{"id":2662,"date":"2019-04-05T15:14:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2019-04-05T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:14:24","slug":"march-28-2019-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/2019\/04\/05\/march-28-2019-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March 28, 2019 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Majors<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Optional Spring\u00a0Advising\u00a0Meetings<\/a>
\nApril 5, 11<\/em>
\nSpring advising meetings are optional.<\/strong>\u00a0If you would like to schedule a meeting with Professor McMann, you can do so\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0Students who are off-campus should request a Skype meeting, using the same link.\u00a0Be sure your calendar is set to Eastern Time.<\/p>\n

Career Peer<\/a>
\nThe Office of Postgraduate Planning is interested in International Studies majors serving as Career Peers. Major Liz Hanna currently does so and would be happy to answer any questions,\u00a0elizabeth.hanna@case.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fulbright US Student Program Information Session<\/a>
\nMarch 28, 5pm, Sears 439<\/em>
\nStudents will hear from two Fulbright representatives. Dinner will be provided. Contact\u00a0ugstudies@case.edu<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n

Guthrie Public Speaking Prize<\/a>
\nThis competition offers cash prizes. Talks can be on foreign topics. Register by March 31.<\/p>\n

Need-Based Study Abroad Scholarship<\/a>
\nScholarships are offered between $500-$1,500. Email\u00a0studyabroad@case.edu<\/a>\u00a0for more information. Applications are due April 1, 2019.<\/p>\n

Democracy Journal Internship<\/a>
\nThe Democracy: A Journal of Ideas<\/em>\u00a0offers DC-based internships in writing and editing and covers foreign topics. Applications for summer are due April 30.<\/p>\n

Violence Beyond our Borders<\/a>
\nMarch 29, 12-1:30pm, The City Club of Cleveland<\/em>
\nThis panel will discuss the United States’ role in the prevention of\u2014or response to\u2014violence and crimes against humanity. Tickets are $37.<\/p>\n

World Trivia Challenge<\/a>
\nApril 4, 6-8:30pm, Market Garden Brewery\u00a0<\/em>
\nTeams of up to four compete to answer questions that test knowledge of international affairs. Individuals: $40; team of 4: $140.<\/p>\n

Cleveland International Film Fest Volunteers<\/a>
\nMarch 27-April 7<\/em>
\nCIFF is seeking volunteers for the fest, which includes foreign films. Contact\u00a0Beth Steele Radisek<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Baker Nord Center Internship Funding<\/a>
\nStudents must attend one of the Spring 2019 Humanities Meet-Ups in order to be eligible to apply. Applications are due April 15, 2019.<\/p>\n

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Africa<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Another Day of Life<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 1:55pm; March 31, 6:40pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nA Polish reporter documents Angola’s 1975 civil war. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Fig Tree<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 1, 6:00pm; April 2, 12:15pm, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nA 16 year-old Ethiopian Jew puts her family\u2019s plan to flee civil war in jeopardy when she refuses to leave behind her Christian boyfriend. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Asia<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Central Eurasian Studies Society Job<\/a>
\nCESS is seeking an administrative and communications assistant to work remotely and attend one conference. Apply by April 15.<\/p>\n

The Kleptocrats<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 28, 11:40am; March 29, 6:30pm; March 31, 9:20am, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary portrays one of the world’s biggest financial crimes, when 3.5 billion dollars were stolen from a Malaysian government fund. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Family Tour<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 5:50pm; March 31, 2:15pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis film follows the story of a filmmaker living in exile in Hong Kong and the struggles faced by her family when their government attempts to divide them. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Ghost Fleet<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 31, 8:50pm; April 1, 6:35pm; April 2, 12:10pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows a group of activists who put their lives at risk to find freedom for the enslaved men of Thai fishing companies. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heartbound<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 3, 4:05pm; April 4, 9:00pm, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows a former sex worker from Thailand, who helps women escape the sex trade and immigrate to Denmark to find Danish husbands. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Holi Festival Volunteers<\/a>
\nApril 6<\/em>
\nVolunteers are needed to help with set-up, tear-down, food service, and giveaways. Learn more about the event\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Europe<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Central Eurasian Studies Society Job<\/a>
\nCESS is seeking an administrative and communications assistant to work remotely and attend one conference. Apply by April 15.<\/p>\n

The Mystery of Edwin Drood<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 28, 8pm; March 29, 8pm; March 30, 8pm; March 30, 11:59pm, Thwing Center Ballroom<\/em>
\nThis show is based on Charles Dickens\u2019 final unfinished novel and invites the audience to identify the murderer. Students tickets are $5.50.<\/p>\n

Sobibor<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 28, 8:50pm; March 29, 11:10am, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nBased on the history of the Sobib\u00f3r extermination camp in Poland, this film depicts the uprising led a Soviet officer. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don’t Shoot<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 11:10am; March 31, 8:40pm; April 1, 4:30pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis Belgium film looks at the aftermath of mass shootings attributed to the Nijvel Gang in the 1980s. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Another Day of Life<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 1:55pm; March 31, 6:40pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nA Polish reporter documents Angola’s 1975 civil war. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Afterward<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 8:00pm; March 31, 12:05pm, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows a Jerusalem-born trauma expert’s journey to Germany, Israel and Palestine and explores the trauma that has been passed down generationally from the Holocaust. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Midnight Traveler<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 31, 11:15am; April 1, 7:05pm; April 2, 11:35am, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows an Afghan filmmaker and his wife\u2019s journey from Afghanistan to Europe when the Taliban puts a bounty on his head. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Migration of Romanian Women<\/a>
\nApril 2, 12-1:30pm, Flora Stone Mather Center for Women<\/em>
\nDr. Elisabeth Zelinka from the West University of Timisoara, Romania will discuss the impact of migration on Romanian children and families. Lunch will be provided.\u00a0RSVP here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heartbound<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 3, 4:05pm; April 4, 9:00pm, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows a former sex worker from Thailand, who helps women escape the sex trade and immigrate to Denmark to find Danish husbands. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 3, 6:15pm; April 4, 12:00pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary explores the life and work of Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg Trial prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Meeting Gorbachev<\/a>
\nApril 3, 8:25pm; April 4, 2:00pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis film features three intimate interviews between director Werner Herzog and final leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Middle East<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Angels are Made of Light<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 28, 6:25pm; March 29, 11:25am; April 1, 11:20am, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis film captures the struggles, hopes, and fears of the Afghan people, by focusing on students and teachers at a school in Kabul. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Homeland<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 4:50pm; March 31, 9:10am; April 1, 11:30am, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary explores the lives and experiences of five Syrian and Iraqi refugee children whose families have resettled in Canada. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Afterward<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 30, 8:00pm; March 31, 12:05pm, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows a Jerusalem-born trauma expert’s journey to Germany, Israel and Palestine and explores the trauma that has been passed down generationally from the Holocaust. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

Midnight Traveler<\/em><\/a>
\nMarch 31, 11:15am; April 1, 7:05pm; April 2, 11:35am, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows an Afghan filmmaker and his wife\u2019s journey from Afghanistan to Europe when the Taliban puts a bounty on his head. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

King Bibi<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 1, 11:35am; April 2, 8:50pm; April 3, 4:10pm, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary portrays Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial rise to power. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Laila at the Bridge<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 1, 1:50pm; April 2, 6:50pm; April 3, 9:20am, Tower City Cinemas\u00a0<\/em>
\nThis documentary follows the “mother of addicts” who helps those affected by Afghanistan’s high rate of opioid addiction. Students are eligible for\u00a0free tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dear Son<\/em><\/a>
\nApril 1, 6:40pm; April 2, 11:30am, Tower City Cinemas<\/em>
\nA Tunisian man searches to bring his son home from Syria when he decides to join the jihadists. Tickets are $16, use discount code NOCMES.<\/p>\n

War in Yemen<\/a>
\nApril 2, 7:30pm-8:45pm, The Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Ave\u00a0<\/em>
\nStacey Philbrick Yadev, from Hobart and WIlliam Smith Colleges, will discuss the implications of continued U.S. involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. Free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

War and Reconstruction in Yemen<\/a>
\nApril 3, 4:30-6pm, Baker-Nord Center, Clark Hall 206<\/em>
\nJoin Stacey Philbrick Yadev, from\u00a0 Hobart and WIlliam Smith Colleges, for a discussion of Yemen’s past, present, and possible future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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