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2016 Mar 30

Harvard Law Dean's Office: Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin's Chair Lecture, “On Being First: Judge Constance Baker Motley & Social Activism in the American Century”

5:00pm

Location: 

2019 Milstein West AB

Professor Brown-Nagin will discuss the life and times of Constance Baker Motley, a protégée of Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court litigator, and the first black woman, and only the fifth woman, appointed to the federal bench. To observers, Motley’s rise to power looked seamless; she embodied the opening of the modern American workplace to women and minorities. Behind the scenes, Motley faced setbacks. Professor Brown-Nagin will examine how gender shaped Motley’s career as a lawyer and judge.

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2016 Mar 23

Harvard Law School Dean's Office: Justice Louis D. Brandeis: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of his Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

WCC 2036 Milstein East BC

A panel discussion of Justice Louis Brandeis’ life, work, and legacy, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.

 The panel will include Brandeis scholars Melvin Urofsky (author, ‘Louis D. Brandeis: A Life’), Clyde Spillenger (legal historian and professor of law, UCLA Law School), and Jeffrey Rosen (President and CEO, National Constitution Center and author of forthcoming book on Brandeis). Moderated by Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Dean Martha...

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2016 Mar 04

7th Annual African Development Conference: The African Rennaissance

(All day)

The African Development Conference, 7th Annual meeting, covering "The African Renaissance."  Conversations on Re-Imagining Engagement and Opportunities.  Located at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School.  For more information, visit harvardadc.com/register.

2016 Mar 02

"The Fight Against Impunity in Guatemala" Panelists and Events

(All day)

Location: 

Pound Hall 101, Harvard Law School

"The Fight Against Impunity in Guatemala" March 2nd and 3rd, 2016: Join country experts as they discuss the root causes of the civil war, the pursuit of justice and accountability in post-conflict Guatemala, the nexus between organized crime and armed conflict, and the struggle to fight a growing culture of corruption and impunity. See panelist ...

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2016 Mar 01

CES: The Legacy of Fascism in Postwar Italian Architecture

12:15pm to 1:45pm

Location: 

Adolphus Busch Hall, Goldman Room, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge
Maulsby's project considers fascism’s legacy in postwar Italy by tracing the history of Fascist Party headquarters or case del fascio, the building type most closely tied to fascism, from the late 1930s to the present day.
Lucy Mason Maulsby Visiting Scholar, CES

Sponsors: ...
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2016 Mar 03

Hutchins Center: “The Story of Swahili” Panel Discussion

4:00pm

Location: 

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Panel discussion: “The Story of Swahili” 

Featuring author John M. Mugane, Professor of the Practice of African Languages and Cultures and Director of the African Language Program in the Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

Moderated by:
Marcyliena Morgan, Harvard University

Panelists:

Ali Asani, Harvard University

Laura Fair...

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2016 Mar 09

Intellectual History: "How Do You Say ‘Genocide’ in Yiddish? The Forgotten Jewish Politics of Raphael Lemkin"

4:15pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS South - S-354, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA

James Loeffler, Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia

 James Loeffler is the author of The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire (Yale, 2010), which won numerous awards in Slavic Studies, Jewish Studies, Music, and...

 Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 4:15pm to 6:00pm 

CGIS S-354

Jews of Russia/Eastern...

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2016 Apr 12

Mahindra Humanities: Toni Morrison: Lecture Six: The Foreigner's Home

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street

Events are free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of each lecture. Tickets will be available in person at Sanders Theatre or online(handling fees apply). Limit of two tickets per person. Tickets valid until 3:45pm.

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2016 Apr 11

Mahindra Humanities: Toni Morrison: Lecture Five: Narrating the Other

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street

Events are free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of each lecture. Tickets will be available in person at Sanders Theatre or online(handling fees apply). Limit of two tickets per person. Tickets valid until 3:45pm.

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2016 Mar 22

Mahindra Humanities: Toni Morrison: Lecture Four: Configurations of Blackness

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street

Events are free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of each lecture. Tickets will be available in person at Sanders Theatre or online(handling fees apply). Limit of two tickets per person. Tickets valid until 3:45pm.

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2016 Mar 09

Mahindra Humanities: Toni Morrison: Lecture Three: The Color Fetish

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street

Events are free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of each lecture. Tickets will be available in person at Sanders Theatre or online(handling fees apply). Limit of two tickets per person. Tickets valid until 3:45pm.

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2016 Mar 08

Mahindra Humanities: Toni Morrison: Lecture Two: Being and Becoming the Stranger

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street

Events are free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of each lecture. Tickets will be available in person at Sanders Theatre or online(handling fees apply). Limit of two tickets per person. Tickets valid until 3:45pm.

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