WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19, 2024

IN THE NEWS

Mai'a Davis Cross, Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures; Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy, spoke with Northeastern Global News on her newest book, International Cooperation Against All Odds: The Ultrasocial World.


Read "From realism to ‘ultrasociality’: international relations scholar rewrites the history of international cooperation."

Humble beginnings and hard work pay off for this Northeastern graduate student from Ghana

Northeastern Global News

Richard O'Bryant

Director of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute; Research Associate of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Advisory Board Member, Humanities Center


Moses Ayirebi

Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy '25

Boston’s approach to “problem properties” could help improve cities across the U.S., new research finds

Northeastern Global News

Daniel O'Brien

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Criminology and Criminal Justice; Director, Boston Area Research Initiative; Director, PhD in Public Policy Program

How would a second Trump term impact NATO, US-Russia relations, the war in Europe?

Northeastern Global News

Julie Garey

Graduate Program Director, Master of Arts in International Affairs; Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science

How one philosopher is thinking about the problem of deepfakes, AI and the “arms race” to rein in deception online

Northeastern Global News

Don Fallis

Professor Of Philosophy and Computer Science

“We owe it to each other.” How to listen to opposing points of view in an age of political divide.

Northeastern Global News

David Lazer

University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences

Compelled to be repelled? Why movies like “Saltburn” may make you cringe and love it

Northeastern Global News

Moira Weigel

Faculty Affiliate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Assistant Professor, Communications Studies

The AI Industry Is Stuck on One Very Specific Way to Use a Chatbot

The Atlantic

Kathleen Creel

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science

As war rages, a Newton-based charity fosters Mideast hope through “environmental diplomacy”

WGBH

Lori Lefkovitz

Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies; Director of the Jewish Studies Program; Professor of English

Antony Blinken’s Family Is the Latest Target of Washington’s Ugliest Protest Trend

POLITICO

Candice Delmas

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science

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Call for Proposals for the Ninth Annual CSSH Undergraduate Research Forum


CSSH invites proposals for the upcoming Undergraduate Research Forum on March 20 and 21.


Any undergraduate CSSH student who has conducted original research independently or in collaboration with a faculty member is eligible to participate. The research topic is open. Students may present results of research conducted in collaboration with faculty or independently. Presentations may emerge from class projects, research-based co-ops, thesis projects, honors in the major projects, capstone projects, etc. Works-in-progress—that is, the sharing of preliminary results—are welcome.

Learn more and submit a proposal by 2/28

RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Hillary Chute, Distinguished Professor of English and Art + Design, published the book chapter "Graphic Modernisms" in the new volume Comics and Modernism: History, Form, and Culture, published by the University Press of Mississippi.

EVENTS

Discussion on the Politics of Care


Wednesday, February 21

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM


Renaissance Park 909

Boston campus

Join the Health, Humanities, and Society Program for an event with Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Provost's Senior Faculty Teaching Scholar, Columbia University, as she discusses the "Politics of Care."

Ritual & Rupture: A Reading and Conversation with Funto Omojola


Thursday, February 22

12:00 - 2:00 PM


Curry Student Center 144

Boston campus

Join the English Department for a poetry reading and Q&A with Funto Omojola, poet, performer, and visual artist. They have worked with Dia Chelsea, the Poetry Project, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and their work has been supported by A.I.R Gallery, Cave Canem Foundation, MASS MoCA, and Millay Arts.

The Ultrasocial World, International Cooperation, and the Implications for Public Policy


Thursday, February 22

5:15 - 8:00 PM


Northeastern University Arlington Campus

1300 17th Street N #1500, Arlington, VA 22209


Register to attend in-person or via livestream

Join Mai’a Davis Cross, Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures and Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy; moderator Tracy Corley, Director of Programs, Arlington Campus and Professor of the Practice in Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Esther Brimmer, Council for Foreign Relations; and Gloriela Iguina-Colon, C40 Cities, for a conversation about Professor Cross’s new book, International Cooperation Against All Odds: The Ultrasocial World.

My Life, My Story Project


Monday, February 26

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM


Hurtig Hall 310

Boston campus

Join the Health, Humanities, and Society Program for an event with  Susan Nathan, MD, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, on the "My Life, My Story" project.

Understanding Gendered Antisemitism


Wednesday, February 28

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM


Shillman Hall 420

Boston campus

This lecture with Chloe Yale Pinto, Assistant Professor of English Literature at Northeastern University London, will discuss different forms of gendered antisemitism, including religious, racial, political, and epistemic, while foregrounding the research and writings of Jewish women.

The Vibrancy of Needs: Body/Form/Justice

Session 1


Monday-Wednesday

March 11-13


Northeastern Crossing

1175 Tremont Street

Boston Campus


Register to attend

Join Kenneth Bailey and Judith Leemann, of The Design Studio for Social Intervention, currently Visiting Fellows in the Arts & Humanities Social Action Lab directed by Kris Manjapra, Stearns Trustee Professor of History and Global Studies. They will lead a series of sessions of cross- and anti-disciplinary inquiry into theories and embodiments of justice rooted in experiences of common need blurring the line between the campus and the community.

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