Brandeis celebrates International Education Week 2009.
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Soli Sorabjee Lecture Series: Different Universalisms, Colorful Cosmopolitanisms: The Global Imagination of the Colonized
11/16 | 4:30 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall
An inaugural lecture by Sugata Bose, Professor of History and Director of the South Asia Initiative at Harvard University.
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Islam in the Arts
11/17 | 8:30 - 10:20 p.m.
Ridgewood C, Common Lounge
A night of spoken word, photography and other art by young Muslim Brandeis students.
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Fateh and Hamas: A Decade of Love-Hate Relations
11/17 | 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Olin Sang Room 124
Dr. Khalil Shikaki will review the recent history of political Islam in
Palestine in the period after the 1967 war and how it was perceived by
the nationalists.
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Fair Trade Fair
11/18 | 10:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center Atrium
Fair Trade certified gifts from the non-profit store Ten Thousand Villages.
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If Walls Could Talk
11/18 | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Shapiro Multipurpose Room
Brandeis students present their summer experiences with cross-border conflict in Israel/Palestine and Mexico/USA.
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Coffee House in Chum's for African Artist Peter Maphatsoe
11/18 | 9:00 p.m.
Usen Castle, Chulmondley's Coffee House
A taste of Southern African arts and culture, featuring artist Peter Maphatsoe, a nationally renowned creator and children's book author from Lesotho.
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Art Afternoon in the Atrium
11/19 | 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Shapiro Atrium
A taste of Southern African arts and culture featuring visiting African artist Peter Maphatsoe.
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Heller 50th Speaker Series: Pathways to Lasting Social Change
11/19 | 5:00 p.m.
Heller, Zinner Forum
The Heller School's 50th Speaker Series presents Luis Ubiñas, President of the Ford Foundation.
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MELA 2009
11/21 | 6:30 p.m.
Levin Ballroom
The South Asian Students' Association annual culture show featuring
opening slide show, classical and fusion dances, music and more. Tickets are $5/$8 at the door.
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Africa Cultural Dinner
11/21 | 6:00 p.m.
Heller, Zinner Forum
Heller's African students invite you to an evening of cultural sharing and celebration, including regional food, great music, and other performances.
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Eighth Annual Saler Lecture in Religious Studies: "Ritual and the Rhythms of Ambiguity"
11/16 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
International Lounge, Usdan
A talk by Robert Weller, from the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University.
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Jane's Grant Presentation: Breaking Free, Together: Facilitating Cooperation Among Victims of Domestic Abuse in Quito, Ecuador
11/19 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Heller G7
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program presents Lisa Fitzgerald '10, 2009 Jane's Travel Grant recipient.
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Dissertation Proposal Defense: Style, Community, and Political Integration: Case Studies from the Late Classic Maya Settlements
11/19 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Brown 224
Anthropology doctoral student Betsy Marzahn-Ramos will discuss her dissertation proposal.
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Can President Obama Avoid War with Iran?
11/18 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Tufts University
Cabot 702
A lecture by Juan R. I. Cole, Professor of History at the University of Michigan.
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Religious Values and Global Health
11/18 | 5:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Harvard University
Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street
A lecture by Arthur
Kleinman, with a response by Paul Farmer. Reservations required.
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Inaugural Soli Sorabjee Lecture in South Asian Studies
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On Monday, the South Asian Studies Department presents the inaugural lecture of the Soli Sorabjee Lecture Series. Dr. Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs and Director of the South Asia
Initiative at Harvard University will speak on "Different Universalisms,
Colorful Cosmopolitanisms: The Global Imagination of the Colonized."
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Brandeis in the World: Liberia and India
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Jessica Berns, Program Director for Brandeis's Coexistence International program, is in Liberia co-hosting a workshop to strengthen the coexistence capacities of Liberian NGOs.
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Brandeis University students, alumni, and partners are working in Mumbai, India through the NGO Mobile Creches and the student-run organization Revive Mumbai.
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