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2022 Nov 29

Medieval History Workshop: “Christians and Jews in Late Medieval Guides for Parish Priests: Local Approaches and Lived Religion.”

5:00pm to 6:30pm

Location: 

Robinson Hall, History Department Conf. Room (#125), 35 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138

Christians and Jews in Late Medieval Guides for Parish Priests: Local Approaches and Lived Religion

Prof. Deeana Klepper, Boston University

There are many ways that canon law expectations regarding Christian-Jewish interaction were adapted to suit local needs in late medieval Europe, including through synodal statutes or clerical advice to secular rulers. But the implementation of any ecclesiastical...

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2022 Nov 30

Failed Globalists: European Socialists, the Welfare State, and the Challenge of the Global South, 1919-2019

4:00pm

Location: 

Robinson Hall, Warren Center Conf. Room (#B21), 35 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138

 

The Harvard International and Global History Seminar (HIGHS)

https://highs.fas.harvard.edu/highs

"Failed Globalists: European Socialists, the Welfare State, and the Challenge of the Global South, 1919-2019"
Giuliana Chamedes (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Comment: David Spreen (Harvard University) and James Evans (Harvard University)
 

This session will take place in person, with an option for remote access.

Please...

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2022 Dec 01

Reflecting on The Emergency in India

7:00pm

Location: 

Virtual (registration required)

 

Life of Pi begins with Pi Patel and his family escaping from India in 1975 at the start of The Emergency, a two-year period of violent political unrest that overtook the country for nearly two years. Join us for a dynamic conversation with Harvard University Professor Sugata Bose who will reflect on how The Emergency began and the long-lasting effects of one of the most impactful periods in modern Indian history.

A.R.T.’s Civically Speaking series features virtual conversations, lectures...

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2023 Apr 07

Empire, Nation, Federation: South Asia’s Freedom in Global Perspective (Part 2)

Fri Apr 7 (All day) to Sun Apr 9 (All day)

Location: 

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EMPIRE, NATION, FEDERATION: SOUTH ASIA’S FREEDOM IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
HARVARD-TUFTS CONFERENCE on the 75th ANNIVERSARY of INDEPENDENCE and PARTITION

Jointly sponsored by the Weatherhead Center and Asia Center of Harvard University and the Center of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University, and the concert by Zeb Bangash on October 8, 2022, at 6.30 pm supported by Presidents Bacow and Monaco.

Part 1: October 7-9, 2022, Part 2: April 7-9, 2023

Friday, April 7, 2023, ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot...

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