Center for Comparative Study of Race & Ethnicity

In his lecture “Understanding Arab Comics: A View from Cairo” Jonathan Guyer will discuss the power of political cartoons in the current Arab world. Jonathan Guyer is a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs and contributing editor of the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Fulbright fellow researching political cartoons in Egypt. He previously served as a program associate for the New America Foundation in Washington, DC, and as assistant editor of Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel.

Officially, France does not recognize ethnic, religious, or linguistic minorities. Yet, France is the European country with the most varied origins among its population. How can we explain the disjuncture between a political discourse that claims to be difference-blind and the reality of day-to-day life of French citizens? What is the future for minority citizens in France?

This talk follows the trajectories of the survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide who remained inside Turkish borders after the signing of the 1918 Mudros Armistice (and during the Allied occupation years of Istanbul) and after the 1923 establishment of the new country as the Turkish Republic. How did the Kemalist state treat the remaining Armenians? What were Armenians’ responses to the new (but also old) Turkish regime?

The 2017 Gensler Family Symposium presents Sue Minter, Former Vermont gubernatorial candidate and one of just two female gubernatorial candidates in the country in 2016, will share her analysis and personal perspective on how “the year of the woman” became the year of Trump.

“Racism in International Development” panel with Emma Crewe, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, SOAS, University of London; William Michael Cunningham, founder, Creative Investment Research; and Conor Shapiro ‘03, president and CEO, St. Boniface Haiti Foundation. Cosponsored by the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and the Center for Creativity, Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.

All science majors are invited to stay after the talk “In Search of a Better Enzyme: Biocatalyst Screening to Facilitate Pathway Engineering” by Prof. Kris Prather, Ph.D. in MBH 216 immediately after the talk for a Question and Answer session with the speaker.

Talk by Dr. Derron Wallace, Brandeis The British educational system is marked by racial and ethnic disproportionality in special education. Black students generally, and Black Caribbean students especially, are at the highest risk of being identified as having social, emotional or behavioral difficulties. Such categorizations often lead to segregated provisions, low attainment and social stigma. Drawing on a 14 month-long comparative ethnography, this presentation explores the creative operation of racism through designations of disability.

Join us for this conversation with leading diversity expert, Dr. Maura Cullen, as she provides insight and suggestions for assessing and improving your campus climate.

In this lunchtime discussion, Elder Napos (David Turney) will reflect on Menominee Nation language preservation efforts. Omaeqnomenewweqnaesen (Menominee Language) an Algonquian language originally spoken by Menominee people in Michigan and northern Wisconsin, currently is highly endangered: there are 4 fluent speakers left out of approximately 9,000 enrolled members. The discussion will focus on historical factors impacting Menominee language use, and current projects that promote language revitalization.

Shaun King is a writer and civil rights activist noted for his use of social media to promote religious, charitable, and social causes, including the Black Lives Matter movement. The title of his talk is “Why we have to say black lives matter”.

Sponsored by Meet the Press and The Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity