multi-day
Korean Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Fridays 1pm-2pm April 11 through May 23, 2025. Kresge 4438. Practice Korean in a supportive and fun environment. All levels...
Past Events
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Tuesdays 2:30-4:00 April 15 through June 3, 2025. Kresge 4438. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Thursdays 11:30am-12:30pm through Feb 27, 2025. Kresge 4438. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language skills? Would...
multi-day
HINDI-URDU LANGUAGE TABLE
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language skills? Would you like to meet other speakers/learners of Hindi-Urdu?...
multi-day
Korean Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Practice Korean in a supportive and fun environment. All levels are welcome.
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Practice speaking Hindi-Urdu in an informal setting with other Hindi-Urdu learners and enthusiasts. OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF HINDI-URDU Questions? email Prof....
multi-day
Introduction to Classical Japanese Weapons Art
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Norris Mini Courses
Shinto Muso Ryu is a classical Japanese weapons art, focused on using a medium-length staff to defeat an opponent armed...
multi-day
Coffee Talk Winter 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by CAPS Outreach and Support Spaces
All NU students and scholars from both campuses are welcome to attend! This is a community support space tailored for international...
multi-day
Japanese Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Japanese instructors will host the Japanese Language Table for the students of Japanese. This Language Table will be a great...
multi-day
China Decolonized: Shifting Sovereignty and Cultural-Cinematic Implications
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by China and Sinophone Studies Society
China and Sinophone Studies Society and Hong Kong Student Association will screen a series of film by renowned director and...
multi-day
China Decolonized: Shifting Sovereignty and Cultural-Cinematic Implications
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by China and Sinophone Studies Society
China and Sinophone Studies Society and Hong Kong Student Association will screen a series of film by renowned director and...
multi-day
Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing and Media Arts Abbott Hall
Oct. 26-28, 2023 Conceived, Created, and Performed by Shane Shambhu Wirtz Theater (Room 203) Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts,...
multi-day
Korean Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Mondays April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1, 8, 15, 22. Practice Korean in a supportive and fun environment....
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Thursdays, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18. Kresge 4438. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers!
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Mondays 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6. Annenberg G-31. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers!
multi-day
Korean Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Thursdays. 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23. Kresge 4438. Practice Korean in a supportive and fun environment. All levels...
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Mondays 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6. Annenberg G-31. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers!
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! And there are snacks! Tuesdays Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15, 22
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! And there are snacks! Tuesdays Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15, 22
multi-day
Korean Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Practice Korean in a supportive and fun environment. All levels are welcome!
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! And there are snacks! Tuesdays Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15, 22
multi-day
Starlight
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Northwestern Buffett’s Race, Caste and Colorism Global Working Group recently partnered with the SpaceShift Collective to launch Starlight, a new...
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! And there are snacks! Tuesdays Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15, 22
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! And there are snacks! Tuesdays Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15, 22
multi-day
The Second Lotsawa Translation Workshop: Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department
The Lotsawa Translation Workshop is an opportunity to create a community of practice around the translation of Tibetan Buddhist texts,...
multi-day
The Second Lotsawa Translation Workshop: Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department
The Lotsawa Translation Workshop is an opportunity to create a community of practice around the translation of Tibetan Buddhist texts,...
multi-day
The Second Lotsawa Translation Workshop: Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition
8:00 AM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department
The Lotsawa Translation Workshop is an opportunity to create a community of practice around the translation of Tibetan Buddhist texts,...
multi-day
The Second Lotsawa Translation Workshop: Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department
The Lotsawa Translation Workshop is an opportunity to create a community of practice around the translation of Tibetan Buddhist texts,...
multi-day
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Are you learning Hindi-Urdu at Northwestern and want to practice your language skills? Would you like to meet other speakers/learners...
multi-day
Imagine U: The Ballad of Mu Lan
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Written and directed by Alvin Chan When Mu Lan dresses up as a boy to take her father’s place in the...
multi-day
The Glass Menagerie
All day, sponsored by Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Available On-Demand JAN 8-10 This refreshing new take on Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is told through the lens of a...
May
2
2025
Give me a Light: Militarism and Japan’s Art Historical Present
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Phyllis Lyons Annual Lecture in Japanese Studies Lecture by Namiko Kunimoto Associate Professor, History of Art Department Director, Center for Ethnic Studies The Ohio...
May
1
2025
Voices of Deoli (2025) with director Lulu Men and producer Joy Ma
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
The Center of Global Culture and Communication (an interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University's School of Communication) presents: VOICES OF DEOLI (2025) (2025,...
Apr
28
2025
Annual Nao Lecture: Between Orientalism and commercial alliances: Argentine and Chilean elites and the Empire of Japan
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Pedro Iacobelli (History, Universidad de los Andes) This presentation explores Latin American views of the growing Japanese presence in the region...
Apr
15
2025
No Way Home: Foreclosure and Mourning in the Chinese New Year Film
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Chinese New Year film is a regionally significant cultural form that underwent considerable transformation in recent years. In this...
Apr
7
2025
Dagmar Schäfer - "Rich Times: Global History, Technology and Yuan Silks"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Dagmar Schäfer - History, Max Planck Institute Title "Rich Times: Global History, Technology and Yuan Silks" Abstract In this lecture, Professor Schäfer explores the...
Apr
4
2025
CCHS conference on caring for the dead in Africa and the Mongolian Empire: Day 1
All day, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
Faculty CONFERENCE convened by Professors Jonathan BRACK, Sean HANRETTA, and Akinwumi OGUNDIRAN on “Caring for the Dead: Ancestor Veneration, Religious...
Mar
3
2025
Shireen Hamza - "Down by the Water: Medicine and Religion in Waterside Spaces"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Shireen Hamza - History, Northwestern University Title "Down by the Water: Medicine and Religion in Waterside Spaces" Abstract Medieval stepwells and bathhouses, stunning and...
Feb
27
2025
Ben Stanley Talk: Fishers, Foragers, and Fine Diners: Reframing Environmental Precarity
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by English Department
While climate fiction has become privileged in the Global North, many Global South environmental texts focus not on climate change...
Feb
27
2025
Reimagining “Women” in 1970s–1980s Japan: Feminists, Lesbians, and Queer Shōjo | Manga Artists and Fans
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
In the early 1970s, Japan saw the emergence of three dynamic and overlapping communities of women and adolescent girls who...
Feb
18
2025
Gilman Scholarship Information Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Gilman International Scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State and aims to broaden the participation in programs...
Feb
4
2025
Info Session: Study Abroad in South Korea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join us to learn about study abroad options in South Korea during the academic year or summer. Representatives from the...
Jan
22
2025
Solidarity and Civil Rights: Race, Caste, and Nonviolence - A Conversation with Nico Slate (History, Carnegie Mellon)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Nico Slate, Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon, will be in conversation with Daniel Immerwahr (Professor of History) and Ivy...
Jan
15
2025
Boren Scholarship Campus Deadline
All day, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Deadlines
The Boren Scholarship supports langauge-intensive study abroad in less commonly taught langauges. Strong applicants must make an argument how their...
Jan
14
2025
Wanxiang Fellows: Modern China and Emerging Technologies Information Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join GLO and Professor Licheng GU to learn more about the Wanxiang Fellows: Modern China and Emerging Technologies for summer...
Jan
9
2025
AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship Information Meeting
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship (BIF), formerly known as the William J. Clinton Fellowship, is a 10-month (October-July) immersive bi-national...
Jan
6
2025
Hindi and Urdu Placement Exams
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Hindi written placement test will be offered in-person only: Monday, January 6, 2025 from 12pm - 2pm in Kresge 4438. Please...
Nov
27
2024
ALC's GOT TALENT
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM KARAOKE Come sing in Chinese! Open to all! Snacks!! Awards!!
Nov
8
2024
Hindi Urdu Language Program Scary Movie Night
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Join the Hindi Urdu Language Program for a Scary Night Movie screening of: BHOOT This is a supernatural horror film directed by...
Nov
7
2024
The State's Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Please join us for a special lecture by Dr. Park Jeong-Mi on her 2024 publication, The State’s Sexuality: Prostitution and...
Nov
5
2024
Exile, Writing, and Home
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Hosted by The Subcontinent Project A Talk with poet, translator, and scholar, Bhuchung D Sonam For Tibetan writers, exile, writing, and home are...
Oct
30
2024
Korean Scary Movie Night and Halloween Costume Contest
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Join the Korean Language Program for a Scary Movie Night! Screening of EXHUMA Starring Kim Go-Eun. SNACKS! COSTUME CONTEST!
Oct
28
2024
Study Abroad in Japan Info Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
This is the annual Study Abroad in JAPAN Info Session hosted by the Japanese Language Program, Department of Asian Languages...
Oct
23
2024
Study Abroad Fair 2024
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered at Northwestern. Chat...
Oct
20
2024
Hiwar Scholars Seminar: Fish, Water, Salt: Wetland Geographies and the History of Energy Transitions in South India c. 1930-1970
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Northwestern Qatar
Fish, Water, Salt: Wetland Geographies and the History of Energy Transitions in South India c. 1930-1970 Speaker: Aditya Ramesh Assistant Professor, University...
Oct
17
2024
Critical Language Scholarship Program: Summer 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
We are pleased to announce that the application is now open for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. We...
Oct
7
2024
Elise Burton - Excavating Asian Races: Postwar Japanese Science and Diplomacy in the Middle East
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker: Elise Burton Title: Excavating Asian Races: Postwar Japanese Science and Diplomacy in the Middle East Abstract: Between the 1950s and the...
Oct
1
2024
Nathan Mertens and Kenta Saito with Tomoko Kashiwagi
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Nathan Mertens and Kenta Saito, saxophone; Tomoko Kashiwagi, piano Nathan Mertens is assistant professor of saxophone at the University of Colorado...
Sep
26
2024
Lecture on commemoration in post-Mao China
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
Melissa MACAULEY (Northwestern University), author of Distant Shores: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier (2021)—Thursday, September 26, 2023—LUNCH LECTURE: “The...
Sep
20
2024
Norris at Night 2024
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM, sponsored by Norris University Center
Friday, September 20, 8:30 - 10:30pm Each fall during Wildcat Welcome, we host Norris at Night as a fun-filled event that...
Jun
29
2024
The Ballad of Mu Lan, an encore screening
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
written and directed by Alvin Chan When Mu Lan dresses up as a boy to take her father’s place in the...
May
17
2024
World of Signs: Coins and the Tree Shrines of Bharhut (ca. 200 B.C.E.-100 C.E.)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Antiquities
Please join the Global Antiquities Group as they host Charlotte Gorant, PhD Candidate, Columbia University. She will speak on how the...
May
16
2024
Poetry Reading & Dialogue on Anti-caste Publishing with a/nil
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Hosted by the Buffett Institute’s Race, Caste and Colorism Global Working Group, visiting scholar and artist-in-residence a/nil is a professor...
May
16
2024
Chinese Diaspora in Spain: Introducing Qingtianese Heritage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Artist, graphic novelist, and podcaster, Quan Zhou, will address stereotypes and discuss the diversity and identity within the Chinese diaspora. Lunch...
May
15
2024
Competing for Hearts and Minds in Central Asia: Great Power Competition Between China, Russia and the United States.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies (REEES) Research Program
The "East Meets West" scholar series of Northwestern University's Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies Research Program (REEES), the Center...
May
14
2024
Postcolonial Translation in the Cold War: Reading O Changhwan Translating Sergey Esenin in Seoul 1946
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
How does a translator come to choose their author? This talk explores the allegorical layers of meaning that emerge from...
May
11
2024
Staged Reading & Conversation: "Star in the Sky" with Sri Vamsi Matta
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
At this event co-hosted by the Buffett Institute’s Race, Caste and Colorism Global Working Group, performance artist Sri Vamsi Matta...
May
10
2024
Disjunct Collectivities
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Phyllis Lyons Lecture in Japanese Studies Disjunct Collectivities A Talk by Miryam Sas How can we understand photographers’ disjunctive roles both within and...
May
9
2024
Concert | The Sa of Equality: Dhammapada in Dhrupad
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Hosted by the Buffett Institute’s Race, Caste and Colorism Global Working Group, visiting scholar and artist-in-residence S. Anand is an...
May
8
2024
Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related...
May
8
2024
Lecture & Demonstration: Dhrupad Music with Visiting Scholar & Artist-in-Residence S. Anand
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Hosted by the Buffett Institute’s Race, Caste and Colorism Global Working Group, visiting scholar and artist-in-residence S. Anand is an...
May
7
2024
Fulbright Research/Study/Arts Application Workshop
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research, study, or the arts abroad? Attend an application workshop to learn about the Fulbright application process...
Apr
30
2024
The Incarcerations: BK-16 and the Fight for Justice and Democracy in Modern India
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by The Subcontinent Project
Dr. Alpa Shah, an anthropologist, BBC correspondent, and ethnographic at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Political Science, will...
Apr
17
2024
Irreclaimable: Desert(ed) Lives and Labor Time in Post-Socialist Central Asia
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Irreclaimable: Desert(ed) Lives and Labor Time in Post-Socialist Central Asia Followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Zhou Hao RSVP In the environmental...
Apr
17
2024
"Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India" Sudev Sheth (University of Pennsylvania)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
In this talk, Sudev Sheth will trace how a family of diamond dealers deployed wealth to play off political leaders...
Apr
17
2024
Japan’s Prisoners of Conscience -- Protest and Law During the Iraq War
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
When the Bush Administration demanded Japanese “boots on the ground” to support its 2003 invasion of Iraq, Prime Minister Jun’ichiro...
Apr
14
2024
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond
All day, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond is a two-day conference that reflects on the origin and...
Apr
13
2024
Between Goodbyes: An Adoption Reunion Story (Film Screening & Discussion)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
As part of the two-day conference, "Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond," there will be a...
Apr
13
2024
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond
All day, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond is a two-day conference that reflects on the origin and...
Apr
11
2024
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021) THE COFFIN PAINTER (DA FEI, 2021, 95 MIN, DCP, CHINA) Please note early start time...
Apr
11
2024
A Reading and Recital featuring Poet Sun Yung Shin and Pianist Shirley Yoo
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin was born in Seoul, Korea and was raised in the Chicago area. She is...
Apr
11
2024
Fulbright Research/Study/Arts Application Workshop
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research, study, or the arts abroad? Attend an application workshop to learn about the Fulbright application process...
Apr
10
2024
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: SHANKAR'S FAIRIES (2021)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: SHANKAR'S FAIRIES (2021) With director Irfana Majumdar and Columbia College Associate Professor Ron Falzone SHANKAR’S FAIRIES (Irfana Majumdar, 2021,...
Apr
10
2024
"The Secret History of the Mongols: Reading and Translating the World's Premier Source on the Rise of the Mongols" : A talk by Christopher P. Atwood (University of Pennsylvania)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum and the History Department as they co-host Christopher P. Atwood, Professor of Mongolian...
Apr
9
2024
Northwestern Fulbright Week Opening Reception & Keynote Address
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Join the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for a reception celebrating Northwestern's Fulbright community and the transformative power of cultural...
Apr
4
2024
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (2022)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (2022) Q&A with director Yutaka Tsunemachi and Columbia College Associate Professor Ron Falzone DRIFTING FLOWERS,...
Apr
4
2024
China: A Century of Family Revolutions: Jin Jiang (Johns Hopkins University)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
The East Asia Research Forum and the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program invite you to the lecture by Professor Jin...
Apr
3
2024
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023) MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (LEE WON-HOI, 2023, 96 MIN, DCP, SOUTH KOREA) Please note...
Mar
28
2024
“Fixing Urban Property: Dispossession and the Right to the City in Twentieth-Century Hyderabad”
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Research Forum for a talk given by Eric Beverley (SUNY Stony Brook) Indian cities are being...
Mar
8
2024
Liberalism, Nationalism, and Paths out of Reforms: A Comparison of Late-Qing China and 19th Century Germany
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Iza Ding, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. This paper...
Mar
5
2024
An Evening of Poetry Readings and Conversation with Victoria Chang and Jenny Xie
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
Victoria Chang’s forthcoming book of poems, With My Back to the World will be published in 2024 by Farrar, Straus...
Mar
4
2024
Welcome to My Dream! - Honglou meng as Grand Opera, Marathon Play, and Durational Installation
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Since its publication in 1791, Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) has been subjected to constant adaptations across genres...
Feb
23
2024
The Collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China’s Civil War (Virtual Event)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum as they host Parks Coble (University of Nebraska) Professor Coble will introduce his new...
Feb
16
2024
Dictee Marathon Reading
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
Please join the Poetry & Poetics Colloquium for a marathon reading of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's DICTEE on Friday, February 16th, at...
Feb
16
2024
Workshop with filmmaker Priya Sen
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
The films of New Delhi-based filmmaker Priya Sen address the complexities of lived experience in contemporary India through an expansive...
Feb
15
2024
"Why did the Uyghurs Become Buddhist?": A Talk by Johan Elverskog (Southern Methodist University)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum and the Department of History as they host Johan Elverskog (Southern Methodist University)...
Feb
7
2024
"Prisoners of the Empire: Inside Japanese POW Camps"
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by History Department
Join Prof. Sarah Kovner of Columbia University for a talk on her recent book in which she offers a new...
Feb
1
2024
SCOTUS/Affirmative Action Discussion with OiYan Poon
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by School of Education and Social Policy
OiYan Poon is a program officer at the Spencer Foundation, an associate professor Affiliate of Higher Education Leadership and former...
Jan
31
2024
"The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge": A Book Talk by Joshua Ehrlich (University of Macau)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Research Forum for this online talk by Joshua Ehrlich, Assistant Professor of History at the...
Jan
9
2024
Study Abroad Information Session: South Korea
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Learn about Study Abroad program options in South Korea during the academic year and summer. Members from the Global Learning...
Dec
1
2023
DISCOVER TAIWAN - Info Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
GLOBAL SHORT-TERM OPPORTUNITY IN TAIWAN | 2024 DISCOVER TAIWAN: LANGUAGE, CULTURE & SOCIETY 7-10-day trip to Taiwan in June 2024 Led by Professor Wen-pin...
Nov
12
2023
NU Dining Diwali Brunch
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Northwestern Dining
📆 Date: Sunday, November 12th 🕙 Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm 🏛️ Venue: Allison Dining Hall Celebrate a special Diwali Brunch with us at...
Nov
11
2023
HANA Center Field Trip
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Join One Book and the Asian American Studies program to visit HANA Center in Chicago. HANA Center is a Chicagoland...
Nov
9
2023
EXPLORING IDENTITY & FAMILY STORIES THROUGH FOOD: Dittmar Dinner with author, journalist and Professor Cheryl Tan
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Join us for a buffet dinner and talk with Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Medill's inaugural George R.R. Martin Chair in Storytelling....
Nov
8
2023
China Confrontation or Cooperation?
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
The US-China relationship is important for the well-being of both countries, but the relationship has grown increasingly tense. The rhetoric...
Nov
8
2023
Exploring 'Crying in H Mart': Case Studies for Facilitating Meaningful Dialogue in the Classroom
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by Searle Center Events
Navigating complex topics like grief, family dynamics, and cultural identities in a classroom setting can feel overwhelming. In this interactive...
Nov
7
2023
A Colloquium featuring Neeti Nair (University of Virginia) and J. Barton Scott (University of Toronto)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Global Religion and Politics Research Group
Please join the Global Religion and Politics Research Group, the South Asia Research forum and the Department of Asian Languages...
Nov
6
2023
China and the West: Maps or Chaps? A Conversation with Profs. Ken Pomeranz and Joel Mokyr
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by History Department
A moderated discussion between University of Chicago Prof. Pomeranz and Northwestern Prof. Mokyr on the Early Modern "Great Divergence" between...
Nov
6
2023
"From Tears to Cheers": H Mart Korean Snack Sale
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Join the Korean American Student Association at Norris and the Rock for a flavor-packed journey through the aisles of H...
Nov
5
2023
Wildcat Diwali Concert
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Hindu YUVA
Namaste, This year, Northwestern University will celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, with a Wildcat Diwali concert on November 5th at...
Nov
1
2023
Yenching Academy @ Peking University Master's Scholarship STUDENT Info Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Northwestern is delighted to welcome Associate Dean William Hass for an info session about the Yenching Academy of Peking University’s...
Oct
28
2023
Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing and Media Arts Abbott Hall
Oct. 26-28, 2023 Conceived, Created, and Performed by Shane Shambhu Wirtz Theater (Room 203) Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts,...
Oct
25
2023
Falling Behind: How Anxiety over Status Affects Foreign Policy
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Graduate Commune as they host a practice job talk for Ph.D. candidate Jonathan Schulman for a presentation...
Oct
23
2023
Japan Study Abroad Info Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Learn about study abroad program options in Japan through this info session hosted by the Global Learning Office and the...
Oct
22
2023
Field Trip to H Mart!
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Sign up to visit our local H Mart in Niles, IL. Tour the store, eat the many delicious Korean prepared...
Oct
19
2023
“New Directions in the Study of Religion, Law, and Public Life: Benjamin Schonthal and Levi McLaughlin.”
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Global Religion and Politics Research Group
Please join the Global Religion and Politics Research Group as they host Benjamin Schonthal (Professor and Head of Programme in...
Oct
18
2023
One Book Keynote - Michelle Zauner "Crying in H Mart"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Please join us for the One Book keynote with Michelle Zauner, author of NYT bestseller memoir, Crying in H Mart....
Oct
18
2023
2023 One Book Keynote with Michelle Zauner in conversation with History Professor Ji-Yeon Yuh
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Please join us for the One Book lunch keynote with Michelle Zauner, author of NYT bestseller Crying in H Mart...
Oct
17
2023
Richard W. Leopold Lecture | Ambassador Michael McFaul
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
The 34th Annual Richard W. Leopold Lecture will be delivered by Ambassador Michael McFaul, who will discuss Great Power Competition...
Oct
12
2023
“Crying in H Mart:” Online Collection Talk
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
One Book One Northwestern (OBON) is a university‐wide reading program that aims to engage the campus in a common conversation...
Oct
6
2023
Canons, Colleges, and Consecrations: Structures of Coherence and Measuring Impact in Contemporary Historical Sociology
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Nick Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Stony Brook University. If...
Oct
5
2023
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Nicholas Wilson, Stony Brook University
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department
Professor Nicholas Wilson presents: "Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India” Hybrid Please contact the Department of Sociology for...
May
5
2023
Emotion and Entertainment in the Wartime Mobilization of Japan’s Empire
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Phyllis Lyons Lecture in Japanese Studies A Talk by Sharalyn Orbaugh Exploiting hate in order to reinforce boundaries between “valorous us”...
May
1
2023
Teaching Settler Colonialism and Strategies of Resistance
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Global Theory Workshop as they host Burke Hendrix, Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon. Many...
Apr
28
2023
Gender and the Information Society in Japan
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures as they host Diane Wei...
Apr
22
2023
Translators' Adda
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Join us for a session on Translating Sex Guest speaker, Dr. Carla Petievich, Professor Emeritus of History, Urdu, and Women’s Studies, Montclair State...
Apr
21
2023
"Crossings": International Feminist Peace Activism in Korea
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Join us for a film screening and panels on Deann Borshay Liem’s “Crossings” (2021), which documents the peace activism of...
Apr
21
2023
International Feminist Peace Activism in Korea: Crossings Film Screening and Panel
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
A screening of the film Crossings (2021) and panels with the film's director, featured activist, and scholars. Exact times and location...
Apr
21
2023
EDUCATING GIRLS IN RURAL PAKISTAN
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Dr. Carla Petievich (Professor Emeritus of History, Urdu, and Women’s Studies, Montclair State University and UT Austin) is the co-founder...
Apr
17
2023
"The Wind Has Gotten to Him:" A Dalit Pneumatics of Caste in Rural Rajasthan
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Research Forum for this talk by Andrew McDowell (Tulane University) This presentation engages how Dalit (members...
Mar
31
2023
Manga Artist Maekawa Kazuo on Manga Art, Industry, and Education
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Maekawa Kazuo has been a professional manga artist for 25 years with 13 publications and 9 serialized works. In the...
Mar
9
2023
Postcolonial Vengeance: Transpacific Return of the Colonial Unconscious
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Taking the recent publication of the transnational, multilingual, and interdisciplinary volume Theorizing Colonial Cinema: Reframing Production, Circulation, and Consumption of...
Mar
2
2023
Tracing the Decolonial Turn in Data Research: Notes on Intersecting Energy Cultures and Environmental Media - Rahul Mukherjee
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Tracing the Decolonial Turn in Data Research: Notes on Intersecting Energy Cultures and Environmental Media “‘Global’ Big Tech social media companies,...
Feb
27
2023
The Statist Blindspot and Histories of Eastern Empires
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Global Theory Workshop as they host Professor Loubna El Amine, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern...
Feb
24
2023
"Dissecting the Stage: Archival Traces of Spectacle and Performance in Early Modern Japan": Melissa Van Wyk (University of Chicago)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures as they host Melissa Van...
Feb
23
2023
"Enemy Files: Bollywood's Discovery of India": Rini Mehta (University of Illinois)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Resesarch Forum for this talk given by Rini Mehta (University of Illinois) Rini Bhattacharya Mehta is...
Feb
21
2023
"The One from which we ought to learn: What South Asian Poets Imagined Latin American Literature Could Do": Roanne Kantor (Stanford) Virtual on Zoom
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Research Forum and the Workshop in Transnational Culture History (WITCH) as they host a talk...
Feb
9
2023
Lecture on Japanese Empire by Louise Young (CCHS lunch lecture)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
Louise YOUNG (University of Wisconsin—Madison), author of Beyond the Metropolis: Second Cities and Modern Life in Interwar Japan (2013)—Thursday, February...
Feb
4
2023
“Translating Caste”
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
We invite you to the inaugural session of Translators' Adda, a public humanities initiative on translating South Asian literatures. Our...
Jan
30
2023
GESI Information Session (Zoom) - Summer 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) is a study abroad program that provides undergraduates with the knowledge, tools, and experiences...
Jan
27
2023
Translation Practices Across Institutional Borders From the Scholar to the Public
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Comparative Literary Studies presents Translation Practices Across Institutional Borders: From the Scholar to the Public An all day symposium featuring Mukhtar H. Ali...
Jan
23
2023
Mimi Cheng (Freie Universität Berlin), "China on the Horizon: Art, Science, and Cartographies of Empire"
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Join Mimi Cheng (Max Kade Postdoctoral Fellow, Freie Universität Berlin) for her talk "China on the Horizon: Art, Science, and...
Jan
17
2023
Summerfest!
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Summerfest introduces undergraduate students to a wide range of summer opportunities, from individual research to study abroad to internships and...
Jan
12
2023
Noticing Nature in Colonial Korea: Integrative Mapping and Potential Energy through Agricultural Science
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
The East Asia Research Forum is hosting Albert Park, Bank of America Associate Professor of Pacific Basin Studies (Claremont McKenna...
Jan
12
2023
Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Jan
10
2023
GESI Information Session (in-person) - Summer 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) is a study abroad program that provides undergraduates with the knowledge, tools, and experiences...
Jan
4
2023
Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Dec
6
2022
"Did I Hit the Right Tone?" Pronouncing Chinese Names 101
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Intercultural Learning Initiative
Traditional Chinese words and names can often be difficult for English speakers to pronounce. If you have ever wanted to learn...
Nov
18
2022
Capillary Networks in a Contact Zone: Upper Indus Rock Inscriptions and Petroglyphs
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Global Antiquities
Jason Neelis (Wilfrid Laurier University) will be presenting a Global Antiquities workshop entitled "Capillary Networks in a Contact Zone: Upper...
Nov
17
2022
The Workers Cup: Film Screening & Talk Back with Director Adam Sobel
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Office of the Provost
Professors Laura Brueck and Ivy Wilson, co-directors of the Race, Class, and Colorism Project, host a screening of The Workers...
Nov
2
2022
Study Abroad Fair 2022
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered at Northwestern. Chat...
Oct
24
2022
Japan Study Abroad Information Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join our in-person session to learn about study abroad programs in Japan. Representatives from the Japanese language Program and Global Learning...
Oct
20
2022
Yunchan Lim, piano
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Tickets to this event are currently SOLD OUT. A limited number of tickets may become available on or after September...
Oct
14
2022
"What the Ukraine War Tells Us About China-Russia Convergence in the Information Space": A conversation with Maria Repnikova (Georgia State University)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies (REEES) Research Program
This talk will discuss how China’s media coverage of the war signals the emerging information nexus with Russia, as well...
May
17
2022
The Weight of Wearing Two Masks: Asian Americans, Coronavirus, and the Responsibility behind a Face of Color
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Council for Race and Ethnic Studies
For many Asian Americans during the pandemic, wearing a face mask meant putting on protective gear that, ironically, would offer...
May
14
2022
Beijing Guitar Duo
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “The Beijing Duo’s performance was a model of elegant clarity, sumptuously beautiful tone production,...
May
6
2022
Writing Like a Girl: Yoshiya Nobuko’s Queer Pamphlet Black Rose
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Phyllis Lyons Lecture in Japanese Studies. Guest Speaker: Sarah Frederick, Associate Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature, Boston University. Yoshiya Nobuko (1895-1973)...
May
5
2022
Is Caste a Useful Category of Global Analysis?
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Ania Loomba is the Catherine Bryson Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. She researches and teaches early modern...
May
4
2022
Hindi-Urdu Workshop: Space, Speech and Subjectivity in Jan Sahib's Jashn-e-Benazir by Razak Khan
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Research Forum for this Hindi-Urdu Workshop. The speaker will be remote with an in-person audience. This...
Apr
29
2022
Glenn Most: From Athens to China and Back: A Western Student of Ancient Greece Looks at the Chinese Classical Tradition
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Classics
Until recently, modern Europe and the cultures that derive from it accorded an unquestioned privilege to the Classical traditions they...
Apr
28
2022
Misalliance: Race, Caste, and the Rhetoric of Afro-Asian Comparison
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Tanya Agathocleous is Professor of English at Hunter College, at the City University of New York (CUNY). Her research interests...
Apr
25
2022
Shobita Parthasarathy - "The Politics of Inclusive Innovation in International Development: Menstrual Hygiene Management and Sanitary Pads in India"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Shobita Parthasarathy, University of Michigan Title "The Politics of Inclusive Innovation in International Development: Menstrual Hygiene Management and Sanitary Pads in India" Abstract International...
Apr
21
2022
Myers Foundations Lecture: Melissa Kerin in conversation with Catherine Becker, "Coming and Going: Marble Sculpture in the Creation and Memorialization of Lives in the Western Himalaya and the US"
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
In her presentation, Melissa Kerin, Associate Professor of Art History at Washington and Lee University, will examine how her specific...
Apr
20
2022
Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Attend a Zoom meeting to learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern....
Apr
14
2022
Professor Griet Vankeerberghen (McGill University): "Mobility and the Consolidation of Empire: The Case of a Local Official during Late Western Han"
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Antiquities
In 1993 the tomb of Shi Rao, a low-level local official working for the Governor of the Donghai commandery who...
Apr
13
2022
Punjabi Language Table
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Would you like to practice your Punjabi language skills? Please join us for our Punjabi Language Table on Wednesdays spring...
Apr
12
2022
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language skills? Would you like to meet other speakers/learners of Hindi-Urdu?...
Apr
12
2022
Right that Dares to Speak its Name: The Challenging Life of Sexual Minorities in Society
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
A Zoom talk by Akkai Padmashali in conversation with Gayatri Reddy Akkai Padmashali is a transgender activist based in Bangalore, India,...
Apr
7
2022
Screening of WRITING WITH FIRE (2021)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Journalism’s urgency and power in the face of oppression are thrillingly conveyed in the eye-opening documentary WRITING WITH FIRE. In...
Apr
6
2022
Islanding Ocean Media and the Aesthetics of Desertedness in the South China Sea
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Erin Y. Huang (Princeton University) “Humans can live on an island only by forgetting what an island represents,” writes Gilles Deleuze in...
Apr
5
2022
APIDA (Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American) Movie Night
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA)
Join MSA and the Asian American Studies Program (AASP) for our Spring 2022 APIDA movie night! "India Sweets and Spices,"...
Apr
4
2022
Spring 2022 Student Org Fair
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Student Organizations & Activities
Visit representatives from a broad range of undergraduate student organizations looking to add YOU to their members. SOA expects 80-120...
Mar
11
2022
Women's History Month Symposium Keynote: Disability Justice as Feminist Practice with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by The Women's Center
Join us as we welcome Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and explore our programming theme for the year "Disability Justice as Feminist...
Mar
10
2022
Guest Artist: Katie Chung Bookbinding
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
[This is a majors and minors only event.] Guest artist Katie Chung will guide students through a tutorial to create a...
Mar
4
2022
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | Race, Caste, and Colorism — A Conversation with Laura Brueck & Ivy Wilson
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Register for the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/race-caste-colorism Please join us for the Global Lunchbox, a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center...
Mar
1
2022
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship - National Deadline
All day, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Deadlines
Funded by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship offers...
Feb
28
2022
Gabriela Soto Laveaga - Hydraulic Erasures: Rivers, Irrigation and Experiment Stations in Northern Mexico and India
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Gabriela Soto Laveaga Title Hydraulic Erasures: Rivers, Irrigation and Experiment Stations in Northern Mexico and India Abstract In the mid 1960s seeds from an...
Feb
24
2022
Tastes Like War, a conversation w/ author Grace M. Cho
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Council for Race and Ethnic Studies
A conversation with author Grace M. Cho and panelists Mia Charlene White and Yuri Doolan moderated by Prof. Ji-Yeon Yuh. Join...
Feb
24
2022
Annual Intergenerational Storytelling Event
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
The shortest path between two people is a story. At this unique and fun event, you may simply be a...
Feb
24
2022
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries...
Feb
23
2022
"We Have Boots" Documentary Screening and Q&A with Evans Chan, filmmaker and director
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum for a documentary screening with Evans Chan (NU, Screen Culture Ph.D., 2014). USA |...
Feb
22
2022
"Raise the Umbrellas" Documentary Screening and Q&A with Evans Chan, filmmaker and director
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum for a documentary screening with Evans Chan (NU, Screen Culture Ph.D., 2014). (USA/HD/color/117 min/2016; Cantonese/English/...
Feb
16
2022
Virtual Workshop: Apply for a Gilman Scholarship
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Attend this workshop to learn about the Gilman application process and hear student experiences. Gilman Scholarship grants up to $5,000 to...
Feb
8
2022
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries...
Feb
4
2022
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | Between Mao and Gandhi: The Social Roots of Civil Resistance — A Conversation with Ches Thurber
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Register for this event: https://bit.ly/mao-gandhi Please join us for the Global Lunchbox, a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center for...
Jan
26
2022
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries...
Jan
23
2022
Ying Quartet
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Part of the 2022 Winter Chamber Music Festival “Electrifying” —Washington Post Robin Scott and Janet Ying, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello The...
Jan
21
2022
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | Theorizing Riots — A Conversation with Dilip Gaonkar
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Register for the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/theorizing-riots Join us for the Global Lunchbox, a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center for...
Jan
20
2022
Study Abroad in South Korea Virtual Info Session
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join our virtual session to learn about study abroad options in South Korea during the academic year or summer. Representatives...
Jan
12
2022
International Health Insurance (GeoBlue) Refresher
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM, sponsored by Office of Global Safety and Security
Northwestern is committed to supporting the health of its travelers abroad, and works with GeoBlue to provide access to routine...
Jan
11
2022
Boren Scholarship & Boren Fellowship
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren awards seek to help graduate and undergraduate students advance their proficiency in selected strategic languages through study abroad...
Jan
7
2022
CANCELLED Techno-Ladies: Gendered Labor and The Technologized Workplace in 1980s Japan (Diane Wei Lewis)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
In the early 1980s, office automation (OA) swept the Japanese business world. A variety of new data processing and telecommunications...
Jan
5
2022
Boren Scholarships & Boren Fellowships
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren awards seek to help graduate and undergraduate students advance their proficiency in selected strategic languages through study abroad...
Nov
19
2021
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | From Colonial to Multilateral International Law: A Global Capitalism and Law Investigation (Karen Alter)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Register for this event: https://bit.ly/lunchbox-karen-alter Please join us for the Global Lunchbox, a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center for...
Nov
17
2021
Happy Hour: Walking the Labyrinth
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by PawPrint Events
November 17 | 5-6pm | Parkes 122 Join the Happy Hour community in an exploration of contemplation, ritual, & reflection in...
Nov
12
2021
CLS Graduate Student 'Prospectus in Progress' Presentations
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Comparative Literary Studies program graduate students, Carly Bortman and Sihan Wang, will each present aspects of their recent research work. Carly...
Nov
5
2021
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | Documenting China’s Trillion-Dollar Creation of a New Silk Road & the Minority Groups in Pakistan Trying to Stop It — A Conversation with Brent Huffman
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Register for this event: https://bit.ly/brent-huffman Please join us for the Global Lunchbox, a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center for...
Nov
5
2021
Study Abroad Fair 2021, Nov. 5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Come meet program providers, staff and students with study abroad experience! This is a great opportunity to connect with the...
Nov
2
2021
Study Abroad in Japan Virtual Info Session
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Live and learn in Tokyo, Nagoya, or Kyoto! Join us in this virtual session to learn about study abroad program options...
Nov
1
2021
Princeton in Asia - National Deadline
All day, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Deadlines
Princeton in Asia (PiA) has long been driven by a mission to foster mutual appreciation and cultural understanding by connecting...
Nov
1
2021
Yenching Scholarship
All day, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Deadlines
The academy, founded in 2014, offers full scholarships for outstanding students from around the world to pursue a master's degree...
Oct
22
2021
AAIV Freebie Stand
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by PawPrint Events
Northwestern's Asian American InterVarsity is hosting a freebie stand! Pop by, have a chat, and grab free clothes (new/gently used) and...
Sep
21
2021
Schwarzman Scholars - National Deadline
All day, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Deadlines
Schwarzman Scholars provides the world's best and brightest students with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks...
Jun
8
2021
Hybrid Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Come learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We will discuss application components...
Jun
7
2021
Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Attend a Zoom meeting to learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We...
Jun
3
2021
Hybrid Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Come learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We will discuss application components...
Jun
2
2021
Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Attend a Zoom meeting to learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We...
May
30
2021
2021 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Office of the Vice President for International Relations
2021 Midwest College Student Chinese Speech Contest Organized by Prof. Licheng Gu from Northwestern University, Prof. Hong Chen from Loyola University,...
May
28
2021
Comparative Literary Studies Graduate Third Year Presentations
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Join us for third year presentations by Comparative Literary Studies PhD Program graduate students Mauricio Oportus Preller and Xinyi Wei. Mauricio...
May
28
2021
2021 JubilAsian
All day, sponsored by PawPrint Events
Friday, May 28 JubilAsian is an annual celebration hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) as part of Asian, Pacific Islander, and...
May
20
2021
Written Word as Healing Practice with Mimi Zhu
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA)
Mimi Zhu Xi Yuan is a queer, Chinese-Australian writer and organizer who helps folx through writing about concepts such as...
May
14
2021
Sitting in a Strange Place: A Korean Monk Portrait at the Barnes Foundation
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum for a conversation with Frank L. Chance, Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations...
May
14
2021
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | A Conversation with Artist Michael Rakowitz
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
The Global Lunchbox is a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies that features...
May
11
2021
Anyone Can Knit! A conversation with Justin Kim '11
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA)
Korean-American Kangmin Justin Kim is one of the most sought-after countertenors of his generation. He has earned accolades in roles...
May
6
2021
Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Attend a Zoom meeting to learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We...
May
6
2021
"Humanity Matters: Intersections of Dalit and Black Lives": A Conversation with Suraj Yengde
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Humanity Matters: Intersections of Dalit and Black Lives A Conversation with Suraj Yengde Moderated by Laura Brueck and Ivy Wilson Suraj Yengde is...
May
4
2021
Hybrid Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Come learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We will discuss application components...
Apr
29
2021
COLLECTIVE FUTURES TEACH-IN! “Our Struggles Are Intersectional”: Militarism, Policing, and Gender Violence
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Council for Race and Ethnic Studies
A teach-in addressing anti-Black and anti-Asian violence locally and globally and community organizing efforts to fight for justice. Featuring Chicago-based...
Apr
29
2021
Taking Audiovisual Media Seriously: Ethnomusicology of Sharing Music and Connecting People
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Part of the Music Studies Global Distinguished Speakers Series Yoshitaka Terada is professor emeritus at the Research Center for Academic Resources...
Apr
29
2021
Fulbright Application Workshop - Study/Research Awards
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
Interested in pursuing research or study abroad? Attend a Zoom meeting to learn about the Fulbright application process at Northwestern. We...
Apr
23
2021
"Film History and Filmed Spaces" Lecture and discussion with Prof. Priya Jaikumar
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by SOC - Department of Radio/TV/Film
Dr. Priya Jaikumar is Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California,...
Apr
22
2021
Postcolonial Grief: The Afterlives of the Pacific Wars in the Americas
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Council for Race and Ethnic Studies
Guest Lecture w/ Jinah Kim, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and faculty affiliate in Asian Studies, California State University, Northridge. In...
Apr
16
2021
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | It Can Happen Here: Confronting Denialism on the "Comfort Woman" Issue (Amy Stanley, David Ambaras, Hannah Shepherd)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
The Global Lunchbox is a weekly conversation convened by the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies that features...
Apr
5
2021
Virtual GESI Summer Info Session
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) is offering a virtual rendition of its programming in Summer 2021 in lieu of...
Mar
25
2021
Technology and the Future of Courts: A Global Perspective
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by AI@NU
The Northwestern University Law and Technology Initiative presents this virtual event: Courts around the world are embracing innovation and adopting technology...
Mar
1
2021
"The Climate Negotiations and the Gift from the Global South"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Naveeda Khan, Johns Hopkins University Title "The Climate Negotiations and the Gift from the Global South" Abstract With a focus on Bangladesh in the...
Feb
26
2021
Radiation, Pandemic, Insurrection: How Is It to Be Lived?
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Sabu Kohso in conversation with Thomas Lamarre and Franco “Bifo” Berardi Written in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster,...
Feb
25
2021
China's Heart of Darkness: Prince Han Fei and Chairman Xi Jinping
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Global Culture and Communication (CGCC)
China's Heart of Darkness: Prince Han Fei and Chairman Xi Jinping by Jianying Zha On ZOOM Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 11...
Feb
16
2021
“Chrysanthemum Fields Forever: Folk Rock Form and Environmental Sound in Taiwan” (Andrew F. Jones)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Environmental Humanities Workshop, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Program in Comparative Literary studies present: Professor Andrew F. Jones...
Feb
15
2021
"A "Small" Story of the Jasmine Flower in the Age of Global Botany"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Sugata Ray, University of California-Berkeley Title "A "Small" Story of the Jasmine Flower in the Age of Global Botany" Abstract For the most part,...
Jan
27
2021
Northwestern Career Advancement Virtual Winter 2021 Internship & Job Fair
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Northwestern Career Advancement
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Jan
25
2021
Sarah Carson - "The Modern History of "Ancient" Indian Weather Prediction"
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Sarah Carson, Northwestern University Title "The Modern History of "Ancient" Indian Weather Prediction" Abstract This talk explores several twentieth-century works whose Indian authors aspired...
Jan
21
2021
Department of Sociology Culture and Society Workshop: Onur Özgöde (Harvard) & Margarita Rayzberg (Cornell)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department
Onur Özgöde (Harvard) & Margarita Rayzberg (Cornell) presents: COVID Imaginaries: A Comparative Analysis of Political and Economic Translations of a Public...
Jan
18
2021
A Roundtable on U.S. Foreign Policy under Biden: China, Africa, Latin America & the Middle East
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Please join Northwestern's Center for International and Area Studies and the Evanston Public Library for this roundtable discussion examining the...
Dec
15
2020
Virtual GESI 2021 Info Session
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) is offering a virtual rendition of its programming in Spring 2021 in lieu of...
Nov
5
2020
Study Abroad in Korea Virtual Info Session
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Learn about study abroad opportunities in South Korea during the academic year and over the summer. Hear student experiences &...
Nov
2
2020
JET Program 2021 Info Session @ Northwestern University
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
This is a special information session for Northwestern students, and it is co-hosted by the Japanese Language Program, Department of...
Nov
2
2020
Study Abroad in China Virtual Info Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Learn about study abroad opportunities in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China. Hear student experiences & ask questions. Registration with NU...
Oct
30
2020
Global Lunchbox: New Directions in Japanese Studies (Laura Hein)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Please join us for the Global Lunchbox series, a weekly conversational forum hosted by the Weinberg College Center for International...
Oct
26
2020
Study Abroad in Japan Virtual Info Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Live and learn in Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, or Hokkaido! Join us to learn about program options, ask questions, and speak with...
Oct
22
2020
"China as Polylith: It's Time for a New Paradigm in Chinese History" with James Millward
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
James MILLWARD (Georgetown University), author of The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction (2013) leads a roundtable with Northwestern historians...
Oct
12
2020
GPRL Coffee Chat with Prof. Nancy Qian
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Global Poverty Research Lab
GPRL Coffee Chat with Prof. Nancy Qian Monday, October 12 | 4:30 - 5:30 pm CDT | Zoom (RSVP to receive...
May
29
2020
CANCELLED: Japanese Language Coffee Hour
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Japanese instructors will host the Japanese Language Coffee Hour once a week for the students of Japanese. This Coffee Hour...
May
22
2020
CANCELLED: Japanese Language Coffee Hour
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Japanese instructors will host the Japanese Language Coffee Hour once a week for the students of Japanese. This Coffee Hour...
May
15
2020
CANCELLED: Japanese Language Coffee Hour
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Japanese instructors will host the Japanese Language Coffee Hour once a week for the students of Japanese. This Coffee Hour...
May
8
2020
CANCELLED: Japanese Language Coffee Hour
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Japanese instructors will host the Japanese Language Coffee Hour once a week for the students of Japanese. This Coffee Hour...
May
8
2020
CANCELLED: Political Thought in Ancient China
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Classics
Join us for Professor Loubna El-Amine's talk, "Political Thought in Ancient China." El Amine is faculty for Northwestern University Political...