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 Gittler Prize Award Lecture :
"My Cosmopolitanism"
Mon. 10/27, 2:45 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Kwame Anthony Appiah, the winner of Brandeis University's inaugural Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, will be on campus for a special awards ceremony and lecture.
"Shared Future? Brandeis Alumni Visions of Coexistence in Palestine and Israel"
Mon. 10/27, 5:30 p.m.
Shapiro Art Gallery
Join a reception with the photo exhibit artist and a conversation with the 6 current Slifka scholars, Palestinians and Jewish Israelis on campus, alums, and activists in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel Cleantech Investor Conference, featuring Governor Patrick
Tues. 10/28, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Brandeis International Business School
IBS is co-hosting an Israeli Cleantech Investor Conference, where early-stage and start-up cleantech companies will present their new technologies. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be speaking at a dinner.
RSVP required. Please contact Karen Bergstresser at karenbb@brandeis.edu or 781.736.8634.
Etgar Keret Public Lecture & Book Signing
Tues. 10/28, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
International Lounge, Usdan
Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret delivers a public lecture on his writing. Check out his film Jellyfish the night before (below).
East Asian Studies Meet the Majors and Colloquium Lecture with Professor Tom Hare
Tues. 10/28, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Intercultural Center Multipurpose Room
Join the East Asian Studies Department for an evening with Professor Tom Hare of Princeton University. After his talk, there will be a dinner with faculty members and other majors/minors.
Connecting International Experience to Your Job Search
Wed. 10/29, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Usdan Alumni Lounge
The Hiatt Career Center and the Office of Study Abroad is offering this interactive careers workshop specifically designed for students who have had international experience.
Colloquia on Transnational Families: Theory and Method
Thurs. 10/30, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Pearlman Lounge
First of this two-part colloquia which focuses on how racial and ethnic hierarchies in various social and cultural settings shape the experiences and formation of transnational families. Guest presenters include Hung Cam Thai, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at Pomona College and Nazli Kibria, Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University. A project of the Global Brandeis Fund.
Jewish Studies Colloquium: "Dreaming of Michelangelo: German-Jewish Variations"
Thurs. 10/30, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lown 315
This colloquium provides a forum for graduate students and faculty to present and discuss works-in-progress, fostering an interdisciplinary intellectual community in all areas of modern Jewish studies.
Undergraduate & ICC Events:
Southeast Asian Club (SEAC) Week 2008
10/27: Southeast Asian Interethnic Relations Dinner & Discussion with Professor Hindley
10/29: Bizarre Food & Karaoke Night: Taste Something New!
10/30: Experience and the Self: The Mixed Heritage Experience for Southeast Asians (8:00 p.m., Intercultural Center)
10/31: Halo Halloween Horror Film Screening (7:00 p.m., Intercultural Center)
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THIS WEEK IN FILM
 "Vincent Who?" with filmmaker Curtis Chin
Tues. 10/28, 1:40 - 3:00 p.m.
Brown 316
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1982,Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at
the height of anti-Japanese sentiments. For the first time, Asian
Americans around the country galvanized to form a real community and
movement.
Etgar Keret Film Screening: 'Jellyfish'
Mon. 10/27, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Wasserman Cinematheque
Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret screens his film 'Jellyfish'.
"The Greatest Silence" with filmmaker Lisa Jackson
Thurs. 10/30, 8:00 p.m.
Wasserman Cinematheque, Sachar Int'l Center
Lisa F. Jackson will screen her 2007 film on rape in the Congo and answer questions from the audience.
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REGIONS >view all regions
Brandeis builds its connections to India
Brandeis is pursuing a wide variety of initiatives aimed at connecting
the University more closely with India by deepening student, faculty
and alumni relationships with the world's largest democracy.
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GLOBAL NEWS >view all global news
The Iranian economy in the shadow of the economic sanctions
Be a Part of Cultural Night!
The Asian Business Association from International Business School at
Brandeis University is looking for members of the Brandeis community to showcase their country during
International Education Week (Nov. 17th - 21st.). We are hosting a Cultural Night and need dancers, singers, performers, and entertainers... anything you can do to portray your
country. Do you have cultural clothing from your home country? Be in the fashion show!
For more information, please contact Maw Maw Khaing.
Student news roundup:
Company exec divulges good global business practices, Students Crossing Boundaries to support summer internships in conflict areas, Krelitz family history revealed in presentation, Music Department and Mudgal bring India to Brandeis, Students learn from Hindustani music masters
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The Office of Global Affairs
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