multi-day
Té con Té
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
A Spanish conversation group organized by students for students. All levels welcome. Meets every Monday, Jan. 9-Feb. 27, 5-6 p.m. Info: tst@u.northwestern.edu
Literary Events Across Northwestern
multi-day
Mesa de Español
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Meet & Greet Wednesdays this quarter for students of all levels of Spanish proficiency. Cookies and coffee will be served. Jan....
Jan
30
2023
GESI Information Session (Zoom) - Summer 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Northwestern Buffett Global Learning Office
The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) is a study abroad program that provides undergraduates with the knowledge, tools, and experiences...
Jan
30
2023
MENA Mondays: ROUNDTABLE | Dilemmas and Strategies of Research in the Contemporary MENA Region
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for MENA Monday. Lunch will be provided. The event is in person, a Zoom option is available...
Jan
30
2023
"Reading the China Dream through the Writings of China’s Public Intellectuals" A conversation with David Ownby (Université de Montréal)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by East Asia Research Forum
Please join the East Asia Research Forum for a talk given by David Ownby (Université de Montréal) as he explores...
Jan
31
2023
Disinformation as/in Polarization: Media Politics in Contemporary Latin America- A Conversation with Silvio Waisbord
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Please join us for this conversation with Silvio Waisbord, director and professor at the School of Media and Public Affairs...
Jan
31
2023
Student Lunch with Dr. Natalia Duong
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Natalia Duong is a researcher, teacher, and multidisciplinary performance maker. Her current book, Chemical Diasporas: Performing Toxicity through Ecological Kinship...
Jan
31
2023
Chemical Diasporas: The Kinships and Afterlives of Agent Orange | AASP Winter Speaker Series
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
TALK BY NATALIA DUONG: Chemical Diasporas: The Kinships and Afterlives of Agent Orange Agent Orange is commonly known as the main...
Jan
31
2023
Litowitz MFA+MA Reading Series: Dionne Irving
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
Dionne Irving is originally from Toronto, Ontario. She is the author of Quint (7.13 Books) and The Islands (Catapult Books)...
Jan
31
2023
Raising the Floor Documentary Film Viewing and Sneak Preview of "Nixon's Reversal"
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by American Studies Program
In spring 2020, a global pandemic sent the city of Chelsea, Massachusetts, spiraling into chaos. Chelsea’s frontline workers risked their...
Feb
1
2023
Spanish Study Tables: Writing Workshop
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Hands-on, collaborativeworkshop to improve your Spanish writing skills. Intended for students enrolled in Spanish 101-2, 115-1, and 121-2. Light refreshments...
Feb
1
2023
La Tavola Italiana
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of French and Italian
Join us in Allison Dining Commons (look for the table with the Italian flag!) on Wednesday, February 1 from 5:30–6:30pm. Come...
Feb
2
2023
CNAIR Guest Speaker: Dr Brian Burkhart, Prof of Philosophy, University of OK - "Thinking through the Land"
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Please join us for a presentation with guest speaker, Dr Brian Burkhart, Professor of Philosophy from University of Oklahoma. Title: Thinking...
Feb
2
2023
Brady Weekly Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Scholars Program hosts a weekly Tea and Discussion for all Brady Sophomores. Brady Juniors and Seniors are welcome...
Feb
2
2023
A Reading & Talk with Paul Tran
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
Paul Tran is the author of the debut poetry collection, All the Flowers Kneeling, published by Penguin. Their work appears...
Feb
2
2023
Leslie Reagan: Abortion is an American Tradition
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Gender & Sexuality Studies Program
"Abortion is an American Tradition: The Supreme Court, Fake History, and the Dobbs Decision" Professor Reagan will discuss the history, practice,...
Feb
3
2023
EAMI (2022) with filmmaker Paz Encina
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Weaving together elements of documentary filmmaking and Ayoreo-Totobiegosode mythology, Paz Encina’s EAMI is both document and cinematic narrative that portrays...
Feb
6
2023
MENA Mondays: FACULTY COLLOQUIUM | Childhood in Transformation
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be available. Attending by Zoom is available upon request. Speaker: Maayan...
Feb
6
2023
Santiago Molina - "Social Control at the Edge of Science: Positive Deviance in Human Genome Editing"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Santiago Molina, Northwestern University Title "Social Control at the Edge of Science: Positive Deviance in Human Genome Editing" Abstract This lecture draws on archival,...
Feb
6
2023
Tacita de Café
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
A convesation group for heritage speakers of Spanish. Info: m-villanueva@northwestern.edu
Feb
7
2023
Student Lunch with Dr. Keva X. Bui
12:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Keva X. Bui is a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian American Studies in the Department of Asian Studies at Pennsylvania...
Feb
7
2023
More-than-Human Terrain: U.S. Militarism and the Racial Logics of Cold War Science in Southeast Asia | AASP Winter Speaker Series
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
TALK BY KEVA X. BUI: More-than-Human Terrain: U.S. Militarism and the Racial Logics of Cold War Science in Southeast Asia Drawing...
Feb
7
2023
American Studies Info Session
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by American Studies Program
Come learn more about becoming an American Studies Major at an Info Session on Tuesday, February 7th. Pizza will be...
Feb
7
2023
My Electric Genealogy - Sarah Kanouse
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Part storytelling, part lecture, and part live documentary film, Sarah Kanouse’s solo performance My Electric Genealogy explores the shifting cultures...
Feb
8
2023
Warnock Lecture Series: Emine Fetvaci (Boston College), "The Wonder of Paper Joinery at the Ottoman Court"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
This talk will examine a stunning example of paper cutting and joining prepared by the Ottoman courtier, album maker, and...
Feb
9
2023
Brady Weekly Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Scholars Program hosts a weekly Tea and Discussion for all Brady Sophomores. Brady Juniors and Seniors are welcome...
Feb
10
2023
CNAIR Brown Bag: Ice Worlds: Lights, Camera, Activism
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Join us for the next Brown Bag in our series under the theme of "Indigenous Methodologies"! Brown Bags are open to...
Feb
13
2023
Born in the Struggle Film Viewing
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by American Studies Program
Please join African Americcan Historian, ETHS AP History teacher, and film-maker Kamasi Hill for a viewing of his documentary, "Born...
Feb
15
2023
La Tavola Italiana
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of French and Italian
Join us in Allison Dining Commons (look for the table with the Italian flag!) on Wednesday, February 15 from 5:30–6:30pm. Come...
Feb
15
2023
Brady Scholars Program - Ethics in Literature Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Juniors and Grad Fellows are invited to attend the monthly Ethics in Literature Dinner.
Feb
16
2023
Brady Weekly Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Scholars Program hosts a weekly Tea and Discussion for all Brady Sophomores. Brady Juniors and Seniors are welcome...
Feb
16
2023
Reading with Kao Kalia Yang, Distinguished Visiting Writer-in-Residence
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by English Department
Please join us for a reading with Kao Kalia Yang at 5pm in University Hall, 201! Kao Kalia Yang is a...
Feb
16
2023
The GECC Presents: A Talk by Dr. Ashley Cohen (USC)
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
Dr. Ashley Cohen, associate professor of English at USC, will give a talk titled "The Global Indies and Asian Empires...
Feb
17
2023
Edith Hall (Durham University): Two New Directions in Research on Aristotle and his Legacy
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Classics
Description to come.
Feb
20
2023
MENA Mondays: MENA CONVERSATION | Landscapes of Toxicity
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. This event is virtual. Register for the Zoom here: https://bit.ly/MENAFeb20 . Title: MENA CONVERSATION...
Feb
23
2023
Brady Weekly Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Scholars Program hosts a weekly Tea and Discussion for all Brady Sophomores. Brady Juniors and Seniors are welcome...
Feb
24
2023
Guest Lecture: Renaud Gagné (Cambridge)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Classics
Description to come.
Feb
27
2023
MENA Mondays: FACULTY COLLOQUIUM | Sufi Ethics, Neoliberal Aesthetics, and Gendered Religious Authority in Turkey
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be served. This event will be in person, but a...
Feb
27
2023
Spanish Study Tables: Conversation Practice
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Hands-on, collaborative workshop to imrpove your Spanish speaking skills. Intended for students enrolled in Spanish 101-2, 115-1, and 121-2. Light...
Feb
27
2023
Michelle N. Huang - "Racial Disintegration: Biomedical Futurity at the Environmental Limit"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Michelle N. Huang, Northwestern University Title "Racial Disintegration: Biomedical Futurity at the Environmental Limit" Abstract Illuminating how biomedical capital invests in white and Asian...
Feb
27
2023
Brady Scholars Program Senior Project Showcase
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Seniors will present their Senior Project to the Brady Community.
Feb
28
2023
The Afterlives of Coral or The Persistence of Colonial Violence. A Talk by Ayana Flewellen.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Please join us for this talk by Ayana Flewellen of Stanford University. Lunch provided. Mined coral lays at the foundation of...
Mar
1
2023
Brady Scholars Program - Graduate Fellow Applications Due
All day, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Scholars Program is accepting applications to be Graduate Fellows to Brady Class of 2026, through March 1, 2022.
Mar
2
2023
Brady Weekly Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life
The Brady Scholars Program hosts a weekly Tea and Discussion for all Brady Sophomores. Brady Juniors and Seniors are welcome...
Mar
2
2023
Moore Lecture Series : Safia Elhillo
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by English Department
Safia Elhillo is a Sudanese-American poet known for her written and spoken poetry. Elhillo received a BA degree from the...
Mar
3
2023
Brown Bag: Birchbark Books, Tribal Archives, & NAIS Methods
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Join us for the next Brown Bag in our series under the theme of "Indigenous Methodologies"! Brown Bags are open to...
Mar
3
2023
Guest Lecture: Richard Saller (Stanford)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Classics
Description to come.
Mar
6
2023
MENA Monday: Unearthing the Substrata of Images: Specters of Oil and Counter-Archives of Extraction in Iran
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for MENA Monday. Lunch will be provided. The event will be held in person, a Zoom option...
Mar
6
2023
Emily Vasquez - "Treating Risk, Deepening Inequality: Narratives of Biomedical Prevention in Mexico"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Science in Human Culture Program - Klopsteg Lecture Series
Speaker Emily Vasquez, University of Illinois at Chicago Title "Treating Risk, Deepening Inequality: Narratives of Biomedical Prevention in Mexico" Abstract TBD Biography Emily Vasquez is an ethnographer...
Mar
7
2023
Faculty Workshop: “Enlightenment and Devastation, 1767-1845”, History of Mexico Paul Gillingham (Northwestern) with Margaret Chowning (Berkeley), respondent
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Please join us for this faculty workshop with Paul Gillingham and respondent Margaret Chowning. Lunch provided. "Enlightenment and Devastation, 1767-1845” is...
Mar
10
2023
Arjan Zuiderhoek, “Empire and the Limits of Exploitation: Wealth and Power between Imperial Centre and Provincial City in the Roman World"
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Antiquities
Global Antiquities Workshop. In-Person. Description to come.