. His other passion is jazz, and he is the author of *Polish Jazz Recordings and Beyond*.

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at Register at http://myumi.ch/nboXz.

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 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:56:23 -0500 2021-02-18T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-18T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Lecture / Discussion Maciej Lewenstein
Global Connections: The life of an International Pianist: from Seoul to Berlin to Bloomington, Indiana, and back again (February 18, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81520 81520-20905712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Professor Hie-Yon Choi (Seoul National University) discusses her life and education as a musician with close ties to Asia, Europe, and the United States, in terms of education, opportunity, activity, and being part of shaping the world stage. Moderated by Christopher Harding, Professor and Chair of Piano, University of Michigan.

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Performance Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:15:05 -0500 2021-02-18T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance
German Studies Departmental Colloquium (February 19, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81364 81364-20887839@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 19, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Open to all members of the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:20:33 -0500 2021-02-19T14:00:00-05:00 2021-02-19T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion
Jaume Plensa: Can You Hear Me? (February 19, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81221 81221-20873995@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 19, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Penny Stamps Series Facebook page.

“Can You Hear Me?” is a documentary film that follows internationally celebrated Spanish artist Jaume Plensa for a year and a half, offering audiences an unfiltered look into his artistic process. Directed by Pedro Ballesteros, the film presents Plensa’s story across seven chapters, moving between moments from the studio and the production of some of Plensa’s most ambitious public projects, including the recent large-scale works installed at Rockefeller Center and Hudson Yards in New York. 

Plensa is one of the world’s foremost sculptors in the public realm with award-winning projects spanning the globe in such cities as Calgary, Chicago, San Diego, Montréal, London, Paris, Dubai, Bangkok, Shanghai, and Tokyo.  His monumental sculpture Behind the Walls was recently installed outside the front doors of the University of Michigan Museum of Art. 

Most well known in the U.S. for his iconic Crown Fountain (2000-2005) at Millenium Park in Chicago, the artist has spent the last 35 years producing a multifaceted body of sculpture that speaks to the capacity and beauty of humanity, often bringing people together through the activation of public spaces. Conventional sculptural materials like glass, steel, and bronze blend with unconventional media such as water, light and sound to create hybrid works of intricate energy, psychological weight, and symbolic richness.

The winner of many national and international awards including the Honorary Doctorate from Univeristat Aut’onoma de Barcelona in 2018 and the 2013 Velazquez Prize awarded by the Spanish Cultural Ministry, Jaume Plensa has had solo museum exhibitions at the MACBA: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid Spain; MAMC–Musée d’art moderne et contemporain Saint-Étienne Métropole, Saint-Étienne, France; Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR, Brühl, Germany; The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, England; and Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas. He lives and works in Barcelona.

A screening of the documentary will be followed with a conversation between the artist and Christina Olsen, Director of UMMA, and U-M students. The documentary will be available for a 3 week limited engagement through special arrangement with the filmmaker. 

Notice of uncensored content: In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.  

Behind the Walls is a University of Michigan Museum of Art purchase made possible by the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:16:21 -0500 2021-02-19T20:00:00-05:00 2021-02-19T21:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
CCPS Concert. Avant Jazz from Poland: Free Improvisations by Mikołaj Trzaska and Macio Moretti (February 20, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80778 80778-20791330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 20, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

The Copernicus Center for Polish Studies presents a concert streamed from Warsaw featuring two of the finest innovative progressive musicians in Poland, which has become one of the most important centers of jazz in Europe. This concert was organized to illustrate the lecture by Maciej Lewenstein on “Free Improvisation and Jazz Avant-Garde in Poland: From Tomasz Stańko to Mikołaj Trzaska,” that will be broadcast on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 12 PM. Trzaska first performed in Ann Arbor in 2010 in a duet with the magnificent trombonist Steve Swell at the Kerrytown Concert House, and returned in 2013 as the leader of Shofar, a trio that reinvents traditional Jewish music though free improvisation.

Mikołaj Trzaska—saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and film score composer—grew out of yass, a socio-artistic movement that brazenly challenged the rigidity of the institutionalized mainstream Polish jazz environment during the 1980s and 1990s. Free from any specific doctrine and open to all forms of artistic expression, the musicians successfully impacted the jazz scene in the country. Trzaska was the co-founder of the most important yass group—the celebrated Miłość ensemble that lasted, off and on, from 1988 to 2002, and the of the equally creative Łoskot, founded in 1993. Although the impetus of yass faded away many years ago, Trzaska's status remained and he went on to become one of the main leaders of the Polish scene, working as well with the top tier of international improvisors. After the yass period, he recorded a few concentrated quieter albums with the renowned Oleś brothers bass/drum duo. Trzaska has accompanied poets such as Marcin Świetlicki and Jurii Andrukhovych, and created musical-literary projects with the renowned Polish writer/journalist/critic Andrzej Stasiuk. Today, he works with many groups, including his own international trio Volumen, Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Ensemble, Magic with Joe McPhee, and the unique trio Shofar with Raphael Rogiński and Macio Moretti, which explores unique new improvisational perspectives on traditional Jewish music. He has also established himself as a major award-winning film music composer, working with the director Wojciech Smarzowski. But his main focus of self-realization is grounded in radical free jazz: he travels the world cooperating with some of the world’s major improvisors such as Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, and Ken Vandermark.

Macio Moretti is a drummer and bassist (and occasionally a poor singer and even poorer guitar player) who works in many genres, from avant metal to jazz. He has founded or co-founded so many musical groups and organizations that it is practically impossible to count them, but bands such as Mitch & Mitch and LXMP, as well as the recording label Lado ABC, might be the most important of them. With these aforementioned bands he has had the pleasure of recording and releasing records with major artists such as Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Felix Kubin, Clayton Thomas, Kassin, and Zbigniew Wodecki. Besides all this, he is also an award-winning graphic designer, the father of two, a bread maniac, and has absolutely no interest in motorization.

This concert is presented in partnership with the Michigan Theater, and registration is available at https://www.michtheater.org/avant-jazz-poland/

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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Performance Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:10:21 -0500 2021-02-20T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-20T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Performance Avant Jazz from Poland
CCPS Concert. Avant Jazz from Poland: Free Improvisations by Mikołaj Trzaska and Macio Moretti (February 21, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80778 80778-20791331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 21, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

The Copernicus Center for Polish Studies presents a concert streamed from Warsaw featuring two of the finest innovative progressive musicians in Poland, which has become one of the most important centers of jazz in Europe. This concert was organized to illustrate the lecture by Maciej Lewenstein on “Free Improvisation and Jazz Avant-Garde in Poland: From Tomasz Stańko to Mikołaj Trzaska,” that will be broadcast on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 12 PM. Trzaska first performed in Ann Arbor in 2010 in a duet with the magnificent trombonist Steve Swell at the Kerrytown Concert House, and returned in 2013 as the leader of Shofar, a trio that reinvents traditional Jewish music though free improvisation.

Mikołaj Trzaska—saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and film score composer—grew out of yass, a socio-artistic movement that brazenly challenged the rigidity of the institutionalized mainstream Polish jazz environment during the 1980s and 1990s. Free from any specific doctrine and open to all forms of artistic expression, the musicians successfully impacted the jazz scene in the country. Trzaska was the co-founder of the most important yass group—the celebrated Miłość ensemble that lasted, off and on, from 1988 to 2002, and the of the equally creative Łoskot, founded in 1993. Although the impetus of yass faded away many years ago, Trzaska's status remained and he went on to become one of the main leaders of the Polish scene, working as well with the top tier of international improvisors. After the yass period, he recorded a few concentrated quieter albums with the renowned Oleś brothers bass/drum duo. Trzaska has accompanied poets such as Marcin Świetlicki and Jurii Andrukhovych, and created musical-literary projects with the renowned Polish writer/journalist/critic Andrzej Stasiuk. Today, he works with many groups, including his own international trio Volumen, Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Ensemble, Magic with Joe McPhee, and the unique trio Shofar with Raphael Rogiński and Macio Moretti, which explores unique new improvisational perspectives on traditional Jewish music. He has also established himself as a major award-winning film music composer, working with the director Wojciech Smarzowski. But his main focus of self-realization is grounded in radical free jazz: he travels the world cooperating with some of the world’s major improvisors such as Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, and Ken Vandermark.

Macio Moretti is a drummer and bassist (and occasionally a poor singer and even poorer guitar player) who works in many genres, from avant metal to jazz. He has founded or co-founded so many musical groups and organizations that it is practically impossible to count them, but bands such as Mitch & Mitch and LXMP, as well as the recording label Lado ABC, might be the most important of them. With these aforementioned bands he has had the pleasure of recording and releasing records with major artists such as Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Felix Kubin, Clayton Thomas, Kassin, and Zbigniew Wodecki. Besides all this, he is also an award-winning graphic designer, the father of two, a bread maniac, and has absolutely no interest in motorization.

This concert is presented in partnership with the Michigan Theater, and registration is available at https://www.michtheater.org/avant-jazz-poland/

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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Performance Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:10:21 -0500 2021-02-21T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-21T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Performance Avant Jazz from Poland
UK Scholarships! (February 22, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81067 81067-20840677@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 22, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

REGISTER: https://myumi.ch/mnrGg

Join Dr. Henry Dyson, Director of ONSF, to learn about the incredible opportunities available to study in the United Kingdom! Programs like the Rhodes Scholarship and Marshall Scholarship draw thousands of applicants a year, for U-M applicants, the journey often starts with ONSF.

A full list of UK Scholarships is available on the ONSF Website! https://lsa.umich.edu/onsf

Example UK Scholarships discussed during this information session:

Rhodes Scholarship: Funding for 2-3 years of graduate study at Oxford University in any field

Marshall Scholarship: Funds two years of graduate study at any UK institution in a wide variety of fields

Gates Cambridge Scholarship: Full funding for any graduate program at Cambridge in any field

Churchill Scholarship: Funds one year of graduate research and study in a STEM field at Cambridge

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:35:27 -0500 2021-02-22T16:00:00-05:00 2021-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Livestream / Virtual London
Poster Presentations: Interacting Fluently with Your Audience (February 23, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80023 80023-20547015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

We often frame poster presentations at academic conferences and symposia as “easier” and less high-stakes than presenting a paper or participating in a panel, but poster presentations are about 10% presenting and 90% interacting with one’s “audience” of a few people crowded around the poster in a busy, noisy conference space. With more virtual conferences, we also need to be ready for videoconference visitors. Finally, over the past year, poster presenters have also been asked to record brief video presentations open to conference attendees over several days or weeks. Each of these modes of communication presents unique challenges and opportunities. In this workshop, we will not be working on poster design. Instead, we’ll work on strategies for fluent communication with visitors to your poster, whether in-person or virtual. If you have a poster presentation coming up, be ready to share a draft image of your poster so that you can practice taking questions from others at the workshop. Otherwise, come ready to practice formulating and responding to typical question types in poster presentations.
REGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/7677

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:42:45 -0500 2021-02-23T08:30:00-05:00 2021-02-23T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
Global Connections: William Head on Stage; “Prison Theatre in Canada” (February 23, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81377 81377-20889801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

A conversation with Kate Rubin, Theatre Director at William Head on Stage and Professor Ashley Lucas.

Kate will summarize the 40 year history of William Head on Stage and the different kinds of theatre productions and projects done with WHoS inmates at William Head Federal Institution in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She will specifically focus on the combination of script and collaborative devising work over the past 15 years she has been involved with as a teaching artist, performer and director.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:15:05 -0500 2021-02-23T16:00:00-05:00 2021-02-23T17:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
WCED Lecture. Undue Process: Persecution and Punishment in Autocratic Courts (February 23, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80394 80394-20713711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

One of the most striking trends of modern authoritarianism is the extent to which power has been consolidated through law. In this seemingly legalistic world order, courts have unsurprisingly emerged as a prominent forum to adjudicate conflict and contest power. When courts become sites of autocratic contestation, the proceedings which ensue often bear little resemblance to the conduct of courts in functioning democracies. This is especially true wherever autocrats invoke judicial procedures for repressive ends, a practice sometimes referred to as "persecution through prosecution.” Yet, the judicial dimensions of repression are largely underappreciated despite the far-reaching implications of using law and courts to facilitate oppressive outcomes. In this talk, Shen-Bayh will address questions focused directly on the role that courts play in strategies of autocratic survival: why do autocrats bother holding a political trial when the outcomes are assumed to be known from the start? What are the goals of going to court and by what mechanisms are these goals achieved? Do autocrats face risks by going to court, and if so, how do they ensure that proceedings go as planned? To answer these questions, she develops a theoretical framework that centers around the disciplinary dimensions of autocracy, or how the process of punishment can be institutionalized in autocratic courts. She evaluates her theory in the context of postcolonial autocratic regimes across sub Saharan African cases.

Fiona Shen-Bayh is an assistant professor of government and data science at the College of William & Mary and an affiliated researcher at the University of Bergen. She earned her PhD and MA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and her BA in economics from Vassar College. From 2018-19, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the role that law and courts play in defending and upholding autocratic rule, and has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Institute of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and published in *World Politics*. Her current book project examines why autocrats use courts to repress and the ramifications of such strategies on autocratic survival in the Global South. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, her work draws on a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative analyses and leverages a variety of data science tools.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at http://myumi.ch/wloB7.

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, 05 Jan 2021 16:21:03 -0500 2021-02-23T16:00:00-05:00 2021-02-23T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Fiona Shen-Bayh
LMIC In-Country Vaccine Logistics (February 24, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81901 81901-20988905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Presented by the World Food Programme in partnership with the Global Health Supply Chain Summit group.

DESCRIPTION: As a result of COVID-19, health supply chains, including cold chain, are under incredible strain due to global, regional and local transport disruptions. Flight cancellations and trade restrictions by countries, as well as closing borders, have severely constrained access to essential medicines, including vaccines. Beginning 2020, the world will experience the largest mass vaccination campaign in its history with forecasted demand of up to 15 billion (at two doses per person) vaccinations by 2023. Delivering multiple new and novel vaccine candidates of varying profiles will further strain limited cold chain capacities in low-income countries. In these settings, vaccination campaigns will be unlike that of routine childhood or flu vaccinations; vaccines will have to be secured, stored and transported to areas where cold chain challenges persist. It is anticipated that cold chain logistics and capacity needs will demand an increase significantly greater than the current level of investment. A global effort to establish and sustain health supply chains to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine, auxiliary commodities and, new cold chain equipment when it becomes available, whilst maintaining program continuity is needed. This urgent requirement will prompt a re-think of how development partners respond to the current cold chain transportation eco-system for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. This panel discussion will address plans and programs to build robust in-country logistics / distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. We feature thought leaders from global agencies as well as learn from in-country experts.

Panelists:
1. Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Deputy Director, Africa CDC
2. Shamit Shah, Group Managing Director - Freight in Time
3. Mike Brison, GAVI
4. Alvaro Villanueva, Senior Supply Chain Specialist, WFP
5. Ms. Khadija K. Jamaloodien, Director, National Department of Health
6. Dr. Felix Sayinzoga, Division Manager, Ministry of Health, Rwanda
7. Dr. Betina Durovni, Covid-19 Emergency Operations Center, Municipal Secretary of Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Moderators:
Prof. Ravi Anupindi, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA
Hitesh Hurkchand, Senior Advisor Supply Chain, World Food Programme

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:18:07 -0500 2021-02-24T10:00:00-05:00 2021-02-24T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Presented by World Food Programme & Global Health Supply Chain Summit
Virtual Fulbright Information Session (February 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72121 72121-20959289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

A U-M Fulbright Program Adviser will provide information on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and the U-M campus process.

For your convenience, there are TWO upcoming virtual information sessions.

1) Fulbright 2022-23 Kick Off Session
Join us for the first Fulbright Info Session of the year, to learn the basics of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program! In the event you cannot attend, this session will be recorded for future viewing.
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umich.zoom.us/j/91271830219

Meeting ID: 912 7183 0219
Passcode: 346215

2) Fulbright 2022-23 Program: Conversation Hour
Do you have thoughts about your specific Fulbright U.S. Student Program goals? Join us for a lunchtime Conversation Hour, where you're welcome to chat about this year's Fulbright Program, as well as listen to fellow U-M students voice their questions.
Thursday, February 25th, 2021, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93480818244

Meeting ID: 934 8081 8244
Passcode: 906434

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:08:32 -0500 2021-02-25T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-25T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual Fulbright Information Session
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (February 25, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80826 80826-20793356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 25, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Documentary. The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film follows the survivors as they organize the groundbreaking 'Argentine Lawsuit' and fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity, and explores a country still divided four decades into democracy.

SPECIAL a conversation with film's director, Almudena Carracedo, will follow; moderated by Sioban Harlow, School of Public Health. Other dates in the series: March 4 and March 11.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpc-2vrjMiE9P1pJ3MetOUSDRJ036DXh3t

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:58:01 -0500 2021-02-25T16:30:00-05:00 2021-02-25T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening The Silence of Others (Spain, 2018)
II Round Table. Open Access Publishing in Asian Studies (February 26, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81304 81304-20881904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 26, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Open Access publishing means that ebooks can be read by anybody in the world with access to an internet connection. Because open access titles are openly-licensed and downloadable as well as free-to-read online, they are now also available for integration into digital scholarship projects. As book publishing moves increasingly digital, an International Institute collaboration with the U-M Press and with the Asia Library offers new opportunities for imaginative publishing that transcends disciplinary boundaries, reaches readers outside as well as inside the academy, and extends the understanding of Asian culture, history, and society around the world.

Over the last 50 years, the centers now housed in the University of Michigan International Institute have published over 300 ground-breaking books about East, South, and Southeast Asia. In 2018, these centers collaborated with University of Michigan Press and the U-M Asia Library to successfully apply for a Humanities Open Book program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aimed at making important backlist books broadly available again. This funding has allowed a complete record of the centers’ publications to be compiled and for 100 selected titles to be brought back into print and made digitally-available open access. These are now all freely available on major online platforms including JSTOR, Project MUSE, OAPEN, and as part of the University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection.

This event highlights the impact of the Michigan Asian Studies Open Access Books Collection so far, and asks “where do we go from here?” While it is focused on the Michigan publications as a case study, the panel aims to explore more broadly the opportunities for Open Access publishing in Asian studies more generally.

Register for the event at https://myumi.ch/r8w17

Program (All Times US Eastern)

1:00–1:05 pm Moderator Welcome
Charles Watkinson, Director, University of Michigan Press

1:05–1:15 pm Introductory Remarks
Mary Gallagher, Director, International Institute

1:15–1:30 pm “The Humanities Open Book Program: Its Goals and Impact”
Brett Bobley, Director, Office of Digital Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities

1:30–2:00 pm The Michigan Asian Studies Open Access Books Collection: Lessons Learned
Editorial: Christopher Dreyer, Acquiring Editor, Asian Studies, UMP
Technology/IP: Joe Muller, Digital Publishing Coordinator, Michigan Publishing
Impact: Emma DiPasquale, Engagement Manager, Michigan Publishing

2:10–3:00 pm Panel 1: Open Access and Digital Scholarship: Going Beyond the Book
Moderator: Youngju Ryu, University of Michigan
Emily Wilcox, College of William and Mary
Jonathan Zwicker, University of California, Berkeley
Karil Kucera, St. Olaf College
Markus Nornes, University of Michigan

3:10–4:00 pm Panel 1: Extending Impact and Reach through Open Access: Toward Equity and Inclusion?
Moderator: Dawn Lawson, University of Michigan
Aswin Punathambekar, University of Virginia
John Ciorciari, University of Michigan
Liangyu Fu, University of Michigan
Lisa Trivedi, Hamilton College

4:10–4:30 pm “Where can we go from here? What future opportunities do open access approaches offer Asian studies? And what challenges do these approaches pose?”

4:30–5:00 pm Whole Group Discussion

Thank you to the directors of the participating centers (CJS, CSAS, CSEAS, LRCCS, NCKS) and Asia Library: The Center for Japanese Studies: Reginald Jackson; The Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies: Twila Tardif; The Center for South Asian Studies: Jatin Dua; The Center for Southeast Asian Studies: Laura Rozek; The Nam Center for Korean Studies: Nojin Kwak; The Asia Library: Dawn Lawson.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at lib.accessibility@umich.edu or 734-763-9020. 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, 27 Jan 2021 10:52:40 -0500 2021-02-26T13:00:00-05:00 2021-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Workshop / Seminar Open Access Publishing in Asian Studies
Conversations on Europe. Mobilizing Black Germany (February 26, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80866 80866-20815017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 26, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

This lecture is being presented by the Center for European Studies and Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures as the Werner Grilk Lecture in German Studies.

Florvil's new book, *Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement*, with the University of Illinois Press, offers the first full-length study of the history of the Black German movement of the 1980s to the 2000s. As such, it examines the role of queer and straight women in shaping the contours of the modern Black German movement as part of the Black internationalist opposition to racial and gender oppression. She and Kira Thurman will exchange ideas about *Mobilizing Black Germany* and other Black internationalist themes in German Studies.

Tiffany N. Florvil is an associate professor of 20th-century European women’s and gender history at the University of New Mexico. Florvil coedited the volume, *Rethinking Black German Studies*, and has published chapters in *Gendering Post-1945 German History* and *To Turn this Whole World Over*. Her recent manuscript, *Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement*, with the University of Illinois Press, offers the first full-length study of the history of the Black German movement of the 1980s to the 2000s. She is a board member of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History (IFRWH), an advisory board member for the Black German Heritage and Research Association, and an editorial board member for Central European History. She is also an editor of the Imagining Black Europe book series at Peter Lang Press.

Kira Thurman is an assistant professor of history and German studies at the University of Michigan. A winner of the Berlin Prize among other awards and fellowships, she is the author of several award-winning articles on music, the Black diaspora, and German-speaking Europe. Her book, *Singing like Germans: Black Musicians in the Land of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms*, is forthcoming with Cornell University Press (Fall 2021).

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/1pBo3

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, 09 Feb 2021 15:19:47 -0500 2021-02-26T14:00:00-05:00 2021-02-26T15:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Mobilizing Black Germany
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (February 26, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 26, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-02-26T19:00:00-05:00 2021-02-26T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
CCPS Lecture. Poland’s Place in Europe: Mission Accomplished? (March 1, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80804 80804-20793315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 1, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

After regaining independence in 1989-90 by means of a peaceful revolution that toppled communism, Poland began to shed the legacy of Soviet Russian domination. Eventually, joined by other newly liberated neighbors, it opted for the dissolution of the Soviet bloc institutions such as the Warsaw Pact and COMECON. It was the dream of many Poles to become a fully integrated member of the mythic West, and this seemed to be realized once Poland joined NATO and the EU. But was this the end of Poland’s history? Was this the time to proclaim, “mission accomplished”? Poland soon realized that there is no end to history. What was Poland’s place in EU and NATO? Should she become a 38 million Austria or Norway, just sit and become richer and richer while the world outside Poland burns, or should Poland use its newfound place to influence and change Europe and NATO? If so, where is Poland heading now, and might the issue of Europe again define Poland’s politics? Or should Poland leave the EU and if so, where will Poland go?

Jacek Stawiski is the editor-in-chief of TVN24, a Polish 24-hour commercial news channel. He studied history at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, specializing in the history of Polish Jews and international diplomatic history. In 1994 he joined BBC World Service in London. At TV24, Stawiski is the host of *Horizon*, a program covering international affairs, for which he made two documentary films: *Colonel House* (on the U.S. role in restoring Poland’s independence in 1918) and *We, the People* (on Lech Wałęsa’s historic speech in the U.S. Congress in 1989). He frequently writes commentary for the tvn24.pl website as well as Polish newspapers and weeklies, and lectures on journalism at Jagiellonian University.

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, 18 Jan 2021 11:00:21 -0500 2021-03-01T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-01T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Lecture / Discussion Jacek Stawiski
PICS Career Event. Careers with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (March 2, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79868 79868-20509636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Interested in careers with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency? Join us to learn from Senior Staff Development Officer (Refugee Law), UNHCR and University of Michigan alumnus, John A. Young (BA ‘86, JD ‘90) who will share his career and life experiences from his 25+ years of service with UNHCR.

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

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

John A. Young, University of Michigan LS&A (Double majoring in Russian Language and Literature, and Russian and East European Studies) and Law, has worked most of his career on refugee protection. Mainly with UNHCR since 1994, he also served five years at the European Commission in pre-accession projects on law and justice. Throughout his career, John has been engaged in refugee status determination, resettlement, asylum-building, migration management, and the identification and response to vulnerable persons. While in Iraq, he oversaw the provision of shelter to hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons. In Turkey, he was responsible for supervision of refugee status determination, resettlement, protection policy and all other issues falling under UNHCR's protection mandate, in what at the time were the largest Refugee Status Determination and Resettlement operations in UNHCR. Whilst in Brussels he prepared UNHCR's legal submissions for ECHR in Strasbourg, and the Court of Justice, and worked with the European Parliament and Commission on the recast Qualification Directive. Presently he is a Senior Staff Development Officer (Refugee Law), based in Budapest, Hungary. John has also served in Russia, Switzerland, Serbia and Slovakia, with missions to Kenya, Uganda, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

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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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:34:15 -0500 2021-03-02T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-02T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual PICS Career Event. Careers with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
CREES Noon Lecture. Writing about Young Stalin for 30 Years: Why Bother? (March 3, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80891 80891-20817013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Professor Ron Suny began writing a biography of Stalin from his birth until the October Revolution, 1917, more than thirty years ago. Among the questions he sought to answer were: what makes a revolutionary? Why did Soso Jughashvili turn from Georgian Orthodoxy and romantic nationalism to Marxism and the life of an underground outlaw? In what ways was this first half of Stalin's life formative, and are there explanations here for what he became in the 1930s, a despot and the gravedigger of the revolution?

Ronald Grigor Suny is the William H. Sewell, Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Michigan and emeritus professor of political science and history at the University of Chicago. He was the first holder of the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of Michigan, where he founded and directed the Armenian Studies Program. He is author of *The Baku Commune: Class and Nationality in the Russian Revolution*; *The Making of the Georgian Nation*; *Looking Toward Ararat: Armenia in Modern History*; *The Revenge of the Past: Nationalism, Revolution, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union*; *The Soviet Experiment*; *"They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else": A History of the Armenian Genocide*; *Red Flag Unfurled: History, Historians, and the Russian Revolution.* With Valerie Kivelson, Suny is co-author of *Russia’s Empires*, *Stalin: Passage to Revolution*, and *Red Flag Wounded: Stalinism and the Fate of the Soviet Experiment*. He is currently working on a book on the recent upsurge of exclusivist nationalisms and authoritarian populisms: *Forging the Nation: The Making and Faking of Nationalisms*.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/kxyWb

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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, 18 Jan 2021 15:34:19 -0500 2021-03-03T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Suny Stalin book
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (March 3, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-03-03T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
Picture Story Game (March 3, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81476 81476-20895804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Have you ever wanted to try writing a novel or children’s book? Join us to test your story telling ability—with a night filled with twists and turns! You definitely don’t want to miss this!
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8039

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Recreational / Games Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:22:46 -0500 2021-03-03T20:30:00-05:00 2021-03-03T21:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Recreational / Games Picture Story
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (March 4, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-03-04T08:30:00-05:00 2021-03-04T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
International Institute Conference on Arts of Devotion (March 4, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81757 81757-20951378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

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

The phrase “Arts of Devotion” typically brings to mind traditional ritual objects used as part of religious practices, or evokes items like costumes, masks, dances, songs, poetry, and literature. Arts of Devotion can tend to be conflated with only those items that are understood as “traditional,” rather than those that emerge from the contemporary moment, as if modern and contemporary art can only be associated with the purely secular world.

Yet there are numerous contemporary artists who have incorporated elements of the devotional into their works, and devotional arts have changed with the advent of modern technologies and changing socio-political contexts. We might also consider Arts of Devotion as potentially extending beyond the usual association with the religious to other “devotional” relationships, such as those for political or revolutionary leaders, or individuals’ loved ones.

This year’s conference explores both contemporary and traditional Arts of Devotion by bringing together scholars from across disciplines and temporal and regional contexts, to engage with one another and a broader audience of faculty, students, and the general public.

Free and open to the public.
This conference is funded in part by five (5) Title VI National Resource Center grants from the U.S. Department of Education

Co-sponsors: African Studies Center, Center for Armenian Studies, Center for Japanese Studies, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Kenneth G. Lieberthal and Richard H. Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Nam Center for Korean Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Program in International and Comparative Studies, History of Art, University of Michigan Museum of Art

For schedule and panel information:
https://ii.umich.edu/ii/news-events/all-events/ii-conference.html

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:00:09 -0500 2021-03-04T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-04T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Conference / Symposium II Conference on Arts of Devotion poster
Global Connections: Finding Your Own Voice at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance University of Limerick, Ireland (March 4, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82071 82071-21016990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Session Guest: Sandra Joyce, director of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick
Faculty Lead: Marie McCarthy

In this session, a number of speakers will talk about their connections with the unique entity that is the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Dr. Marie McCarthy will discuss her relationship with the Academy over many years; Academy Director Dr Sandra Joyce will outline how the Academy was founded and developed; and graduates Dr RAS Mikey Courtney and Katie Geringer will talk about their experiences of being students at the Academy. Dr Joyce will discuss the diverse programs offered, highlighting the fact that they are grounded in local strengths but globally relevant. The vibrant environment will be showcased, focusing on the ethos of the Academy which equally honors all arts practices, as well as performance and academic study. Above all, the Academy focuses on helping all students to find their own voice, whatever the genre of music and dance they are interested in exploring.

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Performance Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:15:05 -0500 2021-03-04T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (March 4, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81372 81372-20887847@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

The event will begin with a short (6 min) background video made in 2015 by South Asians for Human Rights, followed by the documentary "White Van Stories" (2016, 1hr 10min). In the North, East and South Provinces of Sri Lanka, families search for their disappeared family members in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war.

During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie featuring & White Van Stories
Discussants: Jim McDonald (Amnesty International) and Nirmala Rajasingam (Author, Activist). Other dates include March 11.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED Https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V2i0qVhCR4qpH0YPrWXFuQ

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:02:00 -0500 2021-03-04T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-04T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening Sri Lanka forced disappearances
A Taste of Frontier Medicine: The Kumys Cure in Sergei Aksakov’s Eastern Frontier Trilogy (March 4, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81936 81936-20990916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

"A Taste of Frontier Medicine” considers Sergei Aksakov’s extensive, mid-nineteenth-century memoirs through the lens of a “frontier family narrative,” a genre perhaps more familiar in the American literary setting. While Aksakov’s work has received critical attention for its memoiristic content and attention to nature, the geohistorical specificity of the trilogy’s setting has been overlooked. This is surprising given the recent interest in understanding Russian colonial and imperial experience. A Family Chronicle (1856) and Childhood Years (1856) are not books in which the action could take place anywhere or in some generic pastoral or provincial space. Rather, they are about a specific place – Orenburgskii krai (Bashkiria) – that was a borderland, frontier, and contact zone from the time of its inclusion within Russian imperial space in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries into Aksakov’s lifetime. In “A Taste of Frontier Medicine,” I explore some of the ways in which the eastern Russian border with “Asia” broadly understood frames Aksakov’s work, as well as how these texts make claims about Russian identity as something defined by and in the “hybrid,” Eurasian sphere of the border zone. Discussion will center on two episodes that articulate a critical aspect of Aksakov’s frontier imaginary: the narrator’s mother’s taking of a “kumys cure.” The “kumys cure” serves as a revitalizing moment that establishes “nomadic,” “Asiatic” elements of the frontier as a crucial antidote to both a perceived excess of civilization and, counter-intuitively, to the potential dangers of the frontier zone itself.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:45:06 -0500 2021-03-04T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Slavic Languages & Literatures Workshop / Seminar A Taste of Frontier Medicine
Michigan India Conference (March 5, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 5, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-05T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-05T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Karma Yoga - Spirituality in Every Action (March 6, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82692 82692-21157679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 6, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Vedanta Study Circle

About the Speaker: https://rkmdelhi.org/about-us/swami-shantatmananda/
About Karma Yoga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Yoga_(book)

Please come. All are welcome. .

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:25:15 -0500 2021-03-06T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-06T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Vedanta Study Circle Lecture / Discussion Talk by Swami Shantatmananda
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (March 8, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 8, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-03-08T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-08T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
The Building Blocks for Creating an Encyclopedia: Cartography Discover Series, Session 1 (March 9, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82184 82184-21050551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In April of 2020, after nearly twenty years of planning, writing, and editing, *The History of Cartography Volume Four: Cartography in the European Enlightenment* (University of Chicago Press) appeared. A massive reference work of 1651 pages, it comprises 479 entries with 954 full color illustrations, written by 207 contributors from 26 countries. In this webinar series, Co-Editors Matthew Edney (University of Southern Maine) and Mary Pedley (Clements Library) enjoy three conversations about the design, contents, and illustrations of this volume.

In session 1, Pedley and Edney discuss the design and rationale for the encyclopedia format of the volume and the challenges and benefits of this structure.

Mary Sponberg Pedley is the Adjunct Assistant Curator of Maps at the Clements Library. Her research has focused on French and English map makers and map production in the long eighteenth century.

Matthew H. Edney holds the Osher Chair in the History of Cartography at the University of Southern Maine and is the Director of the History of Cartography Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Register at http://myumi.ch/0W0j3

*This online event is a Zoom Webinar with three sessions (March 9, March 16, March 23). Your microphone will be muted and video turned off automatically. Machine closed captioning will be available during the event. Live attendees will be encouraged to use the chat function to submit questions and comments. After each session, all registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording.*

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:36:25 -0500 2021-03-09T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-09T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Cover of "The History of Cartography Volume 4"
WCED Roundtable. Reviving Democracy, Globally and Locally (March 9, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80977 80977-20824922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

How do we revitalize democracy, both globally and locally? And are there any common threads linking the two?

Hahrie Han is the inaugural director of the SNF Agora Institute, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of Political Science, and faculty director of the P3 Research Lab at Johns Hopkins University. She specializes in the study of organizing, movements, civic engagement, and democracy. Her newest book will be published by the University of Chicago Press in January 2021, entitled *Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in 21st Century America*. She has previously published three books: *How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century*; *Groundbreakers: How Obama's 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America*; and *Moved to Action: Motivation, Participation, and Inequality in American Politics*. Her award-winning work has been published in the *American Political Science Review, American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),* and numerous other outlets, including the *New York Times, Washington Post*, and elsewhere.

Michael McFaul is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in Political Science, director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. He was also the Distinguished Mingde Faculty Fellow at the Stanford Center at Peking University from June to August of 2015. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1995. He is also an analyst for NBC News and a contributing columnist to *The Washington Post*. McFaul served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House (2009-12), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-14). He has authored several books, most recently the *New York Times* bestseller, *From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia*. Earlier books include *Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We Should, How We Can*; *Transitions To Democracy: A Comparative Perspective* (eds. with Kathryn Stoner); *Power and Purpose: American Policy toward Russia after the Cold War* (with James Goldgeier); and *Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin*. His current research interests include American foreign policy; great power relations between China, Russia, and the United States; and the relationship between democracy and development.

Moderated by Dan Slater, WCED Director.

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/O4yPQ

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, 03 Mar 2021 16:23:07 -0500 2021-03-09T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-09T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion WCED Roundtable
Bioethics Discussion: Infection (March 9, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58838 58838-14563730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion spreading to others.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455.

A few readings to consider:
––Evidence and Effectiveness in Decision-Making for Quarantine
––The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Insights for the 21st Century
––From SARS to Ebola: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Modern Quarantine
––Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: Ethical considerations for conducting controlled human infection studies

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/057-infection/.

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Feel free to stop by the website, not even the blog is viral: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:40:23 -0500 2021-03-09T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-09T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Infection
Global Connections: Community Ensembles and Music Learning in Europe (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81378 81378-20889802@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Amateur community ensembles are a pillar of European culture. Profs. John Pasquale and Richard Frey talk to Christoph Breithack (conductor of the Musikverein Freiburg, St. Georgen in Freiburg, Germany), Dr. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant (Executive Director of the World Youth and Adult Wind Orchestras in Schladming, Austria), and Dr. Ulrich Nachbauer (President of the Berner Kammerchor in Bern, Switzerland) about the role, significance, and identity of community music making in Europe.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:15:05 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest (March 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77488 77488-21034701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Seminar coordinator: Marlon James Sales (U-M Postdoctoral Fellow in Critical Translation Studies)

Although Filipino migration has historically converged in other places across the US, it is in the Midwest, particularly at the University of Michigan, where some of the most extensive archival sources on this Southeast Asian nation can be found. These sources are generally used to examine US imperialism in Asia-Pacific, often glossing over the fact that the American period in the Philippines also led to the flourishing of Filipino literature in Spanish as a nationalist response. In this second installment of our Mellon-funded Sawyer Seminars, we shall analyze the archive as a site of translation and historical memory as a multilingual construct, focusing specifically on Hispanofilipino texts in the libraries of the University of Michigan and the broader Midwest. Translation here means two things. Since Spanish has never been spoken widely in the Philippines despite three centuries of colonial rule, translation may refer to the rendering of texts in another language supposedly understood by a majority of local readers. But given the limitations in how archival data is stored in the Philippines, translation may also refer to the movement of the archival sources themselves, whether physically or digitally, thus reclaiming them as objects of cultural memory. How has translation contributed to a monolingualized commemoration of multilingual pasts? What are the stakes of reconstructing a nation’s history through texts written in colonial languages? In which ways can translation help in recuperating a peripheral literary tradition in Spanish?

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:44:47 -0500 2021-03-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest
Translation/Transnation: Translation as a Critical Practice for Writing a Nation in Transit (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82095 82095-21034702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

In the afternoon, the public is invited to a book talk between Harold Augenbraum, editor, translator, and former executive director of the National Book Foundation, and award-winning author Gina Apostol. The conversation will revolve around Augenbraum’s translations of the novels Noli me tángere and El filibusterismo by Philippine national hero José Rizal, and Apostol’s The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata, which won the 2010 Philippine National Book Award and has recently been republished in the US. Apostol is also the author of Insurrecto, which has been included in the list of the ten best books for 2018 by the magazine Publishers Weekly.

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L50hQhumR_GoQ45jVwQPtA

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:41:02 -0500 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar Translation/Transnation: Translation as a Critical Practice for Writing a Nation in Transit
March Madness (March 17, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81477 81477-20895805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Come learn about the history of Michigan basketball, March Madness, and create a bracket to follow the action throughout March and April!
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8039

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Recreational / Games Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:23:40 -0500 2021-03-17T20:30:00-04:00 2021-03-17T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Recreational / Games March Madness
Michigan India Conference (March 19, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 19, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-19T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-19T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "At Least We Don't Do That Here." How Europe (Mis)Understands Black America (March 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80396 80396-20713712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

European views on Black America are informed by a range of contradictory tendencies: amnesia about its own colonial past, ambivalence about its racial present, a tradition of anti-racism and international solidarity, and an often fraught geo-political relationship with the United States itself. From the vantage point of a continent that both resents and covets American power, and is in little position to do anything about it, African Americans represent to many in Europe a redemptive force—living proof that the U.S. is both not all that it claims to be and could be so much greater than it is. This sense of superiority is made possible, in no small part, by a woefully, willfully incomplete and toxic nostalgia of Europe's own colonial history which has left significant room for denial, distortion, ignorance, and sophistry. The result, in the post-war era, has been moments of solidarity often impaired by exocitization or infantilization in which Europe has found it easier to export anti-racism across the Atlantic than to practice it at home or export it across the Mediterranean and beyond.

Gary Younge is a journalist, author, broadcaster, and professor of sociology at the University of Manchester in England. Formerly a U.S.-based columnist and editor-at-large for *The Guardian*, he is an editorial board member of *The Nation* magazine, an Alfred Knobler Fellow for Type Media, and a Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences. His most recent book, *Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives*, won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize from Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation. His writing and research cover social movements, inequality, race, immigration, identity, and politics. Younge studied French and Russian at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and journalism at City University of London.

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at http://myumi.ch/VPOvz.

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, 19 Jan 2021 08:32:47 -0500 2021-03-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-19T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Gary Younge
STS Speaker. A Conversation on Prototype Nation (March 22, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81191 81191-20871997@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 22, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

How did China’s mass manufacturing and “copycat” production transform, in the global tech imagination, from something holding the nation back to a key asset? Prototype Nation offers a rich transnational analysis of how the promise of democratized innovation and entrepreneurial life has shaped China’s governance and global image. With historical precision and ethnographic detail, Silvia Lindtner reveals how a growing distrust in Western models of progress and development, including Silicon Valley and the tech industry after the financial crisis of 2007–08, shaped the rise of the global maker movement and the vision of China as a “new frontier” of innovation. Lindtner’s investigations draw on more than a decade of research in experimental work spaces—makerspaces, coworking spaces, innovation hubs, hackathons, and startup weekends—in China, the United States, Africa, Europe, Taiwan, and Singapore, as well as in key sites of technology investment and industrial production—tech incubators, corporate offices, and factories. She examines how the ideals of the maker movement, to intervene in social and economic structures, served the technopolitical project of prototyping a “new” optimistic, assertive, and global China. In doing so, Lindtner demonstrates that entrepreneurial living influences governance, education, policy, investment, and urban redesign in ways that normalize the endurance of sexism, racism, colonialism, and labor exploitation. Prototype Nation shows that by attending to the bodies and sites that nurture entrepreneurial life, technology can be extricated from the seemingly endless cycle of promise and violence.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:37:40 -0500 2021-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-22T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science, Technology & Society Livestream / Virtual Whose Utopia, Courtesy of Cao Fei, Vitamin Creative Space and Sprüth Magers
Cute Cute Kokeshi! A Conversation with artist Takatoshi Hayashi and UMMA curator Natsu Oyobe (March 22, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82794 82794-21179562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 22, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

register here.

Takatoshi Hayashi is a kokeshi maker who lives and works in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. After his home city was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Hayashi started making kokeshi that are based on forms of traditional kokeshi--a wooden doll of a round face and slender body made by lathe--infusing them with imaginative designs drawn from pop culture. His kokeshi brand "Ishinomaki Kokeshi" is dubbed as "kawaii" ("cute") and attracts many Japanese and international fans. In this intimate conversation, Hayashi and UMMA's Curator of Asian Art, Natsu Oyobe, will talk about the history of kokeshi, its regional differences using UMMA's traditional kokeshi collection, and how his creation relates to the tradition and the memories of the earthquake.

Also look for the Tree Tree Ishinomaki Pop-up at the UMMA Shop!  The UMMA Shop will feature a selection of Takotoshi Hayashi’s signature kokeshi designs available for sale beginning late March 2021.  

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:15:40 -0400 2021-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-22T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Securing Demand for COVID19 Vaccinations in LMICs (March 24, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82895 82895-21211379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Presented in partnership by Chemonics International and the Global Health Supply Chain Summit group, the goal of this webinar is to help the global community understand COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and adequately address community and health systems-level obstacles. 

This 1.5-hour webinar hosted by Chemonics International and GHSC Summit will bring together practitioners, community leaders, and other critical stakeholders to share insights regarding community objections to COVID-19 vaccinations and key considerations for health systems to ensure vaccine uptake.

As different countries start the process of vaccinating their populations with the various COVID-19 vaccines, they have struggled with critical issues—not the least important of which is how to ensure enough demand for vaccination. To achieve herd (community) immunity, 70–85% of the population must be vaccinated. The challenge of ensuring high demand for vaccination is a difficult and complicated challenge: Some refuse to be vaccinated because they do not trust the government and health organizations, some refuse for religious reasons, and others refuse because they simply do not believe that vaccines can provide the desired protections. Service-related issues like waiting times at vaccination facilities, distance from home to the facilities, the cost of vaccination, and side effects all affect the population’s willingness to be vaccinated.

Each community has its own reasons for vaccine hesitancy. It is crucial for government and health organizations to understand and identify the different and complex causes of vaccine hesitancy and design, as rapidly as possible, efforts to minimize hesitancy and its consequences. Service-related issues must also be considered. The location of vaccination facilities is crucial. These facilities must have the right equipment, they should not be too far from the relevant population, and they must employ the right personnel to vaccinate the population quickly with minimal waiting time. In addition, countries must have robust and secure information systems that maintain information about the time of vaccination, the type of vaccine, and other important details. This is essential for keeping track of the services that have been provided and the services yet to be provided and reminding people of the importance, timing, and location of the next actions they must take.

French interpretation provided.

MODERATORS:
• Dr. Baz Semo, Managing Director, Global Health Programs, Global Health Division, Chemonics International
• Dr. Noel Watson, Principal/Founder, Ops Mend
PANELISTS:
• Dr. Katherine Bliss, Senior Fellow, Global Health Policy Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Rev David Oginde, Former Presiding Bishop Christ Is the Answer Ministries (CITAM), Chancellor of Pan Africa Christian (PAC) University.
• Dr. Githinji Gitahi, Global CEO, Amref Health Africa
• Dr. Laxmikant Palo, Chief Executive Officer of PPHF
• Dr. John Oladejo, Director for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:31:09 -0500 2021-03-24T10:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium March 24 Webinar: Panel Discussion-Securing Demand for COVID19 Vaccinations for LMICs
CREES Noon Lecture. Resettlement or Return? Shifting IDP Attitudes in Ukraine (March 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80892 80892-20817014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

In 2016 the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine reached 1.6 million, the vast majority of whom fled the conflict in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine, initiated in early 2014. In this paper, Cynthia Buckley focuses on how the duration of displacement, household composition, and region of resettlement among the displaced in Ukraine challenge and inform both policy and demographic approaches to internal forced migration and explore the implications of this sizable displacement for regional population trends and demands on state capacity in the long term. Employing Ukrainian government data, UNHCR reports, and a longitudinal set of surveys by the International Organization for Migration, Professor Buckley explores relationships between IDP characteristics and region of resettlement and their intentions to return to pre-displacement areas of residence. Findings extend our understanding of the challenges raised by displacement for the Ukrainian state, in addition to inviting a reconsideration of more general approaches to IDP processes and implications.

Cynthia Buckley is a CREES Visiting Scholar for the 2020-21 academic year. Professor Buckley received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1991 before joining the faculty of the University of Texas, Austin. Between 2010-12 she served as the Program Director for Eurasia at the Social Science Research Council, later moving to the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. A social demographer, her research focuses on the main drivers, and implications, of demographic change across Eurasia and appears in numerous academic journals, policy briefs, assessment reports, and edited volumes. Her current research focuses on a MINERVA-funded investigation of state capacity challenges in the areas of healthcare (including COVID-19), elections, and education in the multicultural countries of Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine (with Ralph Clem and Erik Herron), and a solo book project on population change and social stability in Central Asia.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/2DqvA

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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, 17 Mar 2021 08:50:33 -0400 2021-03-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T13:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Buckley IDP map (produced by Samantha Lenoch, Central Eurasian State Capacity Initiative)
Inside The Cartel Project: The Power of Collaborative Investigative Journalism (March 24, 2021 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82579 82579-21124020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

In 2012 Mexican journalist Regina Martinez was murdered in her home. She had been reporting on the links between drug cartels, public officials and thousands of individuals who had mysteriously disappeared. Eight years later, her investigations were published simultaneously around the world as The Cartel Project.

Forbidden Stories, a nonprofit newsroom created by Laurent Richard during his year as a Knight- Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, organized the project, secretly bringing together an international network of journalists dedicated to continue the work of Martinez. Sixty reporters from 18 countries, followed her leads to expose a global network of Mexican drug cartels and their political connections around the world.

Join journalists Laurent Richard of Forbidden Stories, Dana Priest of The Washington Post and Jorge Carrasco of Proceso with moderator, Lynette Clemetson, for a behind the scenes look at the global investigation and learn how collaborative journalism can keep alive the work of reporters who are silenced by threats, censorship or death.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:22:40 -0500 2021-03-24T12:30:00-04:00 2021-03-24T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wallace House Center for Journalists Livestream / Virtual 2021 Eisendrath Symposium
Designing for Impact in Global Health (March 24, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82821 82821-21179589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the next seminar for the UM Center for Global Health Equity: Designing for Impact in Global Health.

Panelists include:
Kathleen Sienko, College of Engineering
Paul Clyde, William Davidson Institute
Rocky Oteng, School of Medicine
Kentaro Toyama, School of Information
Grace Burleson, College of Engineering
David Green, Social Entrepreneur
Jesse Austin-Breneman, College of Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:12:00 -0500 2021-03-24T17:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Panelists
Global Connections: Summer Program in India- 2020 - the Cyber Version (March 25, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82072 82072-21016991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Session Guest: Dr. Rekha Shanmukha, Director, Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement

Faculty Lead: Steve Rush

Rekha Shanmukha is the director of the Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies, based in Mysore, India. VIIS has hosted the “Summer Program in India: Music/Dance/Yoga” with students from SMTD, since 2008. She is a dentist by profession, and is the main coordinator for many programs from all over the world, that intersect in Mysore, India to learn about everything from development to NGO management and Indian singing.

watch online at https://myumi.ch/4pQ5X

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:15:05 -0400 2021-03-25T08:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
LHS Collaboratory March Session (March 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82008 82008-21006745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Speakers Stefan Boes, PhD and Sarah Mantwill, PhD from the university of Lucerne will discuss the Swiss Learning Health System.

Promoting and supporting uptake of evidence and evidence-informed decision-making in health-systems related policy and practice is a challenge. In Switzerland, the need to address this matter has been increasingly emphasized by different actors in the health system. In particular, the lack of comprehensive coordination efforts in the field of health services research, and subsequent knowledge translation activities, has been stressed. In response, the Swiss Learning Health System (SLHS) was established as a nationwide project in 2017, currently involving 10 academic partner institutions. One of the overarching objectives of the SLHS is to bridge research, policy, and practice by providing an infrastructure that supports learning cycles by: continuously identifying issues relevant to the Swiss health system, systemizing relevant evidence, presenting potential courses of action, and revising and reshaping responses. Key features of learning cycles in the SLHS include the development of policy/evidence briefs that serve as a basis for stakeholder dialogues with actors from research, policy and practice. Issues that are identified to be further pursued are monitored for potential implementation and eventually evaluated to inform new learning cycles and to support continuous learning within the system.

Dr. Boes and Dr. Mantwill will provide an overview of the SLHS and its key features, as well as its capacity building efforts to train young researchers in the field of learning health systems, and the development of a centralized metadata repository in support of creating a sufficient large evidence basis to support learning cycles in the Swiss health system. Further, they will discuss lessons learned from the past and the newest developments of the SLHS in light of a second funding phase supported by the Swiss government.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:57:27 -0500 2021-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-25T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Livestream / Virtual LHS Collaboratory Logo
Michigan India Conference (March 26, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 26, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-26T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-26T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Letters to a Young Brown Girl Poetry Reading & Book Discussion (March 29, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83149 83149-21282827@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 29, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Letters to a Young Brown Girl (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2020). She was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is the author of five previous collections of poetry, Gravities of Center (Arkipelago Books, 2003), Poeta en San Francisco (Tinfish Press, 2005), which received the James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, Diwata (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2010), which received the Global Filipino Literary Award for Poetry, To Love as Aswang (Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc., 2015), and Invocation to Daughters (City Lights Publishers, 2017). She is also the author of the chapbooks Easter Sunday (Ypolita Press, 2008) Cherry (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2008), and For the City that Nearly Broke Me (Aztlán Libre Press, 2012).

Her work is published or forthcoming in Arroyo Literary Review, Asian Pacific American Journal, As/Us, Boxcar Poetry Review, The Brooklyn Rail, Chain, Eleven Eleven, Entropy, Fairy Tale Review, Fourteen Hills, Hambone, Kartika Review, Lantern Review, New American Writing, New England Review, North American Review, Notre Dame Review, Origins Journal, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, South Dakota Review, Southern Humanities Review, TAYO Literary Magazine, xcp: Cross-Cultural Poetics, among others. An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow, she received her B.A. in Ethnic Studies at U.C. Berkeley and her M.F.A. at San Francisco State University. She is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco’s Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program. She lives with her husband, educator, and poet Oscar Bermeo, in Oakland.

https://barbarajanereyes.com/

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:55:59 -0400 2021-03-29T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-29T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Workshop / Seminar Letters to a Young Brown Girl
WCED Lecture. Varieties of Populists: Paths to Power and Implications for Regime Stability (March 30, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80863 80863-20815009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Scholars have spent more time arguing over definitions of populism than attempting to clearly identify and differentiate among populists. Jones and Menon develop a typology to identify types of populists based on two key dimensions: 1) their position within the political landscape; and 2) the degree of their ideological commitment to populism. They argue that these distinctions are key to our understanding of how populists gain power and their impact on regime stability and change.

Pauline Jones is professor of political science and director of the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum at the University of Michigan (U-M). Previously, she served as director of U-M’s Islamic Studies Program (2011-14) and of the International Institute (2014-20). Her work has contributed broadly to the study of institutional origin, change, and impact with an empirical focus on the former Soviet Union—primarily the five Central Asia states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Currently, she is exploring the influence of religion on political attitudes and behavior in Muslim majority states with an emphasis on the relationship between religious regulation, religiosity, and political mobilization.

Anil Menon is a political science PhD candidate and Gerald R. Ford Predoctoral Fellow at U-M. His dissertation explores the long-term political legacy of trauma across three different contexts: China, Germany, and Northern Ireland.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/QArDq.

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, 18 Jan 2021 11:15:47 -0500 2021-03-30T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-30T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Pauline Jones & Anil Menon
CREES Noon Lecture. Literature in Albania from Communism to the Present (March 31, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80972 80972-20824905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Under the communist regime (1944-91), Albanian literature followed two separate and antithetical paths: on the one hand, writers turned to socialist realism for official literature that supported the state’s propaganda, while on the other authors writing in prisons or labor camps joined an underground literature of opposition to Enver Hoxha’s regime. Subject to harsh censorship and persecution, some oppositional writers managed to escape Albanian Communism, going into exile to publish books critical of the regime. Those who remained in Albania were silenced until the collapse of the regime.

Coming from three different generations, the authors on this panel share their experiences of the totalitarian regime and its aftermath, and reflect on the role of literature in Albanian society: how does literature represent and transfigure experiences of violence and oppression? What is the place of exile in national literature? What is the role of literature in the memory culture of a post-communist society? What, indeed, is the status of literature in contemporary Albania?

Lisandri Kola is an author, scholar, and translator. He taught Albanian Literature of Exile at the University of Michigan (Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures), and Albanian Modern Literature, History of Albanian Sonnet, Translation Studies, and Comparative Literature at the University of Tirana. Kola is the author of many books, among them *A Poem of Love* (Albanian-English-Serbian), *Flutrat vdesin në maj/Butterflies Die in May*, *Sonete/Sonnets*, and *Saga e nji dite/Saga of a Day,* among many others. He has translated into Albanian language, Longinus, Alda Merini, Fernando Pessoa, Luigi Pirandello, Saint Anthony of Padua, and has in progress Rime of Guido Cavalcanti. Selected poetry and prose of L. Kola are translated into Montenegrin, English, German, and French languages. He was awarded the Albanian National Prize Át Zef Pllumi in poetry (2014). Lisandri Kola obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Tirana in 2014. See his poetry at http://www.kens.al/revista/kolonakens/a_poem_of_love.pdf

Luljeta Lleshanaku is an Albanian poet. She studied Albanian philology & literature at the University of Tirana, and later she graduated with a MFA from Warren Wilson College, USA. She attended The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 1999 and was awarded a writer’s fellowship from the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2008-09). She is the author of nine poetry collections in her language and fourteen other collections published in translation in other languages. Five of her books in translation are published in English. Her last poetry collection in English is *Negative Space*, published by New Directions in the USA and by Bloodaxe Books in the UK, was a winner of the English PEN award, a finalist for the GRIFFIN International Poetry Prize 2019 in Canada, and a finalist for PEN America 2019. She has worked as journalist, TV author, university lecturer, and a historical researcher. See her poetry at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/luljeta-lleshanaku

Primo Shllaku was born in Shkodra, a town in the north of Albania of great cultural primacy, which lasted until the time the communist regime was set up. His father was a theater director and uncle a prominent translator of ancient Greek and Latin. Shllaku studied Albanian language and literature at the State University of Tirana. For several years he taught in different schools and different levels of school in Tirana as well as in different villages. Beginning in the late 1980s he taught at the University of Shkodra. Later he taught Albanian and French in Greece as well as Albanian at the University of Belgrade. In 2010 he received a doctorate in literary sciences, after which he has been teaching a History of Esthetical Doctrines at the University of Fine Arts in Tirana. See his poetry at http://www.albanianliterature.net/authors/modern/shllaku/shllaku_poetry.html

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/wlGA7

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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 Mar 2021 16:36:40 -0400 2021-03-31T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-31T13:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion CREES Albanian Literature
Gran Torino, Refugees, and Anti-Asian Racism: A Conversation with Actor Bee Vang (March 31, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83150 83150-21282829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Bee Vang, at 16, held the leading Hmong American role as Thao Vang Lor in Clint Eastwood’s 2008 film Gran Torino. He subsequently performed in independent films and on stage at Brown University where he received a 2016 liberal arts degree in international politics, media, and cultural studies. He also trained in China in techniques of Chinese opera and Japanese performance. Throughout this time, Vang engaged in social justice and media activism, and published works related to the visibility and inclusion of Southeast Asian Americans and, more broadly, Asian Americans in Hollywood and mainstream popular culture. His work covered such topics as representation, race, gender, sexuality, production, geopolitics, refugees, criminal justice, mass incarceration. Vang presented at multiple conferences related to these topics, and publicly lectured or gave workshops in over thirty venues, domestically and overseas including the University of Toronto, Beijing University, Minzu University, and Zhongshan University.

Meanwhile, Vang worked at MSNBC with The Rachel Maddow Show in broadcast journalism, at The Economist in print journalism, and at First Look Media in documentary filmmaking with Laura Poitras. After several years working as a print journalist, nonfiction writer, and policy researcher, he recently moved to LA to devote himself to acting, filmmaking, and other creative pursuits.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:57:29 -0400 2021-03-31T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-31T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Gran Torino
CWPS 20th // Faculty *in Conversation* (April 2, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82694 82694-21161627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 2, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

Free & Open to the public
Registration required: https://myumi.ch/4p3pN

In March 2001, the University of Michigan Center for World Performance Studies (CWPS) celebrated its grand opening, inviting the community to participate in an evening of lectures, performances and food at the International Institute. As part of the ongoing virtual celebration of this milestone, CWPS invites four esteemed U-M faculty members to reflect on the Center’s founding, its contributions to increasing the diversity of arts and research at University of Michigan, and to imagine the possibilities for the next twenty years.

Kwasi Ampene, Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, is a scholar and practitioner of ethnomusicology. He specializes in the rich musical traditions of the Akan people of West Africa. His research interests include the performing arts as individually and collectively created and experienced, the performance of historical and social memory, politics, ideologies, values, and religious philosophy in Akan court music. Professor Ampene’s latest book, *Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana: The Porcupine and the Gold Stool*, was published on June 30th, 2020 by Routledge. Dr. Ampene was Director of the Center for World Performance Studies from 2011-2016.

Lester Monts is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music (ethnomusicology). From 1993 until 2014, he served as senior vice provost for academic affairs and senior counselor to the president for the arts, diversity, and undergraduate affairs. He is currently director of the Michigan Musical Heritage Project that seeks to capture on film the state’s folk, ethnic, and immigrant music traditions. Monts received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Arkansas Polytechnic College, a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a doctorate in ethnomusicology from the University of Minnesota.

Mbala Nkanga is an Associate Professor of Theatre and head of the minor in Global Theatre & Ethnic Studies. A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he taught directing, scenography and dramaturgical analysis at the Institut National des Arts in Kinshasa (DRC) beginning in 1979. He has directed plays in various professional companies there, such as Bernard Dadié’s Béatrice du Congo, Wole Soyinka’s A Dance of the Forests, and Réné Kalisky’s Aïda Vaincue. Dr. Nkanga received his PhD in Performance Studies from Northwestern University, and has led the Center for World Performance Studies graduate seminar since 1999.

Robin Wilson is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Michigan, on the faculty since 1995, and is best known as a founding member of New York’s Urban Bush Women. In 1995, she was awarded a New York Performance Award for the collective work of the Urban Bush Women from 1984-1994. Her studio teaching is informed by years of study in various mid-twentieth century modern dance and Afro-Caribbean folkloric dance techniques. She performed in New York for more than a decade with such choreographers as Dianne McIntyre, Kevin Wynn, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Professor Wilson served on the Center for World Performance Studies faculty advisory committee for over a decade.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies, at 734-936-2777. 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, 03 Mar 2021 08:46:38 -0500 2021-04-02T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-02T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for World Performance Studies Lecture / Discussion CWPS 20
Conversations on Europe. Learning from Memory: A Transatlantic Conversation with Susan Neiman and Michael Rothberg (April 2, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82824 82824-21179591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 2, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

This lecture is being presented by the Center for European Studies and Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures as the Werner Grilk Lecture in German Studies.

What can we learn from comparing different memory cultures? In particular, how might we think about Holocaust memory and the Germans’ working through the past in relation to colonial and postcolonial memory, but also to the memory of racism and slavery in the United States? How can we foster memorial cultures that create transnational spaces for solidarity and the recognition of different and often difficult histories? Working from separate vantage points, Susan Neiman (Einstein Forum) and Michael Rothberg (UCLA) have both intervened forcefully in these debates in recent months and years. We look forward to bringing them together for a transatlantic conversation with CES Director Johannes von Moltke (U-M).

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Susan Neiman studied philosophy at Harvard and the Freie Universität Berlin, finishing her Ph.D. under the direction of John Rawls and Stanley Cavell. She was assistant and associate professor at Yale, and associate professor at Tel Aviv University, before becoming director of the Einstein Forum in 2000. She is a member of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaft and the American Philosophical Society. Neiman is the author of over a hundred essays and eight books, translated into many languages, most recently *Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil*.

Michael Rothberg is the 1939 Society Samuel Goetz Chair in Holocaust Studies and professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. His latest book is *The Implicated Subject: Beyond Victims and Perpetrators* (2019), published by Stanford University Press in their “Cultural Memory in the Present” series. Previous books include *Multidirectional Memory: Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of Decolonization* (2009), *Traumatic Realism: The Demands of Holocaust Representation* (2000), and, co-edited with Neil Levi, *The Holocaust: Theoretical Readings* (2003). With Yasemin Yildiz, he is currently completing *Inheritance Trouble: Migrant Archives of Holocaust Remembrance* for Fordham University Press.

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/pdglQ

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, 16 Mar 2021 16:17:37 -0400 2021-04-02T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-02T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Learning from Memory
Zorro as a "Southwestern": The Ambivalent Latinx Superhero at Midcentury (April 5, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82620 82620-21147746@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 5, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

In this presentation, Anthony Mora, Associate Professor of History and Interim Director of Latina/o Studies, will consider the decisions that Disney producers made during the production of the widely popular 1950s television show Zorro. As had been the case with the iconic character since his creation in 1919, setting the action in Southern California inevitably raised questions about prevailing racial assumptions and the meaning of the United States' Mexican past. Widely popular among children, Zorro concealed more secrets than just his identity.

Register here: tinyurl.com/ZorroLatinxSuperhero

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:17:44 -0500 2021-04-05T15:00:00-04:00 2021-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Latina/o Studies Lecture / Discussion Zorro as a "Southwestern": The Ambivalent Latinx Superhero at Midcentury
Physics Grad Council and SPS Special Workshop | International Student Advocacy Workshop (April 7, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83486 83486-21391450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Physics

Physics Grad Council and the Society of Women in Physics would like to invite you all to a workshop on International Student Advocacy. We will have graduate students joining us to share their experiences, and have also invited David Cole from the International Center to tell us more about various aspects of navigating the US as an international student.

This workshop is aimed at both international students who want to share their experiences or gain advice from other grad students, as well as the rest of our community, to come and learn more about the issues that international students face and the ways they navigate being a student and a community member. We hope to encourage communication and uncover ways we can be better allies to each other.

Please RSVP to the following link if you're interested in attending our workshop: https://myumi.ch/ovld9.

By registering here, you can sign up to receive reminders before the workshop and can receive copies of the slides and other resources we use. This link also contains our zoom information.

Also: If you are an international student, please consider filling out our survey, so that we can better tailor our material to everyone's needs: https://forms.gle/6QX33aFtFYc7vKYm6

We look forward to seeing you online!

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:15:31 -0400 2021-04-07T15:30:00-04:00 2021-04-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar
A Week in London: Diving into the CoLab Festival at Trinity Laban Conservatoire (April 8, 2021 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82210 82210-21054510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Session Guest: Hannah Dickinson, Head Of Student Recruitment And International Relations, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Faculty Lead: Jonathan Kuuskoski (he/his)

For two weeks every February, Trinity Laban’s usual creative atmosphere gets supercharged. There are no lectures, no classes, no assignments. That’s because it’s time for CoLab, their eccentric two‑week festival of creativity and innovation. For the 2021 CoLab, 10 SMTD students spent a week at Trinity Laban working alongside students to devise and perform interdisciplinary works through the city of London. Join SMTD faculty supervisor Jonathan Kuuskoski and a member of the Trinity Laban team to learn more about the CoLab experience, understand how SMTD students are selected for this opportunity, and share our hopes for what SMTD participation might look like in the February 2022.

watch online at https://myumi.ch/4pQ5X

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:15:05 -0400 2021-04-08T10:30:00-04:00 2021-04-08T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
CCPS Lecture. The Themersons and the Art of Translation (April 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83207 83207-21312498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This talk is a simple introduction to a complicated subject: the Themersons, their life in images – still and moving, and words in a multitude of configurations. Both Stefan Themerson (1910-88) and Franciszka Themerson (1907-88) were born in Poland, where they made experimental films. In 1938 they moved to Paris, and between 1940 and 1942 the war deposited them in London, where they spent the rest of their lives. Franciszka was a painter, graphic designer, stage designer, film maker, and publisher. Stefan was a filmmaker, writer, poet, graphic designer, and publisher.

The topic of translation relates to nearly everything: word into sound; one language into another; face into a portrait, events into a chart. This is something that Stefan thought and talked about, and invented his own form of translation, which he called Semantic Poetry.

Jasia Reichardt is a writer on art and an exhibition organizer. She was born in Poland, educated in England, and has lived in London most of her life. She was assistant director of the ICA in London from 1963-71, and director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery from 1974-76. She has taught at the Architectural Association and other colleges, has written for most of the international art magazines, as well as some books, and has contributed to many international exhibitions and conferences throughout the world. She is the Themersons’ niece, and after the Themersons’ deaths in 1988, together with Nick Wadley, she organized their archive, which is now with the National Library in Warsaw.

Registration for this webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/MEb4G

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 Mar 2021 10:53:26 -0400 2021-04-08T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-08T13:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Lecture / Discussion The Themersons
Landscape of Study Abroad During Pandemic Part 2 (April 8, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80558 80558-20738218@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

How has COVID-19 changed the landscape of study abroad? What does study abroad during a pandemic even look like? How can you study abroad while still staying safe? We’ll be answering these questions and more during this brief in collaboration with CGIS’ Health and Safety Advisor Rachel Reuter. If you plan to study abroad this summer or fall, don’t miss it!

RSVP TODAY: https://myumi.ch/ovPvX

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:47:41 -0500 2021-04-08T15:00:00-04:00 2021-04-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Lecture / Discussion Pandemic
Indian Literature Series (April 8, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83559 83559-21426681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: SPICMACAY at the University of Michigan

SPICMACAY at University of Michigan is proud to organise the Literature Series, where we will organise discussions of various works of literature in classical & modern Indic languages, led by a language expert.

Our first discussion is on Silappatikāram, one of the five great Epics of Tamil literature, facilitated by Prof. Vidya Mohan, faculty for Tamil language, University of Michigan.

Date: 8-Apr-2021 (Thursday)
Time: 6pm to 7pm EDT
Language: English
No. of participants: 25 participants
Please sign-up on this link: https://forms.gle/WEkKQ7gA9VSjKfyJ6

Note: This event is only for UMich students, alumni & staff.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 May 2021 13:16:47 -0400 2021-04-08T18:00:00-04:00 2021-04-08T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location SPICMACAY at the University of Michigan Lecture / Discussion Discussion on Silappatikāram - The Tamil Epic
Plan Your English Self-Study Program For Spring and Summer (April 13, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80024 80024-20547016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

The “Winter” term ends in April. What will you be doing to continue communicating in English over the spring and summer? Come to this workshop to gather new ideas and to share your own about ways to continue practicing and improving your English independently. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.
REGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/7677

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:07:28 -0500 2021-04-13T08:30:00-04:00 2021-04-13T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
CREES/Ford U.S.-Russia Future Leaders Professional Development Workshop. Participatory Development in the Kyrgyz Republic: A Simulation and Discussion (April 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83294 83294-21338270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Registration for this event has closed.

From 2014-2019, the US Agency for International Development implemented a project in the Kyrgyz Republic to strengthen agricultural productivity and address food insecurity, primarily among agricultural farming families. One of the first steps the project took in 2014 was to engage with local stakeholders to decide which agricultural value chains to target, and what type of farm-level assistance would be most effective.

During the workshop, students will each take on the role of a key stakeholder and participate in a community deliberation activity to help the project make these decisions. Students will participate in a variety of participation tools to spur brainstorming and information sharing, generate ideas, resolve conflict, and make group decisions. After the simulation, students will have a discussion about the exercise, reflecting on the experience of being a participant; how participation can unearth previously unidentified problems, solutions, and critical contextual factors; compare the tools and approaches applied to other types of participation tools and approaches; and the role of community power dynamics in participation activities.

Amy Harris, a post-doctoral fellow at the Ford School of Public Policy, will lead this workshop. Amy merges both experience as a former foreign aid implementation professional working on USAID and World Bank projects, and academic expertise in foreign aid contracting and participatory development. Amy holds a PhD in Public Policy and Management from the University of Washington.

Participating students must agree to complete select readings prior to the workshop session and to play an active role in the simulation, as an assigned stakeholder. More details will be provided upon registration. Students are also required to attend the workshop session in its entirety. For those without a 1pm scheduling conflict, Dr. Harris will continue her post-simulation debrief until 1:15pm (EDT).

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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. Contact crees@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:52:20 -0400 2021-04-13T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Workshop / Seminar Amy Harris, post-doctoral fellow, Ford School of Public Policy, U-M
Global Connections: An Investigation into How to Bring the Traditional Rituals of Tujia and Miao Chinese Ethnic Minorities to Contemporary Society through Theatre and Performance (April 15, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82073 82073-21016992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Session Guest: Jay Peng Zhang, vocalist, choreographer, Professor- Art College, Shanghai University of Sport, Hong Kong
Faculty Lead: Amy Chavasse

Folk singer and modern dancer, Jay Peng Zhang, is from the Tujia and Miao ethnic minority groups of Western Hunan Province. Jay’s research maintains a focus on rituals and their inspirational role in his contemporary practice. Culturally rooted songs and traditions from his native place Yongshun (Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Western Hunan) form the core of his work. Jay will share his research through a performative talk including movement and songs from Miao and Tujia minorities as well as wearing the traditional attire he inherited from his grandmother. As one of the few remaining practitioners of traditional Tujia songs and aware of the recent policies of tourism and entertainment, Jay raises questions about authenticity and the rapidly changing conditions of Miao and Tujia minorities in China today. Peng Zhang will share his research in song, performed live via ZOOM, and provide context for his examination of these cultural artifacts in his lecture. Videos and images from his home land in Western Hunan will amplify the exchange.

watch online at https://myumi.ch/4pQ5X

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:15:05 -0400 2021-04-15T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Refugee Adolescent Health (April 16, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83377 83377-21367805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 16, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Global Public Health

Sawsan Abdulrahim is Associate Professor of Public Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut. Her research focuses on social inequalities and health, and the structural conditions that influence the wellbeing of women refugees and labor migrants. She is currently undertaking research on the health of Syrian refugee adolescent girls in Lebanon, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:41:21 -0400 2021-04-16T09:00:00-04:00 2021-04-16T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Global Public Health Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
LSA Travel Pre-Departure Orientation (April 16, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83552 83552-21422775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 16, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA International Travel

Are you receiving funding from an LSA department to travel abroad this spring / summer?

Are you an LSA student who is going abroad to do thesis research or study / intern abroad on a non-UM program?

If either of the above apply to you, we invite you to attend one of the LSATravel Pre-Departure Orientations! The LSATravel Team wishes to help you prepare for your time abroad, whether you are doing independent research, interning with other UM students, or studying on a non-UM program.

Addressing your health and safety concerns are even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic and we will discuss requirement changes and situations to consider when abroad. In addition, we'll also discuss the basics of the UM international health insurance, registering your travel, managing your health, how to stay safe abroad, identity-specific resources, and more.

To attend, register on Sessions: https://myumi.ch/2Dbpe

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Presentation Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:45:22 -0400 2021-04-16T11:00:00-04:00 2021-04-16T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA International Travel Presentation
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-20T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T15:00:00-04:00 Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
Bioethics Discussion: Abdication (April 20, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58841 58841-14563735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our renunciation.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455

A few readings to consider:
––The Idea of Legitimate Authority in the Practice of Medicine
––Decentralization of health care systems and health outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment
––Vox Populi or Abdication of Responsibility?: The Influence of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on the Public Discourse Regarding Abortion, 2016-2019
––Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/060-abdication/.

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Before you give up, consider the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:38:57 -0500 2021-04-20T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Abdication
Fulbright U.S. Student Program: 2021 Application. Choose Your Program Information Session (April 21, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83412 83412-21375682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

In this info session, we consider the various types of awards available through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program 2021 Application. If you are trying to decide between applying to be an English Teaching Assistant in Spain or doing a research project in Mongolia, this session is for you! This session will be recorded for future viewing.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:28:42 -0400 2021-04-21T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-21T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Workshop / Seminar
International Institute Round Table. Coronavirus Politics: The Comparative Politics and Policy of COVID-19 Response (April 22, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83581 83581-21430625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of most people’s lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. *Coronavirus Politics: The Comparative Politics and Policy of COVID-19* identifies key threads in the global comparative discussion that continue to shed light on COVID-19 and shape debates about what it means for scholarship in health and comparative politics. This panel brings together University of Michigan authors from among the 67 contributors, versed in politics and the health issues in order to understand the health policy decisions, the public health interventions, the social policy decisions, their interactions, and the reasons. They will discuss the politics of COVID-19 response in Brazil, Central Asia, France, Italy, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, and Vietnam. All go beyond reporting and monitoring to develop explanations that draw on the authors' expertise while engaging in structured conversations across the book.

MODERATORS
Scott Greer, Public Health & Political Science, U-M
Elizabeth King, Public Health, U-M

PANELISTS
Michelle Falkenbach, Public Health, U-M
Holly Jarman, Public Health, U-M
Pauline Jones, Political Science, U-M
Elize Massard da Fonseca, Public Administration, FGV
Kanayo Ogujiuba, Economics, University of Mpumalanga, and 2021-22 UMAPS Scholar, U-M
Sarah Rozenblum, Public Health, U-M
Rebecca Wai, Political Science, U-M
Emma Willoughby, Public Health, U-M

More information about *Coronavirus Politics*, published by University of Michigan Press: https://www.press.umich.edu/11927713/coronavirus_politics

Registration for this webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/K459z

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact Derek at djgroom@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, 14 Apr 2021 11:18:54 -0400 2021-04-22T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Lecture / Discussion Coronavirus Politics
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 22, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
The Boston Massacre: A Family History (April 22, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83424 83424-21377655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The story of the Boston Massacre is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, most accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British troops as they are dispatched from Ireland to Boston in 1768 to subdue the increasingly rebellious colonists. She reveals a forgotten world hidden in plain sight: the many regimental wives and children who accompanied the armies. We see these families jostling with Bostonians for living space, finding common cause in the search for a lost child, trading barbs, and sharing baptisms. When soldiers shot unarmed citizens in the street, it was these intensely human and now broken bonds that fueled what quickly became a bitterly fought American Revolution.

Serena Zabin’s book "The Boston Massacre: A Family History" was awarded the 2020 Book of the Year Prize from the Journal of the American Revolution. She is Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at Carleton College.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:17:29 -0400 2021-04-22T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Book Cover, "The Boston Massacre: A Family History"
WEBINAR: From Rhetoric to Reality - Putting Patients at the Heart of Pharmaceutical Services & Systems (April 29, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83639 83639-21446272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Access to essential medicines remains a critical challenge for patients in many parts of the world. Strengthening pharmaceutical supply chains, while vitally important, must be complemented by efforts to strengthen related pharmaceutical services and systems in ways that put patient needs first.

When pharmaceutical systems and services – from policies and regulations to distribution and dispensing practices – are centered around and responsive to patient needs, the system can work better to achieve improved health outcomes and address critical challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. Ultimately, patient-centered approaches help build trust in health systems, encourage appropriate use of medicines, and make pharmaceutical services more responsive and effective.

Convened by the Global Health Supply Chain Summit group, this webinar will bring together private- and public-sector experts across the pharmaceutical supply chain to explore the latest in advancing patient-centered pharmaceutical services in low- and middle-income countries and opportunities to take the discussion from rhetoric to reality.

Introduction by: Ravi Anupindi, Professor of Technology & Operations, Ross School of Business
Moderated by: Lloyd Matowe, Chair, People that Deliver; Director, Pharmaceutical Systems Africa
PROGRAM SPEAKERS
• Suneeta Sharma, Vice President, Health Practice and Director, Health Policy Plus Project, Palladium
• Neimatu D. Adjabui, Senior Program Lead, West Africa, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
• Mirfin Mpundu, Director, React Africa
• Alex Dodoo, Director, African Collaborating Centre for Pharmacovigilance
• Marlon Banda, Chair of the Board, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:15:04 -0400 2021-04-29T09:00:00-04:00 2021-04-29T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Free Webinar: April 29th, 2021
Japanese Studies and Antiracist Pedagogy | Challenges and Opportunities for a Historian of Japan Teaching about Race and Imperialism (April 29, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83818 83818-21540181@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 29, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Advance registration for this Zoom webinar is required: https://myumi.ch/jxED9

Part of the Japanese Studies and Antiracist Pedagogy webinar series: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/jsap/webinars/

Historically, Cold War Area Studies and the nationalization of Ethnic Studies have contributed to an Orientalist arrangement in which “their” pasts and contemporary conditions have been separated from “ours.” For example, scholars of Asia are not supposed to teach about North American issues, let alone conduct research across national formations. However, this sequestering of “ourselves” from “them” has become increasingly untenable due to globalization and massive demographic changes in North America. This webinar discusses the challenges and possible methods for breaking through the separation of area studies (especially Japanese studies and East Asian studies) and ethnic studies by discussing two courses that I regularly teach -- “Colonialisms in Asia” and “The Asia-Pacific Wars” -- in which race, sex, gender and imperialism are key themes. These are modern phenomena that trouble the regions we Asia “experts” study and the places in which we live, teach and work. But an obscene screen sequesters these two knowledge formations, making it difficult for scholars of Asia to teach critically about racism in North America as well as about the U.S. and Canada as empires. While we Asia “experts” are normally assigned to study the people and nations “over there,” this webinar proposes that we need to refuse the disciplinary practices that the Cold War University has imposed upon us. The webinar will also propose that while important, linking Asian and Asian North American studies can only be one part of confronting the global problems of racism and empires.

Takashi Fujitani is a Professor in Asia-Pacific Studies at the University of Toronto. His research is focused on the intersections of nationalism, race, gender, war, and memory in East Asian history and Asian American 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 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:19:17 -0400 2021-04-29T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-29T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Takashi Fujitani
Japanese Studies and Antiracist Pedagogy | Confronting the “Ends” of Area: On Transpacific Accountability (May 5, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83819 83819-21540182@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Advance registration for this Zoom webinar is required: https://myumi.ch/51ZvE

Part of the Japanese Studies and Antiracist Pedagogy webinar series: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/jsap/webinars/

Has Japanese Studies ever been a discipline? Who was it for? Conversations about its disciplinary survival continue and repeat attempts to contend with the deconstructive critique of “area.” According to reactions to the deconstructive critique of Area Studies, which began its course in the 1980s, we stand on the epistemological precipice of not simply the decline, but the death of the disciplines that comprise, for example, “Asian Studies” and “Latin American Studies.” Yet, efforts to undo Cold War era formations of knowledge production, in turn, have galvanized projects that seek to validate area studies through the rhetoric of their “re-birth,” often in formats that purport an interdisciplinary awareness to the diversifying demographics of higher education.

In this webinar, our aim will be to openly discuss the contradictions between the goal of “antiracist pedagogy” and the limits and possibilities of “Japanese Studies.” In emphasizing a framework of transpacific accountability that interrogates the “area” model through engaging critical race and Indigenous epistemologies, the webinar proposes a confrontation with the perceived crisis of area fields as an opening for a way to rethink and re-orient antiracist pedagogy. Highlighting a comparative study of race across Japan and Latin America as a case for the transpacific framework, the webinar introduces critical approaches to the histories of racism, militarism, nationalism, capitalism, and heterosexism in research and pedagogy across and after the “ends” of area.

Andrea Mendoza is an Assistant Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature at UC San Diego. Her research areas are in critical race studies, transpacific studies, and East Asian and Latin American literatures and visual cultures.

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 Apr 2021 13:19:45 -0400 2021-05-05T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-05T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Andrea Mendoza
UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute (May 11, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83469 83469-21385562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

2021 U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute
"Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All"
May 11-13, 2021
Virtual

Connecting global to local: Program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health

This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while our skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities. We will close the Summer Institute with a panel on future directions.

By joining the U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, you will:

- Learn about innovative practice, research and policy trends.
- Network with practitioners, researchers and professionals across the globe.
- Advance your skills in program development, evaluation and advocacy.
- Receive personalized guidance on research, data management and advocacy communication as well as career planning in daily workshops.
- Earn CNE credits.
- Receive a University of Michigan School of Nursing Certificate of Attendance.

All sessions will run virtually from 8-10:30 a.m. EST with an opening keynote followed by interactive workshops.

Open to all practitioners, advocates, researchers, faculty, students and staff who are interested in the intersection of research, practice and advocacy in global reproductive and sexual health.

Learn more: https://nursing.umich.edu/global/global-reproductive-and-sexual-health-summer-institute

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:47:15 -0400 2021-05-11T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-11T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Conference / Symposium UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute
UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute (May 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83469 83469-21385563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

2021 U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute
"Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All"
May 11-13, 2021
Virtual

Connecting global to local: Program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health

This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while our skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities. We will close the Summer Institute with a panel on future directions.

By joining the U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, you will:

- Learn about innovative practice, research and policy trends.
- Network with practitioners, researchers and professionals across the globe.
- Advance your skills in program development, evaluation and advocacy.
- Receive personalized guidance on research, data management and advocacy communication as well as career planning in daily workshops.
- Earn CNE credits.
- Receive a University of Michigan School of Nursing Certificate of Attendance.

All sessions will run virtually from 8-10:30 a.m. EST with an opening keynote followed by interactive workshops.

Open to all practitioners, advocates, researchers, faculty, students and staff who are interested in the intersection of research, practice and advocacy in global reproductive and sexual health.

Learn more: https://nursing.umich.edu/global/global-reproductive-and-sexual-health-summer-institute

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:47:15 -0400 2021-05-12T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-12T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Conference / Symposium UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute
UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute (May 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83469 83469-21385564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

2021 U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute
"Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All"
May 11-13, 2021
Virtual

Connecting global to local: Program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health

This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while our skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities. We will close the Summer Institute with a panel on future directions.

By joining the U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, you will:

- Learn about innovative practice, research and policy trends.
- Network with practitioners, researchers and professionals across the globe.
- Advance your skills in program development, evaluation and advocacy.
- Receive personalized guidance on research, data management and advocacy communication as well as career planning in daily workshops.
- Earn CNE credits.
- Receive a University of Michigan School of Nursing Certificate of Attendance.

All sessions will run virtually from 8-10:30 a.m. EST with an opening keynote followed by interactive workshops.

Open to all practitioners, advocates, researchers, faculty, students and staff who are interested in the intersection of research, practice and advocacy in global reproductive and sexual health.

Learn more: https://nursing.umich.edu/global/global-reproductive-and-sexual-health-summer-institute

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:47:15 -0400 2021-05-13T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Conference / Symposium UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute
Reflections on the Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Challenges and Future Opportunities (May 13, 2021 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84001 84001-21619355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 13, 2021 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

Live Spanish interpretation available

May 13, 2021 • 10:30-12 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
WHO Year of the Nurse and the Midwife Panel: "Reflections on the Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Challenges and Future Opportunities" with Sue Anne Bell, Deena Kelly Costa, Megan Eagle, Sheria Robinson-Lane and international guests. https://umich.zoom.us/s/97036823249

Sue Anne Bell, Ph.D., FNP-BC, is an assistant professor at the University of
Michigan School of Nursing, with expertise in disaster preparedness and response,
community health and emergency care. Trained as a health services researcher, her
work focuses on the health and well-being of aging populations in the context of a
disaster. She is currently serving a three-year term on the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council. Her original training is as a family nurse practitioner, and she is clinically active in disaster response through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s National Disaster Medical System, with recent deployments to a COVID-19 cruise ship quarantine, Hurricane Maria and the 2018 Paradise, California, wildfire.

Megan Eagle, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC is a clinical instructor at the University of
Michigan School of Nursing. Since 1995, she has been providing primary health care
services to underserved populations. She has done research on the health care
needs of uninsured adults in Washtenaw County, the adaptability of group prenatal
care models to the family practice setting and on strategies for addressing maternal mortality in rural areas. She has served as a clinical preceptor to adult and family nurse practitioner students and also supervised clinical placements for students from the schools of Social Work, Pharmacy and Medicine. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Deena Kelly Costa, Ph.D., RN, FAAN is an assistant professor at the University of
Michigan School of Nursing and co-director of the National Clinician Scholars
Program. She received both her master's and Ph.D. from the University of
Pennsylvania. A trained health services researcher with clinical expertise in adult
critical care nursing, Costa’s work has been published in leading journals such as JAMA, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Chest. Given her expertise, Costa advised Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office on staffing and scope of practice regulations that informed Executive Order 2020-30 during the spring surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, Ph.D., MSN, MHA, RN is an assistant professor at the
University of Michigan School of Nursing. Robinson-Lane’s work aims to reduce
health disparities and improve health equity for diverse older adults and family
caregivers managing pain and chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease. Her
current work is focused on improving the ability of Black, Latino and other diverse older adults to successfully age in place through culturally responsive and community-engaged care practices. Robinson-Lane completed her Ph.D. at Wayne State University and a postdoctoral fellowship in advanced rehabilitation research training at the University of Michigan Medical School

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Livestream / Virtual Sun, 09 May 2021 13:27:20 -0400 2021-05-13T10:30:00-04:00 2021-05-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Livestream / Virtual Reflections on the Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Challenges and Future Opportunities
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-14T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-15T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
CGIS Winter Advising (May 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-19T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
CGIS Winter Advising (May 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-20T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
Anote's Ark - Film Screening and Panel Discussion (May 23, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83540 83540-21409116@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 23, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL), in partnership with the CCL Asian Pacific Action Team, are pleased to host a virtual screening of the award-winning films, Anote’s Ark and Love Note to an Island. We invite you to view the films in the comfort of your home, then participate in an online panel discussion with filmmaker, Lulu DeBoer, and returned Peace Corps volunteers who served in Kiribati, Brady Fergusson and Dr. Michael Roman.

For complete details on viewing the film and joining the panel discussion, click on the Eventbrite Registration link.

Optional: we invite our attendees to help support the people of Kiribati by making a donation to the Kiribati Climate Action Network (KiriCAN) through our GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-submerging-island

About the films:

Anote’s Ark: The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the existential dilemma of our time: imminent annihilation from sea-level rise. While Kiribati’s former President Anote Tong races to find a way to protect his nation’s people and maintain their dignity, many Kiribati are already seeking safe harbor overseas. Set against the backdrop of international climate and human rights negotiations, Anote’s struggle to save his nation is intertwined with the fate of Tiemeri, a young mother who fights to migrate her family to New Zealand. At stake is the survival of Tiemeri’s family, the Kiribati people, and 4,000 years of Kiribati culture.
Love Note to an Island: This moving short film by Lulu DeBoer shows her visiting her home island of Kiribati for the first time in over 20 years, only to find that climate change will soon wash it away. But instead of despair, the love and hope of the country spurs her on to find solutions to adapt

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Film Screening Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:12:22 -0400 2021-05-23T18:00:00-04:00 2021-05-23T20:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Film Screening photo of the island nation of Kiribati
The MIRS Advantage - Masters in International And Regional Studies (June 23, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84243 84243-21620800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Join MIRS advisor Charlie Polinko for an informational webinar for the Masters in International and Regional Studies Program. Charlie will present on topics related to the program structure, admissions requirements, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, and dual-degree opportunities for students interested in applying for the Fall 2022 term. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v2jDR

The Masters in International and Regional Studies combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.

MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Our centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study; five have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of our centers or programs.

Specializations include:
African Studies
Islamic Studies
Chinese Studies
Japanese Studies
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies

For additional information, contact MIRS-Info@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:14:36 -0400 2021-06-23T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual
The Clements Bookworm: Detroit’s Hidden Channels, French-Indigenous Families in the 18th Century (July 16, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83967 83967-21619247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 16, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Dr. Karen Marrero discusses her new book *Detroit’s Hidden Channels: The Power of French-Indigenous Families in the Eighteenth Century* (2020).

French-Indigenous families of the 18th century were a central force in shaping the history of Detroit. Situated where Anishinaabe, Wendat, Myaamia, and later French communities were established and where the system of waterways linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico narrowed, Detroit’s location was its primary attribute. While the French state viewed Detroit as a decaying site of illegal activities, the influence of the French-Indigenous networks grew as members diverted imperial resources to bolster an alternative configuration of power relations. Women furthered commerce by navigating a multitude of gender norms of their nations, allowing them to defy the state that sought to control them by holding them to European ideals of womanhood. By the mid-18th century, French-Indigenous families had become so powerful, incoming British traders and imperial officials courted their favor. These families would maintain that power as the British imperial presence splintered on the eve of the American Revolution.

Karen Marrero is a past Clements Library research fellow and a professor at Wayne State University.

Register at myumi.ch/gjgzR

*This episode of the Bookworm is generously sponsored by Douglas Johnson.*

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists and featured guests discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Inspired by the traditional Clements Library researcher tea time, we invite you to pull up a chair at our [virtual] table. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.*

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 24 May 2021 11:22:43 -0400 2021-07-16T10:00:00-04:00 2021-07-16T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual "Detroit's Hidden Channels" Book Cover, featuring a manuscript map from the Clements Library
The MIRS Advantage - Masters in International And Regional Studies (July 23, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84243 84243-21620801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 23, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Join MIRS advisor Charlie Polinko for an informational webinar for the Masters in International and Regional Studies Program. Charlie will present on topics related to the program structure, admissions requirements, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, and dual-degree opportunities for students interested in applying for the Fall 2022 term. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v2jDR

The Masters in International and Regional Studies combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.

MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Our centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study; five have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of our centers or programs.

Specializations include:
African Studies
Islamic Studies
Chinese Studies
Japanese Studies
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies

For additional information, contact MIRS-Info@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:14:36 -0400 2021-07-23T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual
CANCELED--Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions (July 28, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84403 84403-21623869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

We regret that this event has been canceled due to the suspension of the 2022-2023 Luce Scholars Program.

The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional internships in Asia for a total of 18 young Americans nationally each year. The program's purpose is to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. Placements can be made in the following locations: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam!

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact Melissa at mjfvert@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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:49:13 -0400 2021-07-28T12:00:00-04:00 2021-07-28T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions
CANCELED--Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions (August 18, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84403 84403-21623870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

We regret that this event has been canceled due to the suspension of the 2022-2023 Luce Scholars Program.

The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional internships in Asia for a total of 18 young Americans nationally each year. The program's purpose is to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. Placements can be made in the following locations: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam!

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact Melissa at mjfvert@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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:49:13 -0400 2021-08-18T12:00:00-04:00 2021-08-18T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions
The MIRS Advantage - Masters in International And Regional Studies (August 23, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84243 84243-21620802@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 23, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Join MIRS advisor Charlie Polinko for an informational webinar for the Masters in International and Regional Studies Program. Charlie will present on topics related to the program structure, admissions requirements, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, and dual-degree opportunities for students interested in applying for the Fall 2022 term. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v2jDR

The Masters in International and Regional Studies combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.

MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Our centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study; five have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of our centers or programs.

Specializations include:
African Studies
Islamic Studies
Chinese Studies
Japanese Studies
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies

For additional information, contact MIRS-Info@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:14:36 -0400 2021-08-23T11:00:00-04:00 2021-08-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual
LSA Student Government General Meeting (September 1, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83648 83648-21448228@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Student Government

All LSA students are invited to attend the weekly meetings of their government! See your representatives debate resolutions, hear interesting guest speakers, and learn more about the work your government does for you!

You can access the meeting agenda at the link on the right side, as well as the Zoom link for this meeting.

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Meeting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:04 -0400 2021-09-01T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-01T23:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall LSA Student Government Meeting We don't meet in this room, though it'd be cool if we did.
CANCELED--Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions (September 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84403 84403-21623871@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

We regret that this event has been canceled due to the suspension of the 2022-2023 Luce Scholars Program.

The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional internships in Asia for a total of 18 young Americans nationally each year. The program's purpose is to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. Placements can be made in the following locations: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam!

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact Melissa at mjfvert@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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:49:13 -0400 2021-09-08T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-08T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions
Documenting the Prague Spring: A Film Screening & Discussion of Oratorio for Prague (September 13, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86542 86542-21634795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 13, 2021 7:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

One of the most powerful documentaries ever made, *Oratorio for Prague* contains the only footage from the Soviet-led invasion of Prague in 1968. Czech New Wave filmmaker Jan Nemec began filming with the intention to document Prague Spring, a celebration of the new-found liberalization of Czechoslovakia, but the film's subject took a dramatic turn when Soviet tanks rolled through the streets.

Ania Aizman is assistant professor of Slavic languages and literatures and postdoctoral scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows and the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. She researches political art and social movements in Russia and East and Central Europe.

Jindrich Toman has been professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Michigan since 1987. He specializes in the cultures and languages of Central Europe, including modern Czech literature and art. As a witness of events in Czechoslovakia in 1968, he will share with the audience his reactions to Nemec's documentary and reminisce about the events around the so-called Prague Spring.

This is an in-person event for U-M students, faculty, and staff only. You may participate remotely by registering at http://myumi.ch/0W354
Those attending remotely may access the film at https://myumi.ch/NxP33

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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, 09 Sep 2021 13:42:57 -0400 2021-09-13T19:30:00-04:00 2021-09-13T21:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia (The Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Donia Human Rights Center Panel. Twenty Years after 9/11: Challenges to Human Rights Protection from Terrorism and Counter-terrorism (September 14, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85259 85259-21626083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Please note: This panel discussion will be offered in person on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus at Hutchins Hall, Room 250 (625 State Street) and will be simultaneously available via Zoom Webinar.

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/r8ze4

A light reception will follow the panel at Hutchins Hall for in-person attendees. The Donia Human Rights Center will follow state, local, and University of Michigan guidelines for in-person events.

The anniversary of the September 11 attacks provides an opportunity to reflect on their legacy for the protection of human rights. A panel of international experts will address the implications of the attacks for the victims of terrorist acts as well as for those caught up in counter-terrorism actions by governments. We will also explore the challenges to and opportunities for cooperation among governments and international organizations to protect human rights in this context.

Featuring:

-Karima Bennoune, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law, University of California Davis; Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School; UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights

- Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Professor of Law, Public Policy and Society, University of Minnesota Law School; Professor of Law, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland; UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism

-Andrea Prasow, Deputy Washington Director, Human Rights Watch

Moderator: Steven R. Ratner, Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law; Director, University of Michigan Donia Human Rights Center

This event is co-sponsored by: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan Law School, Program in International and Comparative Studies, and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Weiser Diplomacy Center.

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Karima Bennoune, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law, University of California Davis; Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School; UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights

Karima Bennoune holds the Homer G., Angelo and Ann Berryhill Endowed Chair in International Law and is a Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, School of Law. During academic year 2021-21, she will be a visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School. She has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights since November 2015. In 2017, she served as an expert in the reparations phase of the groundbreaking Al Mahdi Case before the International Criminal Court concerning intentional destruction of cultural heritage in Mali. A former Legal Advisor for Amnesty International, her field missions throughout her career have included Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Mali, Malaysia, Maldives, Niger, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia and Kosovo, Southern Thailand, Tunisia and Tuvalu. Her book, “Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism,” which recounts the stories of people of Muslim heritage working against extremism, won the 2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The TED talk based on the book has been viewed by over 1.5 million people. Professor Bennoune serves on the scholar advisory board for Muslims for Progressive Values.

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Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Professor of Law, Public Policy and Society, University of Minnesota Law School; Professor of Law, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland; UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin is concurrently Regents Professor and Robina Professor of Law, Public Policy and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor of Law at the Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. She has previously taught or held visiting positions at Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, Princeton University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Professor Ní Aoláin is the recipient of numerous academic awards and honors including the Leverhulme Fellowship, British Academy Awards, Fulbright scholarship, the Alon Prize, the Robert Schumann Scholarship, a European Commission award, and the Lawlor fellowship. She is an elected fellow of the Royal Irish Academy. She has published extensively in the fields of emergency powers, counter-terrorism and human rights, conflict regulation, transitional justice and sex based violence in times of war. Her book Law in Times of Crisis (CUP 2006) was awarded the American Society of International Law’s preeminent prize in 2007 - the Certificate of Merit for creative scholarship and her published work has been extensively recognized for its path-breaking contributions and its rigor. Professor Ní Aoláin is currently the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism (2017-), and was re-elected for a second term in August 2020.

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Andrea Prasow, Deputy Washington Director, Human Rights Watch

Andrea Prasow, deputy Washington director, at Human Rights Watch, conducts advocacy before the US government on global human rights issues, with a particular focus on national security and foreign policy. Prasow frequently appears on domestic and international radio and television, and has published in a wide range of print and online media outlets, including Politico, The Hill, and Foreign Policy.

Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Prasow was a defense attorney with the Office of Military Commissions. She served as assistant counsel for Salim Hamdan in the only contested military commission trial to date. Prasow was previously an associate at a New York law firm where, in addition to representing large corporations in complex civil litigation she served as habeas counsel for ten Saudi detainees at Guantanamo. Andrea holds an Honors B.A. from the University of Toronto in political science and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.

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Steven R. Ratner
Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School; Director, Donia Human Rights Center, University of Michigan

Steven Ratner is the Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and the Director of the University of Michigan’s Donia Human Rights Center. His research addresses a range of public international law issues, including the normative orders concerning armed conflict, regulation of foreign investment, individual and corporate accountability for human rights violations, and the intersection of international law and global justice. He has served on two expert panels of the UN Secretary-General addressing post-conflict justice in Cambodia and in Sri Lanka and is a member of the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Law. A former member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law, he is also a member of the international Working Group on Business and Human Rights Arbitration, which is promoting arbitration as a way to provide a remedy for human rights violations by business entities. His most recent book is The Thin Justice of International Law: A Moral Reckoning of the Law of Nations, issued by Oxford University Press in 2015. The fifth edition of his casebook, International Law: Norms, Actors, Process (Kluwer Law, with Jeffrey Dunoff and Monica Hakimi), was published next year.

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 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:41:01 -0400 2021-09-14T16:30:00-04:00 2021-09-14T18:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Donia Human Rights Center Panel. Twenty Years after 9/11: Challenges to Human Rights Protection from Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
Using Ted Talks to Enhance Speaking, Listening, and Pronunciation (September 15, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86243 86243-21632217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 7:00pm
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Organized By: English Language Institute

TED Talks are everywhere. The most popular ones attract millions of viewers, and they are impacting the way public speakers present their ideas and themselves in and outside academia. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore a range of strategies for exploiting the rich array of ways you can use TED Talks to take your advanced English to the next level. We will look at resources for improving speaking, listening, and pronunciation. Please come prepared to join in online conversations with other participants.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:48:37 -0400 2021-09-15T19:00:00-04:00 2021-09-15T20:30:00-04:00 English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
LSA Student Government General Meeting (September 15, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83648 83648-21448230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Student Government

All LSA students are invited to attend the weekly meetings of their government! See your representatives debate resolutions, hear interesting guest speakers, and learn more about the work your government does for you!

You can access the meeting agenda at the link on the right side, as well as the Zoom link for this meeting.

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Meeting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:04 -0400 2021-09-15T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-15T23:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall LSA Student Government Meeting We don't meet in this room, though it'd be cool if we did.
2021 Tanner Lecture Symposium: Work: What Is It? Do Most of Us Need It, and Why? (September 17, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86239 86239-21632212@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Following the 2021 Tanner Lecture on Thursday, Professor Appiah will participate in Friday's symposium with:

Professor Juliana Bidadanure (Stanford University)
Professor Joshua Cohen (Apple University)
Professor Andrea Veltman (James Madison University)

This event is free and open to the public.
A livestream is available:
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/ac74de48c44040348349f80b92b9c9a71d

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:06:36 -0400 2021-09-17T10:00:00-04:00 2021-09-17T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion 2021 Tanner Lecture on Human Values- Symposium
The Clements Bookworm: The Hacke ‘Pirate’ Atlas (September 17, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84871 84871-21625217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In the late 1600s, English mapmaker William Hacke masterfully produced multiple copies of a manuscript atlas drawn from captured Spanish sea charts. One copy of these atlases is now held at the University of Michigan Clements Library. In this episode of the Bookworm, past Fellows Chet Van Duzer and Danny Zborover discuss their research on these 17th century sources. Van Duzer will explain indications of the locations of shipwrecks in Hacke Atlases—and how information about the treasure on those wrecks was later added (a change inspired by William Phips’ spectacular recovery of treasure from a Spanish wreck in 1687.) Zborover shares his research focused on the deep roots of entanglements between the Chontal Indigenous people in southern Mexico, and English, French, and Dutch pirates. He considers the Clements’ Hacke Atlas to be “one of the most instructive sources for our understanding of these Pacific coast colonial interests.”

Register at myumi.ch/gjgzR

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists and featured guests discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Inspired by the traditional Clements Library researcher tea time, we invite you to pull up a chair at our [virtual] table. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.*

This episode of the Bookworm is generously sponsored by Tom Root in celebration of Corie Root's birthday.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:00:24 -0400 2021-09-17T10:00:00-04:00 2021-09-17T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Folio 56v/r, Clements Library Hacke Atlas. “King Charles’s Harbour” (today Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica.)
Coronavirus Politics: politics & the implications for public health (September 17, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85354 85354-21626294@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Global Public Health

Join the editors of the recently published book Coronavirus Politics: The comparative politics and policy of COVID-19 for a discussion about what we have learned so far from various government public health and social policy responses around the world. The speakers will present broader lessons learned and implications for global public health. They will also highlight specific cases, such as Brazil, Russia, and the European Union.

Coronavirus Politics: The comparative politics and policy of COVID-19 was published by the University of Michigan Press in April, 2021. The ebook version can be downloaded free of charge at https://doi.org/f7hg.

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Presentation Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:08:09 -0400 2021-09-17T14:30:00-04:00 2021-09-17T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Global Public Health Presentation Event Flyer
Career Advice for International Students Seeking Employment in theU.S. (September 17, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84919 84919-21625281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

During this virtual session, Niandong Wang (Berkeley MBA 2004) and Serena Wang (Chicago ECON 2018) will share insights on how U.S. employers view and hire International Students and how International Students can best navigate a U.S. campus and eventually their workplace. Learn about the presenters at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/niandongwang/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/serenayw/.

A Q&A session will follow the initialpresentation. Please submit your questions in advance at: https://forms.gle/7mbCjyvmsodA3Afb8.

Register for this virtual session at: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpduyhqD8pGdL1SL6AZ06pN4riDJp8adDn

If you are interested in the topic, but unable to attend, register for the session anyway to receive a recording afterwards.

This program is sponsored by the UM University Career Center.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:07:04 -0400 2021-09-17T15:00:00-04:00 2021-09-17T16:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
CCPS Lecture. Translating Pan Tadeusz: A Conversation with Bill Johnston (September 22, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86159 86159-21631749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This interactive talk will offer a practitioner’s reflections on the making of a new translation of Adam Mickiewicz’s 1834 narrative poem *Pan Tadeusz*, widely referred to as “Poland’s national epic.” We’ll talk about the challenges presented, and the questions posed, by this particular act of translation, including those of imagined and actual readership; the role of aesthetic pleasure in the reading experience; and translation as trespass.

Bill Johnston’s rhyming verse translation of Adam Mickiewicz’s epic poem *Pan Tadeusz* (Archipelago Books, 2018) won the 2019 National Translation Award in Poetry and the 2019 AATSEEL Translation Prize. Johnston’s other awards include the Found in Translation Award for Tomasz Różycki’s mock epic poem *Twelve Stations* (Zephyr Press, 2015), as well as the PEN Translation Prize and the Best Translated Book Award, both for Wiesław Myśliwski’s novel *Stone Upon Stone* (Archipelago Books, 2010). He has also translated the work of Julia Fiedorczuk, Tadeusz Różewicz, Magdalena Tulli, Andrzej Stasiuk, and Jerzy Pilch, among others. He has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (twice), the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 2014 he was awarded the Transatlantyk Prize for contributions to the promotion of Polish literature abroad. He teaches literary translation at Indiana University.

Registration for this webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/pdYVe

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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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:15:09 -0400 2021-09-22T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-22T13:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Livestream / Virtual Pan Tadeusz book cover
Writing in "Academic Style" (September 22, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86245 86245-21632219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 7:00pm
Location:
Organized By: English Language Institute

Whether you are writing a research article, class assignment, conference abstract or dissertation, the words, grammatical structures, and organizational patterns you use all signal whether your text sounds “academic.” We will look at features of academic style, and how these differ across a range of writing that undergraduate and graduate students do. In this workshop we will work on how to make effective stylistic choices for the types of writing you are doing and the academic identity you wish to convey to your readers in various writing contexts. Bring a text you are currently working on for analysis. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:52:01 -0400 2021-09-22T19:00:00-04:00 2021-09-22T20:30:00-04:00 English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
LSA Student Government General Meeting (September 22, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83648 83648-21448231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Student Government

All LSA students are invited to attend the weekly meetings of their government! See your representatives debate resolutions, hear interesting guest speakers, and learn more about the work your government does for you!

You can access the meeting agenda at the link on the right side, as well as the Zoom link for this meeting.

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Meeting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:04 -0400 2021-09-22T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-22T23:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall LSA Student Government Meeting We don't meet in this room, though it'd be cool if we did.
Latvia, Europe, and the Road Ahead: A Conversation with the President of Latvia, Egils Levits (September 23, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86110 86110-21631582@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 23, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia welcomes the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, to the University of Michigan on September 23. President Levits will participate in a conversation with Professors Daniel Halberstam and Geneviève Zubrzycki.

Egils Levits has held the office of the Presidency of Latvia since July 2019 and has been involved in politics his entire life. His parents were expelled from Latvia in 1972 for dissident activities and moved the family to Germany, where Levits obtained degrees in law and political science from the University of Hamburg. He returned to Latvia in 1990 and co-authored the Declaration "On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia." Levits has held many other key offices, including Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Justice, and has served as Latvia’s ambassador to Hungary, Austria, and Switzerland. He was the first Latvian judge at the European Court of Human Rights, and was a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 2004-2019. He visited the University of Michigan Law School in 2017 as a member of the Court of Justice of the European Union delegation.

Daniel Halberstam is Eric Stein Collegiate Professor of Law and director of the European Legal Studies Program at the University of Michigan Law School. An expert on constitutional law and federalism, and one of the principal architects of the theory of constitutional pluralism, he writes more generally about comparative public law and legal theory.

Geneviève Zubrzycki is professor of sociology and director of the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. Zubrzycki is a comparative-historical and cultural sociologist who studies national identity and religion, collective memory and national mythology, and the contested place of religious symbols in the public sphere.

Registration for this webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/NxE9B

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, 01 Sep 2021 11:03:05 -0400 2021-09-23T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Lecture / Discussion President Egils Levits
WCED Lecture. Institutions, Property Rights, and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the End of East European Serfdom (September 28, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86163 86163-21631756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

The predominant analysis of representative institutions in the development literature casts them as the guardians of property against governmental predation. By enforcing property rights, the story goes, representative assemblies stimulate investment, specialization, innovation, and other forms of socially beneficial economic activity. What this analysis overlooks is that property relations themselves sometimes come in conflict with the demands of development. The political prerequisites of growth, then, include the existence of some agency that is authorized, when necessary, not to uphold but instead to transform the established property rights regime. Using the agrarian reforms in later eighteenth century Eastern Europe as a case study, McElroy shows that only certain kinds of representative institutions can perform this function effectively. Success depends on a representative body's configuration of internal decision-making institutions, particularly the acceptance of simple majority voting. He tests these propositions by reconstructing the process of agrarian reform in the Russian Baltic province of Livonia between 1795 and 1804, using documents from Latvian, Russian, and Estonian archives. His findings underscore the importance of specific procedural rules, especially majority voting, in generating the "good" economic outcomes commonly attributed to early representative institutions as such.

Brendan McElroy earned his PhD in government from Harvard in 2020, after receiving his BA in government and Russian studies (2011) and his MA in Russian and East European studies (2013) from Georgetown University. His work examines the complementary processes of state formation and elite transformation in early modern Eastern Europe, with particular emphasis on the genesis of representative institutions, their evolution, and their consequences for state building and economic growth. He is currently preparing a book manuscript under the provisional title "Peasants and Parliaments: Agrarian Reform in Later Eighteenth Century Europe," and will join the University of Toronto Department of Political Science as assistant professor in July, 2022.

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.

This hybrid event will be presented in person at 1010 Weiser Hall and via Zoom. Register for the live-stream at https://myumi.ch/88l0K

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, 20 Sep 2021 15:33:18 -0400 2021-09-28T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-28T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Brendan McElroy
CREES Noon Lecture. The Insecurity State: Views from Belarus (September 29, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86545 86545-21634796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

2017 marked the 23rd year of power of Aleksandr Lukashenko over Belarus. In those years, his opponents have been silenced, murdered, exiled, or imprisoned. Every few years he has staged elections that the international community has characterized as “unfree and unfair,” followed by police suppression of protester, quick trials, and lengthy prison sentences. Among the only voices reminding the world about the plight of those living under Europe's “Last Dictator” is the Belarus Free Theater, a critically acclaimed troupe consisting of actors still living in the country and their exiled founders. Award-winning photographer Misha Friedman started following the theater as they traveled the world on sold-out tours and performed underground plays at home. In 2020 Friedman returned to Minsk to photograph what everyone expected to be yet another déjà vu election cycle. That August everything turned out differently. Join us for a special viewing and discussion of Friedman’s work in Belarus from August 2020.

Misha Friedman was born in Moldova, and graduated with degrees from Binghamton University (1997) and London School of Economics (2000), where he studied economics and Russian politics. He worked in finance in New York, and after 9/11 switched careers to volunteer as a project manager at Medecins Sans Frontiers while teaching himself photography. Since 2009, photography has become his profession. He was associated with Cosmos Photo Agency 2011 - 2018, and is now represented by Getty Images. Misha regularly collaborates with leading international media and non-profit organizations. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, his widely-exhibited work has received numerous industry awards, including several Pictures of the Year (POYi). He has five monographs; his most recent book, Two Women in Their Time, was published by The New Press in 2020. Misha lives in New York City.

This hybrid event will be presented in person at 1010 Weiser Hall and via Zoom. Register for the live-stream at https://myumi.ch/dOmxj

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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, 08 Sep 2021 16:47:30 -0400 2021-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Minsk, by Misha Friedman
Measures of Mental Health - Using Life History Calendars to Improve Measurement of Lifetime Experience With Trauma and Psychiatric Disorders: The Chitwan Valley Family Study in Nepal (September 29, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85328 85328-21626240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 2: Measures of Mental Health - Using Life History Calendars to Improve Measurement of Lifetime Experience With Trauma and Psychiatric Disorders: The Chitwan Valley Family Study in Nepal

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
2-3pm EDT
Presenters: William Axinn and Stephanie Chardoul

This webinar will describe the work to create a Nepal-specific Composite International Diagnostic Interview and the application of life history calendars to improve measurements of individual exposures to potentially traumatic experiences and psychiatric disorders. Results from initial analyses of these new CVFS measures will be used to illustrate the potential of this approach to advance population health research. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpcuCgrDkoGNXE4HjrkkEHwVmbZPMq3F0b

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:11:55 -0400 2021-09-29T14:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
Wallenberg Fellowship Info Session (September 29, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87055 87055-21638544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

Rising seniors from any U-M school or college are encouraged to apply!

Inspired by the spirit of Raoul Wallenberg, the Wallenberg Fellowship is awarded in the spring of each year to a graduating senior of exceptional promise and accomplishment who is committed to service and the public good. The fellowship provides $25,000 to carry out an independent project of learning or exploration anywhere in the world during the year after graduation.

Learn more: https://lsa.umich.edu/onsf/wallenberg-fellowship.html

Henry Dyson, Director of ONSF, welcomes Asst. Dean John Godfrey, chair of the Wallenberg Committee, and previous Wallenberg Fellows in this dynamic session surrounding the history of the fellowship, international projects and proposals, experiences in the field, and more!

All are welcome to attend: https://myumi.ch/51qW8

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:04:30 -0400 2021-09-29T17:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Livestream / Virtual Globe
What Are You Laughing At? Understanding and “Getting’ American Humor (September 29, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86246 86246-21632222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 7:00pm
Location:
Organized By: English Language Institute

Do you find yourself feeling lost when people around you are laughing and you seem to have missed the joke? Humor is an important part of interacting but can be a challenge to understand. Ideas about what is funny can vary greatly from culture to culture. Jokes can include tricky wordplay and idiomatic expressions. Yet ‘getting’ humor can support success in academic, social and professional life. This small interactive workshop includes a presentation of several common types of humor and current examples of popular U.S. humor, followed by analysis and discussion of what makes the content funny. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:54:51 -0400 2021-09-29T19:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T20:30:00-04:00 English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
LSA Student Government General Meeting (September 29, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83648 83648-21448232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Student Government

All LSA students are invited to attend the weekly meetings of their government! See your representatives debate resolutions, hear interesting guest speakers, and learn more about the work your government does for you!

You can access the meeting agenda at the link on the right side, as well as the Zoom link for this meeting.

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Meeting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:04 -0400 2021-09-29T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T23:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall LSA Student Government Meeting We don't meet in this room, though it'd be cool if we did.
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 1, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 1, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 5:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-01T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T18:00:00-04:00 North Quad Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 2, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 2, 2021 9:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-02T09:00:00-04:00 2021-10-02T10:30:00-04:00 North Quad Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Umi's Archive: A Culmination of Love w/Dr. Su'a Abdul Khabeer (October 2, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87671 87671-21644965@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 2, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Curated by Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Umi’s Archive is truly an act of love. Drawing on the remarkable life of her mother, Amina Amatul Haqq, Dr. Su’ad hasn’t just given us an insight into one person’s experience of being Black and Muslim, but has given us access to the vibrant, transformational, and radical contours of Islam as shaped, nurtured and loved by African-American Muslims and the communities that surrounded them. “Umi,” she writes, “was a creative and loving person and Umi's Archive is also a dream space and a labor of love - love for Umi, of course, and love for what she loved: her peoples, knowledge, justice, and liberation.”

As the online exhibition draws to a close, Listening While Muslim joins Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer to celebrate by listening to the music which was the soundtrack of Umi’s life and the communities to which she dedicated her life. On the anniversary of Umi’s return home (may God grant her joy everlasting), Dr. Su’ad will guide us to listen as Umi did – and be inspired. As Dr. Su’ad says, “I offer Umi's Archive as a space where we can imagine those things are possible.” Join us as we listen and imagine.

This event is co-sponsored by the Arab and Muslim American Studies program.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:52:33 -0400 2021-10-02T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-02T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Livestream / Virtual Umi's Archive
Conference. What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies (October 3, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86877 86877-21637059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 3, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This interdisciplinary online conference, hosted by POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, will bring together scholars in a wide range of fields: anthropology, sociology, history, memory studies, museology, art history, and political science, among others.

"What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies" will explore new directions in the study of East and Central European Jews and the place of Jewish studies in the humanities today.

Conference participants will explore these questions: What constitutes Jewish studies today and in which direction should we be heading? Which paradigms are guiding the field today? How are theoretical and methodological developments in the humanities and social sciences shaping Jewish studies? How are scholars working in a broad range of disciplines – history, social sciences, literature, visual and performing arts, and other disciplines – contributing to the field? What are interdisciplinary approaches contributing to the field? What is the impact of studies of Jewish life in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on a wider understanding of world history?

The conference website including description and program, are at https://polin.pl/en/whats-new-whats-next-2021

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:37:15 -0400 2021-10-03T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-03T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Conference / Symposium What's New What's Next conference
Conference. What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies (October 4, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86877 86877-21637060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 4, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This interdisciplinary online conference, hosted by POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, will bring together scholars in a wide range of fields: anthropology, sociology, history, memory studies, museology, art history, and political science, among others.

"What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies" will explore new directions in the study of East and Central European Jews and the place of Jewish studies in the humanities today.

Conference participants will explore these questions: What constitutes Jewish studies today and in which direction should we be heading? Which paradigms are guiding the field today? How are theoretical and methodological developments in the humanities and social sciences shaping Jewish studies? How are scholars working in a broad range of disciplines – history, social sciences, literature, visual and performing arts, and other disciplines – contributing to the field? What are interdisciplinary approaches contributing to the field? What is the impact of studies of Jewish life in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on a wider understanding of world history?

The conference website including description and program, are at https://polin.pl/en/whats-new-whats-next-2021

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:37:15 -0400 2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-04T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Conference / Symposium What's New What's Next conference
Conference. What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies (October 5, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86877 86877-21637061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This interdisciplinary online conference, hosted by POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, will bring together scholars in a wide range of fields: anthropology, sociology, history, memory studies, museology, art history, and political science, among others.

"What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies" will explore new directions in the study of East and Central European Jews and the place of Jewish studies in the humanities today.

Conference participants will explore these questions: What constitutes Jewish studies today and in which direction should we be heading? Which paradigms are guiding the field today? How are theoretical and methodological developments in the humanities and social sciences shaping Jewish studies? How are scholars working in a broad range of disciplines – history, social sciences, literature, visual and performing arts, and other disciplines – contributing to the field? What are interdisciplinary approaches contributing to the field? What is the impact of studies of Jewish life in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on a wider understanding of world history?

The conference website including description and program, are at https://polin.pl/en/whats-new-whats-next-2021

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:37:15 -0400 2021-10-05T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-05T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Conference / Symposium What's New What's Next conference
WCED Panel. Flashpoint: Afghanistan (October 5, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86879 86879-21637065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Panelists: Adam E. Casey, WCED Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M; Dipali Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Governance and Markets, University of Pittsburgh; Aqil Shah, Visiting Scholar in the South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Wick Cary Associate Professor of International and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma. Moderator: Dan Slater, WCED Director.

Adam Casey is a WCED Postdoctoral Fellow for 2021-23. His research broadly considers the relationship between external intervention and domestic politics in nondemocracies. His book project focuses on the effects of foreign support on the survival of authoritarian client regimes.

Dipali Mukhopadhyay is an associate professor in the global policy area at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the relationships between political violence, state building, and governance during and after war. She is currently serving as senior expert on the Afghanistan peace process for the U.S. Institute of Peace. She is the author of *Good Rebel Governance: Revolutionary Politics and Western Intervention in Syria* (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming) with Kimberly Howe, and *Warlords, Strongman Governors and State Building in Afghanistan*(Cambridge University Press, 2014).

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili is an associate professor and director of the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh. Drawing from diverse research methods including field experiments, public opinion surveys, and ethnographic fieldwork, Murtazashvili focuses her work on Central and South Asia, and the former Soviet Union. She also has experience advising for the U.S. Department of Defense, the United Nations Development Program, and UNICEF.

Aqil Shah is a visiting scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He also serves as the Wick Cary Associate Professor in the Department of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma. His research focuses on democratization, civil-military relations, U.S. foreign policy, and security issues with a regional focus on South Asia, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Registration for this webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/88rNW

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, 01 Oct 2021 09:33:14 -0400 2021-10-05T16:00:00-04:00 2021-10-05T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Flashpoint Afghanistan
Conference. What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies (October 6, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86877 86877-21637062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This interdisciplinary online conference, hosted by POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, will bring together scholars in a wide range of fields: anthropology, sociology, history, memory studies, museology, art history, and political science, among others.

"What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies" will explore new directions in the study of East and Central European Jews and the place of Jewish studies in the humanities today.

Conference participants will explore these questions: What constitutes Jewish studies today and in which direction should we be heading? Which paradigms are guiding the field today? How are theoretical and methodological developments in the humanities and social sciences shaping Jewish studies? How are scholars working in a broad range of disciplines – history, social sciences, literature, visual and performing arts, and other disciplines – contributing to the field? What are interdisciplinary approaches contributing to the field? What is the impact of studies of Jewish life in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on a wider understanding of world history?

The conference website including description and program, are at https://polin.pl/en/whats-new-whats-next-2021

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:37:15 -0400 2021-10-06T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-06T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Conference / Symposium What's New What's Next conference
Writing and Refining Your Grad School Application Essays (October 6, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86247 86247-21632223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:00pm
Location:
Organized By: English Language Institute

(For students applying to masters, PhD, and professional programs)Are you applying to a graduate program for fall 2022? Are you trying to figure out how to organize and narrow down all that you might write in your Statement of Purpose (SOP)? How does an SOP differ from a Personal Statement? How do a Teaching Philosophy Statement or a Diversity Statement fit in? We will examine organizational strategies for the range of essays you are crafting and explore ways to find the words to articulate why you are a great match for the program(s) you are applying to. Bring a list of ideas, a draft outline, or draft essays to work on during the workshop. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:57:49 -0400 2021-10-06T19:00:00-04:00 2021-10-06T20:30:00-04:00 English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
LSA Student Government General Meeting (October 6, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83648 83648-21448233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Student Government

All LSA students are invited to attend the weekly meetings of their government! See your representatives debate resolutions, hear interesting guest speakers, and learn more about the work your government does for you!

You can access the meeting agenda at the link on the right side, as well as the Zoom link for this meeting.

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Meeting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:04 -0400 2021-10-06T20:00:00-04:00 2021-10-06T23:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall LSA Student Government Meeting We don't meet in this room, though it'd be cool if we did.
Conference. What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies (October 7, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86877 86877-21637063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 7, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

This interdisciplinary online conference, hosted by POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, will bring together scholars in a wide range of fields: anthropology, sociology, history, memory studies, museology, art history, and political science, among others.

"What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies" will explore new directions in the study of East and Central European Jews and the place of Jewish studies in the humanities today.

Conference participants will explore these questions: What constitutes Jewish studies today and in which direction should we be heading? Which paradigms are guiding the field today? How are theoretical and methodological developments in the humanities and social sciences shaping Jewish studies? How are scholars working in a broad range of disciplines – history, social sciences, literature, visual and performing arts, and other disciplines – contributing to the field? What are interdisciplinary approaches contributing to the field? What is the impact of studies of Jewish life in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on a wider understanding of world history?

The conference website including description and program, are at https://polin.pl/en/whats-new-whats-next-2021

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:37:15 -0400 2021-10-07T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Conference / Symposium What's New What's Next conference
Tackling the Climate Crisis: The Prospects for Meaningful Climate Change Law (October 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87687 87687-21645074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor, will talk about the climate crisis in a discussion moderated by Professor David Uhlmann.

Join via Zoom at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91392033354?pwd=NzMzNHZxbkVicDNKTWZJZEVuekVXZz09

Submit questions ahead of time to rickardj@umich.edu.

This event is free and open to the public.

Gina McCarthy is the first National Climate Advisor- the president's chief advisor on domestic climate policy- and leads the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy focused on mobilizing a whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis, creating good-paying, union jobs, and securing environmental justice. Previously, she served as 13th Administrator of the EPA and then as president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:17:07 -0400 2021-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-07T12:50:00-04:00 Jeffries Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion
Wicked problems in vaccine equity: Exploring challenges & opportunities for impact (October 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88014 88014-21648531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

-Joseph Matthew, MD, Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India
-Matthew Boulton, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health; Professor of Epidemiology & Preventative Medicine. U-M
-Diane Harper, MD, Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies. U-M
-Pascale Leroueil, PhD, Vice President of the Healthcare Sector, William Davidson Institute. U-M
-Shobita Parthasarathy, PhD, Professor of Public Policy; Director, Science Technology, and Public Policy program; Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies. U-M
-John Ayanian, MD (Moderator) Director, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Professor of Medicine; Professor of Health Management and Policy; Professor of Public Policy. U-M

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:53:30 -0400 2021-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-08T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Flyer
Latinx Heritage Month 2021: Closing Ceremony (October 8, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87722 87722-21645202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 8, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

We invite you to join us at the Closing Ceremony, as we unite around this year’s theme, share our narratives, and begin closing out our month-long celebration! The Closing Ceremony will kick off with a keynote from Norman Antonio Zelaya. Our keynote will be followed up with a wonderful lineup of U of M community member performances, music, food, and more! Registration is now open! https://myumi.ch/PlMDj

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Performance Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:53:58 -0400 2021-10-08T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-08T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Performance Closing Ceremony flyer. Flowers and leaves entering image from top corners. In dark green font, from top-to-bottom: Florecemos de nuestras raices symbol; “Florecemos de Nuestras Raices”; “We Bloom from our Roots”; LATINX HERITAGE MONTH; CLOSING CEREMONY; Friday, October 8th; 6-8 PM; 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Michigan League Ballroom
CREES/Ford U.S.-Russia Future Leaders Professional Development Workshop. U.S.-Russian Strategic Stability Dialogue (October 11, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86652 86652-21635289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

This is an in-person event for U-M students only. This event will not be recorded or livestreamed. Registration for this event is now closed.

After their meeting in Geneva on June 16, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a Joint Statement announcing the launch of “an integrated bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue in the near future that will be deliberate and robust.” The Strategic Stability Dialogue offers an opportunity for both sides to examine—and possibly reshape—the fundamentals of the bilateral relationship. High-level dialogue and even working-level contacts have atrophied in recent years. The two sides have not had meaningful discussions on fundamental issues such as arms control, cyber security, interference in domestic politics, “red-lines” in domestic and international behavior, and other “rules of the game.” Nor have they engaged in discussions of such positive efforts as cultural connections, student exchanges, or collaborative scientific research. The U.S.-Russia relationship needs to be updated for the 21st century. Each side needs to examine its national interests and determine how the bilateral relationship reinforces or undermines them—and how both sides can work together to defend and advance their interests. The goal of any negotiation is to find outcomes that both sides can consider a win.

Prior to the workshop, students will receive a small packet of readings on precedents for the Strategic Stability Dialogue and current issues in U.S.-Russian relations. During the workshop, students will break into small groups, each tasked with determining U.S. preferences for the basic structure of the Strategic Stability Dialogue, its conduct, and its mandate and agenda (i.e., the substantive issues it will address).

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:39:50 -0400 2021-10-11T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-11T12:45:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Workshop / Seminar Amb. Mark Pekala
Learn about International Subtitling and Dubbing (October 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87969 87969-21648224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Flying Subtitles Collective

Who is behind those words on the screen that make it possible for us to watch films from across the world, regardless of our native language? How do streaming platforms and film festivals get their subtitles? What is the world of professional subtitlers actually like?

Over a year ago, students at the University of Michigan co-founded the Flying Subtitles Collective because they loved making subtitles for new and classic films as a way to work on their language skills and gain experience in translation. Now, they are inviting Andrea Raianu of the lyuno-SDI Group, a leading studio for dubbing, subtitling and more, to talk about the behind-the-scenes work of professional subtitlers.

All are welcome to tune into this Zoom meeting! If you are interested in translation, films, and subtitles, join us, and bring your questions!

**REGISTER IN ADVANCE** https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H80v1176RuygHuDppfoQsw

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:57:15 -0400 2021-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Flying Subtitles Collective Careers / Jobs Flying Subtitles Collective
CREES Noon Lecture. Does Culture Matter? Complexity, Creativity, and Social Change in the Kyrgyz Republic (October 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86586 86586-21635101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Although culture is one of American anthropology’s signature analytical concepts, interest in the culture concept has waned in recent decades. In this talk, Professor Borbieva will discuss this phenomenon and its impact on the development projects she observed in Central Asia. Drawing on four years she worked in Kyrgyzstan as a development professional and ethnographer, she argues that the lack of cultural anthropologists’ influence on the topic of culture has, at least in the development sector, empowered simplistic and ethnocentric (and familiar) discourses about diversity and social change. To effectively counteract these discourses, however, cultural anthropologists must update their understanding of culture. This can be done by incorporating insights from the latest research in biological anthropology and systems theory. If today’s popular usage of culture justifies one-size-fits-all visions of human well-being, a reinvigorated understanding of culture will be able to inform more constructive development interventions in Central Asia and beyond.

Noor O’Neill Borbieva is professor of anthropology at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Her research on gender, religious change, and the development sector in the former Soviet Union has been published in numerous journals, including *Slavic Review*, *Central Asian Survey*, and *Anthropological Quarterly*. Her book, *Visions of Development in Central Asia: Revitalizing the Culture Concept*, was published by Lexington Books in 2019.

This is an in-person event for U-M students, faculty, and staff only. You may participate remotely by registering at: http://myumi.ch/r8Mr8

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@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, 11 Oct 2021 14:59:11 -0400 2021-10-13T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-13T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Noor O’Neill Borbieva
Donia Human Rights Center Lecture. Documenting Atrocities: Overcoming Barriers in Syria (October 13, 2021 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87056 87056-21638545@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:15pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Please note: This panel discussion will be offered in person on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus at 1010 Weiser Hall (500 Church Street) and will be simultaneously available via Zoom Webinar.

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/qgV9V

The Donia Human Rights Center will follow state, local, and University of Michigan guidelines for in-person events.

The decade-long civil war in Syria has been characterized by human rights atrocities on an enormous scale, including the deaths, disappearances, forced displacement, and torture of tens of thousands of Syrians. What are the possibilities for gathering evidence of such atrocities and holding individuals accountable for them? These questions will be explored by the founder and director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), which collects and preserves evidence of human rights abuses committed by all parties to the decade-long conflict. We will explore the opportunities for and and barriers to safeguarding forensic evidence and the historical record and generating new approaches to transitional justice based on the unique needs of Syrians. These challenges include the obstacles to documenters on the ground as well as the proper role of international and foreign organizations in accountability processes.

Featuring: Mohammad Al Abdallah, Executive Director, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre

Commentator: Leigh Pearce, PhD, MPH, Professor, Epidemiology, U-M School of Public Health

This event is co-sponsored by: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center, Law School Center for International and Comparative Law, and U-M School of Public Health.

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Mohammad Al Abdallah, Executive Director, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre

Al Abdallah is a Syrian human rights and democracy researcher and activist prior to 2011. He received a Bachelor’s of Law from the Lebanese University in 2007. In 2014, he received a Master’s of Public Policy from George Mason University with a specialty in governance and international institutions. He previously worked as a research assistant for Human Rights Watch in Beirut from where he covered Syria from 2007-2009. Al Abdallah is a former prisoner and survivor of torture who was imprisoned in Syria on two separate occasions for his work defending human rights and lobbying for political reform.

The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), a Syrian-led non-profit organization, a recipient for the Anne Frank Special Recognition Award, works on ensuring that all human rights violations from all sides are well documented, preserved, analyzed and securely stored. SJAC houses an enormous database of violations and the only Syrian organization that adopts a technology for human rights approach. SJAC has contributed to war crimes units and prosecutors and provided evidence on multiple criminal cases in Europe and North America, as well as to specific investigations conducted by the UN Commission of Inquiry.

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Leigh Pearce, PhD, MPH, Professor, Epidemiology, U-M School of Public Health

Leigh Pearce is a professor of epidemiology in the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Her research streams are related to health disparities among the Middle Eastern and North African population in Michigan, the role life purpose plays in health outcomes, and factors related to ovarian cancer risk and prognosis. She teaches a course on health and human rights and is also one of the principal investigators of the NIH-funded MI-CARES cohort. MI-CARES aims to understand the relationship between environmental exposures and cancer risk among Michiganders living in environmental injustice hotspots.

The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), a Syrian-led non-profit organization, a recipient for the Anne Frank Special Recognition Award, works on ensuring that all human rights violations from all sides are well documented, preserved, analyzed and securely stored. SJAC houses an enormous database of violations and the only Syrian organization that adopts a technology for human rights approach. SJAC has contributed to war crimes units and prosecutors and provided evidence on multiple criminal cases in Europe and North America, as well as to specific investigations conducted by the UN Commission of Inquiry.

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 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:39:22 -0400 2021-10-13T16:15:00-04:00 2021-10-13T17:45:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Donia Human Rights Center Lecture. Documenting Atrocities: Overcoming Barriers in Syria
LSA Student Government General Meeting (October 13, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83648 83648-21448234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Student Government

All LSA students are invited to attend the weekly meetings of their government! See your representatives debate resolutions, hear interesting guest speakers, and learn more about the work your government does for you!

You can access the meeting agenda at the link on the right side, as well as the Zoom link for this meeting.

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Meeting Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:04 -0400 2021-10-13T20:00:00-04:00 2021-10-13T23:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall LSA Student Government Meeting We don't meet in this room, though it'd be cool if we did.
II Conference. Gender and Health in Global, Transnational, and Historical Perspectives (October 14, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85690 85690-21628283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

International Institute Conference on Gender and Health in Global, Transnational, and Historical Perspectives

Thursday, October 14, 9 AM-5 PM
Zoom Webinar. Please register at https://myumi.ch/2D2lP

Free and open to the public.

Few would disagree that gender matters for understanding health, healthcare delivery, and health-related policies, particularly as gender intersects with other social and geopolitical categories in generating inequalities and inequities in disease, mortality, access to health care, and so forth. Most observers are also very aware that gender is critical to understanding the many social and environmental determinants of health, such as economic development, access to clean air and water, the impact of climate change, access to education, among others. Yet we still have much to learn about the relationship between gender and health across varying geographic and temporal contexts, such that we might be able to grapple with the relationships of gender and health within a global or transnational perspective or to understand the historical underpinnings of these relationships.

This interdisciplinary and geographically wide-ranging conference aims to bring together scholars from public health and the humanities, from the medical sciences and the social sciences, whose areas of research will help us consider past and present relationships of gender and health.

Funded in part by five (5) Title VI National Resource Center grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

Co-sponsors:
Center for Armenian 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 South Asian Studies, Center for Global Health Equity, Donia Human Rights Center, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Nam Center for Korean Studies, Program in International and Comparative Studies, School of Nursing, Global Islamic Studies Center, African Studies Center, Center for European Studies, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, Department of Sociology, Department of History, Department of Economics

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:13:08 -0400 2021-10-14T09:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Conference / Symposium
Big 10+ International Students Connect (October 14, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86940 86940-21637606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Join us on Thursday, October 14th from 5:00-6:30pm EST for a virtual career networking opportunity with international peers across the Big 10+ network. This informal event will give you the opportunity to have career conversations in small breakout rooms to explore career interests and make connections in your career journey. We are also inviting several Big 10+ International Alumni to join the event to help facilitate networking conversations. Event registration via Zoom is required. We are looking forward to meeting you there!

Email Jane Sitter with any questions about this event, sitt0036@umn.edu.

*This event is hosted by the Hire Big 10+ and Big 10 Academic Alliance, invited institutions include: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, The Ohio State University, Penn State University, Rutgers University, University of Maryland, Northwestern, University of Nebraska Lincoln, University of Iowa, Purdue University, De Paul University, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame

Register here: https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEocemsqj4uHNB6ghEU9JG5PdtK5Ayzj_lR

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:00:49 -0400 2021-10-14T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs
The Feeling of Being Watched: A Film Screening Feat. Director, Assia Boundaoui (October 14, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87990 87990-21648233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Join Arab and Muslim American Studies as we welcome Assia Boundaoui for a screening of her film, The Feeling of Being Watched on October 14th, 2021 @ 5:00pm in 3512 Haven Hall.

In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where director Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counterterrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code-named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:17:02 -0400 2021-10-14T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T19:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Film Screening The Feeling of Being Watched
Coco Fusco: The Right to Have Rights (October 14, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86424 86424-21634283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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This program will be webcast on the main Penny Stamps Series page and at dptv.org/pennystamps. You can also watch the talks and join the conversation on the Penny Stamps Series Facebook page.

New York based artist, writer and scholar Coco Fusco presents a virtual talk entitled The Rights to Have Rights. In this talk, Fusco will present research on Cuban artists confronting the state, and work dealing with repressed histories of the revolutionary era in Cuba. This talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by U-M Professor Larry La Fountain-Stokes (American Culture, Latino/a Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures and Women and Genders Studies).

Coco Fusco is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. She is a recipient of a 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Arts Award, a 2021 Latinx Artist Fellowship, a 2018 Rabkin Prize for Art Criticism, a 2016 Greenfield Prize, a 2014 Cintas Fellowship, a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2013 Absolut Art Writing Award, a 2013 Fulbright Fellowship, a 2012 US Artists Fellowship and a 2003 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. Fusco's performances and videos have been presented in the 56th Venice Biennale, Frieze Special Projects, Basel Unlimited, two Whitney Biennials (2008 and 1993), and several other international exhibitions. Her works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Walker Art Center, the Centre Pompidou, the Imperial War Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona. She is represented by Alexander Gray Associates in New York. She is a Professor of Art at Cooper Union.

Fusco is the author of Dangerous Moves: Performance and Politics in Cuba (2015). She is also the author of English is Broken Here: Notes on Cultural Fusion in the Americas (1995), The Bodies that Were Not Ours and Other Writings (2001), and A Field Guide for Female Interrogators (2008). She is the editor of Corpus Delecti: Performance Art of the Americas (1999) and Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self (2003). She contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books and numerous art publications.

Fusco received her B.A. in Semiotics from Brown University (1982), her M.A. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University (1985) and her Ph.D. in Art and Visual Culture from Middlesex University (2007).

Notice of uncensored content: In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.    

This program is organized by the Center for World Performance Studies and presented in partnership with the U-M Arts Initiative and the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series with support from UMMA.

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Other Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:16:23 -0400 2021-10-14T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Victor Pelevin: Post-Soviet, Postmodern, Global Conference (October 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87638 87638-21644650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

Pelevin is the most significant and popular Russian author of the post-Soviet era as well as the most extensively translated one into the English language. Debates around his prolific output are often very heated in post-Soviet cultural circles. Participants will look at Pelevin's oeuvre from his groundbreaking writings of the 1990s to his recent output. They will articulate the continuities and transformations of his art and flesh out its importance. This is a hybrid event. The ONLY in-person events are 2 panels held in the Rackham East Conference room — one on Sat, Oct 16th from 4-6 pm and one on Sun, Oct 17th from 1-3 pm. Light refreshments served. Please Register to receive the Zoom link for all sessions: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q0x8U3zIThiib19fw5pVew

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:03:08 -0400 2021-10-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-15T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Slavic Languages & Literatures Conference / Symposium Victor Pelevin Conference