May 8, 2008
"The Post-American World"
Please join us in celebrating the publication of "The Post-American World", a new book by Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria
Dr. Zakaria will be joined in conversation by Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School Tickets to this event can be purchased at the Harvard Bookstore
For more information about this event, please contact Rachel Salzman, W. W. Norton & Company rsalzman@wwnorton.com
Start time 7:00 p.m.
First Parish Church in Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
Please join us in celebrating the publication of "The Post-American World", a new book by Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria
Dr. Zakaria will be joined in conversation by Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School Tickets to this event can be purchased at the Harvard Bookstore
For more information about this event, please contact Rachel Salzman, W. W. Norton & Company rsalzman@wwnorton.com
Start time 7:00 p.m.
First Parish Church in Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
INVITATION TO THE SUMMER SESSIONS OF THE ACADEMY OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, BERLIN
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) is pleased to announce that it is now taking applications for the 'Summer Session' of the Academy of Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, Germany. The Academy will be running weeklong courses between June and August 2008. These will explore the theory and practice of cultural diplomacy in a thorough, hands-on manner against the backdrop of the culturally vibrant city of Berlin.
The Academy's courses have been specifically tailored to suit recent University graduates and students close to the completion of their Degree, as well as Young Leaders in the early stages of their professional careers. They are designed to complement the academic and professional development of participants and act as both a resume builder and networking opportunity. Each session will increase participant's understanding of cultural diplomacy and its practical applications, imparting them with greater confidence and improving their chances of building successful cross-cultural relationships. In an increasingly interconnected world, the skills obtained from one of the Academy's courses give participants a significant head start over their peers. This rewarding experience is made all the more so by the experienced Academy faculty and the diversity of course participants. The Academy experience does not end with the conclusion of the weeklong course, but continues beyond the program as participants gain access to ICD's extensive global network.
In addition, to a strong academic content, Academy courses also offer participants the opportunity to take full advantage of the Academy's Berlin location. Courses incorporate elements of the rich and vibrant cultural scenes for which the city is famous. Participants are given the opportunity to see Berlin from a perspective not offered to tourists and to speak with a variety of distinguished individuals interested in promoting cultural understanding in this city of diverse cultural backgrounds.
For further information or to download an application form, please see the "Academy" page of our website:
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_icdacademy_introduction
April 13, 2008
"Angelos' Film"
Directed by Péter Forgács, Appearing in Person Hungary/Netherlands 1999, video, color, 60 min. A wealthy monarchist filming in Athens during the Fascist occupation, Angelos Papanastassiou used his camera to document an occupation he detested as an affront to Greek sovereignty. Using a clandestine 16mm film camera and daily risking his own life, and the lives of his family, Papanastassiou documented Nazi atrocities in Athens throughout the German-Italian occupation, during which time his daughter, Loukia, was born. We follow her first steps and see the family's life juxtaposed over this tragic chapter of modern Greek history.
For more information, see http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008marchapril/forgacs.html
Tickets $10
3 pm
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts,
24 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138
Directed by Péter Forgács, Appearing in Person Hungary/Netherlands 1999, video, color, 60 min. A wealthy monarchist filming in Athens during the Fascist occupation, Angelos Papanastassiou used his camera to document an occupation he detested as an affront to Greek sovereignty. Using a clandestine 16mm film camera and daily risking his own life, and the lives of his family, Papanastassiou documented Nazi atrocities in Athens throughout the German-Italian occupation, during which time his daughter, Loukia, was born. We follow her first steps and see the family's life juxtaposed over this tragic chapter of modern Greek history.
For more information, see http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008marchapril/forgacs.html
Tickets $10
3 pm
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts,
24 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138
April 15, 2008
"Europe, Russia, and the US: The Energy Puzzle"
The Honorable Michalis Chrisochoidis, member of Parliament and former Minister of Public Order, Greece
Mr. Chrisochoidis is considered to be one of the most influential voices on security issues in Greece. In 2002, he played a leading role in the dismantling of the 'November 17' terrorist organization. Before the 2004 Olympics in Athens, he formed the international task force The Olympic Advisory Group, which planned and trained Olympic security forces. Mr. Chrisochoidis currently serves as parliamentary coordinator for economic development, where he deals with a range of issues including national security issues, international terrorism, and energy policy.
Organized by the Kokkalis Program
For more information, see ilyana_sawka@ksg.harvard.edu
Fainsod Classroom, Littauer 324
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Honorable Michalis Chrisochoidis, member of Parliament and former Minister of Public Order, Greece
Mr. Chrisochoidis is considered to be one of the most influential voices on security issues in Greece. In 2002, he played a leading role in the dismantling of the 'November 17' terrorist organization. Before the 2004 Olympics in Athens, he formed the international task force The Olympic Advisory Group, which planned and trained Olympic security forces. Mr. Chrisochoidis currently serves as parliamentary coordinator for economic development, where he deals with a range of issues including national security issues, international terrorism, and energy policy.
Organized by the Kokkalis Program
For more information, see ilyana_sawka@ksg.harvard.edu
Fainsod Classroom, Littauer 324
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
April 21, 2008
"A Panorama of Modern Lobbying in Brussels, Capital of the EU"
Mr. Daniel Guéguen, CEO, CLAN Public Affairs
Mr. Guéguen co-founded CLAN Public Affairs in 1996. It is now among the ten largest public affairs consultancies in Brussels, dealing exclusively with European issues and providing services such as lobbying, monitoring, and economic intelligence. Guéguen — an experienced businessman, noted agricultural specialist, and author of "A Practical Guide to the EU Labyrinth" — will address the complexities of European lobbying in his public address, "A Panorama of Modern Lobbying in Brussels, Capital of the EU," bringing to the topic his extensive experience in business, knowledge of European public affairs, and entrepreneurship.
Free and open to the public.
4:00 p.m.
Neustadt Classroom (RG20), Rubenstein
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mr. Daniel Guéguen, CEO, CLAN Public Affairs
Mr. Guéguen co-founded CLAN Public Affairs in 1996. It is now among the ten largest public affairs consultancies in Brussels, dealing exclusively with European issues and providing services such as lobbying, monitoring, and economic intelligence. Guéguen — an experienced businessman, noted agricultural specialist, and author of "A Practical Guide to the EU Labyrinth" — will address the complexities of European lobbying in his public address, "A Panorama of Modern Lobbying in Brussels, Capital of the EU," bringing to the topic his extensive experience in business, knowledge of European public affairs, and entrepreneurship.
Free and open to the public.
4:00 p.m.
Neustadt Classroom (RG20), Rubenstein
John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 24, 2008
"Our Innocence, Foreign Perversions: Gender and Sexuality in Nationalist Discourse"
Agnieszka Graff, Polish writer, translator, feminist and human rights activist. Since 2000, Graff has been an assistant professor at the Center for American Studies at the University of Warsaw. She published her best-selling first book, Świat bez kobiet (A World without Women) in 2001.
In cooperation with the Women's Studies Program at Boston University
Free and open to the public
6:30 p.m.
Kenmore Classroom Building
Boston University
565 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101
Agnieszka Graff, Polish writer, translator, feminist and human rights activist. Since 2000, Graff has been an assistant professor at the Center for American Studies at the University of Warsaw. She published her best-selling first book, Świat bez kobiet (A World without Women) in 2001.
In cooperation with the Women's Studies Program at Boston University
Free and open to the public
6:30 p.m.
Kenmore Classroom Building
Boston University
565 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101
April 25, 2008
"Democracy Under the Tsars? The Case of the Zemstvo"
Nafziger, Steven Assistant Professor of Economics, Williams College
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Littauer M-16
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Nafziger, Steven Assistant Professor of Economics, Williams College
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Littauer M-16
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April 28, 2008
"Ethics of Atheism"
Paolo Flores D'Arcais, Italian philosopher and editor-in-chief of MicroMega
Alan Wolfe, Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College.
Free and open to the public ~ Reception to follow
6:30 p.m.
School of Management
Boston University
595 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th floor
Paolo Flores D'Arcais, Italian philosopher and editor-in-chief of MicroMega
Alan Wolfe, Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College.
Free and open to the public ~ Reception to follow
6:30 p.m.
School of Management
Boston University
595 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th floor
April 29, 2008
"Why We Write, Why We Read:
On Words, Yelps, and the Neurology of Literary Drive"
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE 2008 RENATO POGGIOLI LECTURE IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Alice W. Flaherty, MD, PhD
Alice W. Flaherty is the director of the Brain Simulator Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, as well as a writer. Her award-winning book The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain, has attracted as much interest from scholars in the humanities as it has from neuroscientists. Dr. Flaherty completed her AB, MD, internship, residency, and fellowship at Harvard, and also did a PhD at MIT. Her writing ranges from scientific papers to general audience articles on the origins of literature, humorous essays, lyrical writing on the nature of loss, a picture book about the Loch Ness Monster, and a libretto for Jacob vs. Angel, an organ work by Graham Gordon Ramsay that toured six Scandinavian cities last summer. As a clinician, Dr. Flaherty was honored by the Schwartz Center's statewide Compassionate Caregiver program. In her role at HMS and as a consulting neurologist at McLean Hospital, Dr. Flaherty helps teach students at Harvard and MIT to overcome and better accept their own mental health problems. A strong media advocate for the abilities of the mentally ill, she has appeared as an expert on documentaries and news stories for the ABC, BBC, CBC, NBC, and PBS, as well as productions in Japan, German, and the Middle East.
The Poggioli Lecture, founded in 1966, honors the memory of Harvard professor Renato Poggioli (1907-1963), who was killed in an automobile accident in the middle of his career. Among the many distinguished scholars who have delivered Poggioli lectures in recent years are Marjorie Perloff, Leo Bersani, Roland Greene, Marina Warner, Avital Ronell; earlier Poggioli lecturers included Rene Wellek, I.A. Richards, Gerard Genette, George Steiner, Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida.
Free and Open to the Public
Reception to follow in Ticknor Lounge Boylston Hall
6:15 p.m.
Harvard Hall, 202
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE 2008 RENATO POGGIOLI LECTURE IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Alice W. Flaherty, MD, PhD
Alice W. Flaherty is the director of the Brain Simulator Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, as well as a writer. Her award-winning book The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain, has attracted as much interest from scholars in the humanities as it has from neuroscientists. Dr. Flaherty completed her AB, MD, internship, residency, and fellowship at Harvard, and also did a PhD at MIT. Her writing ranges from scientific papers to general audience articles on the origins of literature, humorous essays, lyrical writing on the nature of loss, a picture book about the Loch Ness Monster, and a libretto for Jacob vs. Angel, an organ work by Graham Gordon Ramsay that toured six Scandinavian cities last summer. As a clinician, Dr. Flaherty was honored by the Schwartz Center's statewide Compassionate Caregiver program. In her role at HMS and as a consulting neurologist at McLean Hospital, Dr. Flaherty helps teach students at Harvard and MIT to overcome and better accept their own mental health problems. A strong media advocate for the abilities of the mentally ill, she has appeared as an expert on documentaries and news stories for the ABC, BBC, CBC, NBC, and PBS, as well as productions in Japan, German, and the Middle East.
The Poggioli Lecture, founded in 1966, honors the memory of Harvard professor Renato Poggioli (1907-1963), who was killed in an automobile accident in the middle of his career. Among the many distinguished scholars who have delivered Poggioli lectures in recent years are Marjorie Perloff, Leo Bersani, Roland Greene, Marina Warner, Avital Ronell; earlier Poggioli lecturers included Rene Wellek, I.A. Richards, Gerard Genette, George Steiner, Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida.
Free and Open to the Public
Reception to follow in Ticknor Lounge Boylston Hall
6:15 p.m.
Harvard Hall, 202
May 1, 2008
"Fiction and Possibility"
Magdalena Tulli, Polish author and translator
Lawrence Weschler, Writer and Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University
In cooperation with the literary journal AGNI.
Free and open to the public ~ Reception to follow
7:00 p.m.
School of Management
Boston University
595 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th floor
Magdalena Tulli, Polish author and translator
Lawrence Weschler, Writer and Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University
In cooperation with the literary journal AGNI.
Free and open to the public ~ Reception to follow
7:00 p.m.
School of Management
Boston University
595 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th floor
May 5, 2008
"Children's Rights Are Human Rights: Or Are They?
The Hurdles Facing Child Soldiers and Undocumented Children"
Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy Under-Secretary-General Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
60 years on from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, children's rights are still in their infancy. Hundreds of thousands of children are recruited as child soldiers, millions live as undocumented migrants without citizenship, and one third of the world's children do not have their birth registered, and therefore do not exist as a matter of law. What are the implications of these dramatic rights violations and what can be done about them? Leading experts, including the UN official responsible for child soldiers, and a prominent advocate engaged with children disappeared during the civil wars in Latin America, debate the issues. The issue is not simply an international problem, it is a local challenge - case studies involving children from the Boston area will form part of the discussion.
Public Conversation with:
Jacqueline Bhabha, Director, University Committee on Human Rights Studies
and
Andrea Rossi, Director, Measurement and Human Rights Program, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
Sponsored by:
The University Committee on Human Rights Studies, the Measurement and Human Rights Program at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, the Swiss Foreign Ministry, Swiss Consulate, Boston and the Karl Popper Foundation, Zug-Switzerland.
For more information, please visit www.humanrights.harvard.edu
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Harvard-Yenching Auditorium
2 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy Under-Secretary-General Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
60 years on from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, children's rights are still in their infancy. Hundreds of thousands of children are recruited as child soldiers, millions live as undocumented migrants without citizenship, and one third of the world's children do not have their birth registered, and therefore do not exist as a matter of law. What are the implications of these dramatic rights violations and what can be done about them? Leading experts, including the UN official responsible for child soldiers, and a prominent advocate engaged with children disappeared during the civil wars in Latin America, debate the issues. The issue is not simply an international problem, it is a local challenge - case studies involving children from the Boston area will form part of the discussion.
Public Conversation with:
Jacqueline Bhabha, Director, University Committee on Human Rights Studies
and
Andrea Rossi, Director, Measurement and Human Rights Program, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
Sponsored by:
The University Committee on Human Rights Studies, the Measurement and Human Rights Program at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, the Swiss Foreign Ministry, Swiss Consulate, Boston and the Karl Popper Foundation, Zug-Switzerland.
For more information, please visit www.humanrights.harvard.edu
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Harvard-Yenching Auditorium
2 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Spring, 2008
From Professors Monica Toft and J. Bryan Hehir,
We are pleased to announce the schedule of the Faculty Workshop for the Initiative on Religion in International Affairs for 2007-2008. All seminars will be held on Mondays from 4:00 to 5:30 PM in Littauer-369 at the Kennedy School of Government.