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Prev February 2012 Next SUNDAY29MONDAY30TUESDAY3111:45 AM | 1:45 PMSeminar in Applied Economics: "Examining the effect of special supplement nutrition program for women, infants and children on breastfeeding"Speaker: Org Meeting/Xu Wang Affiliation: CUNY Graduate Center Topic: "Examining the effect of special supplement nutrition program for women, infants and children on...ShareAll EventsWEDNESDAY17:30 PMStudent Degree Recital - William Frampton, violaWilliam Frampton, viola Ran Dank, piano Amy Yang, piano Moran Katz, clarinet Capriccio for Solo Viola, op. 9, (Posth.) by Henri Vieuxtemps Marchenbilder for Piano and Viola, op. 113 (1851)...ShareAll EventsTHURSDAY26:30 PM | 8:30 PMBlack Women in JazzA Special Night of Jazz Performance Featuring Debbie Carter & Aziza with Host Dona Carter Join IRADAC as we celebrate the contributions of women past and present to Jazz, the great American...ShareAll EventsFRIDAY311:00 AMRobert Cherry on “The Pleasure Principle: How Jewish Values Shaped Popular Culture”Robert Cherry is a Broeklundian Professor of Economics at Brooklyn College. His most recent book is Moving Working Families Forward (NYU Press, 2011). His publications include “The Hasidic...Share4:00 PMFriday Forum: Rebecca L. Walkowitz (Rutgers University) “Where is Summertime?”Rebecca L. Walkowitz (Rutgers University), “Where is Summertime?” In a global novel -- a novel that aspires to planetary circulation, distributes its plot across distant time zones,...Share6:00 PM | 8:00 PMSafe ShimmySlam: An Eruption of Prose, Poetry and Performance A celebration of the WSQ Issue "Safe". In Celebration of the Publication of Women’s Studies Quarterly: SAFE Issue The MTA’s public safety campaign, “If You See Something, Say Something. Call: 1-888-NYC-SAFE,”...ShareAll EventsSATURDAY4SUNDAY5MONDAY66:00 PM | 8:00 PMFilm Screening: Shattering the SilencesShattering the Silences cuts through the rhetoric of the current Culture Wars by telling the stories of eight pioneering scholars - African American, Latino, Native American and Asian...ShareAll EventsTUESDAY711:45 AM | 1:45 PMSeminar in Applied Economics: "The US Banking Panics in the 1930's: The Lessons for Today" with Michael BordoSpeaker: John Landon-Lane Affiliation: Rutgers University Topic: "The US Banking Panics in the 1930's: The Lessons for Today" with Michael...Share1:00 PMDr. Robert Garot Presents: The Gang’s School: Challenges of Reintegrative Social ControlABSTRACT: This paper explores a necessarily ambivalent approach to gang members at an inner-city alternative high school, CAA, as staff must both accommodate and monitor their often troubled...Share7:00 PM | 9:00 PMThe Art of Long-Form JournalismThe Art of Long-Form Journalism New York City's Top Magazine Writers Discuss Their Craft Joan Acocella is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she reviews dance and books. Her most recent...Share7:30 PMStudent Degree Recital - Steven Beck, pianoSteven Beck, piano Three Piano Pieces (2011) by Frederic Rzewski Piano Sonata (1945-6, rev. 1982) by Elliott Carter Sonata in E-flat major, op. 31, no. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C...ShareAll EventsWEDNESDAY8THURSDAY912:00 PMCritical statistics: Reworking power in quantitative designPresentations by: Brett Stoudt, Psychology and Gender Studies, John Jay & Public Science Project Roger Hart, Environmental Psychology, GC & Children Environments Research...Share1:00 PMMusic in Midtown: Chamber Music on Fifth IMusic in Midtown begins another exciting spring season with a presentation of brilliant and dynamic young chamber players who are enrolled in the D.M.A. music performance program at the CUNY Graduate...ShareEvent RegistrationAll EventsFRIDAY10Keywords for American Cultural StudiesProfessors Bruce Burgett and Glenn Hendler, editors of Keywords for American Cultural Studies, will be conducting a seminar exploring the relationship between Keywords and digital pedagogy. In ...Share2:00 PMAn Interdisciplinary Dialogue with Iván Cepeda and Alfredo Molano on Forced Disappearance in the Colombian ConflictSeating is limited. Please RSVP to Astrid Roldán: apollonia2013@gmail.comShare3:00 PMDistinguished Professor Arie W. Kruglanski Presents: Terrorism: A (Self) Love StoryAbstract: Ironically, the same motivation that can lead to the most sublime human accomplishments, namely the quest for personal meaning and significance, can also underlie some of the most...ShareAll EventsSATURDAY11SUNDAY12MONDAY13Lincoln's Birthday ObservedLincoln's Birthday observed. College is closed.ShareAll EventsTUESDAY1411:45 AM | 1:45 PMSeminar in Applied Economics: "Mothers do matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parent's Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data"Speaker: Vikesh Amin Affiliation: SUNY Binghamton University Topic: "Mothers do matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parent's Schooling on Children's...ShareAll EventsWEDNESDAY156:00 PM | 8:00 PMThe African World in the 21st CenturyThis presentation addresses contemporary issues in Africa ranging from religion, environmental challenge, problems of nation building and external interests. In addition to examining these...Share7:00 PM | 9:00 PMTendencies: Poetics and Practice SeriesThis series of talks on queer poetics, curated by Tim Peterson (Trace) and titled in honor of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, explores the relationship between queer writing, poetic manifesto, poetic...Share7:30 PMStudent Degree Recital - Chad Cygan, tenorChad Cygan, tenor Steven Beck, piano Jean-Paul Bjorlin, french horn Liederkreis, op. 39 (1840) by Robert Schumann Clair de Lune op. 46, no. 2 (1887) by Gabriel Faure O...ShareAll EventsTHURSDAY16Last day to drop without the grade of 'W'.Last day to drop without the grade of 'W'.Share6:00 PM | 7:30 PMRalph Bunche ForumAmir Dossal, Chairman of the Global Partnerships Forum, will be giving a talk on global governance through public-private partnerships.Share6:30 PM | 8:30 PMProtest and Sacrifice: Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. As the leader of the Indian independence struggle in the first half of the 20th century, M. K. Gandhi galvanized the marginalized and the voiceless in an epic struggle to gain recognition and...Share6:30 PM | 8:00 PMSoviet-Jewish Experience in NYC (1972-2000) in Fact and FictionEvery immigrant has a story. For Russian immigrants in New York, such stories reveal the history, politics, and passion for storytelling of the Russian people. Please join us for a panel discussion...ShareEvent RegistrationAll EventsFRIDAY17Course Withdrawal period beginsCourse Withdrawal period begins. A grade of ‘W’ is assigned to students who officially drop a class.Share12:00 AMHealth and Demography Seminars: Health EconomicsSeminar Type: Health Economics Speaker: Avi Eberstein Affiliation: Hebrew University and New York University Organizers: Theodore J. Joyce:...Share2:00 PM | 4:00 PMLost Heroes: First Wave Civil Rights and the Niagara MovementIn this talk, Angela Jones, Ph.D., will discuss her book, African American Civil Rights: Early Activism and the Niagara Movement. The Niagara Movement (1905-1910) was an all-black civil rights...ShareAll EventsSATURDAY18SUNDAY19MONDAY20President's DayPresident's Day. College is closed.ShareAll EventsTUESDAY21Classes follow a Monday schedule.Classes follow a Monday schedule.Share6:30 PMITS: The Origins and Evolution of the UniverseLyman Page is the Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor and Chair of Physics at Princeton University. He and his colleagues have done a series of experiments to explore the "cosmic microwave...ShareEvent Registration7:30 PMDoctoral Students of Music in Concert ShareAll EventsWEDNESDAY2211:45 AMBringing terrorism home: Fear, security and domestic violence by Rachel Pain Share12:00 PMDr. David Garland Presents: "American Capital Punishment: A Theoretical Problem for Sociological Analysis"Abstract: The forms and functions of capital punishment, as practiced in 21st century America, are not well understood by sociological theory. The interpretive frameworks found in the sociological...Share12:00 PMDr. David Garland Presents "American Capital Punishment: A Theoretical Problem for Sociological Analysis"Abstract: The forms and functions of capital punishment, as practiced in 21st century America, are not well understood by sociological theory. The interpretive frameworks found in the sociological...Share4:00 PM | 6:00 PMManfacturing Powerlessness in the Black DiasporaThis talk is on powerlessness and its reproduction wherever black and brown people, in particular, are located. Several factors are discussed as being associated with the persistence of...Share6:00 PMWomen Without Men Film will be screened promptly at 6 p.m., followed by a coversation. Join celebrated writer Shahrnush Parsipur and artist Shirin Neshat as they reflect on their shared concern for the position...Share6:30 PMPerspectives: An Evening with Bill KellerBill Keller has enjoyed a long and illustrious career at the New York Times, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his coverage of the Soviet Union, and serving as executive editor from 2003 to 2011,...ShareEvent RegistrationAll EventsTHURSDAY231:00 PMMusic in Midtown: Chamber Music on Fifth IIMusic in Midtown’s second concert of the spring series showcases chamber music performed by the students enrolled in the D.M.A. music performance program. This concert will feature compositions...ShareEvent Registration4:00 PM | 5:00 PMCommunity Meeting with President KellyShare6:00 PMFeeling Beauty: A Neuroscientific Framework for Understanding Why the Arts May be Sisters, with G. Gabrielle StarrFeeling Beauty: A Neuroscientific Framework for Understanding Why the Arts May be Sisters. G. Gabrielle Starr, English and acting dean of the College of Arts and Science, NYU. Starr is the author of...ShareAll EventsFRIDAY249:00 AM | 6:00 PMSentimental Geographies: Geography, Affect, and Contemporary Cultural PracticeDuring the Arab Spring, the journalist Hamid Dabashi wrote that “The world is giving birth to a new geography of itself.” Given the rapid social and political transformations of this...Share10:00 AM | 7:00 PMBringing the Body Back in Humanities and Social SciencesA Conference by: THE MELLON INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEES IN THE HUMANITIES AND THE HUMANISTIC SOCIAL SCIENCES THE COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION, THE CUNY GRADUATE CENTER BRINGING THE...Share4:00 PMFriday Forum: Allison Pease (John Jay), "Boredom in/and Feminist Modernist Fiction"Allison Pease (John Jay) "Boredom in/and Feminist Modernist Fiction" Boredom has no essential character; it functions as a stance toward, or a gauge of, not only what is valued and...ShareAll EventsSATURDAY25SUNDAY26MONDAY278:00 PMComposers Now Festival, featuring CUNY Graduate Center Composers ShareAll EventsTUESDAY2811:45 AM | 1:45 PMSeminar in Applied Economics: "The Impact of Abortion on Young Women's Marriage Decisions"Speaker: Ruoding Tan Affiliation: CUNY Graduate Center Topic: "The Impact of Abortion on Young Women's Marriage Decisions" Organizers: Merih...Share6:30 PMExtraordinary Lives: Bill Kelly in Conversation with Peter GelbOver his long and varied career, Peter Gelb has consistently sought to attract new audiences to opera and classical music. Since becoming general manager of the Met in 2006, he has revitalized the...ShareEvent Registration6:30 PM | 8:30 PM“Ibn Jubayr’s Travels to Cairo, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Beyond”The travel account of Ibn Jubayr (1145-1217) has garnered a considerable amount of attention by medievalists and Crusade historians due to his written work on the Crusades, and his unique placement...ShareAll EventsWEDNESDAY2911:45 AMThe cultural turn in the war on terror, Hugh Gunterson Share12:00 PM | 1:30 PMFaking it: The Imposter Syndrome in Graduate SchoolYou’re Intelligent and Successful – At Least That’s What Everyone Says. So How Come You Don’t Feel Like It? The Imposter Syndrome is characterized by feelings of...Share7:30 PMStudent Degree Recital - Alistair MacRae, cello ShareAll EventsTHURSDAY16:30 PM | 8:00 PMThe Real Mad Men and the Golden Age of Advertising in NYCAre Don, Roger, Peggy and others at Sterling Cooper from the television series Mad Men an accurate reflection of the office life and advertising personalities of the early 1960s? Join Andrew...ShareEvent RegistrationAll EventsFRIDAY212:00 AMHealth and Demography Seminars: DemographySeminar Type: Demography Speaker: Duncan Thomas Affiliation: Duke University Organizers: Theodore J....Share2:00 PMFriday Forum: Paul K. Saint-Amour (University of Pennsylvania), “On the Partiality of Total War: From L.E.O. Charlton to James Joyce”Paul K. Saint-Amour (University of Pennsylvania), “On the Partiality of Total War: From L.E.O. Charlton to James Joyce” An RAF officer traveling to Iraq in late 1922 takes Joyce's...Share4:00 PMFriday Forum: Andrew C. Parker (Amherst College), "The Theorist's Mother"Andrew C. Parker (Amherst College), "The Theorist's Mother" Noting how the mother is made to disappear perennially both as the object of theory and as its subject, Andrew Parker focuses...ShareAll EventsSATURDAY3