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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs

Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs RCGA

"Nelson Mandela": State Song Patronage and Censorship in Tanzania

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs and Music
Frank Gunderson, associate professor of ethnomusicology at Florida State University, discusses how Radio Tanzania invested in song composition and censorship from 1973–1993. Two different songs entitled “Nelson Mandela,” now considered examples of zilipendwa (golden oldies), express a revolutionary sentiment that addresses workers and party leaders alike. 

A Music Department event. Free

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Historical Legacies and Ethnic Conflict: Evidence from 12 Centuries of Hindu-Muslim Violence in India

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
Ajay Verghese is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. His research is focused on Indian politics, ethnicity, political violence, and historical legacies. His book, The Colonial Origins of Ethnic Violence in India, was published by Stanford University Press in 2016. From 2017-18 he will be a Fulbright scholar in India to study the effects of socioeconomic development on Hindu and Muslim religiosity.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

Climate Hegemony as Bad Governance: Negligence, Intentions and Mounting Environment Threats

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
Lecture “Climate Hegemony as Bad Governance: Negligence, Intentions and Mounting Environment Threats” by Mark Boyer, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, University of Connecticut; Executive Director, International Studies Association; Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE).

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

Open to the Public

Black is Beautiful in Arabic: Radwa Ashour and Al-Aswad al-Jamil

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs and Arabic
This lecture introduces the feminist activist intellectual and novelist Radwa Ashour in the context of Egyptian Black-Arab solidarity in the 1970s, and the literary production that expresses it. It also develops an analytical framework to think through issues of race by using the insights of translation studies to explore one of Ashour’s works, her novel Al-Rihla and its translation into English as The Journey.
Closed to the Public

Amnesty International Presents: To What Extent are Human Rights Absolute? A Closer Look at Refugee and Migrant Rights

Sponsored by:
Amnesty International, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Political Science, and Sociology/Anthropology
There are currently 22.5 million refugees world wide and yet their stories seem to often be
forgotten. Where are people going? Why are they going? Are their international human rights
being respected? The stories, experiences, and rights of refugees and migrants need to be
respected, heard and understood. In our current geopolitical climate, this is an issue that not
only deserves our attention more than ever, but also our sincere interest and concern. Please
join us to delve deeper into the polemic issue of refugee and migrant rights across the globe

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

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2022 Annual International Politics and Economic Symposium

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Economics, Int'l Politics & Economics, Political Science, and Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation
When We Choose War: Understanding Political Violence and Possibilities for Peace

This year’s symposium focuses on political violence. Why do people sometimes choose to use violence in conflict? How can we return to peace? We are pleased to be able to host three leading experts on civil conflict and political violence. 

Ajay Verghese, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public
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"To Love an Island: Reading and Conversation with Poet / Organizer Ana Portnoy Brimmer"

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Center for Comparative Study of Race & Ethnicity, Latin American Studies, Creative Writing, Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies, and Luso-Hispanic Studies
Ana Portnoy Brimmer, poet and organizer from Puerto Rico, will be talking about and reading from her debut poetry collection, To Love An Island. This book offers the stark recognition that disaster is political and colonialism the most violent of storms. Beginning with the aftermath of Hurricane María and spanning the summer insurrection of 2019 and subsequent earthquakes in Puerto Rico, To Love An Island is an exploration of collective trauma, an outpour of amassed grief, a desire for unleashed mourning, a fuck-you to resilience, a brandishing of resistance.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public