CSSH Weekly News and Events

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2025

Book Talk with Amy S. Kaufman

Wednesday, November 5

5:00 – 6:00 PM

909 Renaissance Park

Boston campus

Join medieval scholar Amy S. Kaufman, PhD English '06, for a talk on her new book, The Traitor of Sherwood Forest, a reimagining of the oldest version of Robin Hood, the chaotic trickster found in the original ballads.

Dance Dance Evolution: Black Girl Performances in Contemporary Film

Wednesday, November 12

4:00 – 6:00 PM

909 Renaissance Park

Boston campus

Tiffany Bailey, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Africana Studies, will analyzes the films Bande de filles, Mignonnes, and Neneh Superstar, to explore different instances of Black girls (re)defining themselves through dance in film and performing their desires. Blackness, whiteness, girlhood, womanhood.

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: Education for Disaster Justice: The Disaster Haggyo in South Korea

Thursday, November 13

3:00 – 4:30 PM

909 Renaissance Park

Boston campus

The Resilience Studies Program hosts a speaker series annually. This session is Education for Disaster Justice: The Disaster Haggyo in South Korea, led by Scott Knowles, Research Professor of History & Senior Director, Defense Industrial Base Institute (DIBI).

Environment, Atmosphere, Feeling: Michael Thornton

Thursday, November 13

4:00 – 6:00 PM

310 Renaissance Park

Boston campus

Join the Global Asian Studies Program for a lecture event with Michael Thornton, Assistant Teaching Professor of History, for the Environment, Atmosphere, Feeling Series. Professor Thornton will discuss the contested nature of environmental justice in Japan's capital.

State of the World

Thursday, November 13

5:00 – 6:15 PM

909 Renaissance Park

Boston campus

The State of the World Series from the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures aims to shed light on several major issues that will impact our world in the coming year and discuss how international cooperation can help address these challenges. The panel features Kaija Schilde, Boston University; Jennifer Erikson, Boston College; and Xiaoxiao Shen, Assistant Research Professor of Political Science; moderated by Center Director and Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy Mai’a Cross.