FIT Graduate Conference: “Taboo”
010 East Pyne PrincetonWhat is taboo? This question shapes our relationship to language, in turn shaping the boundaries of communities, cultures, and literary canons. A term borrowed from Tongan, a Polynesian language. a "taboo" is primarily a religious imperative. A taboo might be a person, animal, or object that cannot be approached or touched because it is sacred. […]
The History of Value in Nineteenth Century North America
211 Dickinson Hall or ZoomApril 14-15 | 211 Dickinson Hall & Zoom This two-day conference will explore the history of the concept of “value” in North America over the course of the long nineteenth century. It will feature historians from a variety of subfields who are considering similar questions about the history of value. For more information and to […]
Janson-La Palme Conference | Machines between Learning and Practice in Early Modern Europe
A71 Louis A. Simpson BuildingKeynote by Pamela O. Long at 4:30pm. Open to the public; please register in advance.
Accommodating Justice Systems
105 Chancellor GreenHow to make justice more comprehensible and accessible to diverse vulnerable populations in the US and Latin America This workshop is jointly hosted by Princeton University and by the Center for Constitutional Studies of the Supreme Court of Mexico and is aimed at meeting to discuss existing initiatives in this field, identifying challenges and brainstorming […]
The Wealth of Merovingian Bishops: The Case of the Desiderii
103 Scheide CaldwellThis seminar will expand on ideas presented in Ian Wood's lecture "The Rise of the Christian Economy in the post-Christian West" held on Tuesday, April 11 at 4:30 pm in 010 East Pyne. Scholars have long talked about the wealth of one Merovingian bishop, Bertram of Le Mans. But the wealth of Desiderius of Cahors has […]
Hideyoshi’s Goal of Conquering Ming China? A Misconstrued Narrative of Japan’s Invasion of Chosŏn Korea in 1592-1598
202 Jones HallIt is common that a narrative of Japan’s invasion of Chosŏn Korea in 1592 starts with some words on what Hideyoshi, the de facto ruler of Japan at that time, […]
How rhythm and timing structure experience: Music and social interaction
102 Woolworth PrincetonThe Musicology Colloquium Series presents a talk by Laurel Trainor Rhythms are ubiquitous in biological systems, from motor movements for locomotion to communication signals such as speech and music. I […]
Kyung-Sook Shin Book Reading
Betts AuditoriumReading by one of South Korea’s most important and prolific authors, Shin Kyung-Sook, on the occasion of the English language translation publication of her most recent novel, I Went to See My Father. Reading and discussion in Korean with live interpretation to English by Helen Hwayeon Kim. Free and open to the public. Kyung-Sook Shin […]
