International Studies

2009-2010 Events

Theme: Art and Resistance

International Studies Colloquium - September 10, 2009
4:00 p.m., Beckman Auditorium-Ames Library
Planning meeting

September 10, 2009
5:15 p.m.
McPherson Beach (or rain place - Davidson Room)
Welcome back picnic for International Studies majors and minors, international students and International Studies faculty associates (view picnic photos)

International Film Series for Fall 2009
Schedule
For additional information contact Camela Ferradans

September 17, 2009 - Theme linked event
7:00 p.m., Hansen Student Center-Center Court
Almudena Carracedo
Director/Producer, MADE IN L.A.

Screening and discussion of 'Made in L.A.," the award-winning documentary about sweatshop workers in Los Angeles. The Emmy Award-winning producer/director, Almudena Carracedo, will introduce the film and answer questions afterward.

Sponsored by Latin American Studies Team, Office of Co-Curricular Programming, IWU Action Research Center, Women's Studies Program, Hispanic Studies Department and Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

September 22, 2009
5:30 p.m., Davidson Room
Eid Dinner - Celebrate the end of Ramadan

The dinner will feature Swahili cuisine. Muslims in attendance will be invited to share a favorite Eid tradition practiced in their culture.

September 29, 2009
4:00 p.m., CLA 300
Taking the Road Less Traveled - Study Abroad Opportunities in the Developing World
Student's stories of living in the developing world:

Sponsored by the Development Studies Team.

International Studies Colloquium - October 8, 2009 - Theme linked event
4:00 p.m., Beckman Auditorium-Ames Library
Bill Brown
Visiting Assistant Professor, IWU
"Context, Graffiti and Art of the Berlin Wall

Professor Brown's talk is part of the "20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall" film series.

Sponsored by Russian and East European Studies and German Studies

Lecture Series - Muslim Politics and the Politics of Islam
Lecture Series Schedule

October 22, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – Beckman Auditorium-Ames Library

Rola el_Husseini
Assistant Professor
George Bush School of Government and Public Service
Texas A & M University
"Hizbullah and the Axis of Refusal”

Presentation is part of the lecture series "Muslim Politics and the Politics of Islam"

Sponsored by the International Studies Program and the History, Political Science and Religion Departments. Lecture series arranged by Driss Maghraoui and Saloua Zerhouni

African Culture Week, November 1-8, 2009
Schedule of Events

African Culture Week Images

African Culture week is sponsored by the African Studies Team, African Students Association,  Multicultural Affairs, Action Resource Center, Political Science Honor Society, and the History and Anthropology Departments

International Studies Colloquium - November 5, 2009 - Theme linked event
Presentation is part of African Culture Week
4:00 p.m.,Hansen Student Center
Lecture and Concert with Aza Moroccan Music Ensemble

African Culture week is sponsored by the African Studies Team, African Students Association,  Multicultural Affairs, Action Resource Center, Political Science Honor Society, and the History and Anthropology Departments

November 12, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – CNS C102

Saloua Zerouni
Fulbright Visiting Professor, IWU
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Mohammed V University, Morocco
"Political Participation in Morocco: The Party of Justice and Development”

Presentation is part of the lecture series "Muslim Politics and the Politics of Islam"

Sponsored by the International Studies Program and the History, Political Science and Religion Departments. Lecture series arranged by Driss Maghraoui and Saloua Zerhouni

Lecture Series images

Hunger Banquet, November 16, 2009, 5:15 p.m., Davidson Room
Sample how the rest of the world eats - What you eat depends on who you are and where you live

Meal Tickets: $5.00 each (limited to 50)
Available at CLA 150 (x3374)
Proceeds will be donated to a charitable organization.
Sponsored by the Development Studies Team

November 17, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – Beckman Auditorium, Ames Library

Driss Maghraoui, Assistant Professor
History and International Studies
Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
"The Politics of Religious Reforms in Morocco”

Presentation is part of the lecture series "Muslim Politics and the Politics of Islam"

Sponsored by the International Studies Program and the History, Political Science and Religion Departments. Lecture series arranged by Driss Maghraoui and Saloua Zerhouni

International Studies Colloquium - November 19, 2009
4:00 p.m., Beckman Auditorium-Ames Library
Dr. Liudmila Aliabieva
Professor, Russian Humanities University, Moscow
Editor, Theory of Fashion, (international journal of history and culture of fashion)

"Swapping Russia: Between Soviet Practices and Slow Living Philosophy"

Sponsored by Russian and East European Studies, MCLL and Environmental Studies

International Studies Colloquium - December 3, 2009
4:00 p.m., Beckman Auditorium-Ames Library
Ali Abdullatif Ahmid
Professor and Chair, Political Science
University of New England, Biddeford
"Beyond Orientalism and Fundamentalism: Demystifying Islam"

Presentation is part of the lecture series "Muslim Politics and the Politics of Islam"

Sponsored by the International Studies Program and the History, Political Science and Religion Departments. Lecture series arranged by Driss Maghraoui and Saloua Zerhouni