The Ethics and Politics of Teaching
329 Frist PrincetonHow do we prepare our students to encounter sensitive or charged material in our classes? How do we navigate our authority and presence in the classroom? This fall, McGraw’s Faculty Fellow Wendy Belcher (Comparative Literature, African American Studies) will facilitate open-ended (and confidential) conversations with faculty on the ethics and politics of teaching. RSVP to reserve […]
Meaning in Context
B14 McCoshThe last of three fall workshops hosted by the Theory Colloquium in English, with support from the Graduate School, exploring "Disciplines of Language" through interactive exercises and demonstrations. Open to all; lunch served.
Translating Antiquity
161 East Pyne 161 East Pyne, PrincetonSession 4: Ladies’ Greek We will be reading the introduction (Women and the Greek Alphabet) and final chapter (Dancing Greek Letters) of Yopie Prins’s new book, Ladies’ Greek: Victorian Translations of Tragedy (Princeton UP, 2017). Readings can be found on the Postclassicisms site. Lunch will be provided but please RSVP to Eileen Robinson. Though we […]
Cities in Turmoil: The 1960s in India/Indonesia
Betts Auditorium Betts Auditorium, PrincetonBy the mid-1960s, crises gripped the ruling regimes throughout South and Southeast Asia. The postcolonial promise, articulated at the end of WWII and the retreat of European empires, began to come apart under the pressures of popular unrest, social and political cleavages, and the Cold War realities. Cities became stages for violent turmoil. This talk […]
Ira W. DeCamp Bioethics Seminars: Eric Mathison
120 Lewis Library 120 Lewis Library, PrincetonRespondent: Shirley Tilghman, President of the University, Emeritus; Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs
The Mao Badge Fad: How a State-Supported Consumer Fad undermined a Revolution
202 Jones PrincetonPaís Portátil II: Venezuela’s Migration Crisis
219 Aaron Burr PrincetonThe panel will address the complexity of the mass migration of Venezuelans in the recent past, a displacement that constitutes the largest exodus from any Latin American country in history. País Portátil will also discuss the resulting borderland crisis between Venezuela and its neighbor Colombia and the challenges currently confronting Venezuela. Ana María Ibáñez (PLAS […]
Jazz Small Groups in Concert
Taplin Auditorium PrincetonJazz at Princeton University's small groups, directed by award-winning saxophonist and program director Rudresh Mahanthappa, leads student small groups in an energizing and beautiful evening of music.