CSSH Weekly News and Events

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2025

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 analyze 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 | Causal Beliefs About the Economic Effects of AI Among Politicians and the Public

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 Causal Beliefs About the Economic Effects of AI Among Politicians and the Public, led by Beatrice Magistro, Assistant Professor of AI Governance.

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.

Faculty Works-in-Progress Series: Dean Kellee Tsai

Monday, November 17

12:00 – 1:00 PM

909 Renaissance Park

Boston campus

Join the Humanities Center to hear faculty share their research and spark discussions that bridge history, identity, and societal change, followed by Q&A.

Dean Kellee Tsai, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, will present Digital Panopticon? Platform Authoritarianism in China, and analyzes how platform authoritarianism functions in practice and evaluates its effectiveness in achieving governance objectives.

Authoritarianism's Threat to Democracy

Tuesday, November 18

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Boston

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Oakland

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM London

Panelists will discuss the rise of Authoritarianism around the world and the increasing fragility of democracy. Hosted by Northeastern University London.

The panelists are A.C. Grayling, Northeastern University London;

Julia Ebner, University of Oxford;

Amanda Sloat, IE University; and

John Wihbey, Associate Professor of Media Innovation & Technology and Affiliate Faculty in the Global Resilience Institute.

GIS Day 2025

Wednesday, November 19

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Boston

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM Oakland

3:00 PM – 8:00 PM London

Snell Library 160

Boston campus

Join NuLAB for GIS Day 2025! This year’s theme is Geo-Generalist Era: Where Spatial Meets Everything. Today’s geospatial thinkers are increasingly geo-generalists—applying spatial insight across many disciplines. From public health to marketing, climate science to logistics, GIS is becoming a core competency in solving complex, real-world challenges.