November 30th, 9:10 AM
Human Rights, Heritage, and Memory
Colleen Murphy, Law, University of Illinois
Toru Oga, Political Science, Kyushu University
Shao Dan, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois
Ren Yatsunami, Law, Kyushu University
This workshop is sponsored by the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) in collaboration with...
November 30th 1:30 PM Memory and Heritage Brett Kaplan, Comparative and World Literature & Director of the Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide, Memory Studies, University of Illinois Ran Zwigenberg, Asian Studies, Penn State University & Kyushu University Naoko Gunji, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois Ayako Fukushima, Environmental Design, Kyushu...
November 30th, 12:00 PM Remembering through Memory Activism Tali Nates, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (NPC) Mduduzi Ntuli, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (NPC) Catherine Boyd, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (NPC) This workshop is sponsored by the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) in collaboration with Kyushu University...
November 30th, 10:40 AM Museums Cristóbal Bianchi, School of Art & Design, University of Illinois Emily Anderson, Curator, Japanese American National Museum Gloria Yu Yang, Architecture, Kyushu University This workshop is sponsored by the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) in collaboration with Kyushu University in Japan. Thank you to our co-sponsors: •...
November 29th, 7:00 PM Opening Keynote Address by Ann Burroughs, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum Levis Faculty Center, Room 210 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, IL 61801 This workshop is sponsored by the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) in collaboration with Kyushu University in Japan. Thank you to our co-sponsors: • Center for African...
On November 29, 2022 at 12pm CST, Dr. Hanan Elshair presented, "AI Applications in Education" during a virtual talk. Dr. Hanan Elshair is a Professor of Educational Technology and the Vise Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Women for Arts, Sciences, and Education at Ain Shams University in Egypt. She received her Ed.D in Instructional Design and Technology at the University...
On November 11th, 2022 Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program hosted a Graduate Student Workshop on "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals" and "Tips for applying for fellowships" The workshop was led by: Dana Johnson, Assistant Director of External Fellowships and Charles Fogelman, Teaching Assistant Professor (LAS Global Studies Program) and Beatriz Carvalho, Center for Latin...
On October 28, 2022 at 12pm CST, Dr. Koni Benson presented, "Pedagogy and Politics: Enacting Alternative Maps for Creating Communities of Practice" during a virtual talk. Dr. Koni Benson is an historian, organizer, and educator. She is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She is a co-convener of...
On October 19, 2022 Illinois Global Institute centers and the African Students Organization in the Illini Union Courtyard hosted an evening of international music, featuring the Afro-Brazilian percussion ensemble Bloco Gavião, the Illinois Flamenco-Jazz Collective featuring flamenco guitarist ...
On October 17th, 2022 Women and Gender in Global Perspective Program hosted a talk by Dr. Richa Nagar on "Situated Solidarities, Radical Vulnerability, and Hungry Translations" In this talk, Richa Nagar drew on two decades of creative labors undertaken with the Sangtin farmers' and laborers' organization {SKMS), Parakh Theater, and students at the University of Minnesota. She will share ...