The convocation will focus on comparative research

methods in global and international studies: should

scholars always compare apples only with apples and

oranges only with oranges? What is revealed within and

across countries when social scientists relate

simultaneously a local, a national and a transnational

narrative? Distinguished anthropologists and historians

and a dozen Crossing Borders graduate fellows will

present their current research set in Asia, Africa, Latin

America and Europe.

SPEAKERSCAROLINE B. BRETTELL

University Distinguished Professor

Department of Anthropology | Southern Methodist University

“From Cities to Civic Engagement:

Comparative Perspectives on Migration”

SAURABH DUBE

Profesor Investigador

Centro de Estudios de Asia y África | El Colegio de México

"Can an undoing of disciplines be conjoined

with a doing of subjects?"

ALMA GOTTLIEB

Professor of Anthropology and African Studies

Department of Anthropology | University of Illinois

"From Village to Diaspora: Reflections

on Two Fieldwork Projects”

TARA ZAHRA

Assistant Professor of History

Department of History | The University of Chicago

"Ethnic Cleansing, Migration, and

Humanitarianism in Europe: A Comparative

Perspective, 1918-1951"

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of

Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in

this program, please contact Paul Greenough in advance at

paul-greenough@uiowa.edu or 319-335-2222.

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CONVOCATION

A GLOBAL EXPLORATION OF COMPARATIVE

STUDIES AND MULTI-SITED RESEARCH[

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For a complete schedule, go to

http://international.uiowa.edu/centers/crossi

ng-borders/projects/convocations/2011.asp

How did one young man’s protest spark the Tunisian Revolution of 2011? Asma Ben Romdhane, Fulbright Language Assistant from Tunisia, will discuss the events that culminated in the deposition of President Ben ‘Ali on January 14th, including the role played by Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and WikiLeaks and the reaction throughout the Arab world.

Speaker: Asma Ben Romdhane, Fulbright Language Assistant from Tunisia

This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, January 25, 6:30-8 p.m. • 2520D UCC

THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION OF 2011 part of the Images of the

Muslim World series

This event is cosponsored by MEMWS and ASP.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Heidi Vekemans in advance at 319-335-3862.

MANDARIN CHINESE CLASSES

All ages and skill levels are welcome! The University of Iowa Confucius Institute is offering Mandarin Chinese language and culture classes for community members and families in 2011. Classes are available in Iowa City and Davenport for everyone from beginners to advanced-level students. A second session

of classes will begin in March.

SECOND-SESSION CLASSES

COMMUNITY CLASSES IN DAVENPORT March 21 - May 4Mondays & Wednesdays5:30-7 p.m.

COMMUNITY CLASSES IN IOWA CITYMarch 22 – May 5Tuesdays & Thursdays7:15 – 8:45 p.m.

FAMILY CLASSES IN IOWA CITY March 20 – May 1Sunday, 2-3:15 p.m.

For more information & to register, visit http://international.uiowa.edu/confucius or e-mail confucius@uiowa.edu.

Confucius Institute 爱荷华大学孔子学院

Offering Iowans courses in Chinese language and culture

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an

accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Yu Huo in advance at 319-335-0159.

Johnson County Senior Center members receive a 10 % discount on Community Classes.

All enrollment forms and fees are due Thursday, March 17 for all classes.

Workshop participants will get hands-on experience using calligraphy

ink and brushes. No previous experience with Chinese or Chinese

Calligraphy is required. This workshop will be led by Dr. Ramon Lim.

Winner of the 2005 Eighth International Calligraphy Competition, Dr.

Lim has his works widely exhibited in China, Korea and Japan.

Chinese Calligraphy WORKSHOP

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 • 3-4:30 p.m.1117 University Capitol Centre (UCC)

Iowa City, IA • Free and open to the public

To enroll, see http://international.uiowa.edu/confucius/news.asp

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Andrea Niehaus in advance at 319-335-1307.

Monteverdi’s and Cavalli’s Shared Strophic Arias

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At the Origins of the Love Duet:

Dalla Vecchia is a doctoral student in musicology in the UI School of Music of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Dalla Vecchia will explain the difference between a shared strophic aria and a duet, which are often confused, and how this type of aria was used in 17th-century opera for two dramatic functions: the expression of two lovers’ harmonious bond and the contrast of verbal confrontation. This talk will further examine the use of shared strophic arias in the work of composers Francesco Cavalli and Claudio Monteverdi. The event is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by OSF and UI International Programs.

Screening ScheduleScreenings will begin at 7 p.m. in

101 BCSB, with discussions to follow

JAN 20: This Gun for Hire (1942, Frank Tuttle, 81 min.) & Detour (1945, Edgar Ulmer, 67 min.)

Jan 27: Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder, 107 min.)

Feb 3: Panic in the Streets (1950, Elia Kazan, 96 min.) & Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956, Don Siegel, 80 min.)

Feb 10: Kiss Me Deadly (1955, Robert Aldrich, 106 min.)

Feb 17: Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock, 109 min.)

Feb 24: Manchurian Candidate (1962, John Frankenheimer, 126 min)

Mar 3: Point Blank (1967, John Boorman, 92 min.)

Mar 10: Le Samouraï (1967, Jean-Pierre Melville, 101 min)

Mar 24: Chinatown (1974, Roman Polanski, 130 min.)

Mar 31: Get Carter (1971, Mike Hodges, 112 minutes)

Apr 7: The American Friend (1977, Wim Wenders, 125 min.)

Apr 14: Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan, 113 min.)

Apr 21: Fallen Angels (1995, Wong Kar Wai, W.96 min.)

Apr 20: Special Screening! The Big Sleep (1946, Howard Hawks, 114 min.)

Apr 22: Annual Film Studies Lecture, James Naremore, “Hawks, Chandler, & The Big Sleep” (4-6 p.m., location TBA)

Apr 28: L.A. Confidential (1997, Curtis Hanson, 136 min.)

May 5: Memento (2000, Christopher Nolan, 113 min.)

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Steven Ungar at 319-335-0330 or steven-ungar@uiowa.edu.

"DON LUIS"ALIAS

The True Tales and Amazing Adventures

of a Sixteenth-Century Algonkian

Who Traveled the Seas and Saw Three Continents

...and why he came home boiling mad

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Catherine Komisaruk at catherine-komisaruk@uiowa.edu, Amber Brian at amber-brian@uiowa.edu or call (319) 335-2299.

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Studies Program, the UI

Department of History

and International

Programs.

This event is free and open to the public.Wednesday, February 16

4 p.m. in Schaeffer Hall 302

Camilla Townsend is Professor of History at

Rutgers University and a recent recipient of

a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her books on

the relations between indigenous people

and Europeans in the Americas have

spanned Mexico, the Andes and the

Chesapeake.

For more information visit:

http://international.uiowa.edu

a talk by Camilla Townsend

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Paul Greenough in advance at 335-2222.

Economic Policies & Public Finance in Sri Lanka:Did War Expenditure Matter?

Thursday April 14, 2011 4:00-5:30 p.m.1117 University Capitol Centre (Commons)

The Sri Lankan Civil War between the government and the Tamil Tigers was a 26-year long on-again off-again military struggle that came to an end only after the Sri Lankan army and navy crushed the Tigers in May 2009. The war caused significant hard-ships for the population, environment and the economy, and an estimated 80,000 -100,000 people were killed. During the period 1983-2009 Sri Lanka's defense expenditures were higher than other com-parable conflict-ridden countries and it was the most militarised country in South Asia.

Dr. H. Thenuwara, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Studies will present the lecture.

This presentation is sponsored by the South Asian Studies Program and is free and open to the public.Refreshments will be served.