Time flies by and we often feel the urge to make the most of our days here. With a wide variety of events, from a conversation with Brazilian Ambassador Adalnio Senna to a discussion on the interplay between French urban space and sexuality, there is no better way to welcome November than to take advantage of all the learning opportunities on campus.

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Gender-Based Violence & the ERA: Sex Equality & U.S. v. Rahimi

  • Monday, October 30, 12:10 to 1:10 pm, online.
  • For the end of this Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Columbia Law School is spotlighting United States v. Rahimi, a pending gun rights case happening this November 7, and discussing what is at stake in this case regarding gender-based violence.
  • Register here.

Brazil Seminar – Ambassador Adalnio Senna Ganem

  • Wednesday, November 1, 6:20 to 7 pm, 801 International Affairs Building or online.
  • Join the Institute of Latin American Studies in a seminar with Ambassador Adalnio Senna Ganem, Consul-General of Brazil in New York, for a conversation on Brazilian Foreign Policy.
  • You can watch the YouTube broadcast here. 

How can the humanities help a world in crisis?

  • Wednesday, November 1, 7:15 to 8:30 pm, Maison Française East Gallery, Buell Hall.
  • This event co-sponsored by the Columbia Maison Française and the Alliance Program will discuss how the humanities can help us to figure out how to address multiple crises we currently face, from social injustice to risks associated with artificial intelligence. Welcome. The panel of speakers will include Frédéric Worms, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, and Clémence Boulouque.
  • Register here.

Telling the Stories of War

  • Thursday, November 2, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, online.
  • This panel, which includes the NYT Pulitzer Prize winner Azmat Khan, National Book Award winner Phil Klay, veteran and author Adrian Bonenberger, as well as students from the US Army War College will examine the evolution of war narratives over the past 20 years. This event is hosted by Columbia’s Center for Veteran Transition and Integration and the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism.
  • Register here.

Revolving Closets, Open Undergrounds: Clandestine Homosexualities

  • Thursday, November 2, 4 to 5:30 pm, Maison Française East Gallery, Buell Hall.
  • In this special event, Associate Professor of French Studies at Smith College Mehammed Amadeus Mack will be talking about the relationship between French architecture, urban planning, and the formation of homosexual subcultures. 
  • Register here.

“Black Love Letters” Panel and Book Celebration

  • Thursday, November 2, 6:30 to 8 pm, Faculty House, third floor.
  • This panel will celebrate and discuss the new book “Black Love Letters,” an anthology of letters from celebrated Black writers, creators, and thinkers that sheds light on important topics like the Black community, love, and Blackness in its forms. Food and refreshments will be provided.
  • Register here.

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