October 2020 Film: Operation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War (2018) Speaker: Dr. Anton Shirikov, Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Kansas
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Talking About South Asian Culture and History through Earth
November 2020 Film: Earth (1998) Speaker: Professor Ria Banerjee, Guttman Community College Resources: India Partition lesson plans and documents Videos, discussion questions, suggested readings, and additional educational resources
Ethical Fashion – Local Access, Global Impact
October 2021 Film: The True Cost (2015) Speaker: Nikki Anderson, Owner of Change Boutique Resources: Fashion Revolution Make Fashion Circular Climate Workbook
Palestinian Filmmakers
July 2021 Film: The Living of the Pigeons (2015) Speaker: Baha’ AbuShanab July 2021 Film: Roshmia (2014) Speaker: Salim Abu Jabal
Language Learning Online: Films and Podcasts
April 2021 Podcast Series: Language Latte: A Podcast for World Language Teachers Speaker: Kate Grovergrys, Spanish Professor at Madison Area Technical College Resources: Guide to Foreign Language Podcasts Using Podcasts to Teach English
Honoring Life and Death in Balinese Culture
March 2021 Film: Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart (2019) Speaker: Ni Luh Gede Sri Pratiwi Resources: Elemental Productions
Using Persepolis to Teach About the Middle East
February 2021 Film: Persepolis (2008) Speaker: Professor Roozbeh Shirazi , University of Minnesota
Understanding Windrush and the Black Caribbean Diaspora in the U.K.
This Event was Not Recorded, Sorry! January 2021 Film: The Unwanted- The Secret Windrush Files Speaker: Professor Joan Anim-Addo, Goldsmiths, University of London Resources: Windrush Children and Broken Attachments Centre for Caribbean and Diaspora Studies
The Workers Cup with Natasha Iskander
November 2022 Film: The Workers Cup (2017) Speaker: Natasha Iskander, Professor at NYU – Wagner
Russia-Ukraine: Perspectives from the East, West, and Global South
April 2022 Speaker: Rachel Oswald, Pulitzer Center Journalist