Session Description: We will explore the history and culture of southeastern Europe and former Yugoslavia within the context of the Balkan war, which took place from 1991-1995. You will be […]

Presentation Description: Donald Trump’s presidency gave voice to extreme anti-immigrant sentiments among millions in the United States and elsewhere in the West. However, the anxiety about immigrants and the steadfast […]

We will be discussing short stories from Mexican, Gambian and Syrian American authors that feature animals, ranging from a mouse that inspires a family of storytellers to the last of […]

Program Description: Professor Augis will discuss her 25 years of field research in the West African countries of Senegal and Niger. She'll explain ways she constantly had to consider her […]

Talk Description: What is the good life? And what makes work-life worth living? Exploring possible answers, we use positive psychology theory as a lens to zoom in on work and […]

We will be discussing poetry and short stories from Pakistani, Singaporean and Brazilian authors that feature family, as both source of belonging and of alienation, as a theme. All registered […]

Program Description: While the spread of COVID-19 has posed a huge challenge to the whole world, its impact on ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities has been far more severe. In […]

Presentation Description: In the last one year, India has witnessed two major protest movements against the government led by the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Both movements erupted following the laws passed by the government without enough consultation with the people these laws will directly impact. Interestingly, both movements were spearheaded by the marginalised social groups that […]