What you could be if you go to these events

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or a correction, please leave them in the comments.

Recommended

  • “Banishing Women: The Law and Politics of Abortion Travel” Monday, 6:30-8:00 PM, 104 Jerome Greene Hall. David Brown, Joanna Erdman, Yasmine Ergas, Madeline Gomez.
  • “Talking Pages: The Eighteenth-Century Variorum Page” Tuesday, 6:00-8:30 PM, 523 Butler. Jenny Davidson.
  • “Extreme Engineering Presents: Inside the Helmet” Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 PM, 501 Northwest Corner Building. Dr. Dean Eppler. (RSVP)
  • “Posthuman Feminism” Thursday, 4:00-6:00 PM, 754 Schermerhorn Extension. Rosi Braidotti.
  • “Ripples in Spacetime: When Black Holes Merge” Friday, 7:00-9:00 PM, 301 Pupin Hall. Jillian Bellovary.

Monday, February 15th

  • “German-EU-Russian Relations: Dissolution of the ‘Strategic’ and ‘Modernization Partnerships’ – Causes and Consequences” 12:00-1:30 PM, 1219 IAB. Hannes Adomeit.
  • “Addressing Islamophobia: Dispelling Myths to Break Down Barriers” 5:00-6:30 PM, Lerner Hall Room C555. Amer F. Ahmed. (RSVP)
  • “Banishing Women: The Law and Politics of Abortion Travel” 6:30-8:00 PM, 104 Jerome Greene Hall. David Brown, Joanna Erdman, Yasmine Ergas, Madeline Gomez.

Tuesday, February 16th

  • “BP Energy Outlook – 2016 Edition” 10:00-11:30 AM, 1501 IAB. Spencer Dale. (RSVP)
  • “Baroque Architecture in Today’s Russia” 12:00-1:30 PM, 1219 IAB. Lev Maciel.
  • “At Home in Postwar France: A discussion with Nicole Rudolph” 6:00-7:30 PM, Buell Hall East Gallery. Nicole Rudolph.
  • “Talking Pages: The Eighteenth-Century Variorum Page” 6:00-8:30 PM, 523 Butler. Jenny Davidson.

Wednesday, February 17th

  • “Programming and Reprogramming Cell Fate” 11:00-12:00 PM, Medical Campus, Neurological Institute Auditorium, NI-1. Kenneth Paret.
  • “Academic Diplomacy and Cultural Cold War in Soviet Ukraine” 12:00-1:30 PM, 1219 IAB. Sergei Zhuk.
  • “Obama’s Challenge to China: The Pivot to Asia” 4:00-5:30 PM, 918 IAB. Chi Wang.
  • “Extreme Engineering Presents: Inside the Helmet” 8:00-9:00 PM, 501 Northwest Corner Building. Dean Eppler. (RSVP)

Thursday, February 18th

  • “Imperial Genus: The Formation and Limits of the Human in Modern Korea and Japan” 12:00-1:30 PM, 918 IAB. Travis Workman.
  • “Posthuman Feminism” 4:00-6:00 PM, 754 Schermerhorn Extension. Rosi Braidotti.
  • “The Rise and Fall of Village Elections in Rural China” 4:15-5:45 PM, 1101 IAB. Gerard Padro-i-Miquel. 
  • “Extreme Engineering Presents: Suiting Up for Space” 7:00-8:00 PM, Davis Auditorium, 412 CEPSR. Allison Bolinger. (RSVP)
  • “A Discussion about German and English Theater” 8:00-9:00 PM, Deutsches Haus. Daniel Kehlmann, James Shapiro.

Friday, February 19th

  • “The Future of Racial Morality After Black Love and Black Rage” 12:15 PM, 758 Schermerhorn Extension. Christopher Lebron.
  • “Ripples in Spacetime: When Black Holes Merge” 7:00-9:00 PM, 301 Pupin Hall. Jillian Bellovary.

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