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A Force for Good

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Chief Deputy Attorney General John Keller (BA '92, Latin American studies) wants to protect the rights of all Minnesotans.

Three Opportunities Abroad

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Joseph Rojas learned abroad in three countries and three languages. He discusses how his experiences in Brazil, Venezuela, and France informed his career path. “Adaptability and flexibility are two of the greatest skills I learned as a result of studying abroad.”

The Engagement of Imagination

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How can the social sciences learn from the humanities? Global studies and anthropology professor, Stuart McLean, bridges the gap between the two in his book Fictionalizing Anthropology. McLean argues that art is entwined with human culture, and because of this, an interdisciplinary approach is necessary.

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Spring 2019 Newsletter from the Institute for Global Studies

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Spring 2019 updates from the Institute for Global Studies featuring a chair letter and stories about students, faculty, and alumni.

The Fraser Legacy: Fighting for Human Rights

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According to undergraduate Anishaa Kamesh, child trafficking is “not what you see in ‘Taken,’ or what you see on 'Law and Order.'” As one of the first recipients of the Fraser Human Rights Undergraduate Fellowships, she is following in Arvonne Fraser’s footsteps by fighting to end child trafficking—in the US and abroad.

UMN Students, Faculty Receive Grant for Human Rights Research

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The research will be used to aid policy recommendations for national and international governments.

African Voices of Paris

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African Voices of Paris is a four-part documentary series that highlights the lives of immigrants of African origin living in Paris. Director of the African Studies Initiative (ASI) and Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature Shaden M. Tageldin speaks about how collaboration got ASI invested in this important project.

Sofia Logan and other students with the Dalai Lama

A Degree Abroad: Four Trips, Four Years

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Ethnomusicology is the study of music from different cultures, specifically non-western culture. Sofia Logan has studied in Ecuador, Cuba, India, and Brazil. All four times, she’s managed to pursue her passion for ethnomusicology, the crossroad of music and culture.

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African Voices of Paris / Voix africaines de Paris

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Professor Jen Bouchard, Normandale Community College, and filmmaker Joanna Kohler, Kohler Productions, joined us last week for a presentation on their project African Voices of Paris / Voix africaines de Paris, a series of short documentary-style films that reflect the diverse experiences of individuals of African origins living and working in Paris.

$4 Million in Support of Less Commonly Taught Languages

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The Institute of Global Studies has been awarded more than $4 million during 2018-22 academic years to develop new curriculum that improves the readiness of graduates for life in a globalized world and to support students in the less commonly taught languages. Projects include the development of new courses, practica, and internships that take advantage of global-local connections in the Twin Cities, as well as connecting campus curricula to opportunities abroad.

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Upcoming Events

April 13, 2020

UPDATED: The Marginal Revolutionaries: How Austrian Economists Fought the War of...

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**3/13 UPDATE: This event will now take place virtually. More details are to come. The Austrian School of Economics—a movement that has had a vast impact on economics, politics, and society...

April 17, 2020

CANCELED: The 1980 Refugee Act after 40 Years: Is There a Minnesota School of...

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In posing this question, we do not presume that it exists, nor do we cast Minnesota as a pacesetter in shaping U.S. refugee politics. Moreover, our goal is not to renew American goodwill,...

May 7, 2020

Alchemy, knowledge, and the digital humanities

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"Alchemy, knowledge, and the digital humanities: Reimagining a seventeenth-century alchemical masterpiece" - by Tara Nummedal Tara Nummedal (PhD, Stanford, 2001; MA, University of...

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