Upcoming Events
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Oct
23
What's in a Name? Metaphors and Cybersecurity12:15pm
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Oct
31
Colloquium: Prof. Alyx Mark (Wesleyan)12:30pm
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Nov
1
Foreign Policy Seminar Series: Aaron O'Connell4:30pm
Foreign Policy Seminar Series: Aaron O'Connell
Friday, November 1st, 2019
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Wood Hall Basement Lounge
Please join us for a conversation with Professor Aaron O'Connell, Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and Faculty Fellow at the Clements Center. Dr. O'Connell's presentation is titled "The Global Wars on Terror: An Initial History".
Professor O'Connell is the author of "Underdogs: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps" and editor of "Our Latest Longest War: Losing Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan."
Reception at 4:30, talk at 5 pm.
This event is free and open to the public. -
Nov
13
Colloquium: John Higley12:15pm
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Nov
15
Geography Film Screening: Daughter of Nepal12:00pm
Geography Film Screening: Daughter of Nepal
Friday, November 15th, 2019
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus AUST 163
Screening of "Daughter of Nepal", followed by dialogue between film-maker Surbhi Dewan and Debanuj DasGupta about gender, sexuality and geopolitics in South Asia.
Daughter Of Nepal is the story of Manushi Yami Bhattarai, the unassuming daughter of two formidable political leaders of Nepal. As her parents prepared to go underground for the Peoples' War in the mid-1990's, nine-year-old Manushi was sent across the border to live under an assumed identity. The film catches up with Manushi in 2009, soon after her return to the chaotic political scene of Kathmandu. She is determined to support her parents' political struggle, and begin one of her own. The film takes a poetic look at a rarely seen side of a revolutionary movement.
Director & Producer: Surbhi Dewan
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVmToYPqUL8
Surbhi Dewan is a film director, writer & producer. Her films explore intersections and overlaps between political conflict, gender, migration, memory and personhood. She uses creative audio-visual techniques to mould poetic, intimate and engaging narratives. Surbhi is deeply committed to presenting unique perspectives and humanizing ‘the other’ through her work. Her notable independent films include Daughter of Nepal (2018) and A Thin Wall (2015).
Surbhi has also produced award-winning media content for various clients with her New Delhi-based production company, Painted Tree Pictures. She is a member of the International Association of Women in Radio & Television, India chapter. She graduated with an MFA in film from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, and received her BA degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. -
Feb
3
Value Claims: From Aristotle to Black Lives Matter12:15pm
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Feb
19
Tethered Fates: Companies, Communities, and Rights at Stake12:15pm
Tethered Fates: Companies, Communities, and Rights at Stake
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs Campus Oak 438
Book talk with Prof. Shareen Hertel about her new book "Tethered Fates
Companies, Communities, and Rights at Stake" -
Feb
19
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Alexander Anievas4:00pm
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Alexander Anievas
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Storrs Campus Humanities Institute Seminar Room, Babbidge Library 4th Floor
Our UCHI Fellow will be presenting their research talk on “Race to Rollback: Far-Right Power in America’s Global Cold War” followed by a light reception. For more information, please visit https://humanities.uconn.edu/fellowships/current-and-previous-fellows/. If you require accommodation for this event, please contact uchi@uconn.edu at least one week prior to the event.
