When: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: See description
Description: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:30 AM Toy Lounge, Dey Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAn interdisciplinary conference on the poetics and pragmatics of literary translation to be held at Duke and the UNC , April 23-25, 2009
This international, interdisciplinary, and transcultural conference will bring (…)
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When: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: R. David Thomas Conference Center
Description: An interdisciplinary conference on the poetics and pragmatics of literary translation to be held at Duke and the UNC , April 23-25, 2009
This international, interdisciplinary, and transcultural conference will bring together not only writers and scholars who translate literary texts, but cultural theorists, (…)
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When: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: R. David Thomas Conference Center
Description: An interdisciplinary conference on the poetics and pragmatics of literary translation to be held at Duke and the UNC , April 23-25, 2009
This international, interdisciplinary, and transcultural conference will bring together not only writers and scholars who translate literary texts, but cultural theorists, (…)
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Thu, April 23, 2009 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240.
Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS since its creation in 1995 and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations. Dr Peter Piot comes from a distinguished academic and scientific career focusing on AIDS and women¿s health in the developing world.
Topic: TBA. The University Seminar on Global Health is a (…)
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When: Friday, April 17, 2009 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Friedl Atrium
Cost: Free
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Description: Please join the Duke University Center for International Studies and the Polygraph collective for a roundtable discussion with Tim Morton and Kathy Rudy.
Friday, April 17 | Friedl 115 | 5-7pm
Food and drink will be provided. Questions? Contact: polygraph [Email: polygraph #AT# duke.edu ]
Tim Morton is Professor of (…)
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African Ubuntu and South African Constitutionalism: Constructing a New Legal Culture
When: Friday, April 17, 2009 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240
Description: African Ubuntu and South African Constitutionalism, a public conversation between Justice Yvonne Mokgoro (Constitutional Court of South Africa) and Jean and John Comaroff (University of Chicago) will explore what the term Ubuntu, a concept encapsulating (…)
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When: Thursday, April 16, 2009 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240
Cost: Free, open to the public
Description: The University Seminar on Global Governance and Democracy presents: Louis W. Pauly – University of Toronto
Co-sponsors: Duke University Center for International Studies and John Hope Franklin Center
Contact Information: Smith, Dan 668-1663
Categories: Panel/Seminar/Colloquium
democracy, economics, Global Governance and Democracy, globalization, governance, University Seminar
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When: Monday, April 13, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240
Cost: Free, open to the public PG I & II parking vouchers available, upon request.
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Description: The Duke University Center for International Studies Globalization and the Artist project presents a lunchtime talk/reading – “Museologies” with Diego Cortez – Director, Benetton Collection, Treviso; Curator of Photography, New (…)
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Ram Rahman: Street Smart – closing reception
When: Friday, April 10, 2009 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
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Description: Closing reception for photographer Ram Rahman’s “Street Smart” exhibition, on exhibit in the Franklin Center main gallery now, through April 10. “Street Smart” showcases Rahman’s body of work, a subtle, often (…)
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International Symposium: Barefoot Across the Nation: Maqbool Fida Husain and the Idea of India
When: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:00 AM – Sat, April 11, 2009 5:00 PMWhere: John Hope Franklin Center 240More Info
Description: This conference will explore the entanglement of the artistic imagination in the cultural politics of risk by considering the oeuvre of Maqbool Fida Husain, arguably modern India’s (…)
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