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Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events

This calendar lists each week's notable events with an international or intercultural focus. Event descriptions are taken from your R25 Space Request. To have your event highlighted, contact the Global Studies Center at global@smith.edu. To have information about your event or activity sent to all campus e-mail accounts, submit it to eDigest.

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October 28- Nov 3

November 4-10

November 11-17

Featured Event

Global Salon
October 30, 2012
Who Dissed the Women's Treaty, with special guest Kim Grandy, former president of NOW and current president of Feminist Majority Foundation
Global Studies Center, Wright Hall
4:15 pm

Associated Kyoto Program (AKP) Information Session
October 30, 2012

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7:00 pm

2013 Global Engagement Seminars Informational Meeting
November 2, 2012
Information about 2013 GES Jerusalem and 2013 GES Federico García Lorca, Hidden and Revealed: An Itinerary of Life in Spain
Global Studies Center, Wright Hall.
12:00 pm

Lectures and Symposia

Concentration in South Asia Studies
October 29, 2012
Learn about the South Asia concentration and meet faculty and other interested students. Pizza will be served.
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12:15 pm

Major and Minor in East Asian Studies
November 1, 2012
To understand today's world we must understand East Asia today. China, Japan, and Korea also represent some of the oldest and richest cultural traditions in the world, and their art, religion, literature, and history inspire and challenge us.
Campus Center 205
4:30 pm

Study Abroad in China Information Session
November 5, 2012

Global Studies Center Conference Room
5:00 pm

Featured Event

Study Abroad in China & Taiwan Information Session
November 5, 2012
Co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, and the East Asian Studies Program. Light dinner will be served.
Global Studies Center, Wright Hall
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

WHAW
November 6, 2012
Pussy Riot, discussion about the arrest of the Russian feminist punk-rock band
Global Studies Center, Wright Hall

Smith Program Abroad in Paris Information Sessio
November 6, 2012
Refreshments will be served
Global Studies Center Conference Room
5:00 pm

Lectures and Symposia

Five College Center for the Study of World Languages Drop-In Information Session
November 7, 2012
Stop by to learn about courses in less-commonly studied languages available to Smith students in Spring 2013.
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

South Asian Play and Diwali Eid Dinner
November 9, 2012
EKTA in collaboration with the Student Theater Committee presents a South Asian Play, Family Duty, based on the short story by Nighat M. Gandhi. Free dinner served at 6 p.m. in the Gamut; free performance at 7 p.m. in the TV Studio, Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts
Mendenhall Theatre
6:00 pm

Southeast Asian Alliance Presents: Flavors of Southeast Asia
November 9, 2012
Southeast Asian Alliance is sponsoring its most popular annual food event, Flavors of Southeast Asia, serving some of the most delicious dishes coming from different regions of Southeast Asia. Open to the public. Tickets $6 pre-sale, $8 at the door.
Davis Ballroom
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Featured Event

International Students' Day
November 12, 2012

Smith Program Abroad in Florence Information Session
November 13, 2012

Hatfield Hall, Room 105
5:00 pm

GES Jerusalem
November 14, 2012
Information session on GES Jerusalem 2013 and students' experiences with GES Jerusalem 2012
4:30 pm

Global Salon
November 16, 2012
All the Voices Together, with Argentinean musicians Liliana Herrero and Guillermo Klein
Global Studies Center, Wright Hall

Lectures and Symposia

From Manila to Mexico: Asian Trade and Colonial Desire
November 12, 2012
Dana Leibsohn, Priscilla Paine Van der Poel Professor of Art History, will give her inaugural lecture Monday.
Seelye 106
4:30 pm

Fulbright New Season Launch
November 13, 2012
U.S. citizens with 3.4+ GPA meet at the Weinstein Auditorium to discover a whole new world with a Fulbright Fellowship for an amazing year in one of 155 countries—an unforgettable experience to inspire the rest of your life and open doors to a fascinating future.
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall

Liliana Herrero: Counterfusions
November 15, 2012
Singing as a Meditation on Time and Justice in the Quest for Utopian Territories. Argentinian singer Liliana Herrero will talk about how she has sought to interrogate the Argentinean repertoire of folkloric music.
Earle Recital Hall, Sage Hall
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Performing Arts and Films

Liliana Herrero & Guillermo Klein Concert: Navega (Sail!)
November 16, 2012
Argentinian singer Liliana Herrero accompanied by renowned Argentinean Jazz composer and performer, Mr. Guillermo Klein. Free and open to the public.
Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall
8:00 pm