International Studies Day
Date:
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Location:
Student Center 211
Tags/Keywords:
modern and classical languages
UK Confucius Institute Brings Exhibit, Symposium With Focus on Jewish Refugees in Shanghai
An exhibition and symposium at the University of Kentucky will explore the experience of Jewish refugees in China.
French Studies Forum on the Paris Attacks
The University of Kentucky recently hosted a French Studies Forum on the Paris Attacks, organized by French and Francophone Studies within the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
The participants in the forum address the cultural and political context of, as well as the emerging and continuing fallout surrounding, the recent deadly attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher market (January 7-9, 2015).
Paris Attacks Topic of Public Forum
Today, a unique group of University of Kentucky professors and Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Joel Pett are leading a discussion of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.
Office Hours With Brenna Byrd And Anastasia Curwood
Our latest episode of Office Hours is here! In this session, Professors Brenna Byrd and Anastasia Curwood join us to discuss their teaching, research, and interests. Professor Byrd leads off with a discussion of German culture and Turkish-German hip-hop while Professor Curwood explores her recent research regarding Shirley Chisholm.
Effects of Secession: UK Professors on Historic and Cultural Contexts of Ukraine
University of Kentucky professors Karen Petrone and Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby have helped bring a distinctly Russian flavor to UK. In addition to their departments, they are both a part of the Russian Studies program and helped organize 2012's Russian-themed Passport to the World events.