Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events excluded from our calendar or have a correction, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

Events Calendar!

Check out Bwog’s event’s calendar, which will attempt to compile every campus event across departments and student groups into one easily accessible Google Calendar! We’re still working out some technical difficulties on our end, but if you have any suggestions, issues, or want to make sure your event is included, drop us a line in the comments or by emailing events@bwog.com.

Student Event Spotlight

A new semester means new student events! If your club or organization is interested in having your event featured in our weekly roundup, please submit them to events@bwog.com.

On Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM, there will be a discussion about hijabs and the stigma surrounding them in the Malcolm X Lounge in Hartley Hall.

Recommended

  • On Monday from 12:00-1:00 PM, there will be a talk with author Peter Lippman regarding his book titled: Surviving the Peace: The Struggle for Postwar Recovery in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Lippman will discuss humanitarian efforts in the two decades of postwar Bosnia, specifically in terms of refugee rights. The book is a compilation of interviews, conversations, and personal accounts from people who lived through the crisis. The event will take place in the Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room in IAB.
  • If you’re not interested in Bosnia-Herzegovina, there is another event on Monday at 6:00 PM in Sulzberger Parlor titled: “Jewish and Non-Jewish Latinos in Israel: Religion, Culture, and Identity.” Raanan Rein, a professor of history and vice president at Tel Aviv University, will discuss the history of Latin American Jews from Argentina and non-Jewish Latin Americans who have migrated to Israel. The intertwinement of culture, religion, and ethnicity will drive the discussion.
  • Another event will take place at 6:00 PM in Sulzberger Parlor on Tuesday titled: “Mommy, Wouldn’t I Have Been a Slave Back Then?”: Pastness as Position in Reconsidering History Education.” Beth C. Rubin, professor of education at Rutgers, will discuss how educators should “engage students in historical study, particularly in relation to slavery and colonialism.” Rubin will discuss history through a modern lens, urging audience members to recognize the ongoing effects of colonialism in today’s world.
  • On Wednesday from 7:40-8:40 PM, The Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University will host a screening of the film: The Earth is Blue as an Orange followed by a talk with the director, Iryna Tsilyk. The film chronicles the life of a single mother and her four children in war-torn Donbas, Ukraine and explores the power of art in transforming trauma. The film has been selected for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Doc Fortnight 2020: MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media, and the Berlin International Film Festival. The screening will take place in Deutsches Haus.
  • On Thursday from 4:30-6:30 PM in room 918 of the International Affairs Building, there will be a lecture titled: “Hong Kong in Turmoil: Defining the Contours of Sovereignty in China Today.” The speakers will base their argument on the following contention: “The current turmoil in Hong Kong and the tension between Chinese Central Government and the ex-British colony have to do with the definition of sovereignty.” Registration is required for this event and can be found here.

Hong Kong via Pexels