Harvard University Gazette

(Men's Fencing) Men's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championship

2012-02-12T05:00:00Z

New Haven, Conn.
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Men's Fencing: (Men's Fencing) Men's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championship, 8:00 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Fencing) Women's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championships

2012-02-12T05:00:00Z

New Haven, Conn.
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Women's Fencing: (Women's Fencing) Women's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championships, 8:00 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Wrestling) Lehigh

2012-02-12T05:00:00Z

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Wrestling: (Wrestling) Lehigh, 12:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Tennis) Syracuse vs. Harvard

2012-02-12T14:00:00Z

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 9am – 12pm

Women's Tennis: (Women's Tennis) Syracuse vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

The Faith & Life Forum

2012-02-12T14:00:00Z

Pusey Room in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 9am

The Faith & Life Forum explores issues of faith in our devotional and public life. The forum meets on Sunday mornings beginning at 9 a.m. with continental breakfast and conversation followed by a speaker and program from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants may remain for informal discussion until the beginning of the 11 a.m. worship service. Faith & Life also hosts special evening programs, events, and speakers throughout the year. For further information please contact Rev. Dorothy A. Austin at daustin@fas.harvard.edu.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Villanova

2012-02-12T15:30:00Z

Princeton, N.J.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:30am – 1:30pm

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Villanova, Princeton Invitational

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Sunday Service

2012-02-12T16:00:00Z

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am

During the academic year, Sunday services are broadcast on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. For those outside the Cambridge area, WHRB provides live Internet streaming from its website at www.whrb.org.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

(Men's Squash) Harvard at Yale

2012-02-12T18:00:00Z

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 4pm

Men's Squash: (Men's Squash) Harvard at Yale

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Squash) Harvard at Yale

2012-02-12T18:00:00Z

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 4pm

Women's Squash: (Women's Squash) Harvard at Yale

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Colorado

2012-02-12T18:30:00Z

Princeton, N.J.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:30 – 4:30pm

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Colorado, Princeton Invitational

Gazette Classification: Athletic

NIMBAYA! Women Drum and Dance Company of Guinea

2012-02-12T20:00:00Z

Sanders Theatre
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

Nimbaya! is the first all-women's percussion and dance troupe from Guinea.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: World Music
Cost: Regular: $28, $22/50% discount to Harvard Students ($14/$11) with valid ID in person only at the Harvard Box Office or prior to the show at the Sanders Theatre. Limit of 2 tickets per ID.
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: Harvard Box Office 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Silent Mountains, Singing Oceans, and Slivers of Time

2012-02-12T21:30:00Z

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy Street
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4:30 – 6:30pm

Film for Invisible Ink, Case No. 71: Base-Plus-Fog

US 2006, 16mm, b/w, 10 min
What the Water Said, Nos. 1-3

US 1998, 16mm, color, 16 min
Journal and Remarks

US 2009, 16mm, color, 15 min
Shrimp Boat Log

US 2006/2010, 16mm, color, 6 min
What the Water Said, Nos. 4-6

US 2007, 16mm, color, 17 min
Film for Invisible Ink, Case No. 142: Abbreviation for Dead Winter [Diminished by 1,794]

US 2008, 16mm, b/w, 13 min

Gazette Classification: Film
Speaker(s): David Gatten, filmmaker
Directed By: David Gatten
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

2012-02-13T00:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 7:30 – 9pm

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Sunday Night Student Service

2012-02-13T02:00:00Z

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 9pm

Every Sunday night we gather for a “come as you are” worship service that includes the celebration of Holy Communion. The service is designed to provide a peaceful and contemplative space to find peace and encounter the divine at the start of the week. Following the service, we gather downstairs in the Buttrick Room for food and some social time together.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

(Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Boston College/Northeastern

2012-02-13T05:00:00Z

TD Garden
Monday, February 13, 2012

Men's Ice Hockey: (Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Boston College/Northeastern, Beanpot TV: NESN (championship only)

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-13T13:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Monday, February 13, 2012, 8 – 9am

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

2012-02-13T13:45:00Z

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Monday, February 13, 2012, 8:45 – 9am

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Challenges of Globalization: Global Engagement

2012-02-13T19:00:00Z

First Parish in Cambridge
3 Church Street (Harvard Square)
Monday, February 13, 2012, 2 – 5pm

At a conference on the impact of global engagement on America's sense of security and well-being, speakers examine the challenges posed by the European debt crisis, changing relationships with Israel and Palestine, and the war on terror.

Gazette Classification: Business, Conferences, Humanities, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Cambridge Forum
Speaker(s): Richard Parker, Mark N. Katz, and others
Cost: FREE
Contact Info: director@cambridgeforum.org, 617.495.2727
More info: www.cambridgeforum.org

SHOCKING FAMILY (2006)

2012-02-13T21:00:00Z

Monday, February 13, 2012, 4 – 7pm

Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Korean Cinémathèque: “Korea Uncut: Beyond the Facade” (Korea Institute)
Speaker(s): Chaired by Nicholas Harkness, assistant professor of anthropology, Harvard University
Directed By: KYUNG-SOON
Cost: Free
More info: korea.fas.harvard.edu…

2011–12 Dean’s Lecture Series: "How Jesus Celebrated Passover: Early Modern Views of the Last Supper"

2012-02-13T21:00:00Z

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Speaker(s): Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.8600
More info: www.radcliffe.edu…

How Finance Went Wrong, and How to Fix it: Some Worthwhile Canadian Initiatives

2012-02-13T21:00:00Z

Wasserstein Hall, Room 2036, Harvard Law School
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: WCFIA Canada Program and the Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School
Speaker(s): Randall Morck, the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Distinguished Chair in Finance, University of Alberta
Cost: Free and open to the public and off the record
Contact Info: canada@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-13T21:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Timbre, Ergonomics and Micro-Metric Modulations

2012-02-13T21:15:00Z

Davison Room, Loeb Music Library, 2nd floor
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:15 – 5:15pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music
Speaker(s): Arthur Kampela
Ticket Info: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

The Selectoral Connection in Chinese Local Congresses

2012-02-13T21:15:00Z

Knafel Building, Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), 1737 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:15 – 6pm

Professor Manion draws on qualitative interview evidence and data from an original probability sample survey of 4,240 congressional delegates to investigate the new inclusiveness of candidate selection in Chinese local congresses. She finds that voter nomination offers ordinary Chinese a channel for electoral voice, however muffled and distorted by party-led election committees.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy Workshop
Speaker(s): Melanie Manion, professor of political science and public affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

Whither Europe? Lessons, Risks, and the Way Forward

2012-02-13T21:30:00Z

Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building (5th floor), Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:30 – 6pm

First in a semester-long series of lectures

Gazette Classification: Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, Center for International Development and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Harvard Kennedy School
Contact Info: ilyana_sawka@hks.harvard.edu
More info: www.hks.harvard.edu…

Measuring and Visualizing Accessibility in Urban Areas: Revealing Invisible Spatial Structures in Public Health

2012-02-13T21:30:00Z

9 Bow Street, Cambridge
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:30 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Kirk Goldsberry, visiting scholar, Harvard Center for Geographical Analysis and assistant professor of geography, Michigan State University

The Electric Information Age Book

2012-02-13T22:00:00Z

Boylston Hall, Room 403
Monday, February 13, 2012, 5 – 7pm

Schnapp presents his book "The Electric Information Age Book" (Princeton Architectural Press). Talk in English.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Information Technology, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: De Bosis Colloquium in Italian Studies
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public

Poetry Laboratorio: Emerging Work from Occupy Wall Street

2012-02-13T22:00:00Z

Woodberry Poetry Room, Lamont Library, Room 330
Monday, February 13, 2012, 5 – 6pm

Marinovich will read works from and enter into open discussion about the process of composing and performing poetry at Zuccotti Park (a.k.a. Liberty Park) during the period of the Occupy Wall Street encampment.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Woodberry Poetry Room
Speaker(s): Filip Marinovich, author of "Zero Readership" and "And If You Don't Go Crazy I'll Meet You Here Tomorrow," both from Ugly Duckling Presse
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact Info: poetryrm@fas.harvard.edu

A.R.T. Ever After

2012-02-13T22:30:00Z

The Plaza Castle, Boston
Monday, February 13, 2012, 5:30 – 9:30pm

A.R.T.'s annual gala fundraiser, a darkly romantic evening including an intimate cabaret performance by Broadway's Stephen Schwartz, auction of exclusive theater packages, gourmet dinner, and dancing.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater, honorary gala committee Alexis Bittar, the Donald Saunders and Liv Ullmann Family, Gregory Maguire, Stephen Schwartz
Speaker(s): Stephen Schwartz, Joan Parker, Diane Paulus
Cost: $250 and up
Ticket Info: 617.496.2000 x8832
Contact Info: Emily O'Neill
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

The Future of Power

2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Monday, February 13, 2012, 7 – 8:30pm

Kennedy School Professor Joseph Nye discusses the options that “soft power” and “smart power” offer to American foreign policy in the 21st century.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Cambridge Forum
Speaker(s): Joseph Nye
Cost: FREE
Contact Info: director@cambridgeforum.org, 617.495.2727
More info: www.cambridgeforum.org

Love, InshAllah

2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ticknor Lounge
Monday, February 13, 2012, 7 – 9pm

Love, InshAllah is a collection of stories that sweep aside stereotypes as 25 Muslim American women writers share their search for love, showing just how diverse that search can be. From singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, from co-wives to same-sex relationships, these stories challenge perceptions of how Muslim women live their lives.

Please join us for a discussion with the book's co-editors, moderated by Kathryn Coughlin, exective director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program.

Gazette Classification: Comedy, Poetry/Prose, Religion, Wellness/Work Life
Organization/Sponsor: The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, the Harvard Islamic Society, the Pluralism Project, and the Islam in the West Program
Speaker(s): Ayesha Mattu, Nura Maznavi
Cost: Free

OBERON New Works Series

2012-02-14T01:00:00Z

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Monday, February 13, 2012, 8 – 11pm

In this exciting monthly series of new work by Boston’s most promising artists, OBERON will give a first look at emerging talent in a unique workshop setting. Local artists share works in progress within the immersive, social and groundbreaking world of club theater.

This month OBERON proudly presents SUDZ!
SUDZ!, the latest project from Sugar Cereal Productions brings all the camp, drama, shoulder pads, and improbability from your favorite daytime and prime time soap operas live to the stage. Welcome to Summerfield Springs. One town, two families…where the only things bigger than the lies are the secrets. Join us for the premiere staged reading of this exciting new work in progress from the creative team behind last Fall's smash hit GIRL HOPPING!

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: FREE ADMISSION!
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

(Men's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Men's Fencing 2011-12

2012-02-14T05:00:00Z

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Men's Fencing: (Men's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Men's Fencing 2011-12, 6:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Women's Fencing 2011-12

2012-02-14T05:00:00Z

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Women's Fencing: (Women's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Women's Fencing 2011-12, 6:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-14T13:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8 – 9am

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

2012-02-14T13:45:00Z

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8:45 – 9am

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Traveling Between Worlds: Stories in the Classroom

2012-02-14T16:45:00Z

Harvard Graduate School of Education, Longfellow Hall, 14 Appian Way, Eliot Lyman room, second floor
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:45am – 1pm

This presentation will assess what kinds of insights are made available to us when we listen to stories, and will expand on this to consider the pedagogical implications of ‘narrative knowing’. Critical to this discussion are questions of standpoint: where does the speaker place themselves within the story they tell – in the center? On the margins? Both inside and outside? – and how are they positioned by others? After considering these questions, the paper will explore a narrative approach to learning, drawing on my experiences in the classroom over the past two decades.

Gazette Classification: Education, Lecture, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Molly Andrews, professor of political psychology, University of East London, co-director, Centre for Narrative Research, Elizabeth Dawes-Duraisingh, discussant

Calpains and Myc: From Proliferation to Differentiation

2012-02-14T17:00:00Z

Northwest Building, 52 Oxford St., Lecture Hall B-103
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Speaker(s): Maralice Connacci-Sorrell, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

World Regions in Turmoil: Globalization, Asia, and Europe

2012-02-14T17:30:00Z

Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:30 – 2pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, co-sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, the Harvard University Asia Center, and the Program on Transatlantic Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA)
Speaker(s): Kumiko Haba, academic associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University; and Jean Monnet Chair and Professor of European International Politics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Karl Kaiser, director, Program on Transatlantic Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA), and adjunct professor of public policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Cost: Free
Contact Info: xtian@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Genome Evolution in Symbiotic Bacteria

2012-02-14T17:30:00Z

Harvard Medical School, Warren Alpert Building, Room 563
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30pm

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Hosted by Jonathan Beckwith
Speaker(s): Nancy Moran, Yale University

Crimson Toastmasters Club

2012-02-14T18:00:00Z

124 Mount Auburn Street, 6th Floor, Room 603B, Cambridge MA. Meeting locations may change bi-weekly; for specific room locations, visit this page: crimson.toastmastersclubs.org…
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1 – 2pm

Please feel free to join us to observe the flow of the meeting before committing to joining.

Gazette Classification: Support/Social, Wellness/Work Life, Working@Harvard
Organization/Sponsor: Toastmasters International
Cost: Initial dues are pro-rated based on start date. Bi-annual dues are between $35-$40 and cover the cost of the Toastmasters International Magazine and the Competent Communicator/Leadership Manuals.
Contact Info: All Harvard faculty and staff are welcome to attend our bi-weekly meetings. Please RSVP to kimberly_salley@harvard.edu if you'd like to attend a specific meeting.
More info: crimson.toastmastersclubs.org

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

2012-02-14T19:00:00Z

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2 – 4pm

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Poetry of Love and Desire from Ancient Egypt to the Internet Age

2012-02-14T20:00:00Z

51 Brattle Street, Grossman Common Room, 2nd floor
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3 – 4:15pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Speaker(s): David Damrosch, professor, Comparative Literature Dept., Harvard University

McMillan-Stewart Lecture Series. "Africa in the World: Africa and Capitalism"

2012-02-14T21:00:00Z

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4pm

A Lecture in Three Parts: African in the World

February 14: Africa and Capitalism
February 15: Africa and Empire
February 16: Africa and the Nation-State

A Q&A and reception follows each lecture.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Frederick Cooper, professor of history, New York University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-14T21:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

The Future of the Euro

2012-02-14T21:15:00Z

The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street, Lower Level Conference Room
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:15 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Future of the European Union Study Group of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; co-sponsored by the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies
Speaker(s): Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, visiting scholar, Program on Transatlantic Relations; former member of the executive board, European Central Bank, Richard Cooper, Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Jacques Mistral, Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (spring 2012); head of economic studies, French Institute of International Relations (ifri), Paris
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ann Townes: atownes@wcfia.harvard.edu

From the Unreal to the Real: Reflections on Vedantic Meditation

2012-02-14T22:15:00Z

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Avenue
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5:15 – 7pm

In the CSWR series "Intellectual Worlds of Meditation," Swami Tyagananda will make a presentation. Swami Tyagananda is a Hindu monk (sannyasi) of the Ramakrishna Order and head of the Order's branch in Boston.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School
Contact: Lexi Gewertz, 617.495.4476

Wild Swans

2012-02-15T00:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 7:30 – 9pm

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Mortified

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8 – 11pm

Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, Esquire, The Onion AV Club, Daily Candy, Entertainment Weekly, and E!, Mortified is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids. Witness adults sharing their own adolescent journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories and more. The largest and longest-running project of its kind, Mortified produces comedic content for the stage, the page, and the Web.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $15 general admission
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

Songs of Experience: China and Tibet Photographs by Kris Snibbe

2012-02-15T05:00:00Z

Holyoke Center Arcade Gallery
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Exhibit on view Jan. 26-March 9.

This series of black-and-white silver gelatin photographs — made during the summer of 1997 — are coupled with verses from contemporary and historical Buddhist masters.

Caption for photo: A young monk waits to perform in the Yarlung Festival parade. Shannan, Tibet, 1997.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Poetry/Prose, Religion
Contact Info: kris_snibbe@post.harvard.edu
More info: www.krissnibbe.com

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-15T13:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 8 – 9am

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

2012-02-15T13:45:00Z

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 8:45 – 9am

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Live Webcast. "Bird Flu Research: Dangerous Information on a Deadly Virus"

2012-02-15T16:00:00Z

www.forumhsph.org
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11am – 12pm

Part of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. Post comments/questions on the website or email theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. A live chat will take place on the website during the webcast.

Gazette Classification: Education, Ethics, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health, in collaboration with Reuters
Speaker(s): Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, and director, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics Barry R. Bloom, Former Dean, Harvard School of Public Health, and Professor, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, MODERATOR: Sharon Begley, Senior U.S. Health & Science Correspondent, Reuters And other invited experts.
Contact Info: theforum@hsph.harvard.edu
More info: www.forumhsph.org

Du Bois Institute Colloquium Series. "Sounding Creole: The Politics of Cape Verdean Language, Music, and Diaspora"

2012-02-15T17:00:00Z

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12pm

Free and open to the public.
A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture.
Please feel free to bring a lunch.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Carla Martin, Ph.D. candidate, Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu…

Between National Liberation and Anti-Colonial Struggle: The National Liberation League in Palestine

2012-02-15T17:00:00Z

Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 – 1:30pm

This event is open to the public; no registration required.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Middle East Forum, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Speaker(s): Abigail Jacobsen, research fellow, The Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
Contact Info: Sara Roy: sroy@fas.harvard.edu
More info: cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu…

The Future of the Euro and the Role of Central Banks

2012-02-15T17:00:00Z

Fainsod Room, 3rd Floor Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Gazette Classification: Business, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government
Speaker(s): Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, former European Central Bank Board member
Contact Info: Please RSVP to mrcbg@ksg.harvard.edu, Lunch will be served.

Peace Walk

2012-02-15T17:00:00Z

Starts at John Harvard Statue
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 – 12:30pm

Protest the waste of lives and dollars by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Urge that money be used instead to care for our troops' serious injuries, and to provide education, health care, and human services to the American public.

Gazette Classification: Education, Ethics, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Cambridge Walk for Peace
Contact Info: janecollins1@gmail.com

Noon Service: Hosted by Harambee

2012-02-15T17:00:00Z

Andover Chapel
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Hosted by a different group each week, the HDS Noon Service is an opportunity for all the HDS community to pray or meditate with our companions across the boundaries of our many respective traditions.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Sponsor: The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Contact: rsl@hds.harvard.edu

No Ordinary Mortal and No Ordinary Shade: The Esthetical Image of Lin Dai-yu

2012-02-15T17:15:00Z

CGIS South, Room S153, 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:15 – 2pm

Written by Cao Xueqin, the "Dream of the Red Chamber," also known as "The Story of the Stone," is considered to be the peak of Chinese fiction. It is an endless source of enchantment and new discovery to artists and Redology scholars.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies: China Lunchtime Seminar
Speaker(s): Chunying Liu, associate professor of English and Chinese, Jinan University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

What is Sui Generis about the European Union? Costly International Cooperation in a Self-Contained Regime

2012-02-15T17:15:00Z

Cabot Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:15 – 1:45pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe (Center for European Studies)
Speaker(s): Will Phelan, visiting scholar, CES
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Arthur Goldhammer: art.goldhammer@gmail.com
More info: www.ces.fas.harvard.edu…

Exceptional Courts and the Making of Republican Egypt

2012-02-15T20:00:00Z

Wasserstein 2036 Milstein East C, Harvard Law School campus
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3 – 4:30pm

Reception to follow.

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Islamic Legal Studies Program
Speaker(s): Yoram Meital, associate professor, Ben-Gurion University, Middle East Studies; chairman, Ben-Gurion University Chaim Herzog Center for ME Studies & Diplomacy, ILSP Visiting Fellow
Contact Info: ilsp@law.harvard.edu
More info: www.law.harvard.edu…

Where I’m From: An Interdisciplinary Study of Boston Neighborhoods in the Second Grade

2012-02-15T20:00:00Z

Harvard Graduate School of Education, Larsen Hall, Room 214
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3 – 4:30pm

Fessenden and Shah will share the continuing evolution of their yearlong, experiential study of Boston Neighborhoods. They will share the ways we get our students out into their communities, the roles activism and social justice have to play in the curriculum, how we integrate the work into literacy, our use of technology, and how we teach students to go through a process of multiple revisions and peer feedback to produce high-quality work for a final exhibition.

Gazette Classification: Education, Lecture, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Heidi Fessenden and Annie Shah, second grade teachers, Young Achievers School

McMillan-Stewart Lecture Series. "Africa in the World: Africa and Empire"

2012-02-15T21:00:00Z

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4pm

A Lecture in Three Parts: African in the World

February 14: Africa and Capitalism
February 15: Africa and Empire
February 16: Africa and the Nation-State

A Q&A and reception follows each lecture.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Frederick Cooper, professor of history, New York University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu

Radcliffe Institute Fellows’ Presentation Series. “Moon of Alabama: From the Third Reich to Tranquility Base, via the Segregated American South”

2012-02-15T21:00:00Z

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Speaker(s): Diane McWhorter, 2011–12 Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, independent scholar (United States)
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617-495-8212
More info: www.radcliffe.edu…

How Do Bugs' Gases Alter Planetary Atmospheres?

2012-02-15T21:00:00Z

Geological Museum, Haller Hall (Room 102), 24 Oxford Street
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Origins of Life Initiative
Speaker(s): Paul Falkowski, Rutgers University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: origins@cfa.harvard.edu
More info: origins.harvard.edu

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-15T21:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Is America in Decline?

2012-02-15T21:10:00Z

124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:10 – 5:30pm

In this Decline of Democracy Seminar, Professor Joseph Nye will draw upon the argument of his recent book, "The Future of Power," to discuss what we mean when we talk about decline, what the relevant indicators are, and what difference it makes to our future.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Speaker(s): Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, and former dean, Harvard Kennedy School
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Bruce Jackan: bruce_jackan@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.7548
More info: www.ash.harvard.edu…

From Left to Right: The Uses of Anti-Americanism on the Streets of Interwar Paris

2012-02-15T21:15:00Z

Cabot Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:15 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Seminar on French Politics and Society co-sponsored by the Seminar on Gender, Politics and Society (Center for European Studies)
Speaker(s): Brooke Blower, Department of History, Boston University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Laura Frader: l.frader@neu.edu
More info: www.ces.fas.harvard.edu…

Film screening: Bully and Forum Discussion

2012-02-15T22:00:00Z

Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5 – 7:30pm

Introduction: Kathleen McCartney, dean and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, HGSE

Moderator: Richard Weissbourd, Ed.D.’87, director, Human Development and Psychology Program, HGSE

Panel participants include:
• Lee Hirsch, director and documentary filmmaker
• Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of education, HGSE
• Jennifer Clark, associate program director, Facing History and Ourselves, New England
• Anna Nolin, principal, Wilson Middle School, Natick Public Schools

5:00 - 6:30PM - Film screening of Bully documentary
6:30 - 7:30PM - Panel discussion regarding the film and The Bully Project

Directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, Bully follows five kids and families over the course of a school year. As teachers, administrators, kids and parents struggle to find answers, Bully examines the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth. Through the power of their stories, the film aims to be a catalyst for change in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children and society as a whole.

Askwith Forum in conjunction with the Berkman Center and Facing History and Ourselves.

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Type of Event: Film, Forum, Lecture, Question & Answer Session
Building/Room: Askwith Hall
Contact Name: Amber DiNatale
Contact Email: askwith_forums@gse.harvard.edu
Contact Phone: 617-384-9968
Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard Graduate School of Education
Registration Required: No
Gazette Classification: Education

Wednesday Tea

2012-02-15T22:00:00Z

Sparks House, 21 Kirkland St., Cambridge
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5 – 6pm

On Wednesdays during term, the clergy and staff of the Memorial Church welcomes undergraduates, graduate students, visiting scholars, and other members of the Harvard community to afternoon tea from 5 to 6 p.m. at Sparks House, 21 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, across from Memorial Hall.

Gazette Classification: Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Countdown: Iran, Israel and the Threat of a Military Strike

2012-02-15T23:00:00Z

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6 – 7:30pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics; co-sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Middle East Initiative
Speaker(s): Nazila Fathi, spring 2012 Shorenstein Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS); Neiman Fellow (2010-11), Charles Freilich, senior fellow, International Security Program, HKS, Steven E. Miller, director, International Security Program, HKS, Meghan O’Sullivan, Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, HKS, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent, New York Times, Stephen Walt (moderator), Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, HKS
More info: www.iop.harvard.edu…

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7 – 9pm

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Tango Classes at Harvard Tango Club

2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

Korean Church of Boston: 32 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02445; 5 minute walk from Brookline Village T’ Stop on Green (D) line
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7 – 9:30pm

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Dance
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health Tango Club
More info: www.crimsontango.org

Wild Swans

2012-02-16T00:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:30 – 9pm

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-16T13:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8 – 9am

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

2012-02-16T13:45:00Z

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:45 – 9am

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Recent Discoveries in Choson Legal History: Inquest Records from 19th-Century Korea

2012-02-16T17:00:00Z

Harvard Law School, Austin Hall, The Morgan Courtroom, Room 308
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies & The Korea Institute
Speaker(s): Sun Joo Kim, director, Korea Institute, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu
More info: www.law.harvard.edu…

CANCELED - Recent Discoveries in Choson Legal History: Inquest Records from 19th-Century Korea

2012-02-16T17:00:00Z

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies
Speaker(s): Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu

CANCELED - Recent Discoveries in Choson Legal History: Inquest Records from 19th-Century Korea

2012-02-16T17:00:00Z

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies, Korea Institute
Speaker(s): Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu

Pan-American: The United States, Argentina, and Rival Visions of American Union

2012-02-16T17:15:00Z

Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369, Harvard Kennedy School
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:15 – 1:45pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: International Security Program
Speaker(s): Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy, International Security Program
Contact Info: susan_lynch@harvard.edu
More info: belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu…

... And What if the Tiger Finally Escaped? The Role of Biomechanics in the Prevention of Injuries

2012-02-16T17:30:00Z

Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge, 502
Boston, MA 02115
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30pm

Open to the public

Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP online by 2/14/12 at www.hsph.harvard.edu…

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Speaker(s): Francisco J. Lopez-Valdes, Ph.D. candidate, Center for Applied Biomechanics, University of Virginia, Marie Curie Fellow, University of Zaragoza (Spain)
Contact Info: Coppelia Liebenthal: hicrc@hsph.harvard.edu, 617.432.3420
More info: www.hsph.harvard.edu…

Feasting, Fasting, and Famine: Talmudic Disaster Tales and Feminist Food Ethics

2012-02-16T18:00:00Z

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Avenue
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1pm

A presentation in the 2011-12 WSRP Lecture Series featuring Julia Watts Belser, WSRP Research Associate (Colorado Scholar) and Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Jewish Ethics. Reception to accompany.

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Women's Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School
Contact: Jacob Rhoads, 617.495.5705

A Search for Common Ground: Islamist Civil Society and Global Philanthropy in the Middle East

2012-02-16T18:30:00Z

Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, Fourth floor, Harvard Kennedy School
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:30 – 3pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F Kennedy School of Government
Speaker(s): Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, Charles Howard Chandler Professor of Law, School of Law, Emory University; Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University; Christopher Stone, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice and faculty director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School; Steven Lawry, moderator, senior research fellow, Hauser Center, former Ford Foundation Representative for the Middle East and North Africa
Contact Info: middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.5963

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

2012-02-16T19:00:00Z

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2 – 4pm

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Labor & Worklife Forum: "Drink 'Em Dry. Solidarity for Success"

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

Wasserstein Hall 2036 B, Harvard Law School
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4 – 6pm

A showing and discussion of the new documentary "Drink 'Em Dry" about the lockout of workers by Moosehead Breweries. Film features musicians such as Steve Earle and the Dropkick Murphys.

Gazette Classification: Film, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Labor & Worklife Program, HLS
Speaker(s): Tom Mann, executive director, NUPGE, New Brunswick, Canada
Contact Info: jtrumpbo@law.harvard.edu

McMillan-Stewart Lecture Series. "Africa in the World: Africa and the Nation-State"

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4pm

A Lecture in Three Parts: African in the World

February 14: Africa and Capitalism
February 15: Africa and Empire
February 16: Africa and the Nation-State

A Q&A and reception follows each lecture.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Frederick Cooper, professor of history, New York University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu

The Future of the Present: Faculty Imagine the FAS at 400

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4 – 5:30pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South
Speaker(s): David Charbonneau, professor of astronomy; Hopi Hoekstra, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology; Ann Pearson, professor of biogeochemistry; Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, Moderated by Maya Jasanoff, professor of history
Contact Info: Meaghan Casey: meaghancasey@fas.harvard.edu
More info: wwwfas.harvard.edu…

Empire's Babel: The Japanese American Interrogator, the Korean POW, and the Interrogation Rooms of the Korean War

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

Robinson Hall, Lower Library, 35 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4pm

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Part of a lecture series sponsored by the Committee on Ethnic Studies, the Department of History, and the Committee on History and Literature
Speaker(s): Monica Kim, Korea Foundation postdoctoral fellow in history, University of Chicago
Cost: Free
Contact Info: estudies@fas.harvard.edu

How To Do Precisely the Right Thing at All Possible Times

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

WCC - 2036 Milstein East C
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4 – 6pm

Most experts tell us what to decide but they don’t tell us how. So the moment we face a novel decision—should I move to Cleveland or Anchorage? Marry Jennifer or Joanne? Become an architect or a pastry chef?—we’re lost. Is it possible to do the right thing at all possible times? In fact, there is a simple method for making decisions that most people find easy to understand but impossible to follow. New research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics explains why.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," and host of the PBS television series "This Emotional Life", Most experts tell us what to decide but they don’t tell us how. So the moment we face a novel decision—should I move to Cleveland or Anchorage? Marry Jennifer or Joanne? Become an architect or a pastry chef?—we’re lost. Is it possible to do the right thing at all possible times? In fact, there is a simple method for making decisions that most people find easy to understand but impossible to follow. New research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics explains why.
Contact Info: dos@law.harvard.edu

India's Foreign Policy in a Challenging Middle East

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

Weatherhead Center, 1737 Cambridge St., 2nd Floor, Bowie-Vernon Room, K262, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Center for Middle East Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Speaker(s): Her Excellency Nirupama Rao, ambassador of India to the U.S.
Contact Info: Marina Ivanova: 617.495.9006
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

2012-02-16T21:00:00Z

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Harvard Seminar on History and Policy

2012-02-16T21:10:00Z

Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Rubenstein Building, Room 415
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4:10 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Brian DeLay, associate professor, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley

Sailing Backwards on Mexico's "Iron River of Guns": The Political Economy of the Arms Trade in the 19th and 21st Centuries

2012-02-16T21:10:00Z

Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 415
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4:10 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Seminar on History and Policy
Speaker(s): Brian Delay, associate professor, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley

The Future of Northeast Asia: Mobilization System Life Cycles

2012-02-16T21:10:00Z

124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4:10 – 5:30pm

Asian politics has been driven by the “Asian economic miracles,” which resulted from the use of mobilization systems. These systems work only in relatively cohesive societies motivated by a high level of fear. When successful, they either decay into stagnant domination by bloated bureaucracies and reactionary interest groups or evolve into more competitive economies and polities. China faces a decisive choice between a milder version of Japanese decay and a reignition of reforms that could yield global leadership. These evolutions will determine power relations in Asia and much of the future of global politics.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Speaker(s): William Overholt, senior research fellow, Ash Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Jesse Ledin: jesse_ledin@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.7825
More info: ash.harvard.edu…

A Public Address by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Prime Minister of Ireland

2012-02-16T22:00:00Z

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK Street
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5 – 6pm

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics; Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; HKS Office of Alumni Relations and Resource Development
Speaker(s): Taoiseach Enda Kenny, prime minister of Ireland; moderated by Iris Bohnet, academic dean and professor of public policy, Harvard Kennedy School
More info: www.iop.harvard.edu…

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change. “Global Change, Biodiversity and Poverty: Insights from the Himalaya”

2012-02-16T22:00:00Z

Biolabs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5 – 6pm

Followed by a reception.

Global change in the form of climate, land use and biodiversity change is underway in the Himalayas at an unprecedented rapid rate. The Himalayas are the most spectacular of the 34 global hotspots of biodiversity. With about 15 000 glaciers—the highest concentration in the world— these mountains are also the source of Asia’s eight largest rivers. More than 2.0 billion people inhabit the basins of these rivers. Thus global change in the Himalayas is likely to have serious consequences for almost one third of the humanity. In the first part of his talk, Kamal will present recent data from his group on climate and land use change in the Himalayas. In the second part, he will outline the constraints in maintaining multi-functional landscapes that could conserve ecosystem services and foster human wellbeing. In the third and final part, he will comment on the knowledge and institutions required to promote landscape resilience.

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Sustainability
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America
Speaker(s): Kamaljit S. Bawa, professor, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Contact Info: Lisa Matthews: matthew@fas.harvard.edu
More info: environment.harvard.edu…

Clinical Trials: Is Corporate Sponsorship Compatible with Credibility?

2012-02-16T22:30:00Z

Wasserstein Bldg., Room 2012, Harvard Law School
1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:30 – 7pm

Gazette Classification: Business, Ethics, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Speaker(s): Drummond Rennie
Cost: Free and open to the public
Ticket Web Link: ethics.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: ethics@harvard.edu
More info: ethics.harvard.edu…

20 Questions with Steven Pinker on Violence

2012-02-16T23:00:00Z

Sackler Museum Lecture Hall
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 6pm

"20" Questions
Steven Pinker on Violence

A discussion of his book: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined

Moderator
Homi Bhabha

Questioners
Amy Hollywood
James Kloppenberg
Charles Maier
Michael Sandel
Elaine Scarry

Type of Event: Discussion, Lecture, Panel
Building/Room: Other
Contact Name: Sarah Razor
Contact Email: humcentr@fas.harvard.edu
Contact Phone: 617-495-0738
Sponsoring Organization/Department: Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard
Registration Required: No
Admission Fee: none
More info: mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…

20 Questions with Steven Pinker on Violence

2012-02-16T23:00:00Z

Sackler Auditorium (029) at 32 Quincy St.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 6 – 8pm

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Ethics, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard
Speaker(s): Steven Pinker, Moderated by Homi Bhabha, Questioners: Amy Hollywood, Jim Kloppenberg, Charles Maier, Michael Sandel, Elaine Scarry
Cost: Free
Contact Info: humcentr@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.0738
More info: mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…

Artist Talk & Opening Celebration. ANNETTE LEMIEUX: UNFINISHED BUSINESS

2012-02-16T23:00:00Z

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 6pm

Artist talk by Annette Lemieux, followed by a conversation with Lemieux, exhibition curator Lelia Amalfitano, and Susan Stoops, curator of contemporary art at the Worcester Art Museum. Reception to follow.

Exhibit on view Feb. 14-April 1.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS presents a combination of new work with work revisited to reveal the relationship between object, mediated memory, personal experience and cultural history that informs all of Lemieux’s practice.

The exhibition continues to trace her investigations of memory and meaning, presenting the viewer with an unfiltered personal and poetic connection to the vivid lives of objects.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Education, Exhibitions, Lecture, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Carpenter Center, VES
Speaker(s): Annette Lemieux, curator Lelia Amalfitano, curator Susan Stoops
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.3251
More info: www.ves.fas.harvard.edu…