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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs RCGA

Daniel Silva Lecture "Global Fitness Culture and White Masculine Corporality"

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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
International and Global Studies Colloquium lecture “Global Fitness Culture and White Masculine Corporality” by Daniel Silva, Assistant Professor of Portuguese, Middlebury College. Lunch is free for current Middlebury College students/faculty/staff; $5 for others; RSVP by 9/24 to rcga@middlebury.edu.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

College ID holders: Free; Others: Suggested donation $5
Open to the Public

Billie White '19 "Agency Amidst Patriarchy: Centering the lived experiences of Syrian refugee women in Jordan"

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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
Thesis in Dialogue with Billie White ‘19 about her IGS award-winning thesis “Agency Amidst Patriarchy: Centering the lived experiences of Syrian refugee women in Jordan.” Lunch is free for current Middlebury College students/faculty/staff; $5 for others; RSVP by 12/2 to rcga@middlebury.edu.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Hot Topics Lunch: Orion Lewis

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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
The Hot Topics Lunch Series is an opportunity for students to learn more about a current event by engaging in dialogue with a professor who is an expert on the topic. This event is open to students only. A professor provides a brief 20-minute explanation of the topic, which is followed by 30 minutes of discussion with the students.
This time, the topic of discussion is current youth protest movements around the world, including Hong Kong, Chile, and Lebanon. Professor Orion Lewis of the Political Science Department will be joining us to share his expertise on the subject.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Hot Topics Lunch: #Megxit

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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
The Hot Topics Lunch Series presents: #Megxit, or The Role of Monarchies within a 21st-century global context.

History professor Paul Monod will join us to consider the ramifications of the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the Royal Family, while also considering how (and if) monarchies are adjusting to the 21st century, adapting views on issues such as race and gender.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Hot Topics Lunch Series

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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
This is a STUDENT-ONLY event! The second edition of the Hot Topics Lunch series will focus on the crisis in northern Syria. Professor Sebnem Gumuscu (Political Science) will give a brief presentation of the information, followed by a 30-minute discussion with the students. Lunch will be provided from a local restaurant. Students must RSVP by 10/28 to secure a lunch.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Hot Topics Lunch on the Coronavirus with Bob Cluss

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Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
The Hot Topics Lunch Series presents a discussion of the novel Coronavirus.

Biochemistry professor Bob Cluss will join us to discuss the global impact of epidemics like the new Coronavirus and the spread of infectious diseases in general. This is a STUDENT-ONLY event.

The Hot Topics Lunch Series allows students an informal opportunity to learn more about a “hot” topic in the news by engaging with a faculty member who is an expert on the subject. A brief presentation by the professor is followed by analysis and discussion with the students. 

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room