Past Events
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Nov 14The Color of Asylum: The Racial Politics of Safe Haven in Brazil, with Katie Jensen (UN Association of Dane County Monthly Lecture Series)Brazil has been lauded by the UN as a global vanguard in refugee protection. Jensen will offer an up-close examination of how asylum works in that country, based on years of research with asylum officers, NGO workers, and asylum seekers from over 45 countries. Centering Syrian and Congolese refugees, she details how their experiences obtaining asylum differ, with vital consequences for how they feel about Brazil and their place in it. This talk offers insights in the global refugee landscape, the everyday workings of asylum policies, and the racial ramifications of refugee inclusion.
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Nov 10Learning Whiteness: Education and the Settler Colonial StateOnline Link
Join Educational Policy Studies and Professor Arathi Sriprakash as she discusses her new book, Learning Whiteness: Education and the Settler Colonial State. In this virtual talk, Professor Sriprakash will explore how our current educational systems and conceptions surrounding education help to reinforce colonial philosophies. Arathi Sriprakash is Professor of Sociology and Education at the University …
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Nov 8Global Media Literacy Education with the Pulitzer CenterOnline Click here to register
Join the Pulitzer Center Education team to learn more about the many types of misinformation and approaches to media literacy. Participants will reflect on what global media literacy looks like in the classroom by exploring thinking routines and resources that encourage students to make local-global connections and identify power structures and dominant narratives that shape media. This workshop will feature an alumnus of the Pulitzer Center's Teacher Fellowship program, who will share their experience teaching an original project-based unit that cultivates global media literacy, and their tips for other educators doing this work.
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Nov 2The World Bank’s Development Work – and Why it MattersJoin the La Follette School of Public Affairs and IRIS NRC for a lecture with Dr. Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, and the Senior Vice President for Development Economics at the World Bank. Before starting this position on September 1, 2022, Gill served as the World Bank’s Vice President for Equitable …
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Oct 30International Studies at WorkWhat can you do with a major in International Studies? Quite a lot! Learn from International Studies alumni about how they found rewarding careers in many different fields. They figured it out and you can too! Stop in for all or part of the event to join groups of other students to chat with alumni.
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Oct 25Career Conversation with Farha TahirFarha Tahir
Ingraham Hall, Room 206
Farha Tahir (MIPA ’10) is a program analyst in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, where she oversees democracy programming in the Office of Global Programs. She will discuss working for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and answer questions.Prior to working at the …
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Oct 24International Book Club: Migration as Economic ImperialismOnline Link
Join IRIS NRC for our International Book Club with Immanuel Ness, chair of the Political Science Department at Brooklyn College. Register for the online discussion for the opportunity to hear from Dr. Ness on his new book, Migration As Economic Imperialism. The book exposes the damaging political, economic and social effects of migration on origin …
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Oct 22A Justice Conundrum: Environmental Sustainability and Human Rights (78th Anniversary of the United Nations)Monona Terrace Convention Center Link
Join the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA in celebrating the 78th anniversary of the United Nations with A Justice Conundrum: Environmental Sustainability and Human Rights. Attendees will have the chance to hear from award-winning author and faculty member, Dr. Sumudu Atapattu. Dr. Sumudu Anopama Atapattu is a Teaching Professor and Director of …
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Oct 11SDG Thinking: A Global Human Ecology Strategy for Equity, Prosperity, and Care of EarthNancy Nicholas Hall – Collaborative Learning Hall: Room 1199
Join the Global Human Ecology Interest Group and IRIS NRC for a lecture with Professor Lori DiPrete Brown of the UW School of Human Ecology on the potential impact of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Attendees will have a chance to learn about how SDGs can be harnessed by community’s to address issues …
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Sep 29Global Madison Walking TourBascom Hall Link
Register Here Join IRIS NRC staff for an in-person walking tour using the Global Madison mobile map! How can local landscapes help us think critically about global interdependencies and inequalities? Global Madison is a mobile map and self guided tour designed to support teaching and learning about globalization using Madison, Wisconsin, as a situated classroom. …