April 26, 2018 Newsletter

Congratulations to Leo Ndiaye who won a Social Justice Institute grant to conduct research this summer on fishing sustainability and women’s empowerment in Senegal.

All Majors

How to Build a Refugee Camp
April 26, 5:30-7:30p.m., John Carroll University
This program will discuss humanitarian laws and the ethics of housing refugees. Student tickets are $5.

Asia

MCAA Paper Submission
The Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs is accepting undergraduate submissions until June 15 for three prizes to be awarded at the annual conference October 19-20.

Europe

Klezmer Music Ensemble Concert
April 26, 7:30p.m., Harkness Chapel
Enjoy this performance of Eastern European Jewish folk music. Admission is free.

Lecture on Bellini’s Norma
April 27, 4:00p.m., Harkness Chapel
Dr. Melina Esse of the Eastman School of Music discusses this opera composed by Italian Vincenzo Bellini.

Byzantine Textiles Lecture
May 2, 5:30p.m., Recital Hall, CMA
Learn about Byzantine textiles from Dr. Gudrun Buehl, Museum Director and Curator, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

“Earwitness” Views from Traveling Musicians
May 2, 6:00p.m., CMA
Enjoy Baroque orchestral and chamber music and excerpts from the journals of traveling musicians.  Admission is free.

The Magician
April 27, 9:30p.m., Cinematheque
This comedic thriller tells the story of two men in 19th century Stockholm. Age 25 and under tickets are $7.

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: Part One
April 28, 4:00p.m., Cinematheque
The first two episodes of a West German television series about a factory worker, his wife, and their family and friends. Age 25 and under tickets are $8.

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: Part Two
April 29, 3:00p.m., Cinematheque
Episodes three and four of a West German television series about a factory worker, his wife, and their family and friends. Age 25 and under tickets are $8.

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: Part Three
April 29, 7:00p.m., Cinematheque
The final episode of a West German television series about a factory worker, his wife, and their family and friends. Age 25 and under tickets are $8.

Latin America

Zama
April 26, 8:35p.m., Cinematheque
April 27, 7:15p.m., Cinematheque
Set in a colonist outpost in 1700s South America, one man waits for the royal family to bring him home to Spain. Age 25 and under tickets are $7.

The International Studies Program does not endorse or sponsor the fellowships, internships, jobs, and other opportunities listed in the newsletter.  Students are encouraged to evaluate them.