2002 EVENTS

DECEMBER 16, 2002
Internal Management Group and Legacy Cities Representatives Meeting
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Centenary Commemoration Committee

DECEMBER 13, 2002
The Ups and Downs of Field Research in Iran
Prof. Kian Tajbakhsh, Senior Research Fellow in the Milano Graduate School, New School University and Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Tehran University.
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

DECEMBER 13, 2002
Direct Diplomacy, Human Rights & Peace Negotiations: Conflict Management in Sri Lanka
Dr. Purnaka L. DeSilva, Conflict Negotiation Section, Office of the U.N. Secretary General
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

DECEMBER 11, 2002
The Political Economy of Humanitarian Assistance
NGO Forum, Policy Dialogue XII
Sponsored by Humanitarianism and War Project (RBIIS)

DECEMBER 11, 2002
Comparing Africa's Democracy Movement: the case of Nigeria
Dr. Kiki Edozie, Deputy Director, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY, CUNY Seminar on Contemporary Africa

DECEMBER 11, 2002
Literature of Middle Eastern Diaspora A Panel Discussion
MODERATOR: Andre Aciman, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature, The Graduate Center, CUNY
DISCUSSANT: Aram Veeser, Associate Professor of English, City College
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

DECEMBER 4, 2002
New York Area Planning Committee Meeting
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Centenary Commemoration Committee

DECEMBER 4, 2002
UN on the Ground
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and Stanely Foundation

DECEMBER 2, 2002
Foreign Policymaking as Policymaking: Bridging the Foreign/Domestic Dichotomy in Policy Studies
Howard Lentner, Professor of Political Science at Baruch College and Graduate Center, CUNY
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY, The City University Seminars in Public Policy

NOVEMBER 21, 2002
The Unfinished Revolution: UN Human Rights Ideas
Roger Normand and Sarah Zaidi
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project

NOVEMBER 20, 2002
The Futures of European Capitalism
Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Scholar of European Integration, Department of International Relations, Boston University
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

NOVEMBER 20, 2002
The War on Terrorism - Impact on Human Rights in the U.S. and Internationally
SPEAKERS: Adolfo Aguilar Zinser (Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations), Ann Beeson, Co-Chair, International Civil Liberties Task Force, American Civil Liberties Union, Jack Donnelly (Andrew Mellon Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver), David Forsythe (Charles J. Mach Professor, University of Nebraska Lincoln), Tracy Higgins (Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Joseph Crowley Program in International Human Rights, Fordham Law School, Fordham University), James O.C. Jonah (Senior Fellow, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The CUNY Graduate Center, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General, former Finance Minister of Sierra Leone )
MODERATOR: Margaret E. Crahan, Dorothy Epstein Professor, History Department, Hunter College and The CUNY Graduate School
Sponsored by Sawyer Seminar Series Program

NOVEMBER 20, 2002
Seminar: The Impact of the War on Terrorism on Human Rights Internationally
SPEAKERS: Jack Donnely, Andrew Mellon Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver; David Forsythe, Charles J. Mach Professor, University of Nebraska Lincoln Discussants: Domna Stanton, Distinguished Professor, French Department, The CUNY Graduate Center, Board of Directors, Human Rights Watch; Yvonne Terlingen, Representative at the United Nations, Amnesty International
MODERATOR: Margaret E. Crahan, Dorothy Epstein Professor, History Department, Hunter College and The CUNY Graduate School
Sponsored by Sawyer Seminar Series Program

NOVEMBER 20, 2002
Globalization and Human Rights
Adamanita Pollis, Professor, The New Scholl Unviersity
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

NOVEMBER 20, 2002
The UN Scene: A Reporter's Perspective
Linda Fasulo, NBC UN Correspondent
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

NOVEMBER 18, 2002
Women Enrich the United Nations and Development
Devaki Jain
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project

NOVEMBER 15, 2002
Seeking the Peace in Congo: local-global interactions
Tatiana Carayannis, PhD Candidate, Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center, and Research Manager, UN Intellectual History Project
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Women's Health in Africa: A Circle of Burdens
Elaine M. Wolfson, President, Global Alliance for Women's Health
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

NOVEMBER 11, 2002
From Jean Monnet to Romano Prodi: An Inside View
Renée Haferkamp, Emile Noël Distinguished Fellow, NYU School of Law, Former Director General, European Commission
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

NOVEMBER 8, 2002
Theatre of the Reflecting Pool: A multimedia Theatrical Production
Written and Directed by Maryam Habibian, PH.D. An evening of acting, dance, spoken word and video-projection of live footage of places and people in Iran which are relevant to the poet and her work, in a tribute to Persian poetry's most influential and controversial woman Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-67).
Sponsored by Women Studies Certificate Program and Continuing Education and Public Programs

NOVEMBER 6, 2002
The Global Compact: Generating Investment in LDCs
Purnaka L. de Silva, Executive Office of the U.N. Secretary-General
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

NOVEMBER 4, 2002
Will Iraq Disintegrate?
Yitzhak Nakash, Brandeis University
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

OCTOBER 30, 2002
The Middle East Conundrum
Richard W. Murphy, Council on Foreign Relations; US Ambassador (ret.)
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

OCTOBER 28, 2002
Towards a Greater Europe: Franco-German Partnership Building the Union
Dr. Robert Picht, Director of the Franco-German Institute in Ludwigsburg, Professor of Sociology at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, Dean of Europa Kolleg
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

OCTOBER 25-26, 2002
Sidney Hook Reconsidered: A Centennial Celebration
The Center for the Humanities, Continuing Education and Public Programs Ph.D. Sponsored by Program in English, Ph.D. Program in History, Ph.D. Program in Philosophy

OCTOBER 25, 2002
"This is My Home" - Documentary about different religious groups that make up the Iranian community in the US
Tanas Eshaghian, Filmmaker
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

OCTOBER 24, 2002
Prospects of War
Teach-Out
Scholars and activists, including Tony Kushner, Eric Foner, Clark Kissinger, David Levering Lewis, Nydia Velazquez, Talal Assad, Blance Wiesen Cook, Robert Jay Lifton, and many others.
Sponsored by Graduate Center Community

OCTOBER 24, 2002
UN on the Ground
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and Stanely Foundation

OCTOBER 23
Prioritizing and Financing General Assembly Mandates and Programs
Patrick F. Kennedy, Ambassador to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

OCTOBER 23, 2002
Seminar: The Impact of the War on Terrorism on Human Rights in the U.S.
Sponsored by Sawyer Seminar Series Program

OCTOBER 23, 2002
EU Enlargement and Cyprus: Make or Break?
Nikos Agathocleous, Former Ambassador of Cyprus to Brussels and George Cunningham, Head of Press and Public Affairs, European Commission, New York Delegation
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

OCTOBER 21, 2002
The International Criminal Court: The US Attack and Gender Justice
Rhonda Copeland, Professor, CUNY Law School
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

OCTOBER 16, 2002
Feasibility of Monetary Union in the Southern African Development Community
Dr. Tenisan Agbeyegbe, Doctoral Faculty (Economics), CUNY Graduate Center
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

OCTOBER 16, 2002
Religion and Public Policy at the United Nations
Azza Karam, World Conference on Religion and Peace
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

OCTOBER 10, 2002
Human Rights and Terror
Dankwart A. Rustow Memorial Lecture
Michael Ignatieff, Carr Professor of Human Rights and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

OCTOBER 10, 2002
Security, Politics, and Violence: Placing Terrorism in Context
Conference
Panel I: Security (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
Panel II: Violence (1:15 pm-3:15 pm)
Panel III: Politics (3:30 pm-5:30 pm)
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

OCTOBER 9, 2002
Nuclear Weapons, the Rule of Law and Global Security
John Burroughs, Executive Director, the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy
UN Seminar Series

OCTOBER 8, 2002
The Significance of the German Elections for Germany, the EU and Transatlantic Relations
Dr. Dieter K. Roth, Professor of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, and Chairman, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

OCTOBER 4, 2002
The Contemporary Relevance of the Ralph Bunche Legacy
Ralph Bunche Centenary Commemoration Committee

OCTOBER 2, 2002
The Hard Road of Peace in the Congo: Local Reactions to International Initiatives
Suliman Ali Baldo, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

OCTOBER 1, 2002
Conference: 40th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis
Sponsored by Center for the Humanities

SEPTEMBER 27, 2002
The Loudest Muttering is Over: Documents from the Atlas Group Archive Art Project
Walid Raad, media artist and Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Queens College
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

SEPTEMBER 25, 2002
Seminar: Framing the Debate: The Interplay of U.S. Domestic Issues, Human Rights, & U.S. Foreign Policy
Sponsored by Sawyer Seminar Series Program

SEPTEMBER 25, 2002
International Action in Self-Determination Conflicts
Tom J. Farer, Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver
Sponsored by UN Seminar Series

SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Countdown for Brazil's OCTOBER 6th Elections
Prof. David Fleischer, University of Brasilia
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

SEPTEMBER 23, 2002
Europe and US: A Community of Values?
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2002
Dealing with Terrorism via the UN
Special Conference
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and The Center for International Studies at Oxford University

SEPTEMBER 18
Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul Talk, Slide Presentation and Book Signing
Authors: Ron Haviv and Ilana Ozenroy
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
RBIIS and IUCSM Steering Committee Closed Meeting
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and Inter-University Consortium on Security and Migration

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
UN on the Ground
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and Stanely Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
New York City Planning Committee, Ralph Bunche Centenary
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Centenary

JUNE 27, 2002
The State of the European Union
H.E. Emilio Casinello, the Consul General of Spain in New York
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center Lecture

JUNE 18, 2002
Employees in the Community: A Global Force for Good
Speakers include: David Logan, Executive Director, The Corporate Citizenship Company; Kathleen D. McCarthy, Director, Center for the Study of Philanthropy Center for the Study of Philanthropy (GC, CUNY) with the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies (GC, CUNY) and the National Executive Service Corps

JUNE 13 - 14, 2002
UN Intellectual History Project meeting in Uppsala, Sweden
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project

JUNE 2, 2002
Middle Eastern Organizational Responses to the 9/11 Backlash
(talk about the NSF-funded project) Mehdi Bozorgmehr and Anny Bakalian, MEMEAC Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

MAY 23, 2002
The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children in Africa
Third meeting of the CUNY Seminar on Contemporary Africa Dr. Funmi Olonisakin, Assistant, Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

MAY 17, 2002
Union City, New Jersey: Cuba's Northern-most Province
Yolando Prieto, Professor of Sociology at Ramapo College of New Jersey
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MAY 16, 2002
Apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa - Israel and Palestine: the End of an Analogy, the Beginning of Peace
SPEAKERS: Andrew Lawrence, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science, GC CUNY Menachem Ben-menachem, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Haifa Ghassan Shabaneh, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science, GC, CUNY
Sponsored by The Social and Political Theory Students' Association (SPTSA) and The Africa Research Group (ARG)

MAY 15
The Future of the European Welfare State. Case Study: The Swedish Experience
Anders Lindbom, Visiting Professor, Institute of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
Sponsored by Hunter College, CUNY

MAY 14, 2002
Defending Human Rights and Democracy in Latin America (panel discussion)
PANELISTS: H.E. Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, Mexico's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations H.E. Juan Gabriel Valdés, Chile's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations
DISCUSSANT: Professor Rosario Espinal, Director of the Latin American Studies Center, Temple University
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MAY 10, 2002
Globalization and the Labor Movement
Peter Evans
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MAY 9, 2002
Cuban Environmental Policy: The Havana Metropolitan Park Project
Yociel Marrero Baez, Project Manager, Almendares River Clean-up/Metropolitan Park of Havana and General Editor, Siempre Verde Bulletin (published by Havana Metropolitan Park)
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MAY 8, 2002
Sexismo en la Lengua Española
(the talk will be delivered in Spanish)
Dr. Nuria Gregori Torada, Director, Instituto de Literaturo y Lingüística and Vice President, Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MAY 7, 2002
European Competition Law as Seen from the United States
Prof. Hans Decker, Executive in Residence at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia Universtiy
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center Lecture


MAY 6, 2002
Human Rights in Transitions to Democracy: Reflections on Post-Pinochet Chile
J. Samuel Valenzuela, Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies


MAY 3, 2002
Why the Middle East is Underdeveloped: The Historical Role of Islamic Law
Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Law, and King Faisal Professor of Islamic Thought and Culture at the University of Southern California Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC), Co-sponsored with the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies, City College of New York

MAY 1, 2002
Economic Roots of Militant Islamism
Timur Kuran, Yolanda T. Moses Visiting Scholar, Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Southern California
Sponsored by The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies

MAY 1, 2002
Turkish Arts Through the Ages
Talat Halma, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Turkish Literature at Bilkent University in Istanbul, served as the first Minister of Culture if the Turkish Republic
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC), Co-sponsored with American Turkish Society and Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

MAY 1, 2002
States of the Art: Arab, Hebrew and Spanish novelists read from their work ELIAS KHOURY, SHIMON BALLAS AND JUAN GOYTISOLO
introduction by Ammiel Alcalay Sponsored by: The Ford Foundation / Crossing Borders: Rethinking Area Studies Program; Middle, Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures / Queens College; Center for Comparative Literature and Society / Columbia University; The Hagop Kevorkian Center / New York University; Comparative Literature / CUNY Graduate Center; Middle Eastern Studies / New York University; The Oded Halahmy Foundation for the Arts; The Community Bookstore / Brooklyn.

APRIL 30, 2002
The Crisis in Afghanistan Revisited
Co-sponsored by: The Humanitarianism and War Project, Tufts University, and the Ralph Bunche Center for International Studies
Sponsored by NGO Consultation Series

APRIL 29, 2002
Ideas and Policy: Conversations with Writers Who Inhabit Two Worlds
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., author of "A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917-50," and Albert Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities Emeritus at the Graduate Center
Sponsored by The Center for the Humanities and Ralph Bunche Center for International Studies

APRIL 26, 2002
The Cuban National Assembly: A Case Study of a Socialist Parliament
Peter Roman
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

APRIL 25, 2002
New Approaches toward the Management of Peace and Security in Africa This is the second meeting of CUNY Seminar on Contemporary Africa
Margaret A. Vogt, Senior Officer, Office of the United Nations Secretary General
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

APRIL 24, 2002
The Failure of Camp David and the Current Cycle of Violence in the Middle East: A Roundtable Discussion
Introductory Remarks by Ghassan Shabaneh, PhD Candidate, Political Science Department The Africa Research Group (ARG) and the Social and Political Theory Students Association (SPTSA)

APRIL 22, 2002
The State of the United Nations and Multilateralism
H.E. Ambassador Paul Heinbecker Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
Gitelson Seminar

APRIL 19, 2002
The Argentine Crisis
Prof. Peter Ranis, York College, City University of New York
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

APRIL 18, 2002
Faculty Brainstorming Session on issues related to the Mellon Sawyer Project
Sponsored by Mellon W. Sawyer Seminar Series

APRIL 18, 2002
Ideas and Policy: Conversations with Writers Who Inhabit Two Worlds
Kishore Mahbubani, author of "Can Asians Think? Understanding the Divide Between East and West," and Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations Moderators: Prof. Thomas Weiss and David Nasaw
Sponsored by The Center for the Humanities and Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

APRIL 18, 2002
Human Rights in China
Andrew Nathan, Director of the East Asian Institute of Columbia
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

APRIL 17, 2002
Recent Work on Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies A Discussion with Ph.D. Candidates at the Graduate Center
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

APRIL 17, 2002
Strategic Planning for the Secretary-General's 2nd Term Priorities Abiodun Williams Director Strategic Planning Unit, Executive Officer of the Secretary General
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

APRIL 16, 2002
The UN and Development Thinking in Latin America
Gert Rosenthal, Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

APRIL 16, 2002
Protecting Rights in the EU: the Court of Justice, European Citizenship and the Charter of Rights
Prof. Roger Goebel, Law School, Fordham University
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center Lecture

APRIL 12, 2002
Nietzsche and the Politics of Time
Tracy Strong, Professor, Unversity of California, San Diego
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

APRIL 12, 2002
Franklin Pease G.Y. Memorial Prize Lecture Colonia y nación en la obra de los historiadores hispano-cubanos del siglo XIX
José Gregorio Cayuela Fernández, Professor of Contemporary History in the University of Castilla in La Mancha, Spain and Mariano Esteban de Vega, Professor of Contemporary History in the University of Salamanca, Spain
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Co-sponsored with the Colonial Latin American Historical Review

APRIL 10, 2002
Voices from the Forest: A Yanomami Perspective
Ana Valéria Araújo, Jô Oliviera of the Comissão Pró Yanomami, and Mauricio Font of the Bildner Center host a reception to honor respected Indigenous leaders, Davi Kopenawa and Totó
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

APRIL 10, 2002
The Loudest Muttering is Over: Documents from the Atlas Group Archive
Walid Raad, media artist and an Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studeis at Queens College of CUNY. Raad will discuss his recent project titled The Atlas Group, present its mission, and will show several documents from the archive.
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) and The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

APRIL 10, 2002
Sultans of Spin: Syrian Sacred Music on the World Stage
Jonathan Shannon, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Hunter College
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

APRIL 10, 2002
Economic Reform in Brazil and Argentina
Mauricio Font Director, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, CUNY Graduate Center
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

APRIL 9, 2002
Finance, Production and the Making of the 21st Century Capitalism
Dr. Leo Panitch, Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto

APRIL 8 and 9, 2002
New Approaches to Social Reform in Brazil (Brazil Symposium)
The list of participants includes: Jorge Arbache (UnB), Cristovam Buarque (UnB and former Governor of Brasilia), Simone Buechler (Columbia), Sonia Draibe (UNICAMP), John Garrison (World Bank), Eduardo Graeff (Adviser to the President), Thereza Lobo (Comunitas/Comunidade Solidaria), Denise Vitale Mendes (USP), Paulo Paiva (Inter-American Development Bank), Amb. Flávio Perri (former Minister of Environmental Affairs and Consul-General), José Maria da Silveira Unicamp), environmentalist Alexander Watson, and others.
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

APRIL 4, 2002
In Search of Development: Creating States and Industry in the Global Periphery
Atul Kohli, Visiting Professor from Princeton University
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

APRIL 3, 2002
New Perspective on Slavery in the Americas: Brazilian Slave Demographics in Comparative Perspective
Laird W. Bergad, Professor in the Ph.D. Program in History at the GC/CUNY
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

APRIL 2, 2002
Seminar on: "Education, Race, and Citizenship in Contemporary Brazil"
Luiz Claudio Barcelos, The Inter-American Dialogue: "Education and Racial Inequalities in Brazil" Diva Moreira, Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Austin, Texas: "The Brazilian State and Racism" Athayde Motta, African American Studies at the University of Austin, Texas: "Who's to Say Who is Black? I Say I Am!"
Sponsored by Howard Samuels State Management and Policy Center

APRIL 2, 2002
Brown: The Last Discovery of America
Richard Rodriguez, author
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, Co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities and Continuing Education and Public Programs

MARCH 27, 2002
The Loudest Muttering is Over: Documents from the Atlas Group Archive
Walid Raad, media artist and an Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studeis at Queens College of CUNY. Raad will discuss his recent project titled The Atlas Group, present its mission, and will show several documents from the archive.
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) and The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

MARCH 22, 2002
Re-thinking the African State: Pan Africanism and the African Renaissance
This is the first meeting of the CUNY Seminar on Contemporary Africa for Spring 2002 Guy Martin, Visiting Associate Professor of Africana Studies, New York University
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

MARCH 22, 2002
"Community of Many Worlds: Arab Americans in New York" - private tour of exhibit
Museum of City of New York [www.mcyn.org]
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

MARCH 22, 2002
Closed session
Faculty Brainstorming Session on issues related to the Mellon Sawyer Project
Sponsored by Mellon W. Sawyer Seminar Series

MARCH 21, 2002
Measurement of Human Rights Violations
Dr. Patrick Ball, American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

MARCH 20, 2002
Old Recollections and New Impressions: Musings on the Middle East
Robert Fernea, social-cultural anthropologist, Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, Austin
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) and Ph.D. Program in Anthropology, CUNY/GC

MARCH 19, 2002
Congregations, Missions, and Chaplaincies: Early Protestant Communities in the Nineteenth-Century Hispanic Caribbean
Luis Martinez Fernandez, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University Robert Fernea, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Past President of the Middle East Studies Association
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

MARCH 18, 2002
Human Rights and the Environment in Mexico
Rodolfo Montiel Flores, Environmental Activist
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MARCH 15, 2002
The Cuban Abakuá Society: New Evidence for the African Diaspora
Ivor Miller, Fellow at the Institute for Research in the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC), City College of New York
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MARCH 13, 2002
China's Economic Reforms and International Philanthropy: The Case of Tibet
Arthur N. Holcombe Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund; UNDP (ret)
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

MARCH 12, 2002
Rising Tide: Latino Voters and Parity in New York Politics
Co-sponsored with The Hispanic Federation
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

MARCH 6, 2002
A Dialogue on "The New Diplomacy" and the UN
Benjamin Rivlin and Juergen Dedring City University of New York
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

MARCH 5, 2002
The UK's Approach to Euro
H.E. Thomas Harris, KBE, CMG, British Consul General in New York
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center Lecture

MARCH 5, 2002
Land Reform and the Brazilian Amazon (Part of Bildner Center Brazil Project)
H.E. Raul Jungmann, Brazilian Minister of Agrarian Development
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

MARCH 4, 2002
"Latin America at the End of Politics," Princeton University Press. Book Party and Reception
Author: Forrest D. Colburn, The Graduate Center and Lehman College
Sponsored by The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

MARCH 1, 2002
Thinking about Politics and the Opera
Mitchel Cohen, Baruch College and the Graduate Center
Sponsored by Political Science Department, Graduate Center, CUNY

FEBRUARY 28, 2002
Reconstructing Afghanistan II: Art and Culture
This event is postponed to ensure the participation of Mr. Amanullah Haidersad
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

FEBRUARY 28, 2002
The State of Alwar: Nationalism and Sexuality in the Exile of the Maharaja of Alwar
Anne Norton, Political Science Theorist, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by Ph.D. Program in Political Science, SPTSA (The Social and Political Theory Students Association) and CLAGS (The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies), CUNY, GC

FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Balancing Peace and Justice: International Criminal Tribunals vs Diplomacy?
Helena Cobban Contributing Writer, The Christian Science Monitor and Al Hayat (London)
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

FEBRUARY 22, 2002
US-Cuba Relations: Recent Developments
Jim Carragher, Director of Cuban Affairs at the State Department
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

FEBRUARY 21, 2002
Multinational Corporations, Community Relations, and Human Rights in Developing Countries
Dr. Paul Martin, Executive Director for the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University
Sponsored by Ph.D./M.A. Program in Political Science, CUNY, GC

FEBRUARY 21, 2002
Reconstructing Afghanistan I: Society and Development Panel Discussion
Erin Snider, Adopt-a-Mine Project, United Nations Association Ishaq Nadiri, Jay Gould Professor of Economics, NYU Mohammad Younus, United Nations Development Program Lida Ahmadi, School of Hope in Afghanistan
Sponsored by Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC)

FEBRUARY 20, 2002
Dynamics of Identities and Sudan's Conflicts: A Silver Lining
Francis Deng Distinguished Professor of Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

FEBRUARY 19, 2002
Ethnicity, Politics, and Land Rights: Collective Land Titling of Afro-Colombian Communities on the Pacific Coast of Colombia
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2002
The Aftermath of Durban
Anne Bayefsky Visiting Professor of Law, Columbia University
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

FEBRUARY 8, 2002
The Predicaments of Studying Jewish Diaspora in Cuba
Dr. Ruth Behar, Professor of Anthropology, the University of Michigan
Sponsored by Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Closed Session
Inter University Consortium on Security and Migration (IUCSM), co-sponsored by the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Sponsored by Mellon W. Sawyer Seminar Series

FEBRUARY 6, 2002
The UN and the Challenges of the 21st Century (text)
H.E. Ambassador Pierre Schori Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
Sponsored by Gitelson Seminar

JANUARY 31, 2002
External Advisory Board Meeting
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

JANUARY 23, 2002
Ralph Bunche Centenary Committee Meeting
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Centenary


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