Global Studies Seminar

About the Series

global studies seminar series

The Global Studies Seminar Series is an interdisciplinary intellectual forum for the Denison community to discuss and debate academic and policy issues of global importance. Speakers from the Denison faculty as well as guest scholars are invited to present their recently published (or work in progress) research. In the spirit of the liberal arts, we strive to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of complex global challenges, and we work hard to try to balance the lecture series coverage with topics/speakers from the humanities, arts, sciences, and social sciences.

The seminars are held on Monday nights at 7:30-9 PM and are open and free to the public.

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2019 - 2020

Slayter Hall

The Global Studies Seminar presents a talk with Yeliz Cavus.

Slayter Hall

The Global Studies Seminar presents a talk with Hanada Al-Masri and Cheryl Johnson. 

David WOJNAROWICZ Untitled (One Day this Kid...)

The Denison Museum and Global Studies Seminar presents an opening reception and artist talk with Ashley Currier.

Slayter Hall

The Global Studies Seminar presents a talk titled "Matsumoto Seicho and "Japan's Black Fog:" Turning Malfeasance into Popular Fiction."

Slayter Hall

The Global Studies Seminar presents a talk titled "Constraining the Use of Force in Successive International Orders," by Dane Imerman.

2018 - 2019

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The Global Studies Seminar presents “Was Confucius a Bigot? Ethnic Prejudice as a Philosophical Problem in Medieval China,” by Shao-yun Yang

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The Global Studies Seminar presents “The Arabic New Testament in Medieval Iberia and the Maghreb, Munich Cod.Arab. 238: Creating a Digital Edition”

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The Global Studies Seminar presents “Mosquitos and Global Health,” by Andy McCall

Fatima Taylor

The Global Studies Seminar presents “Artistic Influence of the Soviet Era,” by Fatima Taylor

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The Global Studies Seminar presents “Blogging as Cultural Translation during the Iraq War,” by Amanda Al-Raba'a

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Denison University welcomes Palestinian-American author Najla Said presenting "Looking for Palestine: Growing up confused in an Arab-American Family"

Photo of Sangeet Kumar and John Cort

The Global Studies Seminar presents “Denison Study Trip to India 2020,” by John Cort and Sangeet Kumar

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The Global Studies Seminar presents “The Sciences in the Golden Age of Islam,” by Hadi Jorati

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The Global Studies Seminar presents “Productive Changes for a Changing Climate” by Joseph J Reczek

Sarah Supp

Sarah Supp presents, “Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: How humans measure and respond to change"

“Teanga de la Nativa (The native’s tongue): an ethnographic analysis of immersion language learning in study-abroad institutes,” Veerendra P. Lele

Adam Davis

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Charity in an Age of Commerce," by Professor of History, Adam Davis

Mariana Saavedra Espinosa

The Global Studies Seminar presents "The Social Unit of Capital: Governance and Discipline in the Reproduction of Colombian Family Capitalism"

Dosinda Alvite stands outside above a coatsline

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Latinix Immigration in Ohio: Interviews of Migrant Workers"

Can Dalyan poses outside near a stone wall and steps

The Global Studies Seminar presents a talk titled "Life Unlived: Latency and Longing at the Turkish Seed Gene Bank," by Can Dalyan.

2017 - 2018

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Behind the Scenes of the Crime: Translating Japanese Mysteries."

Denison University presents a panel of students from Denison and Kenyon College discussion their experiences as Central Asian students at U.S. colleges.

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Introducing Global Content in Intermediate Language Courses."

Denison University welcomes Ohio State University professor Morgan Liu presenting "Post-Soviet Transition in Central Asia."

Zarrina Juraqulova

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Male Dominance and Domestic Violence in Post-Soviet Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan."

Photo of patterns on a cloth from a Central Asia textile exhibition

Denison University presents a Central Asia textile exhibition with an artist talk by members of VOICES International Art Initiative.

Denison University holds a public forum titled "Central Asia in Liberal Arts Education" as part of a Celebration of Central Asia.

Photo of Jonathan Rudy

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Fidget Spinners and Binary Logic: Imagination and Creativity in the Modalities of Change."

Photo of buildings in Kazakhstan

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Interplay of Ethnic Nationalism and Islam with the Nation: Building of Kazakhstan."

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The Global Studies Seminar presents "Rethinking Central Asian Islam in Light of Shahab Ahmed's 'What is Islam'."

Photo of Hosna Sheikholeslami

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Thinking Through Translation: Translators and the Formation of Publics in Contemporary Iran."

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The Global Studies Seminar presents "International Development Banks in the Andean Amazon: Working Despite People, For People or With People?"

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Why Read King?" by Denison professor Jeff Kurtz.

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The Global Studies Seminar presents "How to control disease-carrying mosquitoes in the 21st century."

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The Global Studies Seminar presents "Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 55555555: A Car Show."

Photo of Yvonne-Marie Mokam

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Subversion of Humanitarian Narrative in Emmanuel Dongala's 'Johnny Mad Dog'."

Poster that shows flags and money

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Growth, Distribution & Foreign Trade: 'Is Mercantilism Passé?'"

city with buildings

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Travels and Travails of the Monetary Hoard: Kirchnerism and Passive Revolution in Argentina."

voting poll

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Germans Go to the Polls: Analyzing the Impact of the 2017 Elections for Europe and Beyond."

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The Global Studies Seminar presents "Migrants in Brazil: Exploring the migration paradigm in the context of the Brazilian 'Racial Democracy'."

Fadhel Kaboub, associate professor of economics

The Global Studies Seminar presents "Climate Stress: The Untold Story of the Arab Uprisings." The talk will take place in the Roost in Slayter Hall.

2016 - 2017

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The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Megan Threlkeld presenting "Chaos, War, or a New World Order? The Campaign for World Government in the 1930s."

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The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Cathy Dollard and Mark Bryan presenting 'From the Archive to the Stage: William Jordan Currin '13 and the Great War."

Photo of a sustainable energy source in a rural setting

The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Ahmed Soliman presenting "Sustainable Energy for Rural and Developing Communities."

Photo of the Palestinian dance troupe Shoruq

A dance troupe of 18 Palestinian teenagers from the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, Palestine, perform traditional Debka dance.

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The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Jason Busic presenting “Language, Religion, and Identity in Medieval Iberia: the Arabic Gospels.”

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The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Taina Wewer presenting "Education as part of welfare policy in Finland."

Photo of Ron Emoff

The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Ron Emoff presenting "Clinton, Bush, and Hussein in the Courts of Kings: Tromba Spirit Possession in Madagascar."

Photo of a scene from “Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Screening Black Femininity in Twenty-First-Century Speculative Cinema”

The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Diana Mafe presenting "Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before."

Picture of a soccer ball

The Global Studies Seminar welcomes Veerendra Lele presenting "Toward an ethnography of soccer."

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