Category: Academics

The Global Knowledge seminar series at Carleton College, an initiative of the Humanities Center, will present “Against Globalization: Superstudio’s Critique of International Style Architecture” on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum. Part of a series of faculty presentations in the humanities, the lecture will be presented by Ross Elfine, an assistant professor of art and art history. This event is free and open to the public.

University of Minnesota professor Jim Foley, an expert on the interactions between human beings and complex ecological systems, will present a public forum on ecology and food systems on Monday, Jan. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in the Carleton College Gould Library Athenaeum. His presentation, entitled “Can We Feed the World, Without Destroying the Planet?” will be held at 4:30 p.m in the Gould Library Athenaeum, and is free and open to the public.

Dr. Abraham Sela of the Hebrew University in Jersusalem, an expert on the Arab world and currently a visiting scholar at Carleton College, will present a public lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the College’s Gould Library Athenaeum. Focused on the underlying causes of the revolutions that have overtaken the Arab world and the future of politics in countries such as Egypt and Syria, Sela’s lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Entitled “Understanding the Arab Spring,” this presentation is free and open to the public.

Carleton professor of history Adeeb Khalid, an expert on the history of Central Asia, will present the Jane and Raphael Bernstein Asian Studies and History Professorship Public Talk on Thurs., Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum on the Carleton College campus. Entitled “Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Making of Central Asia,” Khalid’s presentation is free and open to the public.