 DIANE MARKOWICZ MEMORIAL LECTURE ON GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS
What History Teaches Us: Gender and Human Rights in the New Century
Sun. Mar. 8, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. lecture
Usdan International Lounge
Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella comes to campus for a discussion on gender equality. Justice Abella's theories on gender equality have influenced courts and legislatures around the world.
Sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute's Project on Gender, Culture, Religion, and the Law and the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life.
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GLOBAL EVENTS >view all global events
At Home Abroad: Diasporas and Homelands (RSVP)
Sunday, Mar. 1, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hassenfeld Conference Center
This day-long workshop looks at issues of homeland and identity in comparative perspectives, with scholars working on Israel, Turkey, Africa, and Asia. Co-sponsored by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies.
Testimony of Witnesses: Two Scholars' Collaboration
Tues. Mar. 3, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Epstein WSRC Lecture Hall
Composer Ruth Lomon and Conductor Jane Ring Frank offer a "behind the scenes" look at the premiere performance of this inspiring work based on the poetry of eighteen Holocaust victims and survivors.
Interdisciplinary Lecture: Climate Wars (RSVP required)
Thurs. Mar. 5, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Faculty Club
Professor Harald Welzer (University of Witten/Herdecke) lectures on the role of government in dealing with global climate change. RSVP no later than March 3 to cgees@brandeis.edu.
Contemporary African and Chinese Relations: A Work in Progress (RSVP required)
Thurs. Mar. 5, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
East Quad, Intercultural Center
Professor Wellington Nyangoni lectures at this EAS Colloquium/Meet the EAS Majors event. A catered buffet dinner will follow the lecture. RSVP to the EAS Administrator, Kathryn Howell, at X63498 or at kathryn@brandeis.edu.
Body and Soul Enchained: Inventing the Prison in Democratic Athens
Thurs. Mar. 5, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Olin-Sang 104
Professor Marcus Folch lectures about the development of the prison in Classical Athens as an extension of democratic state-formation, imperialism, and democratic notions of justice and the body.
MooLaade (Magical Protection)
Thurs. Mar. 5, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Shiffman 219
A drama about the practice of female circumcision by the Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene, set in Birkina Faso. Presented by French and Francophone Studies.
SID Friday Speaker Series: Shirley Burchfield
Mar. 6, 12:15 - 1:45
Heller School, room G3
The Programs in Sustainable International Development at the Heller School present Shirley Burchfield, Vice President of World Education and part of the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Digital Philology: or, The Plural of Data is Anecdotes
Fri. Mar. 6, 1:30 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Geoff Nunberg talks about how advances in technology permit us to revisit a fundamental question of traditional philology: what does it signify to "have a word" for something?
Brandeis University African Forum (BUAF) Annual Seminar: Africa's Vision for Development
Sat. Mar. 7, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Heller School
Speakers from the World Bank, the United Nations, and Harvard University will discuss climate change, peace and conflict, the economic crisis, education, and governance.
Inside View: Hans Hofmann: Circa 1950
Sat. Mar. 7, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Rose Art Museum
Join exhibition curator Michael Rush, Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose, for a tour of "Hans Hofmann: Circa 1950".
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GLOBAL NEWS >view all news
 Global Brandeis Profile: Smita Tewari Jassal
Throughout her travels from India to Poland, Israel and the United
States, Jassal has had a deeply personal need to recover lost memories
and forge a connection with the past she identifies with. This year,
Jassal is Brandeis' Madeleine Haas Russell Visiting Professor in the
department of Anthropology.
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GLOBAL CAREER CORNER
Brandeis University Spring 2009 Career Fair
3/5, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Sherman Function Hall
Come meet with over 40 employers in the fields of research, nonprofit, government and year of service seeking Brandeis students for internships and part-time jobs. To see a complete list of employers, log into HiattNACElink and click on the Spring Career Fair on the Quick Links tab. If you upload your resume, employers may contact you prior to the fair to schedule interviews.
Going Global: A resource for international careers
How to Work a Career Fair
3/4, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Usdan Hiatt Conference Room Triumvirate Environmental Information Session
3/9, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Usdan, Hiatt Career Center
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