![Flyer with description of the event and headshot of speaker in blazer Flyer with description of the event and headshot of speaker in blazer](/images/2023/20231011/592c94427c698b33feb242caaee3d0e8-CT-10 11_Mlyn Democracy and HigherEd_20231010033738PM.png)
W@TC: Democracy and American Higher Education: Higher Education in the Crosshairs
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Kenan Institute for Ethics, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Eric Mlyn
![Shyovitz Shyovitz](/images/2023/20231022/86908c0cada0fd5b47c7482b7c681c43-CT-David-Shyovitz-1_20230907095905PM.jpg)
NCJSS Welcomes David Shyovitz
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, October 22, 2023
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
![Flyer with event information and a small image of the cover of the book discussed Flyer with event information and a small image of the cover of the book discussed](/images/2023/20231025/d031c634ed93193199dc4e3808f20633-CT-1025_Making of a Poet_20231010033038PM.png)
W@TC: The Making of a Poet: Five Years in Six Egyptian Prisons
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University Middle East Studies Center, English, and Libraries
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mohsen Mohamed & Sherine Elbanhawy
![Flyer with the date, time, location of the event, Speaker's name and affiliation and sponsors logos. The picture of a woman writing Flyer with the date, time, location of the event, Speaker's name and affiliation and sponsors logos. The picture of a woman writing](/images/2023/20231026/5f3af321cea7d2378fe8b37872dcb497-CT-Words and Silences Final_20231003043417PM.png)
Words and Silences A Discussion on Contemporary Women Poets in Hindi
Thursday, October 26, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prof. Rekha Sethi, University of Delhi
![flyer with event inforamtion and speaker headshot flyer with event inforamtion and speaker headshot](/images/2023/20231101/5d5eb20646ec950543729380374bc3e8-CT-11.1 indigenous Bunong_Inn Chret_20231026010042PM.png)
W@TC: "Pathways to a Brighter Future" The story of the indigenous Bunong
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Inn Chret
![Workshop on Taiwan indigenous Literature Workshop on Taiwan indigenous Literature](/images/2023/20231103/c6ff75ab64e16baf70748e1c737c8f42-CT-Workshop on Taiwan Indigenous Literature (3)_20231028121422AM.png)
Workshop on Taiwan Indigenous Literature
Sponsor(s):
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
Friday, November 03, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Kyle Shernuk and Nicolai Volland
![Flyer with event information and image of author in black and white, african american Flyer with event information and image of author in black and white, african american](/images/2023/20231108/8dfa8549cd5c4c68442e0629993bda59-CT-118_Solayman Idris_20231107041056PM.png)
W@TC: On Amer-African Statecraft: A Conversation with Solayman Idris
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), and Duke University Middle East Studies Center
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Solayman Idris
![photo of Havana with headshot of Mario Valdes photo of Havana with headshot of Mario Valdes](/images/2023/20231113/08d4e0f19d2c06933d21d8941a04a371-CT-contemporary cuba mario valdes_20231108051854PM.png)
An Independent Report on Contemporary Cuba
Sponsor(s):
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), and Romance Studies
Monday, November 13, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Mario Valdes Navia
![flyer for Briceida talk on women's struggle in Colombia flyer for Briceida talk on women's struggle in Colombia](/images/2023/20231114/5e157a59e87eb096644ac67cc5995276-CT-por colombia witness for peace briceida_20231031082306PM.png)
Peace on the Land: Campesinx Women's Struggle for Reclamation and Healing in Colombia
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Briceida Lemos Rivera
![Flyer with event inforamtion and book cover with native Sierra Leone men and head shot of author in blue shirt Flyer with event inforamtion and book cover with native Sierra Leone men and head shot of author in blue shirt](/images/2023/20231115/c17c2f2fcf1671de9dcd21cf5408b8ce-CT-1115_Sommers_We the Young Fighters_20231101073905PM.png)
W@TC: We the Young Fighters: How Tupac, Rambo, and Bob Marley wove their way into the conflict fabric of Sierra Leone
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Duke Center for International Development (DCID), and Sanford School of Public Policy
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Marc Sommers
![Challenges and Opportunities in China Challenges and Opportunities in China](/images/2023/20231201/2a8fe17b6a479318285ce5992f5cc22f-CT-Challenges image_20231117083118PM.jpg)
Challenges and Opportunities for Humanities Research in China
Sponsor(s):
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
Friday, December 01, 2023
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
James Miller, Carlos Rojas
![Bashkin Bashkin](/images/2023/20231203/6b0f67e174efcbb0ac595bca2df76d73-CT-bashkin.orit_ (1)_20230828094501PM.jpg)
NC JSS Welcomes Orit Bashkin
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, December 03, 2023
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Orit Bashkin
![Goldberg Goldberg](/images/2024/20240128/9be126b81f716a1767df1eb257482f39-CT-Goldberg_20240102040715PM.jpg)
NCJSS Welcomes Sylvie Anne Goldberg: Saadia Gaon and The 'Present Time’
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, January 28, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sylvie Anne Goldberg
![Headshot of white professor, Simon Partner, inside the John Hope Franklin Center logo comprised of colorful books in a circle. An image of a book titled 'Koume's World' and a QR code for the event is also present. Headshot of white professor, Simon Partner, inside the John Hope Franklin Center logo comprised of colorful books in a circle. An image of a book titled 'Koume's World' and a QR code for the event is also present.](/images/2024/20240131/2cd61cb60a55f8a1ff0c2d772e99b632-CT-Calendar W@TC_20240125043639PM.jpg)
W@TC: Daily Life in Nineteenth Century Japan: Reflections from a Pandemic Year
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Simon Partner
![kaplan kaplan](/images/2024/20240204/03394fa52acd13d1791b4476ea8f1a07-CT-Kaplan_20240130021456PM.png)
NCJSS Welcomes Brett Ashley Kaplan
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, February 04, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
![Headshot of white professor, Hein de Haas, nside the John Hope Franklin Center logo comprised of colorful books in a circle and a QR code for the event is also present. Headshot of white professor, Hein de Haas, nside the John Hope Franklin Center logo comprised of colorful books in a circle and a QR code for the event is also present.](/images/2024/20240207/df7292364e6c6f3b226aa4ff555b1b53-CT-Hein de Haas-3_20240125033247PM.jpg)
W@TC: Rethinking Human Mobility: The Need for a new Migration Paradigm
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Duke Center for International Development (DCID), and Office of Global Affairs
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Hein de Haas
![Headshot of Will Carroll; descriptive text (event date, time, location, title); background of neon lights in Japan Headshot of Will Carroll; descriptive text (event date, time, location, title); background of neon lights in Japan](/images/2024/20240213/5df9b85fe4fdb6cdeef69d051d68cc7e-CT-240213_Carroll_20240212064211PM.jpg)
The Lights That Raised a Storm: Neon, Color Aesthetics, and the Image of Postwar Tokyo
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Will Carroll
![Headshot of black GJE fellow, Adrienne Jones, within the John Hope Franklin Center logo comprised of colorful books in a circle. A QR code for the hybrid recording of the event is also present. Headshot of black GJE fellow, Adrienne Jones, within the John Hope Franklin Center logo comprised of colorful books in a circle. A QR code for the hybrid recording of the event is also present.](/images/2024/20240214/c28eff584abb323dacc359a781bc21eb-CT-Adrienne Jones Calendar_20240125080459PM.jpg)
W@TC: Fee to Drive: How Poverty, Punishment, and Policy Shape the Lives of Suspended Motorists
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC)
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Adrienne Jones
![Headshot of Thomas Ryan; black-and-white photo of Korean couples in wedding attire (men are mostly in wheelchairs); descriptive text (event title, date, time, location) Headshot of Thomas Ryan; black-and-white photo of Korean couples in wedding attire (men are mostly in wheelchairs); descriptive text (event title, date, time, location)](/images/2024/20240215/4e06cac7ac6e8b7e30dae7276e6fee91-CT-240215_Ryan_20240212064533PM.jpg)
Workshops on the Frontier: Culture and Counterinsurgency in Korea’s Vietnam War
Thursday, February 15, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Thomas Ryan (postdoctoral fellow, Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan)
![Headshot of Sung Eun Kim; archival photo of two Korean soldiers; background image of soldiers on a field; descriptive text (title, date, time, location) Headshot of Sung Eun Kim; archival photo of two Korean soldiers; background image of soldiers on a field; descriptive text (title, date, time, location)](/images/2024/20240220/c7878d4063cdd6155b996de6d6182332-CT-240220_Kim_20240213030049PM.jpg)
Conscripted at “Freedom’s Frontier”: Korean Augmentees, Racialized Masculinity, and U.S. Military Empire
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Sung Eun Kim (Postdoctoral Fellow, George Washington University’s Institute for Korean Studies)
![A headshot of the white male author, Geoffrey Harpham, inside of the John Hope Franklin Center logo made of colorful books forming a circle. A QR code if present that will take you to the registering site for the Zoom session. A headshot of the white male author, Geoffrey Harpham, inside of the John Hope Franklin Center logo made of colorful books forming a circle. A QR code if present that will take you to the registering site for the Zoom session.](/images/2024/20240221/8421d9df66a31d30f9fe23b5c2c704da-CT-Geoffrey Harpham Calendar-2_20240215014105PM.jpg)
![Headshot of Hayun Cho; image of a book with a green cover; background photo of a kingfisher; descriptive text (event title, date, time, location) Headshot of Hayun Cho; image of a book with a green cover; background photo of a kingfisher; descriptive text (event title, date, time, location)](/images/2024/20240222/bccb7f3e862f510adf79525194824ae2-CT-240222_Cho_20240212064247PM.jpg)
Testimonial Emotions: Witnessing and Feeling the 1990s in Eun Hee-kyung’s "The Bird’s Gift"
Thursday, February 22, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Hayun Cho (PhD candidate, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California)
![Female post-doctoral student's headshot inside of the JHFC logo made of colorful books in a circle. A QR code is also present that links to the Zoom registration. Female post-doctoral student's headshot inside of the JHFC logo made of colorful books in a circle. A QR code is also present that links to the Zoom registration.](/images/2024/20240228/3a79fa488fe11432dfd2a0362c24a2d0-CT-Jieun Cho Calendar-2_20240215015422PM.jpg)
W@TC: Balancing Life: The Moral Struggle of Family Care in Post-Disaster Fukushima
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), and Global Asia Initiative
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jieun Cho
![Headshot of Jahyon Park; a composite image of Korean webtoons on a laptop; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location) Headshot of Jahyon Park; a composite image of Korean webtoons on a laptop; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location)](/images/2024/20240229/b572b369ab40be13eb83096010fb1014-CT-240229_Park_20240212064129PM.jpg)
Korean Men Moved to Tears in Webtoon Daetgeul
Thursday, February 29, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Jahyon Park (East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University)
![Clipping from a Japanese newspaper showing a group of people, including many children of varying ages; headshot of Sujin Lee; background of hands holding infant feet; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location, sponsor) Clipping from a Japanese newspaper showing a group of people, including many children of varying ages; headshot of Sujin Lee; background of hands holding infant feet; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location, sponsor)](/images/2024/20240301/fe94afe78a379235d5c8bd28e0744295-CT-240301_Lee_20240220043804PM.jpg)
Wombs of Empire: The Gendered and Racial Politics of Motherhood
Friday, March 01, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Sujin Lee (Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Victoria)
![Background image of a hand holding a mobile device with emojis floating above the screen; a picture of a cell phone case; headshot of Kimberly Hassel; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location, sponsor) Background image of a hand holding a mobile device with emojis floating above the screen; a picture of a cell phone case; headshot of Kimberly Hassel; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location, sponsor)](/images/2024/20240305/647f0ee512eef583c15d90b1e921b560-CT-240305_Hassel_20240220041809PM.jpg)
Are the Kids Alright? Digital Sociality, Youth Culture, and Identity in Contemporary Japan
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Kimberly Hassel (East Asian Studies, University of Arizona)
![Headshot of white woman, Robin Fail, inside the JHFC logo of colorful books arranged in a circle. Additionally, there is a QR code for the Zoom registration of the event. Headshot of white woman, Robin Fail, inside the JHFC logo of colorful books arranged in a circle. Additionally, there is a QR code for the Zoom registration of the event.](/images/2024/20240306/603b8a5260d3da9e43202578f8176ccb-CT-Robin Fail Calendar-2_20240212081209PM.jpg)
W@TC - Diverse values, social conflict, and policy preferences in Maine aquaculture
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC)
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Robin Fail
![Headshot of hispanic man with curly brown hair inside the JHFC logo of colorful books in a circle. A QR code is present that links to the Zoom registration. Headshot of hispanic man with curly brown hair inside the JHFC logo of colorful books in a circle. A QR code is present that links to the Zoom registration.](/images/2024/20240320/d8be1ba6b5647e4a277eb4c2d37f5d18-CT-Miguel M Calendar_20240314115143AM.jpg)
W@TC: Theorizing Mexican Immigrant Racial Attitudes through an Ideological Lens
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC)
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Miguel Martinez
Wednesdays at the John Hope Franklin Center Lecture Series: Miguel Martinez (Duke)
Sponsor(s):
Political Science
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
![Reut Reut](/images/2024/20240324/f4449dbcc6fc22d106972c644870eab0-CT-REut_20240219070443PM.jpg)
NCJSS presents Reut Israela Ben-Yaakov
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, March 24, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Reut Israela Ben-Yaakov
![flyer for film Woman of Stars and Mountains flyer for film Woman of Stars and Mountains](/images/2024/20240326/f39a1ce7b69beac089a5ef55af61d5ff-CT-LJ film woman stars 4 cal_20240305091527PM.png)
Film: Mukí Sopalírili Algué Gawichí Nirúgame (The Woman of Stars and Mountains)
Sponsor(s):
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Duke Arts, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Forum for Scholars and Publics, Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, and Romance Studies
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Javier Campos López
![Headshot of woman with long black hair inside of the JHFC logo comprised of colorful books in a circle. A QR code is also present that links to the Zoom registration. Headshot of woman with long black hair inside of the JHFC logo comprised of colorful books in a circle. A QR code is also present that links to the Zoom registration.](/images/2024/20240327/f1e562740acbd8114d30e8e46bb26e50-CT-Sudipa Calendar_20240222030548PM.jpg)
W@TC - Schoolgirl Pens: Girlhoods, Microhistories, and the Transnational Circulation of Knowledge in Late Colonial India
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), and India Initiative
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sudipa Topdar
![flyer for Amerindian Language films flyer for Amerindian Language films](/images/2024/20240328/e4fe0978bf7de09366a981259ebf2dc4-CT-LJ film amerindian lang for cal_20240305101711PM.png)
Amerindian Language Justice Short Films
Sponsor(s):
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Duke Arts, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Forum for Scholars and Publics, Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, and Romance Studies
Thursday, March 28, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Gunza Villefaña
![Pink outlines of hands with diagrams of hajichi (ハジチ), tattoos traditionally worn by Okinawan women; Event headline: Gender, Sexuality, Okinawa Pink outlines of hands with diagrams of hajichi (ハジチ), tattoos traditionally worn by Okinawan women; Event headline: Gender, Sexuality, Okinawa](/images/2024/20240330/9e0d424e98c820eee05e2d18d009ae6b-CT-240330-GenderSexualityOkinawa_Maude_20240304082824PM.png)
Workshop: Gender, Sexuality, Okinawa
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), and International Comparative Studies (ICS)
Saturday, March 30, 2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
H Yumi Kim (Johns Hopkins University); Daryl Maude (Duke University); Chris T Nelson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Annmaria Shimabuku (New York University)
![4 headshots of women in circular frames to the left of the title text and a QR code that lets you register for Zoom 4 headshots of women in circular frames to the left of the title text and a QR code that lets you register for Zoom](/images/2024/20240403/5cba775f76cf965a3a3225c07669ab7f-CT-Theater Panel Calendar_20240329121450PM.jpg)
Wednesdays at the Center: Love, Loss, and Memory in the tales of Eurydice (and Orpheus)
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jules Odendahl-James, Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, Erika Weiberg, Hannah Havercamp, & Emma Glen
![Dahan Dahan](/images/2024/20240407/ecab11914641b01f296d9332a19f4b58-CT-Dahan-Kalev_20240219072100PM.jpg)
NCJSS welcomes Henriette Dahan
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, April 07, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Henriette Dahan
![A headshot of Elizabeth Brown with brown hair and a black shirt, another headshot of Kristine Stiles in a black shirt with a brown horse, and a QR code is present to take you to the Zoom link A headshot of Elizabeth Brown with brown hair and a black shirt, another headshot of Kristine Stiles in a black shirt with a brown horse, and a QR code is present to take you to the Zoom link](/images/2024/20240410/c437e45824dcbf86a32c73109283c4f3-CT-Elizabeth B Calendar-2_20240403065119PM.jpg)
W@TC: Theaster Gates and The Glass Lantern Slide Collection: Sixty Thousand Ways to Unsettle an Art Historical Canon
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC)
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Elizabeth Brown, Kristine Stiles
![Headshot of Mae Ngai; descriptive text (date, time, location, title); background image of protestors marching with placards and a banner Headshot of Mae Ngai; descriptive text (date, time, location, title); background image of protestors marching with placards and a banner](/images/2024/20240411/2b525955a6c8bfe7616f9800dc7c3915-CT-240411_Ngai_20240206033414PM.jpg)
Corky Lee's Asian America: 50 Years of Photographic Justice, 1970-2020
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian American and Diaspora Studies, and History
Thursday, April 11, 2024
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Mae Ngai (Asian American Studies and History, Columbia University)
![EID DINNER EID DINNER](/images/2024/20240412/dce8f76461b189bccd69e3b914c0d063-CT-Screenshot 2024-01-17 115228_20240117045415PM.png)
AMES EID Dinner
Sponsor(s):
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
Friday, April 12, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
![A headshot of a woman with large brown curly hair inside of the JHFC logo that is colorful books on their sides. A QR code is also present which directs you to the Zoom registration link. A headshot of a woman with large brown curly hair inside of the JHFC logo that is colorful books on their sides. A QR code is also present which directs you to the Zoom registration link.](/images/2024/20240417/cadecc7f8009feb3061afb91d0b92d3d-CT-Paniz Calendar_20240405061205PM.jpg)
W@TC - The Coloniality of Counter-Aesthetics: Afghan Women Artists and German Cultural and Feminist Foreign Policy
Sponsor(s):
John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University Middle East Studies Center, and Office of Global Affairs
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Paniz Musawi Natanzi
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