Visiting the Hill this week

MONDAY

"Tisch Talks in the Humanities: Generative Empathies"

Details: Director of the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University Doris Sommer will join Amahl Bishara, assistant professor of anthropology and Peter Levine, Tisch College associate dean for research in a discussion on the meaning and use of empathy, especially with regard to current discourses on the concept.

When and Where: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Lincoln Filene Center Rabb Room

Sponsor: Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service

"STEM Lecture Series: Ashok Basawapatna"

Details: Ashok Basawapatna of the University of Colorado will discuss his research as part of the STEM Lecture Series, which showcases groundbreaking research in STEM fields.

When and Where: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Halligan Hall Room 102

Sponsors: Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Department of Education

"My Chicago"

Details: Aleksandar Hemon, author of several works including "The Book of Our Lives" (2013) and "The Lazarus Project" (2008), the latter of which was a finalist for multiple awards, will deliver the Coit-Phelps Lecture in the Humanities In Celebration of Saul Bellow’s Centenary.

When and Where: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Ballou Hall Coolidge Room

Sponsor: Center for the Humanities at Tufts

"Reed Krakoff: Lyon and Bendheim Lecture"

Details: Reed Krakoff, founder of luxury designer brand Reed Krakoff and former creative director of Coach, Inc., will deliver the Spring 2015 Lyon and Bendheim Alumni Lecture. 

When and Where: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Alumnae Lounge

Sponsors: Career Services, Communications and Media Studies Department, Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, Office of Alumni Relations, Tufts University Alumni Association

WEDNESDAY

"Bil'in 10 Years On: Popular Struggle & Popular Media"

Details: Iyad Burnat, the coordinator of the Popular Committee of Bil'in, a Palestinian town in the West Bank, will discuss his non-violent resistance activism in support of Bil'in. The event will also feature scenes from Burnat's brother's film, "Five Broken Cameras" (2011), as well as photography from Bil'in.

When and Where: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., Tisch Library Room 304

Sponsors: Department of Anthropology, Anthropology Collective

"Hidden Law — The Evolution of Christian Law in Late Antiquity"

Details: Yifat Monnickendam of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will discuss research on the discrepancies between imperial law in the Eastern Roman Empire and Christian practices and customs. 

When and Where: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., Eaton Hall Room 202

Sponsor: Perseus Project

"Stories of Leadership from Engaged Universities Around the World"

Details: Lorlene Hoyt and Amy Newcombe Rowe, both of Tufts' Talloires Network, will discuss the successes of universities around the world in interacting with local communities to solve civic problems as part of the UEP Colloquium Series.

When and Where: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room

Sponsor: Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Program

"Being Black Ain't So Bad: Dominicanas Negotiating Race and Belonging Across the Atlantic"

Details: Lorgia García Peña, assistant professor of Romance languages and literatures and of history and literature at Harvard University, will speak. García Peña co-founded Freedom University in Atlanta, Ga., a school that provides education and college preparation assistance to undocumented students.

When and Where: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Lincoln Filene Center Rabb Room

Sponsors: Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora (RCD), Department of Sociology, Latino Center, Latin American Studies Program

"The Ebola Crisis from Outbreak to Stamp Out -- Lessons for the Future"

Details: Anthony Banbury, special representative of the secretary general and head of the United Nations Mission for Emergency Ebola Response, will discuss lessons learned from the Ebola crisis.

When and Where: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Cabot ASEAN Auditorium

Sponsor: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

THURSDAY

"Contested Normality: Palestinian Citizens under the Israeli Land Regime"

Details: Suhar Bishara, director of the Land and Planning Rights Unit, Adalah, at the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, will discuss Palestinian life in Israel, focusing on the case of Palestinian Bedouins in the Naqab desert.

When and Where: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Lincoln Filene Center Rabb Room

Sponsors: Department of Anthropology, International Relations Program, Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora (RCD), Middle Eastern Studies, Toupin Bolwell Fund