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MEI: Islam, Sufism, and the Heart of Compassion: Living the Teachings of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi
Date: From November 06, 2009 at 6:00 pm through November 07, 2009 at 6:00 pm EST
Location: Off Campus: NYC
The Middle East Institute (MEI) and the New York Open Center present a conference entitled, "Islam, Sufism, and the Heart of Compassion: Living the Teachings of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi," with William C. Chittick, Stephen Hirtenstein, Salman Bashier, Sachiko Murata and Mohamed Haj Yousef.
MEI: “Bab ’Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul”
Date: November 07, 2009 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST
Location: Site information is unavailable
The Middle East Institute (MEI) and the New York Open Society present the film, “Bab ’Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul,” which will be followed by a Q&A with Director Nacer Khemir.
Can Human Action Be Explained?
Date: November 10, 2009 from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm EST
Location: Site information is unavailable
Charles Taylor returns to speak on the question, "Can Human Action Be Explained?".
Harriman: Overcoming Warlords and State Failure—Lessons from Post-Soviet Georgia
Date: November 11, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm EST
Location: Site information is unavailable
Please join the Harriman Institute in welcoming Kimberly Marten of Barnard College and Columbia University.
"Frontiers of Translation: Poetry, Semiotics, and Popular Fiction", a panel discussion
Date: November 12, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
Location: Morningside Campus
"Frontiers of Translation: Poetry, Semiotics, and Popular Fiction", a panel discussion
Crime, Fear, Insecurity in Mexico: Ethnographic and Policy Approaches
Date: From November 13, 2009 at 9:15 am through November 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm EST
Location: Casa Hispanica, International Affairs Bldg, Schermerhorn Hall, 49 Claremont, Morningside Campus, Teachers College Buildings Millbank Chapel
The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) presents a workshop, bringing together scholars from different disciplines on, “Crime, Insecurity, Fear in Mexico.”
"The Politics of Transparency: New Uses of Realism in Hispanic Film"
Date: November 13, 2009 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location: Site information is unavailable
Colloquium. Participants: Paul Julian Smith, Cambridge/CUNY; Gonzalo Aguilar, UBA/Harvard; Beatriz Jaguaribe, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro/Princeton; Richard Peña, Columbia
"The Politics of Transparency: New Uses of Realism in Hispanic Film"
Date: November 14, 2009 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm EST
Location: Site information is unavailable
Colloquium. Participants: Paul Julian Smith, Cambridge/CUNY; Gonzalo Aguilar, UBA/Harvard; Beatriz Jaguaribe, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro/Princeton; Richard Peña, Columbia
A Poetry Reading by Robert Hass Followed by an Interview with Saskia Hamilton
Date: November 16, 2009 from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm EST
Location: Morningside Campus
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Hass served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. He will read a selection of poems, to be followed by an interview with Saskia Hamilton of the Barnard College English Department.
"Wrong Color, Wrong Clothes: Accounts of Ethnic Profiling in France", a talk by Indira Goris
Date: November 19, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
Location: Morningside Campus
"Wrong Color, Wrong Clothes: Accounts of Ethnic Profiling in France", a talk by Indira Goris
"What is Happening in History Now?"
Date: November 19, 2009 from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm EST
Location: Schapiro CEPSR
Caroline Bynum, Professor of Western European Middle Ages at the Institute for Advanced Study will speak on "What Is Happening in History Now?" This event is free and open to the public. No Tickets, no reservations required. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
"Freedom, Law, and Academic Inquiry"
Date: November 20, 2009 from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm EST
Location: East Campus
This day long conference is free and open to the public. No Tickets, no reservations required. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
The 2009 African Diplomatic Forum: "Transitions & Transformation in Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Guinea, Kenya and Rwanda"
Date: November 20, 2009 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm EST
Location: Jerome L Greene Hall, Morningside Campus
The African Diplomatic Forum is an annual conference that gathers African diplomats, academics, students and activists to discuss the continent's interests and role in international affairs.
"Trauma as a Political Resource", by Didier Fassin
Date: November 23, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST
Location: Morningside Campus
"Trauma as a Political Resource", a talk by Didier Fassin
SIWPS: The Obama Administration and the Future of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship
Date: November 24, 2009 from 4:10 pm to 6:00 pm EST
Location: Morningside Campus
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS), Columbia University, presents Colin Kahl, deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East speaking on, "The Obama Administration and the Future of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship."
The Edward Said Memorial Lecture: "The Unipolar Moment and the Culture of Imperialism"
Date: December 03, 2009 from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm EST
Location: International Affairs Bldg
Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor and professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, returns to the Heyman Center to deliver the 5th Annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture.
SIPA: Iran after the Election
Date: December 05, 2009 from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm EST
Location: International Affairs Bldg, Morningside Campus
The Middle East Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) present a conference entitled, "Iran after the Elections."
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