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Soaring with the Kuaka: Migrations of Knowledge and Future Making from Aotearoa to Addison County

Sponsored by:
Anthropology and Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs

This public event will welcome a delegation of Maori and Pasifika colleagues visiting Middlebury College from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Panel members will discuss the role of purakau (storytelling), waiata (song), and whakatauki (proverbs) in Indigenous Maori and Polynesian practices of wellbeing and planetary stewardship.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
A poster for the AnthroCafe with a drawing of a teapot with flowers growing out of it

AnthroCafe

Sponsored by:
Anthropology

Come celebrate spring over good conversation and delicious drinks at the last AnthroCafe of the year! Bring your ideas, discoveries, questions, and news. Friends are always welcome! -The Anthropology Department

Davis Family Library Bittner Terrace

McCardell Bicentennial Hall Commencement 2026 Departmental Reception

Sponsored by:
Middlebury College, Political Science, and Anthropology

Please join the departments of Anthropology and Political Science for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.

The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

Anthropology | MBH 219 | 3:30-4:15 pm

Political Science | MBH 216 | 4:45-5:30 pm

McCardell Bicentennial Hall

Juana Gamero de Coca Symposium in Hispanic Studies: Femicides and Gendered Violence in Latin America

Sponsored by:
Luso-Hispanic Studies, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Film & Media Culture, History, Religion, South Asian Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies, Juntos, Sociology, Anthropology, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies

On the second day of the symposium, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera will answer questions (in English) about her acclaimed debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022). This will be followed by a conversation in Spanish between Michelle and Rita Segato, offering a broader dialogue on gender-based abuse and violence against women in Latin America. The conversation between Michelle and Rita will be translated into English for the audience.

Cookies and drinks will be provided.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Juana Gamero de Coca Symposium in Hispanic Studies: Femicides and Gendered Violence in Latin America

Sponsored by:
Luso-Hispanic Studies, President of the College, Provost's Office, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Film & Media Culture, History, Religion, South Asian Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies, Juntos, Sociology, Anthropology, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English

The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
A poster for the AnthroCafe showing leaves growing out of a teacup

AnthroCafe

Sponsored by:
Anthropology

Wrap up a very long winter with warm drinks, bright conversation, and a celebration of all things Anthropology at our spring AnthroCafe. Bring your ideas, questions, and news to share. Anthro-curious friends are always welcome!

-The Anthropology Department

Davis Family Library 105A

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Resilient Democratization: Social and Political Change in Iran and Beyond

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Political Science, Religion, Middle East Studies and North Africa Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies, Anthropology, Global Gender & Sexuality, and Global Migration & Diaspora

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “Resilient Democratization: Social and Political Change in Iran and Beyond” with Norma Claire Moruzzi.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public