Heather C Liu
Voices in Contemporary Cuban Music
By analyzing the music of popular Cuban vocalists, Professor Thomas explores the role of ventriloquism in Cuban music at a time when Cuba was going through radically altering economic crisis and transnational ties.
Jackfruit
Annemarie E. Ryu, a junior in Quincy House, is the founder of Global Village Fruits, a business that imports jackfruit to the United States. The exotic fruit will be available on Boston store shelves by early next month.
William Julius Wilson
William Julius Wilson, a distinguished sociologist who has spent his career examining race, urban poverty, and policy in the United States, gives a lecture entitled “Affirming Opportunity in the Barack Obama Era”.
Cornelia Woll
Cornelia Woll, a visiting scholar, gives a presentation at the Center of European Studies comparing the different bailout strategies of the United States and Germany during the financial crisis.
Ahmet Altan
Ahmet Altan, a notable writer and intellectual in Turkey, gives a speech talking of his experience in writing banned novels and sociopolitical commentaries, as well as the jail time and court proceedings that resulted.
Contemporary Cuban Art
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (middle) and Alejandro de la Fuente (right) listen attentively as curator Elio Rodriguez (left) talks about his experience as a multimedia artist in both Havana, Cuba and Spain.
South Sudan Discussion Panel
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, the Committee on African Studies and the Committee on Ethnic Studies sponsored a discussion on "Reimagining South Sudan: A Symposium on the Future of a New African Country". A panel of experts from the University as well as individuals who survived the war also answered questions at the end of the discussion.
