Center for Global Studies at Illinois

Save the Date! Professor Darian-Smith will focus on wildfires in California, Australia, & Brazil, connecting them to the broader economic, social & political issues underlying climate change & exploring how these wildfires have become signifiers of an unfolding global calamity.

Looking for an opportunity to expand on the development and enhancement of international programs and curriculums? Apply for the International Studies Research Lab, applications are due Monday, March 25th! cgs.illinois.edu/initatives/int…

Join us on Thursday for our hybrid lecture with Professor Cameron McCarthy! Register for the Zoom if you can't catch us in person! go.cgs.illinois.edu/CameronMcCarthy

Take action to increase funding for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays! Join the CGS team in taking action here: p2a.co/a2Oovbg

Learn more at #image-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">blogs.illinois.edu/view/9115/1688… & register for the webinar at illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regist… !

Led by Sabrina Shizue McKenna & Colleen Murphy on April 28th (2:30-3:30PM), "The Yellow Peril & the Law" will discuss how historical anti-Asian discrimination led to some of the most atrocious legal decisions in U.S. history & how anti-Asian discrimination still affects the law.

Missed the last two days of the "Away From the Empire: The Linguistic & Cultural Shift In Ukraine in the Wake of the Russian Invasion" symposium?Welcome our final speakers, Yaryna Zakalaska & Serhii Yanchuk, tomorrow April 26th! Both lectures held on Zoom: go.illinois.edu/UkraineSymposi…

CGS and REEEC present: Away From the Empire: The Linguistic and Cultural Shift In Ukraine in the Wake of the Russian Invasion. A three-day symposium taking place on April 19, 21, and 26. Register to attend the Zoom: go.illinois.edu/UkraineSymposi… Learn more at cgs.illinois.edu/spotlight/glob…

Join Martin Nekola (Charles University Prague) at the International and Area Studies Library (IASL), Room 309 & on Zoom at 12PM for his lecture, "The Czech Republic, The European Union and the Rise of Populism." Learn more about the lecture at cgs.illinois.edu/news/2023-04-0…

Tune in tomorrow for Dr. Helaine Silverman's lecture, "Weaponizing Cultural Heritage: Nationalist Contestations of the Past in Thailand and Cambodia." Held at the International and Area Studies Library (IASL), Room 309 & on Zoom at 12PM. Learn more at calendars.illinois.edu/detail/45?even…

Don't forget...Allison Lide will be hosting her lecture, "The Transformative Power of Montessori Education in Afghanistan: It Is Possible" this Thursday from 12-1PM at 306 Coble Hall and Zoom! Learn more at cgs.illinois.edu/news/2023-03-2…

Add Mithilesh Mishra and Asha Sarangi's lecture on Wednesday @12pm "Language and Politics in India" to your calendar!! Learn more at cgs.illinois.edu/news/2023-03-2… !

Missed our announcement? Dr. Monika Stodolska will be hosting her lecture TOMORROW at 12PM, "Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and the Response of the Polish and Ukrainian Immigrant Population to the Refugee Crisis." Learn more at, cgs.illinois.edu/news/2023-03-2…

What to learn more about Allison Lide and her lecture on Thursday, March 30th? Visit cgs.illinois.edu/news/2023-03-2… !

Join Allison Lide on Thursday, March 30th from 12-1:00PM (CST) at 306 Coble Hall for her lecture, "The Transformative Power of Montessori Education in Afghanistan: It Is Possible."

Register at go.illinois.edu/Stodolska and learn more about her lecture at cgs.illinois.edu.

Join Dr. Monika Stodolska (UIUC) on Tuesday, March 28th at 12PM (CST) for her hybrid lecture, in the International and Area Studies Library and Zoom, "Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and the Response of the Polish and Ukrainian Immigrant Population to the Refugee Crisis."

Register at go.illinois.edu/MishraSarangiM…

Join Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (JNU) on Wednesday, March 22nd where they will take into account the category of language in its relationship with the idea of the nation as sources and sites of cultural capital. pic.twitter.com/sie33rfmtQ

Join Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (JNU) on Wednesday, March 29th for their third lecture this event series, "Language and Politics in India." Register at go.illinois.edu/MishraSarangiM…

Join Marco Jaimes (History, UIUC) on Thursday, March 23rd for his lecture, "The Deaths of Monarchs and the Creation of Nations." Register at go.illinois.edu/MarcoJaimes