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Sunday, July 21, 2024
Get Engaged Alumni Speaker Series: Photography Workshop with Yana Kandratsyeva
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
This workshop is career-focused and provides practical steps that will assist students in using photography effectively, regardless of whether they are pursuing careers in the arts or leading civic engagement projects.
GE alum '22 Yana Kandratsyeva will share techniques for creating better portraits and overcoming creative blocks. The aim is to enhance one's ability to document and share impactful stories in whatever field you pursue.
Register to join online
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Public Conversation: What Should an LAS Core Curriculum Accomplish?
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
Wednesday, July 17
9-10 AM New York l 3-4 PM Vienna
Each month the Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative hosts a 60-minute in-depth discussion around a topic/concern of relevance to the state of LAS education globally. In July, LASC explores the role and design of a core curriculum in LAS education, looking at different examples of core curricula and their intended purposes.
Register to join online
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative Series Features LAS Strengthening Guides and Research Articles
Online Event
9:30 am – 10:15 am
EDT/GMT-4
LASC's public gathering series of short events is ongoing through August and features authors presenting their completed LAS research or guide.
Research Articles are quantitative or qualitative work that furthers the collective understanding of LAS education and Strengthening Guides are technical documents that engage with best practices and lessons learned in LAS administration, curriculum, or pedagogy.
Please register for each individual event below:
Decolonizing Creative Education in the Global South
Wednesday, July 24; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Faculty of Creative Studies, Universidad del Rosario Colombia
This research examines how decoloniality and creative education intersect in the Global South by integrating art, architecture, design, and traditional practices into modern educational frameworks. It argues that incorporating local traditions and environmental principles into curricula enhances cultural diversity and social justice while critiquing colonial power dynamics and disciplinary boundaries in education. The study proposes strategies for universities to develop inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogies, offering guidance for educators and policymakers to promote social change, cultural respect, and sustainability in creative fields.
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Scaffolding the Academic Writing Process
Tuesday, August 6; 8:00 - 8:45 AM New York l 2 - 2:45 PM Vienna
Jennifer Browdy, Professor of Comparative Literature & Media Arts (Bard College at Simon's Rock)
In the AI age, it is essential to break down writing assignments into stages that can be assessed individually, so that as teachers we have an opportunity to intervene early if we see students getting off track in any way. This LAS Guide presentation will unpack the scaffolding necessary to guide students in producing high-quality writing in the humanities based on textual analysis.
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Storytelling in the Liberal Arts & Sciences Classroom
Wednesday, August 7; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Will Buckingham, Faculty of General Education (Parami University and Wind&Bones)
This is a practical guide for putting storytelling to work in the liberal arts and sciences classroom, to build community, confidence, and connection. This guide provides a new approach to storytelling in the classroom, putting direct one-on-one communication at the heart of storytelling. Through this approach, students can make stronger connections with their peers and with the subject-matter they are studying, while growing in confidence and building stronger, more engaged communities of teaching and learning.
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Our Seminar Story: Building First-Year Seminar from the Ground Up
Thursday, August 8; 9 - 9:45 AM New York l 3-3:45 PM Vienna
Guy Risko, Dean of Studies (Bard High School Early College Cleveland)
This presentation will review the 10 years of the Bard High School Early College Seminar Sequence at Bard High School Early College in Cleveland, focusing on the three core issues covered in the short podcast series: the creation of the sequence, how the courses are maintained, and how it evolves. It will discuss the interviews and production process behind the podcast and briefly explore the possibilities of audio as a guidebook for others.
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Intertwining Wisdom: The Fusion of Indigenous Knowledge and LAS Education Discourses in the Colombian Cauca
Tuesday, August 13; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Paula Suárez Sandoval, Political Scientist and Lawyer (Universidad de los Andes)
This presentation shows how the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC), a political organization dedicated to advocating for the human rights and cultural traditions of the Indigenous nations of the Colombian southwest has incorporated Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) discourses into its educational initiatives, specifically through The UAIIN (Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University), the biggest community-based Indigenous educational institution in the country.
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Exploring Liberal Arts Education: Unveiling the African Perspective
Tuesday, August 20; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Ashesi University
"Exploring Liberal Arts Education: Unveiling the African Perspective" is a dynamic magazine that details the African perspective and context of liberal arts education. This magazine captures different community members' stories and experiences across diverse institutions, quotes, and research articles under core themes.
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Public Conversation: What is the Future of LAS Education?
Thursday, August 22; 9:00 - 10:00 AM EDT (UTC-04:00)
The final public conversation looks back on what we have learned during our time with LAS Collab, from a range of practitioners over the last 18 months, and consider what the future(s) of liberal arts and sciences education might hold.
Register to join online
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Discrimination Against Women and Girls: Gender-Based Discrimination
Online Event
7:00 am – 8:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
OSUN is sponsoring a series of talks featuring experts discussing critical issues related to human rights, women's rights, and gender equality. These discussions are a part of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and International Law OSUN Online Course.
Dorothy Estrada-Tanck is the Chair of the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls. She is known for being an expert on human rights law and gender equality. She has worked all her life to fight discrimination and protect the rights of women and girls worldwide. She has a strong background in international law, holding key positions with lobbying groups, universities, and foreign NGO’s. She focuses her work on making and carrying out plans to stop gender-based abuse against women and girls and ensuring they can access the justice system.
Join via Zoom
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Get Engaged Alumni Speaker Series: "Collaboration and Creativity in Crises"
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The second workshop in the Global Engagement Student Fellows' Get Engaged Alumni Speaker Series is hosted by Lexi Parra and is titled "Collaboration and Creativity in Crises."
Lexi Parra, a 2016 Get Engaged Alum, is a Venezuelan-American photographer and educator based in Caracas and New York. Her personal work focuses on youth culture, migration, the personal effects of inequality and violence, and themes of resilience. She has worked with international publications like The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, and others.
Parra is the community manager at Women Photograph and the founder of Project MiRA, a photo education initiative that fosters visual literacy and empowerment among young women in the barrios of Caracas. She holds a degree in Photography and Human Rights from Bard College.
Register to join the workshop via Zoom
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Discrimination Against Women and Girls: Women in Conflict
Online Event
7:00 am – 8:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
Join us for a series of talks featuring experts discussing critical issues related to human rights, women's rights, and gender equality. These discussions are a part of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and International Law OSUN Online Course.
Sara Elizabeth Dill is a well-known international attorney and activist for human rights. She has spent her career addressing the world’s most pressing issues on a daily basis where she’s helped asylum seekers receive status, defended individuals accused of war crimes, and developed policies for national and international justice systems. She has a special interest in women's rights, immigration, and trafficking in persons. In addition to being a lawyer, Dill is committed to guiding and teaching.
Join via Zoom
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Discrimination Against Women and Girls: Afghanistan
Online Event
7:00 am – 8:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
Join us for a series of talks featuring experts discussing critical issues related to human rights, women's rights, and gender equality. These discussions are a part of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and International Law OSUN Online Course.
Richard Bennett is the UN Special Rapporteur on the state of human rights in Afghanistan. He has worked in international human rights for more than thirty years, holding key positions at the UN, including Chief of the UN Human Rights Office in Afghanistan and Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in many countries. Bennett current work allows him to be an international supporter for all Afghans by watching for, and writing and speaking about, breaches of human rights in Afghanistan.
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Public Conversation: What Innovations are Happening in LAS Education?
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Each month the Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative will be facilitating a 60-minute in-depth discussion around a topic/concern of relevance to the state of LAS education globally. In June, we will share and explore administrative, curricular, and pedagogic innovations that are occurring in LAS education around the world, as well as innovations that we might want to see started in our own institutions.
Register to join online
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – Thursday, June 20, 2024
Elkana Symposium: Impactful Teaching in Turbulent Times
Online Event
The
Second Elkana Symposium
is a forum for faculty and others engaged in teaching and learning across the network to share innovative and successful practices and to develop their own teaching through workshops and training sessions, keynote talks, and panels with peers.
This year’s theme, "Impactful Teaching in Turbulent Times," calls attention to the ways in which technological transformations, political debates, conflict, and stubborn socioeconomic inequalities present challenges to communities of learners and to educators who seek to facilitate classrooms and curricula that are engaged with the important issues of our time.
Highlights include:
Tom Sperlinger: Is My Story in the Room?
Tuesday, June 18, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Interactive
workshop on What Curriculum Do Graduate Students Need? with Irene Lubbe
Thursday, June 20, 3:15 – 8 AM New York l 9: 15 - 11 AM
Paul Ashwin: What Are We Educating Students For?
Thursday, June 20, 5: 20 - 6:20 AM New York l 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Vienna
Nikos Basbas: Save Time and Enhance Your Teaching with AI
Thursday, June 20, 7:15 - 8:15 AM New York l 1:15 – 2:15 PM Vienna
Register for all events here
Friday, June 7, 2024
A People's Art is the Genesis of Their Freedom: Reclaiming Space, Rethinking Europe
Online Event
1:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
1 PM New York | 7 PM Vienna
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating art, solidarity, and freedom! We have been working hard at work planning our final event, and we are thrilled to invite you to participate!
In the honor of Audre Lorde, Claudia Jones, and Una Marson, we are coming together to honor their legacies and power of self-reflexive solidarity. From the shorelines of cultural crossing and border crossing, we are exploring how can unite diverse communities for liberation and freedom.
Register here to join online
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The New Global Universities: Reinventing Education in the 21st Century
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Bryan Penprase and Noah Pickus will discuss their recent book,
The New Global Universities
, which tells the stories of educational leaders who have reimagined higher education in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These new institutions have been designed from the ground up and exhibit a commitment to high-quality, transformative liberal arts education that challenges assumptions about higher education in their respective country contexts.
The authors will highlight administrative, curricular, and pedagogical innovations they observed while researching their book, offering inspiring examples of intellectual courage, entrepreneurial audacity, and adaptive leadership while also unpacking tensions found globally in higher education. They will explore how university leaders focused on the deep needs of students and constructed institutional cultures sensitive to the needs of the university’s location. In many ways, these new institutions ask us to reconsider outmoded assumptions and structures within undergraduate education by demonstrating success with novel, alternative models for delivering impactful and accessible higher education.
Bryan Penprase is vice president for sponsored research and external academic relations at Soka University of America.
Noah Pickus is associate provost at Duke University and dean for academic strategy at Duke Kunshan University.
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Monday, May 27, 2024
Reluctant Decarbonization and Militant Petrostates
Online Event
3:30 AM New York l 9:30 AM Vienna
The
Open Society Hub for the Politics of the Anthropocene
invites OSUN community members to a hybrid workshop being held at Central European University on “Reluctant Decarbonization and Militant Petrostates."
Political scientists call it the oil curse, economists call it the Dutch disease, and anthropologists call it extractivism. Hundreds of studies have proven that the petrostate is related to dictatorship, corruption, and aggression. And thousands of studies demonstrate that using oil leads to a climate crisis. Central for our survival, these two stories have been rarely told together.
While European leaders think about decarbonization as a common cause, petrostates see it as a zero-sum game or, even worse, a conspiracy aimed at depriving them of their essential profits. Some wars of this century, probably most of them, would not have happened if the invaders had no petrodollars in their sovereign funds. From Niger to Norway and from Russia to Iran, oil emissions and oil profits are jointly destroying the planet.
This workshop seeks to launch global and interdisciplinary research into the double-edged problem of decarbonization and the petrostate in comparative case studies.
Featuring:
Alexander Etkind (OHPA-CEU).
The oil curse and the state curse
Naosuke Mukoyama (University of Tokyo).
Colonial oil and the origins of petrostates
Aleh Cherp (CEU)
Do petrostates slow decarbonization? And if so, how?
Andreas Folkers (Frankfurt Institute for Social Research).
Carbon Bombs
Per Högselius (Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm).
The future of Russia-EU energy relations
Sergii Glebov (Odessa National I.I. Mechnykov University).
Oil-for-(in)security: the Kremlin's energy weapon as a peacebreaker in times of hybrid warfare
Anastasia Pavlenko (CEU).
European energy transition in the time of crisis
Henri Kaup (EUI).
Re-carbonizing Kaliningrad: Putinist Geopolitics and the role of LNG
Bohdan Shumylovych (UCU Lviv), Artem Kharchenko (NUA Kharkiv).
A tale of two cities: Lviv and Kharkiv at war
Ayansina Ayanladе (OHPA-CEU).
Nigeria's Petrostate Dilemma: Challenges and Opportunities
Dirk Moses (CUNY).
Military vs. genocidal violence as a problematic distinction
Register to join via livestream
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Embracing a Pedagogy of Failure
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
In higher education, experiencing failure is often observed as an unavoidable event when mastering new concepts; yet failure is an element of learning that many students dread and that many faculty may overlook. While educators might communicate messages about their acceptance of failure, all too often in practice there is a disconnect between such messaging and the actual design of courses and assignments to allow for failure in constructive ways.
This interactive 90-minute event aims to guide educators in practices to support students in taking risks and learning from their mistakes, without jeopardizing their grades. Led by Lydia Eckstein, Amelia Finaret, and Lisa Whitenack of Allegheny College, and inspired by their 2023 piece "Teaching the Inevitable: Embracing a Pedagogy of Failure," attendees will explore a range of strategies for incorporating a pedagogy of failure in ways to acknowledge and constructively address students' potential fear of failure and related concerns about academic aptitude.
Lydia Eckstein is an Associate Professor of Psychology, Amelia Finaret is an Associate Professor of Global Health, and Lisa Whitenack is an Associate professor of Biology.
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Friday, May 3, 2024
The Bridge
Hybrid Screening and Discussion
Campus Center, Weis Cinema
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna
The Center for Human Rights and the Arts, the Center for Experimental Humanities, the Human Rights Program, and the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College are hosting a hybrid screening and discussion of
The
Bridge
, a fictional film about the daily life of
humanitarian interpreters
, who are also refugees, in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. It aims to advocate for changes in their working conditions.
Individuals at Bard College can attend the screening in-person at Weiss Cinema in the Campus Center in Annandale on Hudson, New York and others throughout the network can attend online via the Zoom link posted below.
The film is based on research that Bard College Professor of Anthropology Laura Kunreuther did with interpreters at the camp. The interpreters, who are also the filmmakers who made the piece—Mulki Mohamed Ali, Adam Mohamed Bashar, and Kamoso Jean Bertrand—will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening.
Join via Zoom
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Emily Dische-Becker on "The Politics and Policing of Memory in Germany"
Online Event
10:00 am – 11:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
10 AM New York l 4 PM Vienna
The Network Collaborative course on "Freedom of Expression" is making available to the public a series of online lectures. On April 17, Emily Dische-Becker, writer, organizer and curator living in Berlin will discuss "On Conflation and Comparison: The politics and policing of memory in Germany."
Dische-Becker is the Germany director of Diaspora Alliance, as well as a researcher for Forensis/Forensic Architecture, and is on the steering committee of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism. From 2005 to 2013, Emily lived in Beirut where she worked as a journalist and researcher. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session.
Viewers can address questions to Emily Dische-Becker in advance by sending an email to Kseniya Shtalenkova at
[email protected]
, indicating "Lecture with Emily Dische-Becker" as the email subject.
Join via zoom
Monday, April 15, 2024
Conflict to Concord: Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga's Journey Through Post-War Ethnic Tensions
Online Event
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna
CEU, the Civic Engagement Initiative, and the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network present a hybrid discussion with Atifete Jahjaga, the esteemed former President of the Republic of Kosovo, as she delves into the intricacies of constructing a narrative of peace. This event will offer a comprehensive understanding of Jahjaga's remarkable journey, ascending to the presidential post at the age of 36. Jahjaga will expound upon her strategic approach towards post-war inter-ethnic reconciliation, elucidating the methodologies she employed in narrative construction to navigate this complex terrain.
The event will be moderated by Michael Ignatieff, Rector Emeritus, Professor of History, CEU and registration is mandatory.
Register here
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Public Conversation: How is LAS Education Communicated to Stakeholders?
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Each month the Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative hosts an in-depth discussion around a topic/concern of relevance to the state of LAS education globally. In April, LASC explores how LAS education is communicated to different stakeholders (including governments, prospective students, and communities), how this communication might be affected by contextual factors (such as socio-religious influences), and the ways in which this communication is received and understood.
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Monday, April 1, 2024
Digital Humanism and LAS Education
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative presents Allison Stanger in a public event where she will facilitate an overview of digital humanism and explore the ways in which digital humanism intersects with liberal arts and sciences education, including in relation to fostering a well-rounded, ethical, and socially responsible approach to knowledge and technology. Stanger will examine how digital humanism and LAS education prepare individuals to navigate the complexities of the digital age with wisdom, empathy, and a commitment to the greater good.
Digital humanism is an emerging approach that addresses the critical role of human values, ethics, and interests in the development and application of digital technologies. It advocates for technology to be designed and deployed in a way that respects human dignity, freedom, and democracy, rather than serving economic or technical efficiency.
This perspective is a response to the growing impact of digital technologies on all aspects of human life, including work, privacy, communication, and governance. Digital humanism calls for a more inclusive and participatory approach to technology development, where the needs and rights of individuals and communities are prioritized. It recognizes the potential of digital technology to enhance human capabilities and address global challenges, and is also critically aware of the risks of surveillance, manipulation, and inequality that can arise from unchecked technological advancement.
Allison Stanger is the Russell Leng ‘60 Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College, a Co-Director and Principal Investigator at the GETTING-Plurality Research Network (Harvard University), an External Professor and Science Board member at the Santa Fe Institute, and a Senior Advisor to the Hannah Arendt Humanities Network. Recently, Allison was a Research Scholar at the Human-Centered AI Institute (Stanford University).
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Technology, Humanity, and the Future
Online Event
10:10 am – 11:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
Online lectures from Krista Caballero's OSUN Online Course on "Technology, Humanity, & the Future" are open to the public. This course is offered by the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network.
All lectures will be held from 10:10–11:30 am New York.
Attendees should RSVP to
[email protected]
for the Zoom link.
Lectures:
Tuesday, April 2: Panel on Deep Fakes with Joel McKim, Birkbeck, University of London; Josh Glick, Bard College, New York; and Mihaela Mihailova, San Francisco State University
Tuesday, April 9: Artist talk with Aarati Akkapeddi, EHCN
All at 10:10am-11:30am EDT
Tuesday, April 23:
Guest Lecture on Energy Futures with Jennifer Richter from Arizona State University
Tuesday, April 30:
Virtual Performance with Rosalind Murray, a multi-modal artist, curator, educator and advocate.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Public Conversation: Does LAS Education Need to be Decolonized?
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Each month the Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative facilitates a 60-minute in-depth discussion around a topic/concern of relevance to the state of LAS education globally. In March, LAS Collab will explore whether a decolonizing project might be needed for LAS education, what this might entail, and how LAS institutions from outside the West might already be engaging in decolonizing practices.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Liberal Education in Illiberal Contexts: Student Perspectives from Hungary and the United States
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
A rise in authoritarianism, often associated with growing populism and nationalism, has created conditions for a new wave of opposition to liberal education. This vital event brings together students studying in liberal education programs in which higher education has come under attack: Hungary and the US. Both places have seen significant shifts in their political and educational climates, and in many instances, debates over academic freedom and the role of education in democracy have taken center stage.
Through personal anecdotes, insightful discussions, and a Q&A session, our panelists will explore the nuances of being liberal arts and sciences students in environments that may not always embrace the open-mindedness and critical thinking these disciplines advocate. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the global landscape of liberal education in diverse political climates and will be invited to engage with firsthand accounts of the unyielding pursuit of intellectual growth against the backdrop of illiberalism.
Register to join via Zoom
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Engaged Research Global Webinar: Working with Professionals to Develop Skills–Integrating
Academic and Endogenous Knowledge
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:30 am
EDT/GMT-4
9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Amplifying the Voices of Engaged Researchers Around the World
, an initiative created by OSUN and the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities, supports the development of long-term, sustainable community partnerships as a central component of research. This community of practice (COP) meets regularly to share ideas and strategies for engaged scholarship across geo-political boundaries, while creating new knowledge and lasting ties among engaged researchers. Now the COP is presenting a series of global webinars spolighting issues that arise during presenters' experiences with community engagement.
This workshop provides an opportunity to reflect on the pedagogical, epistemological, methodological, and political implications of working with communities to improve or develop professional skills in engaged research processes. The six presenters are developing projects which involve training members of the community to apply certain techniques.
They will discuss how their projects address the following dilemmas: How can we develop professional skills in ways that preserve and nurture Indigenous / endogenous wisdom? How do we deal with moral, practical or technical discrepancies about professional work between academic researchers and local practitioners? In what way is the introduction of methods or techniques in local communities colonialist, and what cautions should we take to prevent epistemological colonialism?
After the presentations, audience members are invited to join the discussion so they can reference their own engaged research work.
Panelists:
Félix Díaz
Catalina Muñoz
Miguel Angel Castañeda
Patricio Belloy
Martina Jordaan
Mónica Lucía Espinosa Arango
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Friday, March 8, 2024
Molemo Moiloa: Becoming Ungovernable
Online Event
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
EST/GMT-5
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Molemo Moiloa, discussing the notion of becoming ungovernable in an effort to tap into our capacities to form new worlds in times of collapse. She shares her interdisciplinary contemporary practice, which centers on land justice and heritage restitution, anchored in South Africa’s histories of resistance and world-building. The talk discusses developing strategies for collective and collaborative processes and forms of knowledge. Building from localized and Indigenous understandings, Moiloa draws on the deep connection with and guidance from other parts of the African continent.
Molemo Moiloa lives in Johannesburg and works in various capacities at the intersection of creative practice and community organizing. Her current research focuses on notions of ungovernability, social infrastructures of cultural organizing, and relationships with nature. She is one half of the artist collaboration MADEYOULOOK, which explores everyday popular imaginaries and their modalities for knowledge production. Moiloa also co-leads the Open Restitution Africa project, a research platform for the restitution of African heritage under the auspices of Andani.Africa. She also co-leads ungovernable, an experiment in community practice and ungovernability.
Moderated by José Luis Falconi, University of Connecticut.
Register to join via Zoom
Thursday, March 7, 2024 – Monday, May 6, 2024
Fundamentals of Combating Illicit Trafficking of Antiquities with a Focus on Central Asia
Online Event
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EST/GMT-5
Stephane Ipert, instructor at American University of Afghanistan, invites the public to observe seven meetings of his OSUN Online Course on "Fundamentals of Combating the Illicit Circulation and Trafficking of Antiquities with a Focus on Central Asia."
The course meets on Mondays and Thursdays during March, April, and May at 11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna.
Please check times for your local time zone.
The public may be interested in the course as it focuses on the protection of human rights and cultures, the harmonization of the international rule of law, and combating international crime gangs.
Prominent leaders in international organizations will share their insights, providing students valuable connections to stakeholders in the field. Addtional observers can enrich their understanding and awareness of this complex and critical issue.
Course description:
It is crucial to understand the illegal networks facilitating the trafficking of antiquities and old manuscripts. Equally important is a comprehensive grasp of the legal frameworks, including national laws and international conventions, on this topic. The course will spotlight the roles of law enforcement agencies and professional organizations. Special focus will be given to studying the provenance of collections in western museums to trace both historical and recent illicit circulations and acquisitions, crucial for the restitution process.
Remaining class meetings:
Thursday, 4/4 Role of ALIPH in the protection of heritage.
Guest speaker: BASTIEN VAROUTSIKOS, Director of Strategic Development, International alliance for protection of heritage in conflict areas, ALIPH.
Monday, 4/8 Heritage and combatting trafficking in Russia (Tatarstan) and post conflict rehabilitation of heritage in Afghanistan.
Guest speaker: MOUNIR BOUCHNAKI, special adviser of UNESCO Director-General and adviser for Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage.
Thursday, 4/18 Restitutions of cultural properties and the UNIDROIT convention 1995.
Guest speaker: MARINA SCHNEIDER, Principal Legal Officer and Treaty Depositary UNIDROIT.
Monday, 4/22 Protection of heritage and combating of trafficking in Central Asia.
Guest speaker: LAURA TEDESCO, Cultural Heritage Program Manager at U.S. Department of State
Monday, 5/6 Ethical and postcolonial restitutions.
Guest speaker: ALEXANDER HERMAN, director of Institute of Art Law Institute.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Protecting Palestinian Digital Rights in Times of Crisis
10:00 am – 11:10 am
EST/GMT-5
10 AM New York l 4 PM Vienna
The Network Collaborative course on "Freedom of Expression" announces a series of online guest lectures that are available for the public to observe online.
The first lecture will be delivered on March 6 by Jalal Abukhater, a Palestinian rights advocate based in Jerusalem. Abukhater is the Advocacy Manager at 7amleh, the Arab Center for the Advancement for the Advancement of Social Media, a digital rights organization that fights for a free, fair, and safe digital space for all Palestinians. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session.
Viewers can address questions to Abukhater in advance by sending an email to Kseniya Shtalenkova at
[email protected]
.
Please indicate "Lecture with Jalal Abukhater" as the email subject.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Engaged Research Global Webinar: Educational Intervention in Vulnerable Contexts – Case Studies in Palestine, Afghanistan, South Africa, and Myanmar
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:30 am
EST/GMT-5
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Amplifying the Voices of Engaged Researchers Around the World
, an initiative created by OSUN and the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities, supports the development of long-term, sustainable community partnerships as a central component of research. This community of practice (COP) meets regularly to share ideas and strategies for engaged scholarship across geo-political boundaries, while creating new knowledge and lasting ties among engaged researchers. Now the COP is presenting a series of global webinars spolighting issues that arise during presenters' experiences with community engagement.
This webinar, led by Sameh Hallaq, Al-Quds Bard College, Al-Quds University, focuses on the well-being of vulnerable groups such as women, children, and refugees and explores the impact of formal and informal educational intervention programs in mitigating the adverse effects of challenging living conditions on these groups. The webinar will be organized as an academic presentation followed by an open discussion with the participants.
The webinar will cover topics related to individual well-being in different parts of the world, including how exposure to conflict-related events affects children's behavior in Palestine, the impact of non-physical disciplinary methods on primary school dropout rates in Afghanistan, a community-based model of collective filmmaking pedagogy that familiarizes local youth with accessible animation techniques in South Africa, and bridging gaps in fragile contexts through online courses to further education opportunities in Myanmar.
Moderator
Sameh Hallaq, Al-Quds Bard College, Al-Quds University
Panelists:
Belal Fallah, Associate Professor of Economics, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine
Yousuf Daas, Graduate Student, Kobe University, Japan
Mocke Jansen Van Veuren, University of the Witwatersrand
Mia Sasaki, Parami University
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Monday, February 26, 2024
The Impact of Global English on Higher Education and Beyond
Online Event
8:30 am – 10:00 am
EST/GMT-5
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
The
Language, Culture, and Justice Hub
is an online platform that seeks to promote inquiry and share knowledge about the full complexity of justice and its processes by acting as a clearinghouse for scholarship and practitioner-based commentary about how language and culture impact justice, broadly defined.
The Hub is affiliated with the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network, and the Center for Human Rights and the Arts, both supported by OSUN.
This webinar is the Hub’s first program of 2024, exploring the experiences of scholars associated with several OSUN institutions, including Ahmed Ayaad (Al Quds University), Aizhana Dzhumalieva (AUCA), Joseph Farquharson (University of the West Indies), and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University). It will be moderated by the coordinator of the Hub and CHRA/EHCN Fellow of Research and Practice, Leigh Swigart.
This webinar is open to all OSUN students and will explore the English-language experiences of academics from diverse regions of the world, all of whom work in institutions that are part of OSUN. Through a facilitated conversation, these scholars will address questions such as the following: What challenges and opportunities does the increasing pressure to publish academic work in English create for these scholars, and what impact does it have on their fields of study?
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[email protected]
to join the mailing list.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Climate, Censorship, and Culture Wars: Climate Education During Global Backlash
Online Event
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EST/GMT-5
11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna
Bard College and Black Mountains College invite the OSUN community to attend an online cross-national dialogue concerning the political backlash against climate education.
2023 marked a perilous year for climate-concerned educators around the world. According to PEN America, the U.S. has seen the spread of state-level legislation that has a chilling effect on public education. The chief aim of such legislation is to shape classroom discussions on race, gender, and increasingly, climate change. These efforts have both mirrored and differed from disputes in Europe, where governments have criminalized and censored climate protest and more radical forms of climate advocacy on university campuses.
In this context, the question of how we approach educating students on the climate crisis becomes urgent. As climate-concerned educators, we have a duty to prepare our students for the world that they’re inheriting, but we must also ask ourselves this: how do we navigate this work during a time when climate education is increasingly politicized and censored in our schools? And what strategies can we learn from science educators on the forefront of this issue in the U.S. and Europe?
Speakers for the webinar include:
James Dyke (Associate Professor in Earth Systems Science, the University of Exeter), who has navigated these questions and conducted crucial research on the role of the university during climate crisis.
Blake Touchet (Science Education Specialist, National Center for Science Education), who has taught middle school, high school, and undergraduate biology and environmental sciences in Louisiana, most recently serving as Science Master Teacher for Lafayette Parish School District. He has worked on state and district committees for developing curricula, providing assessments, and mentoring science teachers. With NCSE, Touchet helps further NCSE’s mission of helping educators teach accurately on climate and evolution. In addition, he supports NCSE's mission to block threats to science education in the U.S.
For any questions, please email Tobias Hess a
[email protected]
.
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Friday, February 16, 2024
Freedom to Learn in Florida: An Advocacy Workshop with PEN America
Online Event
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
EST/GMT-5
2:30 PM New York l 8:30 PM Vienna
Since 2021, legislation that restricts instruction on race, gender, American history and LGBTQ+ identities continues to be introduced and passed in various U.S. states with more and more frequency. In higher education especially, legislators have introduced bills that attack the traditional support networks that protect academic freedom—things like proposed restrictions on curricula, faculty tenure, and DEI offices and initiatives. And students are feeling the effects.
In such an environment, is there any room to push back? How can students advocate for themselves and their peers on college campuses in a way that is both effective and safe?
PEN America, in conjunction with
AltLiberalArts
, is proud to host this advocacy event for students, educators and activists. Attendees will receive an overview of what are known as educational gag orders and how they are shaping the political and legal environment in Florida, and engage in a discussion on how they can mobilize and organize around these issues on their own campuses anywhere.
Panelists:
Nicholas Perez, Free Expression and Education Program Manager at PEN America
Peris Tushabe, Free Expression and Education Program Coordinator at PEN America
Jacqueline Allain, Freedom to Learn Program Coordinator at PEN America
Introduced by:
Xandr Denner, student organizer and member of SAFE (Students Against Fascism in Education)
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Public Conversation: How Do Natural Sciences Fit Into LAS Education?
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:00 am
EST/GMT-5
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Each month OSUN's Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative (LASC) hosts a 60-minute in-depth discussion around a topic related to the state of LAS education globally. During this event, attendees will explore the ways in which the natural sciences fit into a liberal arts education (and vice versa), and what the implications for teaching and learning might be.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Engaged Research Global Webinar: Museums for Peace – Networking for Social Transformation; an Invitation from Colombia
Online Event
9:00 am – 10:30 am
EST/GMT-5
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Amplifying the Voices of Engaged Researchers Around the World
, an initiative created by OSUN and the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities, supports the development of long-term, sustainable community partnerships as a central component of research. This community of practice (COP) meets regularly to share ideas and strategies for engaged scholarship across geo-political boundaries, while creating new knowledge and lasting ties among engaged researchers. Now the COP is presenting a series of global webinars spolighting issues that arise during presenters' experiences with community engagement.
This webinar, led by Diana Ordóñez Castillo of Universidad de los Andes, discusses how museums and institutions that are dedicated to memory realize their potential as platforms for citizen engagement while also building bridges among themselves to strengthen their role as tools for the transformation of society. What unites such institutions? What is the extent of the diversity that makes them rich and what can they learn from each other?
Seeking to shape a strong collective of solidarity, the Colombian Alliance of Museums invites global researchers, museums, and initiatives in the service of memories and heritage to join this conversation and envision a collaborative path forward.
Moderator
Diana Ordóñez Castillo, Universidad de los Andes
Panelists:
William López Rosas, Director of National Museum of Colombia
Italia Samudio Reyes, Leader of the Research Area of Colectivo de Comunicaciones Montes de María and the Itinerant Museum of Memory
Camilo Murcia, Member of the Advocacy Committee of the Colombian Alliances of Museums
Discussants (Cohort colleagues):
Jennifer Baird, University of London, OSUN-TN colleague
Anne Chen, Bard University, OSUN-TN colleague
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Thursday, February 1, 2024
James Taylor Carson: Rethinking a Bachelor of Arts for the 21st-Century Precariat
Online Event
8:00 am – 9:30 am
EST/GMT-5
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
The LAS Collaborative invites the OSUN community to an event with James Taylor Carson, speaking about his 2022 article “
Rethinking a Bachelor of Arts for the 21st-Century Precariat."
The article focuses on the emergence of the neoliberal university, rapid changes to the world of work, and the unravelling of the Western social contract. In an era of fake news and pandemic, this has created a set of circumstances that define emerging university graduates as members of a global precariat. Several projections of the future world of work suggest a need to shift the imperatives of a university education away from career preparation and disciplinary training and toward a set of skills and capacities that are similar to those that hold the core of a liberal arts education. Notwithstanding public doubt and neoliberal antipathy, with a bit of rethinking, the Bachelor of Arts can emerge as the essential degree for 21st-century-undergraduates.
This 90-minute event will be conducted as an interactive talk, welcoming frequent audience participation as we engage with the importance and promotion of undergraduate liberal arts education as both an intellectual and experiential preparation for a precarious world, enabling graduates to shape how the future unfolds.
James Taylor Carson is a professor of history at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and editor of the
Queen’s Quarterly
, one of Canada’s leading journals of arts, letters and ideas. He has served as associate dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s and as head of the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His most recent book,
The Columbian Covenant: Race and the Writing of American History
, explores how racial beliefs have informed American historiography from Columbus to the present.
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