As a resource to the ICLS community, we provide this space to disseminate announcements of interest. Here you will find recognition of achievements and academic program reminders.
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Gauri Viswanathan’s class named one of the 17 most innovative college courses of the year
February 18, 2020
News Category: Achievements
February 18, 2020
News Category: Achievements
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Jennifer Wenzel was interviewed by Columbia News on her new book, The Disposition of Nature: Environmental Crisis and World Literature.
February 20, 2020
News Category: Achievements
February 20, 2020
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Farah Jasmine Griffin was a keynote speaker at 2020 Kislak Symposium at UPenn
March 1, 2020
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March 1, 2020
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Farah Jasmine Griffin interviewed in Ms. Magazine on the Legacy and Future of Black Feminism
February 20, 2020
News Category: Achievements
February 20, 2020
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Anupama Rao edits English translation of R.B. More’s “Memoirs of a Dalit Communist”
April 6, 2020
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April 6, 2020
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Nadia Urbinati Interviewed on NPR on the Recent Regional Elections in Italy
March 4, 2020
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March 4, 2020
News Category: Achievements
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Mahmood Mandani Named Advisory Board Member of The United Nations Democracy Fund
March 4, 2020
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March 4, 2020
News Category: Achievements
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Farah Jasmine Griffin Interviewed alongside Sorett on New Mellon Foundation Arts Grant to AAADS
March 4, 2020
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March 4, 2020
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Mamadou Diouf Commented on the Metropolitan Museum’s Exhibition “Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara” in Quartz
March 4, 2020
News Category: Achievements
March 4, 2020
News Category: Achievements