Worldwide Week at Harvard 2022
10 - 14 October 2022
Worldwide Week at Harvard showcases the remarkable breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. During Worldwide Week, Harvard Schools, research centers, departments, and student organizations host academic and cultural events with global or international themes.



Worldwide Week Events
Friday 7th
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Engaging the World: International Opportunities Fair
Internships | Research | Study | Service
Learn from representatives from International Centers about opportunities abroad for College students.
Hosted by the Office of International Education and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs
Saturday 8th
Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red / Cochinilla: Cómo México Hizo que el Mundo Viera el Rojo
Cochineal, a tiny insect found on certain species of Oaxacan cacti, was harvested for millennia by Indigenous peoples to dye fabrics a vibrant red color. But following the European invasion of the Americas in the sixteenth century, it became a widely coveted, globally traded commodity that transformed textiles and art, and made Mexico a center for technological innovation. Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red explores how this Indigenous technology changed the world, becoming an international symbol of power, while simultaneously disenfranchising its discoverers. Cochinilla: Cómo México Hizo que el Mundo Viera el Rojo es una exposición bilingüe.
This online exhibit is free and avaiable to the public, hosted by Harvard Museums of Science and Culture.
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
The Architecture of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia
“The Architecture of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia” series will convene young practices that have displayed a rigorous engagement in making architecture in the public realm and in response to the spectrum of issues that societies in acute transition are experiencing. The second lecture includes Anand Sonecha and Varna Shashidhar from India, who will present their work virtually on October 08, 9:00 am EST (6:30 pm IST).
Speakers:
Anand Sonecha, SEALAB founder; Varna Shashidhar, founder of Design United, Landscape Architect with VSLA.
Clay - Modeling African Design
This exhibition highlights artistic innovation and creativity in Africa as seen primarily through the traditions of ceramic arts from across the continent and over its long history. Countering the assumption that African arts and societies are largely unchanging and bound to traditions and customs, the remarkable diversity of objects and styles on display here tells a different story. A selection of more than 50 works on loan from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, including those by newly discovered Nigerian artist Alice Osayewe, are shown alongside works from the Harvard Art Museums permanent collections, such as contemporary photographs.
Ongoing exhibit through November 13, 2022.
Advance reservations are required and please check our Visitor Policies before your visit, as they are subject to change.
This exhibition was made possible by support from the William E. Teel African and Oceanic Arts Endowment Fund and the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund. Associated programming was made possible by the Richard L. Menschel Endowment Fund and the M. Victor Leventritt Fund.
Sunday 9th
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Monday 10th
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Rice: Seeds from Africa
This mini-exhibit examines the legacy of rice cultivation in the Americas. Set within the Resetting the Table exhibition, Rice explores the essential African knowledge systems required to establish what became a thriving industry, the horrific human toll the Atlantic Slave Trade took to maintain it, and the vibrant, enduring culture of the Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved Africans whose basket making and coastal subsistence traditions continue today.
Admission:
Adults: $15, Seniors (65+) $13, Harvard ID holders: Free + 1 guest, Non-Harvard students with ID: $10, Youth ages 3-18 $10, Youth under 3: Free; Free for members of the Museum. See Peabody admission page for additional information and discounts.
Hosted by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Film Screening and Discussion - Afternoon (Na ri xia wu)
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang. Taiwan, 2015, DCP, color, 137 min. Mandarin with English subtitles.
In-person discussion with the director follows the film screening. As if created to refute the notion that artists are notoriously aloof about discussing their own work, Afternoon ostensibly grants Tsai’s devoted audience an all-access peek behind the curtain of his decades-long artistic partnership with his muse Lee Kang-sheng. Filmed in one two-hour-long wide shot broken up by periodic cuts to black in the half-furnished mountain home purchased by Tsai and Lee, this rigorous documentary presents a wide-ranging heart-to-heart between two artistic soulmates whose very dispositions—in both their cinematic collaborations and public appearances—skew toward the introverted and nonverbal. The results are surprisingly light and meandering, with Tsai playing the gregarious, vulnerable inquisitor and Lee the deadpan object of fascination, his sparsely deployed remarks often tinged with good-natured teasing. No topic is out of bounds, as they discuss their films, their career ambitions (or lack thereof), their travels, their peculiar relationship that is neither fully platonic nor romantic, their anxieties and their sense of morality. What elevates it beyond a niche DVD supplement and into something consistent with Tsai’s worldview is the extreme patience it exhibits in the observation of human behavior. The content of what is said is only part of the appeal. Arguably more fascinating is the process by which these feelings are gradually, circuitously articulated, an alchemy we are invited to witness in hypnotic real time.
For more information and tickets: https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/afternoon-2022-10
Hosted by the Harvard Film Archive and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
Tuesday 11th
World Health Challenges: Influencing Policy and Inspiring Action
This virtual gallery by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator represents a selected sample of outstanding projects by Harvard College students in the undergraduate course, World Health: Challenges and Opportunities. Taught by Professor Sue J. Goldie in Spring 2022, the course examines the extraordinary changes in the world that present both risks and opportunities to health—unprecedented interconnections across borders, rapidly shifting global demographics, and changing patterns of diseases and injuries. For their final assignment, students were asked to systematically analyze a societal health challenge that they were passionate about, and to create a “problem-inspired” product intended to influence policy, motivate action, and inspire real-world change. While the analytic component assessed critical thinking skills, the “call to action” component encouraged students to step beyond their comfort zone, think outside the box, and take risks. Projects are diverse in topic and modality--and we encourage you to explore!
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt: Facing Forward
Come face to face with portraits of Egyptians who lived during the Roman period and discover what role these images played in funerary rituals as well as what modern technical study can reveal about ancient artistic practices. Featuring several painted portrait panels, sculptural portraits, and a linen burial shroud, this tightly focused exhibition asks visitors to reflect upon objects that represent the deceased and were once intimately connected with their bodies. The exact findspots and details of the excavation and dismantling of these objects were not recorded; and while the portraits present seemingly familiar faces, we can never fully know the people behind them. So what more can we learn from the objects themselves? An online digital companion offers insights into the world of the people depicted in the portraits in the exhibition and the artists who painted them.
Ongoing exhibit through December 30, 2022.
Admission Information:
$20 Adults, $18 Seniors (65+), Free All students with a valid ID, Free Harvard ID holders (plus one guest), Free Harvard Art Museums Friends, Free Youth under 18, Free Cambridge residents (proof of residency required).
Support for this exhibition is provided by the Kelekian Fund, the Christopher and Jean Angell Charitable Fund, and the Kornfeld Foundation (through Christopher Angell). Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.
Update on Efforts toward Sustainability at HSDM
Climate change and environmental pollution threaten the health of our planet and the well-being of all global citizens. The healthcare sector is responsible for around five per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, of which oral healthcare is an important contributor. Here at HSDM, through the collaborative efforts of our Sustainability Committee, in alignment with university's vision to create a sustainable Harvard community, we've engaged in a variety of efforts on research, policy, and programs to mitigate our waste production and minimize our carbon footprint. Come to see what we've got going on post-COVID and how you can join the effort.
Event Presenters:
Donna Hackley, Assistant Professor, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology and Office of Global and Community Health; Interim Director of Pre-doctoral Pediatric Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Yuying Guo, D3, Class of 2024, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Jason Juang, D3, Class of 2024, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The hybrid event will be hosted in the REB Auditorium and on Zoom (registration required). Hosted by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
LGBTQ History Month Flim Screening and Discussion: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Join the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, the HKS Library, and the HKS LGBTQ Caucus for a screening of The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, followed by a community discussion. Refreshments will be provided.
Marsha P. Johnson was a transgender activist icon, known worldwide as “the Rosa Parks of the LGBT movement.” Marsha was a prominent figure in the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), and an AIDS activist with ACT UP. In 1992, Marsha’s body was found floating in the Hudson River. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson follows the activist-led investigation into Marsha’s death, celebrating her life along the way. It is directed by David France, whose first film How to Survive a Plague chronicles the activist efforts of ACT UP and TAG during the early years of the U.S. AIDS epidemic.
All attendees must follow HKS’ COVID-19 protocols. Those without an HUID may enter via the Wexner security desk. The event room is accessible to those needing mobility accommodations (take Wexner elevator up to fourth floor). *Content warnings for the film include suicide, anti-trans violence, sexual assault, and physical assault.
Hosted by the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and Library and Knowledge Services.
Communist China’s Capitalist Front: The China Resources Company in Cold War Hong Kong
Philip Thai is a historian of Modern China and East Asia with research and teaching interests that include legal history, economic history, and diplomatic history. He is the author of China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 (Columbia University Press and a Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, 2018).
During the 2022-23 academic year, he will be in residence at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Frederick Burkhardt Fellow working on his new project, “In the Shadows of the Bamboo Curtain: Underground Economies across Greater China during the Cold War.” At the core of Professor Thai’s inquiries is understanding the complex interplay between law, society, and economy. His interdisciplinary work has been supported by a number of organizations, including the ACLS, American Philosophical Society (APS), Fulbright-Hays Program, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, among others.
Event will be hosted on campus and online by Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
Future of Cities: Hot Air
- THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED -
As the summer of 2022 made clear, rising air temperatures are now a fact of life in the world's cities, with major implications for public health and environmental justice. What can be done? Representing a wide range of fields, the panelists gathered for this symposium will discuss approaches to this problem and the tangible ways that the Harvard community can lessen the impact of extreme urban heat.
Welcome: Mark Elliott, Vice Provost for International Affairs and Mark Schwartz Professor of Inner Asian and Chinese History
Introductory Remarks: Jim Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy
Moderator: John Macomber, Senior Lecturer in the Finance Unit, Harvard Business School.
Panelists:
Joe Allen, Director of the Harvard Healthy Buildings Program and Associate Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Satchit Balsari, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Diane Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Dr. Renee Salas, Yerby Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Affiliated Faculty (Emergency Medicine), Harvard Medical School.
Hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs with cooperation from Harvard Healthy Buildings Program and Harvard University Center for the Environment.
Wednesday 12th
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Major Reforms Efforts for India's Health System: opportunities and challenges
With a population over 1.4 billion, the health system of India has challenges and opportunities on an unprecedented scale. India is making remarkable progress towards universal health coverage with its signature health insurance plan for 40 percent of its population–the largest insurance scheme in the world–as well as innovations in digital health and primary care. Join us to hear about recent advances directly from two of India’s senior civil servants who are also pursuing graduate degrees at Harvard.
Speakers:
Praveen Gedam, MPH ’23 – “Challenges for digital health and the way forward”
Praveen is an Indian civil servant with experience of more than 20 years. Before joining Harvard, Praveen was the Additional Chief Executive Officer at the National Health Authority and in charge of two health programs of the Government of India. As the first Mission Director of an ambitious national digital health mission, he spearheaded the formulation of policies including those for digital health data management. He also led the development of a digital platform enabling interoperability among disparate systems. He also led India’s national health insurance scheme catering to >500 million citizens. Earlier in his career, Praveen led district and city governments, and departments at state and national levels, and worked extensively in the area of public health in cross-domain settings. Praveen has worked closely with various stakeholders such as political leaders, healthcare providers, international organizations, NGOs, media, and civil society. He has won several awards for his leadership and excellence in administration at the state and national levels. Praveen is MBBS from Nagpur University, India, and enjoys reading, music, and hiking. Praveen is currently a Master of Public Health student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and also a Fulbright scholar.
Vipul Aggarwal, MPH ’23 – “Engaging providers under PM-JAY: issues and priorities”
Vipul is a physician turned civil servant from India with more than 20 years of work experience. Most recently he served as the administrative head of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, the world’s largest public funded health assurance scheme serving 540 million beneficiaries (pmjay.gov.in). In previous assignments in Gujarat, he headed the National Health Mission, which is India’s major public health program, and also headed Procurement and Supply Chain Management for the health department of the province. He has also previously served as Police Chief of several districts as well as the head of police administration of Ahmedabad City. Vipul is currently a Master of Public Health student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
This virtual event (registration required) is hosted by India Health Systems Reform Project of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Through seas never sailed before: Os Lusíadas at 450
This exhibition commemorates the 450th anniversary of the publication of Luís Vaz de Camões' Os Lusíadas, now recognized as Portugal 's greatest epic poem. On display will be examples from Houghton Library’s unrivaled collection of Os Lusíadas rare editions, one of the largest outside of Portugal, along with related print and manuscript materials.
Ongoing exhibit through November 18, 2022
Exhibits are open to all visitors; face coverings recommended. Hosted by the Houghton Library.
Brazilian Democracy Under Attack: 1964 and 2022
In 1964, a military coup d’Etat, supported by sectors of civil society, inaugurated two decades of dictatorship in Brazil. In 2022, a right-wing government works to undermine democratic institutions and find justification for another period of authoritarianism. There is much in common in the political rhetoric used to attack democracy in both periods: antidemocratic forces speak of political corruption, an alleged communist threat, the need to defend religious and moral values, etc. But the two historical moments are also in sharp contrast to each other. The purpose of this panel is to explore similarities and differences between 1964 and 2022 while history unfolds and we witness whether Brazilian democracy will be able to avert –this time—a new moment of peril.
Speakers:
James Green, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies; Director of the Brazil Initiative, Brown University.
Rodrigo Patto Sá Motta, Full Professor of Brazilian History, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).
Ana Flávia Magalhães Pinto, Adjunct Professor, University of Brasilia (UnB).
Moderated by: Sidney Chalhoub, David and Peggy Rockefeller Professor of History and of African and African American Studies; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Hosted virtually (registration required) by David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies in collaboration with The Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School.
Pedagogy of the Rainforest: An Indigenous Yanomami Perspective
Ancestral principles held by Indigenous peoples represent the grounding force against environmental injustices and destruction in Abiayala (the Americas). In this virtual lecture, Maya scholar and activist Emil’ Keme will discuss how Indigenous peoples and their worldview demonstrate to humanity a different way of living and caring for the Earth. Emil’ Keme, a.k.a. Emilio del Valle Escalante, is an Indigenous K’iche’ Maya scholar and a professor in the Department of English at Emory University. He is a member of the Maya anti-colonial, binational collective Ix’balamquej Junajpu Wunaq’. Register online.
Hosted by the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
Euro Area Inflation and a New Measure of Core Inflation
This seminar encourages discussions across disciplinary as well as national boundaries. After each presentation, there is ample time for critique and feedback. Pre-reads are typically circulated in advance. To request a copy, interested participants should contact the speaker directly.
Speakers:
Claudio Morana, Professor of Economics & Director of the Center for European Studies, University of Milano-Bicocca; Visiting Scholar 2022-2023, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair: Hans-Helmut Kotz, Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
Hosted by the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies.
Interning in Tbilisi: Student Presentations
Last summer, Harvard students worked as interns in Georgia. What did they learn? What is it like to work in Georgia? How is life in Tbilisi? Come join Seth, Nora, and Sarah as they present on their internships and discuss their experience. Nora will present on her internship at the Social Justice Center, Seth will discuss his work at the Georgian Young Lawyers Association, and Sarah will talk about working with Civil.ge.
Speakers: Seth Myers, Nora Cyra, and Sarah Ramberran
This networking event for students is hosted by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Mobility: Memory and Transformation in the Eastern Mediterranean
From the transfer of ideas and people across borders through the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine civilizations to today's large-scale distress migration, Greece is an important location for studying the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of mobility in the Eastern Mediterranean. In this year's Worldwide Week at Harvard, the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, in cooperation with the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, the Department of History of Art + Architecture, and the Harvard Summer School, invites you to attend a discussion on "Mobility: Memory and Transformation in the Eastern Mediterranean."
The event will bring together faculty from three Harvard Programs in Greece, and will take place on October 12, 5–6 pm (followed by reception, 6–7 pm) at 485 Broadway: Lower Lecture Hall.
Panelists:
Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor, TH Chan School of Public Health, Director of Research, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard University.
Eurydice Georganteli, Lecturer, History of Art + Architecture, Academic Coordinator of the Harvard Summer Program in Greece, Harvard University.
Nicolas Prevelakis, Associate Senior Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Director of the CHS Teaching Internships Program in Greece, Harvard University.
Vasileia Digidiki, Director of the Summer Program on Migration and Refugee Studies in Greece, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard University.
Moderator:
Sandra Naddaff, Dean, Harvard Summer School, Senior Lecturer, Comparative Literature, Harvard University.
In-person event hosted by Center for Hellenic Studies, in cooperation with FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Department of History of Art + Architecture, and Harvard Summer School.
Zumba Dance Party!
Get Ready to Move It! Join us for Zumba Dance Party on the Plaza!
Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries. This class utilizes interval training to maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Ditch the workout, Join the party! No equipment needed. Register Here!
Walk-Ins Welcome the Day Of!
Hosted by Harvard Common Spaces.
Thursday 13th
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary. This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Global Showcase
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is a university-wide academic and research center in humanitarian crisis and leadership. We aim to create new knowledge and advance evidence-based leadership in disasters and humanitarian crises through two main areas: the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard and Research & Translation. Our Humanitarian Academy produces a variety of online and in-person trainings designed to prepare students, practitioners, and emerging leaders to succeed in the humanitarian field. Our global research programs explore topics critical to communities affected by crises, such as disaster preparedness, risk resilience, humanitarian negotiation, gender-based violence, program evaluation, and the ethical use of data in humanitarian settings.
During this webinar, participants will learn about our global research and educational programs and how to get involved! This event is free and open to the public. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodations may contact
in advance of the program.
Hosted online by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
The Ukraine War and U.S.-China Competition: A Southeast Asian Perspective
Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project and the Asia Pacific Initiative for a discussion with Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and former Ambassador of Singapore to the United States, on current political and economic developments in Asia and a unique southeast Asian view on Russia's war in Ukraine. Increasing U.S.-China competition presents significant and myriad challenges to the region. What role is diplomacy playing in helping these countries navigate changing dynamics in Asia and beyond? Ambassador Chan will also address the rise of ASEAN and efforts towards strengthening trade and regional economic integration. This conversation will be moderated by Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project.The event will take place in person for Harvard ID holders and online via Zoom (registration required).
Speakers and Presenters:
Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and former Ambassador of Singapore to the US;
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project.
Hosted by Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Muslim Women Speak: The Quest for Human Rights and Gender Justice in Islam
Please join us for an interactive panel discussion with leading Muslim women’s rights advocates, who will speak about their experiences in navigating the relationship between Islamic law and human rights advocacy. We will discuss their journeys as scholars and activists working towards gender equality and justice in Muslim societies. We will hear about the opportunities and challenges of reforming both secular and religious-based laws, especially family laws, in Islamic majority and minority contexts and their groundbreaking work to further a rights-based understanding of Islamic law. We will also explore paths forward towards collective solidarity and mindful action for gender equality and justice.
Event Presenters:
Zainah Anwar, Co-Founder, Musawah Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family.
Hyshyama Hamin, Campaign Manager, Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, Equality Now.
Fer Ghanaa Ansari, International Advocay Officer, Musawah Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family.
Marwa Sharafeldin (Moderator), Visiting Fellow, Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School.
Hosted in person and livestreamed; organized by the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World at Harvard Law School and co-sponsored by International Human Rights Clinic, the Human Rights Program, HLS Advocates for Human Rights, Musawah, and Equality Now.
THE GARCÍA FAMILY: A MUSICAL JOURNEY BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE U.S.
The panel will explore the role of the Spanish family, the Garcías, in bringing Italian opera for the first time to the United States in the 1820s, their impact at the time as well as their lasting influence on the music scene in the country. Manuel García, a tenor and impresario from Seville who had enjoyed great success all over Europe, was appointed as Director of Italian Opera at New York's Park Theatre. He produced important works by Rossini, as well as by himself –in which he combined bel canto with traditional Spanish music. In all his productions, his daughter played the main roles and, after this American experience, she would become one of the best opera singers of her time and be known as María Malibrán. Manuel García was responsible for staging the first productions of works by Rossini –e.g. Il Barbiere di Siviglia– and Mozart –Don Giovanni– that were seen in the US, so his role in the development of opera in this country is unquestionable. He and his musical family also introduced their vocal technique, which has been passed on from generation to generation throughout the years ever. The Garcías thus represent a powerful musical link between Spain and the US.
Hilary Poriss (Northeastern University), Molly Nelson-Haber (independent musicologist), Patricia Kleinman (musicologist, Spanish Society of Musicology), Anna Tonna (mezzo soprano) Isabel Pérez Dobarro (pianist)
Hosted online by Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures in the US (Instituto Cervantes at Harvard University)
Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Student Open House
Since its founding in 1958 by Harvard and Cornell Universities, the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis has excavated, conserved, and published on aspects of the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey from the prehistoric through the Islamic periods. The expedition is one of the longest-running international projects sponsored at Harvard and is one of the oldest classical archaeology projects in the Mediterranean. As part of Worldwide Week at Harvard 2022, this event brings together Harvard Art Museums staff and Harvard faculty and students involved in the project to introduce students to the activities of the excavation and their experience of working at the site.
Students will be able to view examples of documentation produced by participants on display during the Open House in Deknatel Hall, such as drawings and 3D models. The event will also be a meet-and-greet for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about opportunities to participate.
Students are encouraged to enter via Broadway Street upon arrival. If you plan to attend, RSVP by Oct. 10 to alyssa_martinez@harvard.edu. If you are unable to attend and wish to learn more about these opportunities, please contact alyssa_martinez@harvard.edu by Oct. 14. For more information on Sardis, visit: sardisexpedition.org
CultureFest
Join us for CultureFest on Thursday October 13 from 5:30-7:00pm in the Kresge Cafeteria! Celebrate our diverse community with cultural snacks, activities, a raffle, and more. All are welcome to attend this fun, social, and community-centered event! Thank you to our student organizations who are hosting this amazing event.
Hosted by: Office for Student Affairs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Student Club of Japan, Brazilian Student Association at Harvard Chan, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Latin American Student Association at Harvard Chan, Harvard Chan South Asia Students Association, Canadian Health and Culture Student Club at Harvard Chan, Harvard Chan Ethiopian and Eritrean Students Club.
International Comedy Night with Zarna Garg and HUSUCS
Get a fresh new perspective on the world. Join us for a dose of international-themed humor with comedian Zarna Garg and the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society, in our sixth annual International Comedy Night.
About Zarna Garg
Zarna Garg is a mom and lawyer turned award-winning screenwriter and stand-up comedian, highlighting the immigrant and American experience with her own signature style. She performs for sold-out audiences at top clubs across the country, and you can find her each month at the famous Caroline’s on Broadway with her second hit show Sari, Not Sorry. She’s taken TikTok by storm, with her comedy videos gaining more than sixty million views and counting! Her debut romantic comedy screenplay Rearranged won the Best Comedy Screenplay Award at the 2019 Austin Film Festival and has been optioned by Marginal Mediaworks. Zarna is one of a handful of female Indian comedians worldwide, and quite possibly the only one who publicly takes on her mother-in-law. A rare voice tackling the type of humor few (if any) other Indian immigrant women have attempted before, Zarna proudly represents brown women everywhere.
About the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society
Founded in 2007, the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society (“Harvard College SUCS”) has been entertaining audiences in Sanders Theatre, Queens Head Pub, the Science Center, Fong Auditorium, the Gotham Comedy Club, and one random Rotary Club ever since. During their time with the Society, members have been seen at Improv Boston, the Comedy Studio, the Laugh Factory, and Last Comic Standing, and alumni have gone on to appear on Late Night, America's Got Talent, Last Comic Standing, the Boston Comedy Festival, and many other festivals and showcases. They've also been called a "ragtag band of misfits" by Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
Palestinian Dabke Night
Join us this Thursday for a dabble (Palestinian traditional dance) workshop and night organized by the Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee and led by the Boston Dabke Troupe to highlight and celebrate Palestinian culture and heritage.
Friday 14th
Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit)
On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.
Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary. This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.
Center for International Development Research Showcase
Join us to learn more about the exciting research and policy impact work at the Center for International Development (CID). Fatema Z. Sumar, CID's Executive Director, will moderate a panel with CID staff and affiliates about CID’s work and pressing development challenges. The panel will address questions such as: How can governments best identify and reach the poor? Why are many places still excluded from the modern economy? How can urban design improve inclusivity of cities?
Panelists:
Douglas Barrios, Director of Policy Research at Growth Lab
Alexa Weiss, Senior Research Manager at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD)
Charlotte Tuminelli, Director of EPoD Training
Manasa Acharya, Master of Urban Planning candidate at the Graduate School of Design and CID Student Ambassador
Hosted by the Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School.
Argentine Tango Masterclass
Javier Rodriguez and Moira Castellano will give a masterclass on Argentine Tango to current Harvard students. This event event will be followed by a live performance on October 15 (Lehman Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA). The masterclass is open to all. Doors will open at 5:45pm; seating is limited.
Featuring: Javier Rodriguez and Moira Castellano, world-class tango dancers from Buenos Aires. Moderated by: Thomas Patrick Wisniewski, Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Harvard University.
For more information, write to hats@hcs.harvard.edu.
Hosted by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, presented in collaboration with the Office for the Arts, GSAS Harvard Argentine Tango Society, and the GSAS Graduate Student Council.
Woodbridge Global Food Fest
Join Woodbridge International Society as we present flavours from across the globe. This is an opportunity for College students of a diverse range of backgrounds to share their culture. Bring your friends to gather around the table and try something new. All nationalities are welcome.
Hosted by the Woodbridge International Society.
Days (Film)
Ever since Tsai prematurely announced his retirement from filmmaking following Stray Dogs, his output has had a diminishing relationship to narrative, and Days provides only the slimmest shell of one. Instead, the director submits to the lengthy observation of two men at different points in their lives: Kang (Lee Kang-sheng) and Non (Anong Houngheuangsy), emblems of solitude in late middle age and young adulthood, respectively.
Speakers:
Tsai Ming-liang, Lee Kang-sheng, and Anong Houngheuangsy.
Admission details: $10 / $8 Non-Harvard Student/Senior / Free for Harvard students
Hosted by the Harvard Film Archive.
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