GLOBAL BRANDEIS: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
November 17 - November 23, 2008
www.brandeis.edu/globalbrandeis/ieweek.html
Dear Brandeis community,
International Education Week (Nov. 17 - 21) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and Department of State designed to celebrate the benefits of global exchange and understanding. Brandeis will help celebrate by hosting events highlighting the following three themes: global citizenship and cosmopolitanism, benefits of the international experience, and "preserving stories, retracing roots."
We're also profiling some of Brandeis' most innovative projects -- initiatives created directly by students and faculty. Many of these projects engage in partnership with organizations in the developing world. From a sewing cooperative in Rwanda to an archive of Iraqi life, the Brandeis impact is found all over the globe.
Events for International Education Week will be hosted by a number of campus organizations, with an all-week Intercultural Center Open House and food from around the world provided by Brandeis University Dining Services. We hope you enjoy the week's events.
The Office of Global Affairs
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Global Citizenship and Cosmopolitanism - Events
"Global citizenship" is a buzz-term, idealized by many across private
and public life...(read more)
Monday, Nov. 17
Imagining the future and theorizing the present through soccer fandom in Mexico
A talk by visiting speaker Roger Magazine (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico). 2:10 - 3:30 p.m.
Gerstenzang 122
Strategies against trafficking from the Balkans into the EU
Jill Benderley, Director of European and Middle Eastern Studies at the School for
International Training, will discuss issues of trafficking.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lown 315
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Global Affairs Table: Pakistan
An ongoing and comprehensive foreign affairs dialogue, presented by Wien International
Scholars from Pakistan Anum Irfan Khan '10 and Nadir Daudi '10. Sign up here (free
lunch included!).
12:10 - 2:00 p.m.
Faculty Club Lounge
Driver, conductor, or fellow passenger?: The EU and party politics in Central and Eastern Europe
Dr. Tim Haughton, visiting scholar at The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European
Studies at Harvard University, holds a talk about the politics of East-Central Europe.
3:00 p.m.
Goldfarb Rapaporte Treasure Hall
From Heidi to Lolita in Japan
Tomiko Yoda (Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke
University)
speaks about the history of contemporary women's fashion and fashion media.
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Intercultural Center Multipurpose Room
 Israel Movie Night: Screening of HaKochavim Shel Shlomi (2003)
Students United for Israel will be screening "Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi"
with English subtitles in their series of monthly Israeli movies.
8:15 - 10:15 p.m.
Intercultural Center Swig Lounge
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Try-a-Pie hosted by the International Students and Scholars Office
This event provides insight into the Thanksgiving holiday tradition for students new to the
U.S. and is a great opportunity
to learn about harvest traditions in different
cultures.
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
International Students and Scholars Office, Kutz Hall
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Benefits of the International Experience - Events
How do we grow - personally, academically, and professionally? What are the impacts on hosts and partners... (read more)
Monday, Nov. 17
What in the World Are We Doing?
Reflections from students who have studied, researched, or interned abroad.
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
International Lounge, Usdan
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Study Abroad Application Workshop
12:00 p.m.
Usdan Student Center International Lounge
Study Abroad Information Session
4:00 p.m.
Usdan Student Center Room 122
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Study Abroad Dorm Rap
A panel of returned students and a representative from Study Abroad will answer your
questions about programs and advising.
7:00 p.m.
East Quad Airplane Lounge (2nd Floor)
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Preserving Stories, Retracing Roots - Events
However it's defined, globalization presents unique challenges to concepts of identity... (read more)
Monday, Nov. 17
A Story of Hope
Hailing from Gaza, student peace activist Yousef Bashir speaks about his life story.
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Shapiro Multipurpose Room
 James Conlon: Recovered Voices
World-famous conductor James Conlon will speak about his project
"Recovered Voices", dedicated to composers who were silenced by the
Holocaust. RSVP requested to RSVP500@brandeis.edu
7:00 p.m.
Faculty Club
Tuesday, Nov. 18
The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain
Peter Cole, translator, poet and publisher, will be talking
about his recent anthology, "The
Dream of the Poem," which presents translated poetry written by Arabic speaking Jews.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Lown 315
Dearest Anne: A Tale of Impossible Love
Best-selling Israeli novelist Judith Katzir recreates a writer's coming-of-age during the
1970s in her novel "Dearest Anne."
3:30 p.m.
Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, Women's Studies Research Center
Thursday, Nov. 20
From Back O' Wall to the Smithsonian: Reflections on the Internationalization of Rastafari
Jake Homiak, Smithsonian Department of Anthropology, provides an overview of the
origins and development of Rastafari and presents his work on the subject.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Lown 2
Saturday, Nov. 22
 MELA 2008: Retracing our Roots
MELA provides a platform for students to display the rich and
diverse cultures of the South Asian subcontinent through various
acts
such as traditional dances, music, and skits.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Levin Ballroom
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