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  • Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and The Framing of White Supremacist Violence
    Events at Stanford - 21:59 Jan 03, 2022
    Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022. 1:00 PM. Location: Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person. In this talk, Professor Shirin Sinnar will unpack the historical roots and contemporary implications of framing racist political violence as “hate crimes” or “terrorism.”  She will explain how the “hate crimes” and “terrorism” frames took hold in our politics, law, and culture, and how they supply two starkly different ways of conceptualizing and responding to white supremacist violence.  She argues that the current move to reframe white supremacist violence as terrorism comes with grave risks, and that ultimately, neither frame is consistent with aspirations for racial justice.  The response to white supremacist violence should begin with a critical reexamination of both frames.  This talk is based on Professor Sinnar’s forthcoming article in the California Law Review. About the Speaker: Shirin Sinnar joined the Stanfo...
  • Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait
    Events at Stanford - 21:59 Jan 03, 2022
    Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022. 7:30 PM. Location: Bing Concert Hall Jenny Scheinman, a violinist, fiddler, singer-songwriter, and the project’s conceptual director, writes and performs original and archival Americana Roots music that stirs deep yearnings to return to a simpler time. Working with film-maker and director Finn Taylor (The Darwin Awards, Cherish, Dream with the Fishes), her project Kannapolis features archival film from the Great Depression by H. Lee Waters to weave a compelling narrative of a time long past. Themes of family, community, and hands-on industry underscored by labor songs and fiddle tunes resonate with fresh meaning in modern times.
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  • Oaths against Dams: Environmental Protests in Contemporary Georgia
    Events at Stanford - 18:19 Jan 03, 2022
    Date: Friday, January 7, 2022. 1:00 PM. Location: Zoom In 2013, a considerable number of Svans, a linguistic and ethnic subgroup on the Georgian side of the Caucasus mountains, swore an oath on an icon of St. George to not permit the construction of the massive Khudoni Dam. As evidenced by a subsequent conflict that played out between the Svans and the environmental activists,  on one hand, and the state and the Christian Orthodox Church, on the other, this oath, rooted in Svan customary law, unsettled the political-economic order of contemporary Georgia on many levels. It not only put a halt on one of the many top-down neoliberal infrastructural projects promoted by the government, it also challenged the very pillars of state legitimacy and state sovereignty as cemented through an alliance with the Georgian Orthodox Church. The aim of this talk will be to shed light on the challenging function of the Svans’ oath in the context of a post-Soviet project of modernization, while the terms of the public conflict ...
  • Democracy in America: Busy being born or busy dying?
    Events at Stanford - 16:21 Jan 03, 2022
    Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022. 4:30 PM. Location: Online At this virtual event, Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor Marshall Ganz will be in conversation with Sandra Bass, associate dean of students and director of the Public Service Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Register for the online conversation As Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government, Marshall Ganz teaches, researches, and writes on leadership, narrative, strategy and organization in social movements, civic associations, and politics. He grew up in Bakersfield, California. After volunteering with the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project, he found a “calling” as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. During 16 years with the United Farm Workers, Marshall gained experience organizing and serving on the national executive board. He then worked with grassroots groups to develop new organizing programs and designed innovative voter m...
  • Religion as the Site of Non-State Politics: Islam, Caste, and the Limits of Secularism in India
    Events at Stanford - 19:02 Dec 16, 2021
    Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022. 10:00 AM. Location: Virtual Webinar (Pacific Time) What determines the limits of the political in secular approaches towards minorities and their forms of life? Shaunna Rodrigues will examine how secularism relies on political borders and adopts an inert approach towards various concepts that shape ideas of worldmaking. Given this limit of secularism, this talk turns to Islamic and Anti-Caste worldmaking in South Asia to demonstrate how they develop overlaps in their critique of the abstract rationality of secular political conceptions that uphold borders. Arguing that both Islamic and Anti-caste thought emphasize ethical conduct as the foundation for politics emerging from non-secular moralities, this talk demonstrates how their reconstruction of religion as a universal site of non-state politics opens imaginative possibilities for social democracy. Moderated by Shubhangni Gupta and Shantanu Nevrekar, Ph.D. Students in Anthropology at Stanford University -- Shaunna Rodrigues ...
  • In Conversation: Artist Ambreen Butt and Curator Elizabeth Mitchell
    Events at Stanford - 17:12 Dec 16, 2021
    Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022. 6:00 PM. Location: Virtual Event on Zoom Join us for a conversation with Ambreen Butt, whose work is featured in the Cantor Arts Center's exhibition, "Paper Chase: Ten Years of Collecting Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Cantor". The conversation will touch on Butt's practice and body of work, as well as topics related to contemporary global politics, female identity, and living as a Muslim in the United States. This conversation is in conjunction with the Cantor Arts Center exhibition, "Paper Chase: Ten Years of Collecting Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Cantor". Co-sponsored by Stanford's Center for South Asia and the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. Please register for this online event via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-conversation-artist-ambreen-butt-and-curator-elizabeth-mitchell-tickets-224396344507 After registering, if you need a disability-related accommodation like live captioning, please contact cantor_education@stanford.edu. Requ...
  • China's Changing Demography
    Events at Stanford - 17:11 Dec 16, 2021
    Date: Monday, January 10, 2022. 4:30 PM. Location: Via Zoom Webinar Register: https://bit.ly/3ACP6GF Speakers: Wang Feng, Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine Cai Yong, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Li Shuzhuo, Director and Professor, Institute for Population and Development Studies School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University Three prominent demographers discuss China's demographic change with insights from the seventh national census. Topics include the pace of urbanization, the more balanced sex ratio, increasing educational attainment, population aging, potential impacts of the pandemic, and recently announced changes in family planning and retirement policies.
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  • Energy Seminar: Shreya Mishra, SolarSquare
    Events at Stanford - 16:51 Dec 15, 2021
    Date: Monday, January 10, 2022. 4:00 PM. Location: See livestream link in description. Watch livestream here: SolarSquare provides leading commercial and residential solar rooftop solutions in India. The company partners with large organizations to support them in meeting their sustainability goals, locking energy prices for the next 15-20 years today and gaining energy security at Zero Capex and Zero Hassle. Shreya Mishra is CEO of Residential Solar at SolarSquare.
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  • Public Tour | Papua New Guinea Sculpture Walk
    Events at Stanford - 16:51 Dec 15, 2021
    Date: Ongoing from December 26, 2021 through June 26, 2022. See details for exact dates and times. Location: Meet at the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, at the corner of Santa Teresa & Lomita Drive. Created on-site at Stanford by artists from Papua New Guinea, the garden contains wood and stone carvings of people, animals, and magical beings that illustrate clan stories and creation myths. Meet on the corner of Santa Teresa and Lomita Drive. Public Tours: Fourth Sunday of each month at 11:30am, rain or shine. Admission Info Tours do not require a reservation and are free of charge. Limited to 10 participants. First come, first served!
  • The Intimate Lives of Enslaved Women
    Events at Stanford - 16:52 Dec 14, 2021
    Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022. 12:00 PM. Location: Zoom Webinar The REDI Task Force invites you to the next event in our Critical Conversations: Race in Global Affairs series; an exploration of the life of enslaved women. This panel discussion will feature experts of enslavement across the Americas including the U.S., Brazil, and the West Indies.  Speaker bios: Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies whose teaching and research explores the intersections of race, religion, and gender in the United States. Her first book The Souls of Womenfolk: The Religious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South (UNC 2021) offers a gendered history of enslaved people’s religiosity from the colonial period to the onset of the Civil War.  Jessica Marie Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the Johns Hopkins University and a Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Studies at Harvard University. She is the author of Wicked Flesh: Black Wo...
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  • Tyrants on Twitter: Protecting Democracies from Information Warfare
    Events at Stanford - 16:51 Dec 14, 2021
    Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022. 1:00 PM. Location: Virtual to Public. This event is a book talk based on my forthcoming book, Tyrants on Twitter: Protecting Democracies from Information Warfare. Below is a brief summary of the book. When Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram were first introduced to the public, their mission was simple: they were designed to help people become more connected to each other. Social media became a thriving digital space by giving its users the freedom to share whatever they wanted with their friends and followers. Unfortunately, these same digital tools are also easy to manipulate. As exemplified by Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, authoritarian states can exploit social media to interfere with democratic governance in open societies.  Tyrants on Twitter is the first detailed analysis of how Chinese and Russian agents weaponize Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to subvert the liberal international order. In addition to examining the 2016...
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  • Adrienne Fairhall - Reverse engineering neural control of behavior in Hydra
    Events at Stanford - 16:50 Dec 14, 2021
    Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021. 12:00 PM. Location: Remote (Zoom) Adrienne Fairhall, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics University of Washington Hosted by Laura Driscoll (Shenoy Lab) Join via zoom Abstract: Hydra is a fascinating model organism for neuroscience. It is transparent; new genetic lines allow one to image activity in both neurons and muscle cells; it exhibits quite rich behavior; and it continually rebuilds itself. Hydra’s fairly simple physical structure as a two-layered fluid-filled hydrostat and the accessibility of information about neural and muscle activity open the possibility of a complete model of neural control of behavior. Toward that end, we have developed a biophysical and biomechanical model of Hydra's body that allows us to transform measured neural activity into behavior. Bio: Adrienne Fairhall is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics and adjunct in the Departments of Physics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington. She obtained her ...
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  • Lunchtime Music at MemChu
    Events at Stanford - 17:14 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021. 12:15 PM. Location: Stanford Memorial Church Enjoy a musical performance by Dr. Robert Huw Morgan, University Organist, in the peaceful ambiance of Memorial Church. Free and open to all. All attendees over 2 years old must comply with the following health & safety measures: Be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID test within 72 hours of event Register upon arrival for contact tracing.  Stanford Affiliates: Show your green Health Check badge Off-campus visitors: Bring your ID and a hard copy, paper photocopy or a clear photo of the test results or vaccine card. Documents will be checked for entry. Wear a face covering while inside Memorial Church. Social Distancing is encouraged
  • Virtual Author Talk: Traci Bliss on "Big Basin Redwood Forest"
    Events at Stanford - 17:02 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022. 2:30 PM. Location: Zoom The epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s when the surrounding communities saw their once "inexhaustible" redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the nation, but the more redwoods that fell to the woodman's axe, the greater the effects on the local climate. California's groundbreaking environmental movement attracted individuals from every walk of life. From the adopted son of a robber baron to a bohemian woman winemaker to a Jesuit priest, resilient campaigners produced an unparalleled model of citizen action. Join author Traci Bliss as she reveals the untold story of a herculean effort to preserve the ancient redwoods for future generations. RSVP here for the webinar.
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  • Workshop Series on Text Based Methods | Session 7, featuring Elliott Ash
    Events at Stanford - 17:01 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021. 9:00 AM. Location: Zoom Webinar ABOUT THE SERIES The Hoover Institution seminar series on Using Text as Data in Policy Analysis features applications of natural language processing, structured human readings, and machine learning to examine policy issues in economics, history, national security, political science, and other fields. The seminar is organized by Steven Davis and Justin Grimmer. 
  • Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise
    Events at Stanford - 16:58 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022. 12:00 PM. Location: Online Event Sea level rise is one of the most tangible impacts of a changing climate. However, the large uncertainties in projections of future sea level make assessment of and management to those impacts particularly difficult.  The greatest source of uncertainty in sea level projects is the contribution of continental ice sheets.  In this webinar, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment brings together experts on the theory, modeling, and observation of ice sheet to discuss the progress, prospects, and path forward in reducing those uncertainties in the context of climate assessment, adaptation, and policy. Featured Panelists: Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University Helene Seroussi, Associate Professor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College Katharine Mach, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; Faculty Scholar ...
  • CCRMA presents: Jared Redmond
    Events at Stanford - 16:57 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022. 7:30 PM. Location: CCRMA Stage, The Knoll (Stanford affiliates only) | Livestreaming at CCRMA Live Pianist-composer Jared Redmond returns to the Bay Area for his first recital at CCRMA. Presenting music for piano and diverse electronics including synthesis, amplifier feedback, and live processing, his program includes world premieres of works written for him by William Dougherty, Richard Dudas, and Hunjoo Jung. Joined by Richard Dudas running electronics, Jared also performs Chiyoko Szlavnics's ethereal "Constellations I-III" and the North American premiere of Seunghyuk Lim's "Te". Jared Redmond is a pianist-composer based in Seoul. He writes for new music soloists and ensembles, and develops experimental works and new notation systems for Korean traditional performers. Jared has appeared as a piano soloist throughout North America, Europe, and Korea. His repertoire stretches from music of the 16th through 21st centuries. The concert will be livestreamed to CCRMA Live with fr...
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  • Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India
    Events at Stanford - 16:57 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022. 12:00 PM. Location: Virtual Webinar (Pacific Time) Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India, by Professor Jisha Menon, Associate Professor of Theater and Performance Studies and, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature at Stanford University, follows a postcolonial city as it transforms into a bustling global metropolis after the liberalization of the Indian economy. Taking the once idyllic “garden city” of Bangalore in southern India as its point of departure, the book explores how artists across India and beyond foreground neoliberalism as a “structure of feeling” permeating aesthetics, selfhood, and everyday life. Read more about the book >> In conversation with Samer Al-Saber, Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, and Usha Iyer, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at Stanford University -- Jisha Menon, Associate Professor in Theatre and Performance Studies and, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, is the Sakurako and William Fishe...
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  • Christmas Eve Ecumenical Family Service
    Events at Stanford - 16:56 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Friday, December 24, 2021. 4:00 PM. Location: Stanford Memorial Church We welcome you to join us at Memorial Church for a festive, family friendly Christmas Eve service for all ages. If you are able, please bring a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to local children in need. Doors open at 3:00 pm. Register for Free Tickets: https://christmaseve4pm.eventbrite.com All attendees, adults and children over 2 years old, must:  Be FULLY vaccinated or test negative for COVID (test must be taken no earlier than 72 hours before arriving at Stanford Memorial Church) Upon arrival, please have your Eventbrite ticket ready for scanning on your mobile device or printed copy and the following out for staff to check: Your ID and a hard copy, paper photocopy or a clear photo of the vaccine card or negative test results. Documents will be checked for entry. Wear a face covering at all times while inside Memorial Church. Social Distancing is encouraged Attendees are FULLY vaccinated once it is 14 days out from the second do...
  • CCSRE Chautauqua | Gregory Ablavsky | Governing Property and Violence in the First U.S. Territories
    Events at Stanford - 16:56 Dec 13, 2021
    Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022. 3:30 PM. Location: Building 360, Conference room/ Zoom Please join us on January 13 for our winter quarter Faculty Research Fellows Chautauqua. This book salon event will feature 2021-2022 fellow Gregory Ablavsky focusing on his new book, Federal Ground: Governing Property and Violence in the First U.S. Territories. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Elizabeth A. Reese (Law). Gregory Ablavsky is a Professsor of Law, Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar, and Professor of History, by courtesy. Federal Ground depicts the haphazard and unplanned growth of federal authority in the Northwest and Southwest Territories, the first U.S. territories established under the new territorial system. The nation’s foundational documents, particularly the U.S. Constitution and the Northwest Ordinance, placed these territories under sole federal jurisdiction and established federal officials to govern them. But, for all their paper authority, these officials rarely controlled events or di...
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