KNIGHT AUDITORIUM, SPURLOCK MUSEUM 600 S GREGORY ST, URBANA, IL 61801
03/29/2019 - 9:00 AM
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- CGS proudly hosted MillerComm 2019: Constructing Solidarities in the Global Justice Movement: A Feminist Perspective presented by Manisha Desai on March 13th, 2019. Event Description: Professor Desai discussed the politics of transnational projects to build links and solidarities between movements of women activists differently situated in local and global...
- On March 7th, 2019 Carrie Busey Elementary School celebrated their annual International Day event with various performances and exhibitions from around the world. Carrie Busey International Day program 2019...
- This panel discussion featured Walter W. McMahon, Helaine Silverman, & Allison Witt. Resources from the presentation Walter W. McMahon’s Slides...
- This discussion on Global Knowledge and Governance featured Brian Dill, Zsuzsa Gille, Colleen Murphy, and ...
- This discussion on Global Knowledge and History featured James Brennan, Dede Fairchild Ruggles, Carol Symes, and Roderick Wilson. James Brennan ...
- CGS proudly hosted MillerComm 2019: Facts, Objects, and Visions in the Design of Globalizing Knowledge presented by Michael D. Kennedy on October 24th, 2018. Description: Since the 2015 publication of Globalizing Knowledge, Professor Kennedy has engaged in a number of global conversations with radically different scopes of imagination, principles of...
- Global Knowledge and Transnational Crime, part of the CGS Globalizing Knowledge Series, presented by Yuliya Zabyelina. Description: In her talk, Dr. Zabyelina discussed crimes committed by state bodies and international representatives, and particularly those who are protected by immunity from prosecution (e.g., diplomatic immunity, immunities, and protections provided to...
- The first event of the CGS Globalizing Knowledge series, a Debate on the Meaning of Global/Globalizing Knowledge, featured Nicholas C. Burbules, Andrew Orta, Steve Witt, and Assata Zerai. Video Recording || Event Flyer...
- CGS proudly hosted MillerComm 2018: Human Rights, Gender Violence, and the Challenge of Global Governance by Number presented by Professor Sally Engle Merry on April 10th, 2018. Bio: Professor Sally Engle Merry’s research interests focus on human rights, gender violence and, most recently, how big data indicators have been used as a tool of power to influence global...
- March 2018 Brown Bag: “Missing Children in Educational Research: Issues with Representation and Large-Scale Data in India” – part of The Digital Nexus: The Promise and Perils of “Big Data” and Global Informatics series. Presented by Dr. Melissa Rae Goodnight. Description: The presentation addressed the challenges with monitoring national education systems using large-scale...
- Our first Brown Bag of the Spring 2018 semester was “A New Method for Measuring Diversity Using Sampled Data” – part of The Digital Nexus: The Promise and Perils of “Big Data” and Global Informatics series. Presented by Avital Livny. Abstract: The negative associations between diversity and economic growth, public goods provision, and interpersonal trust may be some of the...
- The first Chai Wai Series event of the Spring 2018 semester included a discussion about Digital Humanities. Four faculty members from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, all with different backgrounds and experiences, came together to foster informative discussions relating to Digital Humanities. ...
- This panel from November 15th, 2017 consisted of a discussion about the U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO: multidisciplinary perspectives on achievements, controversies, challenges and aspirations. Speakers: Donna Buchanan — Professor of Musicology, University of Illinois at Urbana-...
- Survey data has become an essential tool for formulating policy and assessing its impact in foreign relations and international programs. This panel brings together three perspectives from the world of government, political science, and sociology on the uses of quantitative approaches in global governance and on the calibration and deployment of soft power. The participants will...