Mapping European Literary London with Memory Mapper

Monday, November 6

12:00 -1:00 PM EDT

5:00 - 6:00 PM GMT

Attend via Zoom

Join NULab, Tim Beasley-Murray, and Duncan Hay from University College London's European Institute for a presentation on Mapping Literary London and Memory Mapper. The Memory Map Toolkit is an open source web application for creating interactive maps for heritage, history, tourism, or any other circumstance in which you might want to combine rich media content with an interactive map.

Claudio Lanza: The Apocalyptic Nature of Rivalry Violence and the Need for a New Research Agenda

Tuesday, November 7

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Renaissance Park 310

Boston campus

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The Brudnick Center for Violence and Conflict invites you to a talk by Claudio Lanza, Assistant Professor in International Relations and Sociology at Northeastern University London. Coffee and dessert provided.

50 Years of Africana Studies to Build a Better World

Tuesday, November 7

3:00 - 5:00 PM

The Cabral Center

John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute

Boston campus

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Join the Africana Studies Program to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Africana Studies at Northeastern University with a lecture by Keisha Blain, Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University, a columnist for MSNBC, and former president of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS).

A Pogrom in Chicago: Antisemitism and the Limits of Liberalism in Postwar America

Tuesday, November 7

5:30 PM

Columbus Place

Alumni Pavilion

Boston campus

Join the Jewish Studies Department for the annual Morton E. Ruderman Memorial Lecture, given by James Loeffler, Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, and co-editor of AJS Review. This lecture will look back at a terrifying pogrom that took place in Chicago in 1949, and the ensuing court case that nearly changed the course of American civil rights history.

The Brudnick Center for Violence and Conflict's Undergraduate Student Town Hall

Wednesday, November 8

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Renaissance Park 310

Boston campus

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The Brudnick Center for Violence and Conflict invites undergraduate students with an interest in violence, conflict, or human security to share information and hear ideas about expanding programming through the network and carrying out research and policy analysis through the Center. Refreshments provided.

International Law and Human Rights

Wednesday, November 8

4:15 - 5:15 PM

East Village, 024

Boston campus

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Join the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures for conversation with Zinaida Miller, Professor of Law and International Affairs, moderated by Gretchen Heefner, Chair and Associate Professor of History and Associate Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures. This event is part of a four-part series of conversations with Northeastern faculty experts on the crisis in the Middle East. These moderated discussions are designed to provide context, foster learning, and promote dialogue.

Events are open to members of the NU community; pre-registration and campus ID will be required.

Policy School Open Classroom | Newsroom Confidential: Politics and Media 2023

Wednesday, November 8

6:00 - 7:30 PM

Shillman Hall, 105

Boston campus

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Public policy, politics, and media are closely intertwined. The Fall 2023 Open Classroom series brings together policy, honors, and journalism students, practitioners, and the general public to discuss these intersections and to learn from each other during the year before America’s next Presidential election. This week's session is titled "Race and the Rise of White Nationalism."

DH Office Hours: Measuring Narrative and Literature

Thursday, November 9

12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT

9:00 - 10:00 AM PDT

5:00 - 6:00 PM GMT

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This virtual event from NULab brings together two projects: the BookNet project, which is developing a new method for constructing “narrative experience” outcomes data, and Contemporary Literature’s Vexed Democratization, which explores the development of literary prestige.

In Plain Sight: 50-ish Years of Latinx Stand-Up Comedy in New York City

Monday, November 13

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Renaissance Park 909

Boston campus

The Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies Program invites you to attend the third session of the 2023-2024 Speaker Series, Latinxs and Comedy. This session's speaker is Isabel Martinez, Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

The event is part of the Faculty Works In Progress Fall 2023 Series.

The Peril and Promise of AI in World Politics

Monday, November 13

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Egan Research Center, 440

Boston campus

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The Center for International Affairs and World Cultures will convene AI experts to discuss AI’s impact on world politics and global governance, algorthmic bias, ethics, ML, LLM, disinformation, and related themes. Panelists include Denise Garcia, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Katie

Creel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science; Julie Marble, Executive Director of the Institute for Experiential Robotics; and Taskin Padir, Director of the Institute for Experiential Robotics and

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Remember! Asian Americans and the Archive Symposium

Friday, November 17

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

East Village 17

Boston campus

Join the Global Asian Studies Program for a one-day symposium that brings together scholars, student activists, and community organizers to think about the politics of the archive and its role in shaping what is forgotten and what is remembered.