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2024 World Refugee Day - Food Bazaar

Join us on June 20th, 2024 for a heartwarming celebration of World Refugee Day! Let’s honor the resilience and strength of those forced to flee with a delightful culinary journey. Indulge in the rich flavors of Syrian, Afghan, and Senegalese cuisine at Sanctuary Kitchen, savor authentic Ethiopian dishes at Lalibella, and treat yourself to heavenly sweet delights and refreshing hibiscus tea at Havenly Treats. Let’s come together, share stories, and support our refugee communities with love and compassion.

Gender in the Courtroom: Overlooked Factors in Decision-Making and Their Impact on Rights Adjudication | Juliana Cesario Alvim Gomes

The European Studies Council and the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale present a talk by Dr. Juliana Cesario Alvim Gomes (Central European University; Austria / Federal University of Minas Gerais; Brazil) on “Gender in the Courtroom: Overlooked Factors in Decision-Making and Their Impact on Rights Adjudication.”

Lunch at 11:45am ET, talk at 12:00pm ET
Part of the European & Russian Studies Community Lunch Seminar Series
Co-Sponsored by the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies

PRFDHR Seminar: "Ideological Migrants” to Russia: Examining How Disillusionment Motivates Migration, Professor Lauren Woodard

Russia is the world’s fourth top migration destination. While most migrate to Russia from other post-Soviet countries, a small but highly visible group of the Russian-speaking diaspora has migrated from Europe and North and South America. Lauded in Russian media as “ideological migrants,” the Kremlin claims that they flee liberalism and oppression by the transnational elite. This presentation by Professor Lauren Woodard asks, what really motivates their migration?

Academic Year and Summer Funding for Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Students

The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale offers funding for language study, internships, dissertation research, independent projects, and presenting at conferences.

All funding opportunities are listed on the Student Grants Database: https://yale.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx

The Road Ahead: Iberian Soundscapes

This 2-day convening aims to explore the ongoing impact of Iberian histories in South Asia in shaping identities, social distinction, histories of merchant and commercial capitalism. We bring to the longue duree inquiry of Luso-Hispanic globality (15th century and beyond), a unique focus on histories of music and performance in South Asia and the Americas, particularly Brazil.

Screening of The Land of Azaba & Q&A with director and protagonist

Screening of the award-winning documentary The Land of Azaba, a Spanish-language film set in Western Spain that closely observes the largest land preservation and ecological restoration project in Europe. Followed by a Q&A with the film director Greta Schiller, an Emmy-Award-winning veteran documentary filmmaker based in New York, and Carlos Sanchez, the film protagonist and President of Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre.

Pension Reform in Spain: Making Social and Financial Sustainability Compatible

The European Studies council presents a lecture given by José Fernández-Albertos.
José Fernández-Albertos holds a Ph.D in Political Science from Harvard University. Since 2009, he is a permanent research fellow at the Institute for Policies and Public Goods at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). He has also taught comparative and international political economy at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, IE University, and the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid.

Modern Europe Colloquium: Dutch Diseases: Race, Oil, and Intimacy in Offshore Europe

The Modern Europe Colloquium presents Chelsea Shields, Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Irvine, on “Dutch Diseases: Race, Oil, and Intimacy in Offshore Europe.” Moving from Caribbean oil towns to the European metropolis, this talk explores how the management of sex and race shaped global hydrocarbon industries and the Dutch welfare state in an age of energy crises.
HQ (Humanities Quadrangle), Rm 107, 320 York St.

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