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Sep 16, 2024

Sep 16, 2024

4:30 PM

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Kanchan Chander is a visionary artist from New Delhi, India. With a diverse artistic education spanning institutions such as the Weisensee Kunst Hochschule in Berlin and the College of Art in Delhi, Kanchan's creative work reflects a fusion of global influences. Her art speaks volumes about the domestic centricity of feminine experience, exploring themes of the mythic divine feminine and the iconic imagery of the Devi and the torso. Through brightly painted canvases adorned with sequins, si...

Sep 17, 2024

Sep 17, 2024

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Get your questions answered and kick-start your global experience at the University of Iowa Study Abroad Fair! Learn about short-term and semester-long study and internship programs that allow you to earn academic credit toward your degree at Iowa while exploring other cultures. Meet with study abroad advisors, faculty program directors, former student participants, and academic advisors to discover how international experiences can fit into your time at Iowa! All fair attendees who regist...

Sep 17, 2024

6:00 PM

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Pallav Chander is a multifaceted artist whose art practice spans printmaking, painting, acting, and directing, With a bold and distinctive style characterized by thick contrasting layers, Pallav's artworks challenge conventional narratives and invite viewers to explore the depths of their own interpretations. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD, Pallav's art serves as a visual representation of his life, incorporating chaotic arrangements a...

Sep 23, 2024

Sep 23, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join us for a compelling discussion featuring the 2024 WPI international journalists as they share their experiences covering elections in various political environments. The panel will explore the critical role of the media during tense electoral periods. The conversation will explore how they navigate political pressures and the ethical challenges they encounter while reporting on elections worldwide.

Sep 26, 2024

Sep 26, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Join the South Asian Studies Program (SASP), an International Programs affinity group, as they host a lecture by Professor Ajailiu Niumai on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, 4–5:30 p.m. (CDT) in the International Commons, room 1117 of the University Capitol Centre at the University of Iowa (UI). Through her talk, Unraveling Manipur conflict in Northeast India, Niumai will provide an overview of how peace eludes Manipur (Northeast India) in the aftermath of brutal violence that erupted in May 2023 ...

Oct 9, 2024

Oct 9, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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 Europe still lacks a "European" public sphere and a media system that serves it. As was the case during the 2019 EU parliamentary election, the 2024 contest exhibited regional differences in the themes covered by national media and their emphasis on European-wide issues. Most voters' choices of representative MPEs reflected national politics and perceived interests, and relatedly, the ideological divides that positively or negatively assessed European-wide problems, e.g., climate change, on...

Oct 14, 2024

Oct 14, 2024

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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How do politics affect what poets or novelists write, and even how they write it? How does literature inform political discourse? What is cultural diplomacy, why is it so important, and what is the UI’s role in promoting it? For this inaugural event in the Obermann Center’s new Counterpoint public conversation series, Christopher Merrill — poet, nonfiction writer, translator, editor, and director of the UI’s renowned International Writing Program — and Loren Glass, a historian of creative w...

Oct 16, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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"My research examines the intersection of citizenship, kinship, and economy in the everyday lives of South African families. As the availability of wage labor declines globally, I research how women rework the obligations entailed by kinship and citizenship in order to combat their social and economic insecurity. Drawing on approaches from feminist anthropology, women’s history, and gendered theories of capital, my work considers how intimate relationships—such as those between couples or ki...

Oct 25, 2024

Oct 25, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Connect with fellow Hawkeyes, hear about current happenings at the University of Iowa, and learn about the future of the Japan Iowa Club. 2024 October 25 (Friday) 6 p.m. (18:00) Tokyo American Club 2-1-2 Azabudai Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8649 Japan Register here: https://foriowa.info/3yoOFUw Hors d’oeuvres and a hosted bar will be provided. Katharine Lasansky, executive director of development at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, will be your host for the evening. Registrati...

Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

6:00 PM

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Connect with fellow Hawkeyes, hear about current happenings at the University of Iowa, and learn about the future of the Korea Iowa Club. 2024 Oct. 26 (Saturday) 6 p.m. (18:00) Register here: https://foriowa.info/4e5IILe Mondrian Seoul Itaewon 23 Jangmun-ro Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04392 South Korea Hors d’oeuvres and a hosted bar will be provided. Katharine Lasansky, executive director of development at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, will be your host for the evening.

Nov 1, 2024

Nov 1, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Since 2010, Viktor Orban has consolidated power as prime minister of Hungary, a central European country whose democratic institutions he has weakened primarily through a form of governance he terms "illiberal democracy" as well as through the nationwide advancement of Christian nationalism. Dr. H. David Baer and Ben Novak will discuss the intersections of modern Hungarian politics and religion, how the people there are impacted by Orban's autocratic policies, and why some here view Orban's ...

Nov 20, 2024

Nov 20, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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In the final program of ICFRC’s series, Democracy at a Crossroads, a panel of Iowa experts interpret the November elections and their implications for our state and international relations. The moderated conversation will showcase a diverse set of voices representing a range of political and life perspectives, with each panelist offering their views on the new US presidential administration, the socio-political divides in the country, America’s role in the world as 2024 nears it close, and t...