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Bauls, Bhakti, Beats and Bob: Tracing the Indian Oral Tradition in the Poetry and Songs of Ginsberg and Dylan
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCPublic Lecture by Visiting Scholar Dr. Geetanjali Joshi "Bauls, Bhakti, Beats and Bob: Tracing the Indian Oral tradition in the poetry and songs of Ginsberg and Dylan." Dr. Geetanjali Joshi is from Lucknow, India and is currently a Fulbright Fellow at Portland … Continued
Bridges, Not Walls: The Life and Legacy of Forugh Farrokhzad
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NC"What would happen if one women told the truth about her life?" Muriel Rukeyser asked. Her response was short: "The world would split open". And Adrienne Rich, who believed "Lying is done with words, and also with silences," argued, "When … Continued
Poems of Mulla Sadra
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCJoin The Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations and UNC Persian Studies department for a Persian Lecture Series presented by Dr. Mohsen Kadivar, a professor at Duke University. The lecture will be about the … Continued
Princeton in Asia Information Session: Post-Grad Opportunities in Asia
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCInterested in teaching on the coast of Thailand, studying environmental conservation in Sri Lanka, reporting for a leading newspaper in Hong Kong, or working on local economic development in Mongolia? Then step out of the country, out of your comfort … Continued
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Carolina Asia Center Tea & Talk Series: Conflict with North Korea
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCPlease join the Carolina Asia Center for a discussion of the ongoing tension between the U.S. and North Korea, focusing on the history of the division of the Korean peninsula, life in North and South Korea, and what further conflict … Continued
Standing in Cement: Possibilities Created by Ravan on the Chhattisgarhi Plains
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCUNC Update – Challenging Human Rights: China’s Dismantled One-Child Policy
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCThis semester, UNC Update is investigating the theme of "Challenging Human Rights", with the first event being a discussion on the dismantled One-Child Policy and the future of the Two-Child Policy. Join us to hear from Mr. Yong Cai as … Continued
The Muslim Discovery of Japan
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCThe Muslim Discovery of Japan, c.1890-1940 In the half-century between 1890 and 1940, Muslims from India, the Middle East and Central Asia turned in fascination to Japan as an independent and industrializing ‘eastern’ (mashriqi) nation. As itinerant Muslim intellectuals struggled … Continued
Menstruation, Marriage, and Money: How Nepali Girls Fall into the Quicksand of Sex Trafficking
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NCA lecture by independent journalist Danielle Preiss. Where: GEC 1005 When: November 5, 2015 Time: 5:00pm Please come to a lecture on sex trafficking and girls’ lives in Nepal. The talk will be followed by a reception with tasty … Continued
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