Maxwell School Events Calendar
Talks Events
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Enduring Humanitarianism in the Palestinian Territories
Eggers Hall, 220
This talk will examine the enduring nature of Western aid to Palestine and how Palestinians endure their lives as humanitarian subjects.
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Book Talk | ‘Prophetic Maharaja: Loss, Sovereignty, and the Sikh Tradition in Colonial South Asia’
Eggers Hall, 341
Bringing together Sikh tradition, psychoanalysis and postcolonial thought, “Prophetic Maharaja” provides bracing insights into concepts of sovereignty and the writing of history.
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The Gender Digital Divide and Gender Gaps in Political Engagement
Eggers Hall, 341
Gender gaps in mobile technology ownership widen protest participation disparities, as women with less access to mobile communication engage less in activism than men.
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State-building in Afghanistan: What Went Wrong?
Eggers Hall, 341
What policy choices did the United States, its partners and Afghan government make over the past twenty years that led to this failure?
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The Promise of Feminine Beauty: Dancing, Dress, and Gendered Pursuits of Mobility in Mozambique
Maxwell Hall, 204B
The Anthropology Department welcomes Ellen Hebden to discuss her research on Tufo performance and beauty as means of social and economic mobility in Mozambique.
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Recognition Without Redistribution: Tribal Recognition and Caste Capitalism in India
Eggers Hall, 341
By engaging a language of racialized simplicity, Kandha Adivasis in Odisha express their understanding of indigeneity and entitlements in the development state.
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Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine, Three Years Later: The View From Ukraine
Hall of Languages, 500
Vladimir Putin and Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Three years later, Ukraine is still standing, but the toll on Ukrainian society has been severe.
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The War in Sudan: Origins and Trajectories
Eggers Hall, 220
Since April 2023, the country of Sudan has been embroiled in a struggle for power between two wings of its military apparatus, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Governor’s Investments to Support Safety, Crime Victims and Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Eggers Hall, 220
Representatives from the NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Office of Victim Services are teaming up to bring you highlights of Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent budget proposals.
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‘Black Women Taught Us’ – Featuring Professor Jenn Jackson
Eggers Hall, 220
Join us for "Black Women Taught Us," a powerful discussion led by Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science, exploring the overlooked contributions of Black women’s freedom movements.
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Planetary Health as Atmospheric Cultivation: Lessons from Nicaragua's Sugarcane Zone
Maxwell Hall, 204B
The Anthropology Department welcomes Alex Nading to discuss his research on grassroots movements to address issues of chronic kidney disease in Nicaragua's sugarcane zone.
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A Subaltern Crematorium of India? Bombay, 1918 – 1953
Eggers Hall, 341
In 1939, Dalit civil disobedience and activism influenced Bombay's first public electric crematorium, symbolizing progress and the fight for equality.
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The Assault on the State
Eggers Hall, 220
In their new book, “The Assault on the State,” Stephen E. Hanson and Jeffrey Kopstein describe the dangers of state erosion and outline a strategy that can reverse this destructive trend.
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Divergence and Alterity: Shrines, Sacrality and Performing Arts in South and Southeast Asia
Eggers Hall, 341 United States
This talk explores syncretic Muslim practices in Java's Jathilan and Sindh's Shah Jo Raag, highlighting sacrality, spirit possession and cultural syncretism.
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Abolitionist Realities of the Northeast
Maxwell Hall, 204B
The Anthropology Department welcomes Justin Helepololei to discuss his research on "abolitionist realities" in New England and Central New York.
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A World Safe for Autocracy? The Domestic Politics of Chinese Foreign Policy
Eggers Hall, 341
Through the lens of domestic politics, nationalism and regime insecurity in China, Weiss will examine the evolving and contested landscape of what “China” wants.
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Maria-Jose Carreras-Valle: The Costs of Delivery Delays
Eggers Hall, 341
Carreras-Valle will discuss how since 2018, there has been a consistent decline in the distance traveled by U.S. manufacturing imports, reaching a level not observed since 2008.
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Race and Labor, from Maya Ruins to Bananas and Chewing Gum
Maxwell Hall, 204
Sam Holley-Kline will present as-yet-unpublished archival research on the relationships between archaeological labor, race and extractive industry in early twentieth-century Guatemala.
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To Find Relative Earnings Gains After the China Shock, Look Upstream and Outside Manufacturing
Eggers Hall, 341
In this talk, Peter Schott examines U.S. workers’ earnings post-China trade liberalization, showing non-manufacturing gains but manufacturing declines, with spatial exposure key.
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History Department Workshop-Featuring Dennis Romano
Eggers Hall, 151
Professor Emeritus Dennis Romano will give a talk on the armory in the Ducal Palace, Venice, maintained by the Council of Ten, in essence Venice's national security agency