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Workshop on Climate Change and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 |
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On May 15, 2009 the Center for African Studies hosted the workshop "Climate Change and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa." Changes in climate have a major impact in Africa because the majority of its people are directly dependent on natural resources that are affected by climate. This workshop focused on climate change and its interaction with African systems of crop and animal agriculture. Click on "Read more..." to view video and presentation recordings of the workshop. |
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Columbus Dispatch explores reactions to President Obama's speech |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
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The June 5, 2009 issue of The Columbus Dispatch explored reactions to President Obama's speech about Muslims. Middle East Studies Center director Alam Payind is quoted extensively in the article authored by Rita Price and Joe Hallet. |
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Dian-style kite making demonstration video |
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Friday, 05 June 2009 |
 The Columbus Dispatch has created a video featuring a demonstration by Chinese kite artist Jingfei Li. Li, a visiting artist at the City of Upper Arlington and one of a handful of Dian-style kite makers, discussed the process of how to create Chinese Dian-style kites and demonstrate the art of kite making. The Dian-style kite making demonstration took place in Hagerty Hall and on the Oval on Jun 4, 2009. The event was sponsored by the Institute for Chinese Studies. |
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The Art of Chinese Kite Making |
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 |
 Jingfei Li, a visiting artist from Kunming, China in Yunnan Province, will demonstrate the art of Chinese kite making at noon on Thursday, June 4 in the Hagerty Hall Courtyard. Li is one of a handful of people who make Dian-style kites, which are three dimensional in shape and unique because they encompass Yunnan minority folk traditions and cultures. Among China's 56 recognized ethnic groups, 25 are found in Yunnan. |
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English Conversation Partners Sought |
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 |
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The Office of International Affairs is seeking American students to participate in the English Conversation Partners (ECP) Program for summer quarter. ECP pairs American and international students for language practice and cultural exchange. We are greatly in need of native English speakers to match the high demand from international students. Apply online by Monday, June 22. |
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Princeton Professor Discusses Islamic, Jewish and Christian Commonalities |
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Monday, 01 June 2009 |
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On Thursday, June 4, The Middle East Studies Center will host Dr. Sabine Schmidtke from Princeton University’s Institute for Advanced Studies. Schmidtke will present “Commonalities Amongst Muslims, Jews and Christians: Two commentaries on Najm al-Din al-Katibi’s al-Risala al-Shamsiyya” at 5 p.m. in 306 Hagerty Hall. In this presentation, she will discuss the unique cultural and intellectual commonalities of medieval, late medieval and pre-modern Muslim, Jews and Christians, and the continuous, multi-dimensional exchange of ideas, texts and forms of discourse that they shared. The event is sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and the Middle East Studies Center. |
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Sci Fi Drama Culminates Spring Film Series |
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Monday, 01 June 2009 |
 The final film in the Spring 2009 Latin American Film Series, “Latin American Cinema and the World: Beyond Cuaron, Del Toro, and Iñaruitti,” will be shown on Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:30 p.m. in 180 Hagerty Hall (1775 College Rd.). The sci-fi drama, “Red Cockroaches,” is set in a near-future New York City amid a world of floating cars and glowing red insects, and follows the lives of two twenty-somethings as they embark on a journey to get to the bottom of dark family secrets and corporate conspiracies. The film is free and open to the public. |
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Heather Inwood Discusses Chinese "Quake Poetry" Phenomenon |
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
 On Friday May 29, Heather Inwood, assistant professor of modern Chinese cultural studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, will present Cyber Folk? Multimedia Poetry in the Aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake. Inwood will discuss the explosion of poetic fervor in China after the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and the subsequent “Quake Poetry” phenomenon. The event is part of the Institute for Chinese Studies Future of the Past Lecture Series and will take place a 2:30 p.m. in Jennings Hall room 60 (1735 Neil Ave.). |
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Possible International Travel Delays |
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 |
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The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued an announcement that advises travelers of possible international travel delays due to H1N1 health screening procedures being implemented in some foreign destinations. Airport staff in some countries may check the health of arriving passengers to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. If you are traveling to an international destination, please carefully review the information posted by the CDC. |
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Visiting Professor Discusses Chinese Fine-Art Photography |
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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The Institute for Chinese Studies will host Richard Kent, history of art professor at Franklin and Marshall College, on Friday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. He will present “Early Chinese Fine-Art Photography: Cultural Nationalism and Embrace of Modernity” in 136 Jennings Hall (1735 Neil Ave.). Kent will examine the little-known writings and photographs of members of the Beijing Light Society, and subsequent developments in Shanghai among participants of fine-art photographic societies. The event is co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center and the History of Art Department. |
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