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Past MAX-Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs Events

March 31, 2025

CANCELLED | Putin’s Holy War: Sacred Memory and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

March 31, 2025 at 4:00pm5:00pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Sean Griffin traces the career of Patriarch Kirill (Gundiaev), the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, and examines his highly controversial role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Babel Machine Workshop: Multilingual AI for Cross-National and Comparative Research

March 31, 2025 at 2:00pm3:30pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Discover how cutting-edge large language models can transform your research across language barriers.

March 28, 2025

CANCELLED | Persian Culture and Conversation Table

March 28, 2025 at 4:30pm6:30pm

Maxwell Hall, 303

Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Persian conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

March 27, 2025

Cancelled | Ukrainian Culture and Conversation Table

March 27, 2025 at 3:00pm4:00pm

Eggers Hall, 341

This event is hosted by Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor, with support from the SU Ukrainian Club.

March 26, 2025

Russian Culture and Conversation Table

March 26, 2025 at 4:00pm5:00pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Russian conversation skills!

March 25, 2025

Understanding Syrian Voices: Refugees’ Stories of Revolution, War, and the Struggle for Home

March 25, 2025 at 4:00pm5:30pm

Eggers Hall, 220

This talk explores the stories collected in two books, “We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria” (2017) and “The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora”…

Theory from the Trenches: Decolonization and the Storm of Subaltern Marxism

March 25, 2025 at 12:30pm2:00pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Shozab Raza explores a renewed vision of decolonization—one distinct from the efforts led by bureaucrats, professors or social media activists.

March 24, 2025

The EU’s Role in Reforming Local Self-Government in Ukraine: From Governance to Conditionality

March 24, 2025 at 3:00pm4:30pm

Eggers Hall, 341

In her research, Mariana Semenyshyn explores the EU’s role in supporting LSG reform and how Ukraine and the EU could further build on this reform as part of the negotiations process.

Arabic Culture and Conversation Table

March 24, 2025 at 12:00pm1:00pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Come practice your Arabic language skills and enjoy company and conversation! All levels are welcome.

March 21, 2025

Japanese Culture and Conversation Table

March 21, 2025 at 2:15pm3:35pm

Hall of Languages, 115

Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Japanese conversation skills!

French Culture and Conversation Table

March 21, 2025 at 2:00pm3:00pm

Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 009

Do you want to learn more about French culture and language? Come to the French Table! All levels welcome.

Spanish Culture and Conversation Table

March 21, 2025 at 12:30pm1:30pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Spanish conversation skills!

Memory, Justice, and (Re)Construction of Society in Post-Colonial Africa

March 21, 2025 at 12:00pm1:30pm

Virtual (See event details)

For some ordinary Africans, memory and imagination has provided them with tools to assert a view against that of a repressive regime keen on erasures of the past and censorship of the present.

Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

March 21, 2025 at 12:00pm1:30pm

Eggers Hall, 352

Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Hindi-Urdu conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

Memory, Justice, and (Re)Construction of Society in Post-Colonial Africa

March 21, 2025 at 12:00pm1:30pm

Virtual (See event details)

For some ordinary Africans, memory and imagination has provided them with tools to assert a view against that of a repressive regime keen on erasures of the past and censorship of the present.

Memory, Justice, and (Re)Construction of Society in Post-Colonial Africa

March 21, 2025 at 12:00pm1:30pm

Virtual (See event details)

For some ordinary Africans, memory and imagination has provided them with tools to assert a view against that of a repressive regime keen on erasures of the past and censorship of the present.

March 20, 2025

Turkish Culture and Conversation Table

March 20, 2025 at 2:00pm3:30pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Come to the Turkish Table! All levels welcome!

March 19, 2025

Tamil Culture and Conversation Table

March 19, 2025 at 3:30pm5:00pm

Eggers Hall, 352

Come learn and practice your Tamil conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

Elements of a Negotiated End to the Russia-Ukraine War

March 19, 2025 at 3:30pm5:00pm

Eggers Hall, 341

Join Samuel Charap for an expert analysis on the elements of a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine war, drawing from his extensive research and experience.

Caring Masculinities: Men’s Lived Experiences in Eurasia

March 19, 2025 at 11:00am12:30pm

Maxwell Hall, 204

The Anthropology Department welcomes Elena Borisova to discuss her critical studies of men and masculinities through the anthropological approaches to care.