Category: Events
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Book Talk with Dr. Alex Fattal
Welcome back to campus! We’re kicking off our fall programming with a book talk from Dr. Alex Fattal of UCSD. Please join us in the Scheuer Room at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024 for a discussion of his book, “Guerrilla Marketing: Counterinsurgency and Capitalism in Colombia.”
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Sushi and Ice Cream Social
It’s that time of year again! Join us for a PCS study break in the Intercultural Center on Tuesday, September 10 (4:30-6pm), and learn about our program over delicious sushi and ice cream mochi!
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2024 PCS Graduation Reception
Come celebrate our graduating seniors with us at 4pm on Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Parrish W237! We can’t wait to see what they do next!
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PCS Senior Capstone Presentations
Please come to the Intercultural Center Dome Room at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, April 23 to support our graduating seniors! These eight students will be presenting their capstone projects, a culmination of their Swarthmore experience! Refreshments will be provided.
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Dr. Julia Chang: Playing Military Masculinity in Disaster Era Spain
PCS is delighted to host Dr. Julia Chang of Cornell University on Monday, April 22, 2024 for her lecture, “Playing Military Masculinity in Disaster Era Spain.” Dr. Chang will be speaking in the Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall from 7-8.30pm.
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Dr. Marcela Benitez: Evolution’s Closet: Scientific Bias and Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Primates
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Marcela Benitez from Emory University for her lecture, “Evolution’s Closet: Scientific Bias and Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Primates.” Dr. Benitez will be speaking from 7 to 8:30 pm on Monday, April 15, 2024 in the Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall.
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Book Talk: Dying Abroad: The Political Afterlives of Migration in Europe by Dr. Osman Balkan
We’re excited to host Dr. Osman Balkan from the University of Pennsylvania on Monday, April 15, 2024 from 1:15 to 2:30pm in the Intercultural Center Dome Room. Dr. Balkan will be discussing his new book Dying Abroad, an account of burial practices among migrant communities that explores themes of national identity and belonging in a…
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Dr. Timothy McCarthy: Queer Nation: LGBT+ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States
Come hear about LGBT+ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States from Dr. Timothy McCarthy, the first openly queer faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. McCarthy will be speaking from 7 to 8.30pm in the Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall.
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Panel Lunch & Discussion: What is Peace Engineering?
Curious about Peace Engineering? Come by Singer Hall 316 at 12.30 on Friday, March 29 for a panel discussion with Dr. Joseph Hughes of Drexel University and PCS alums Kyla Hallam ’20 and Luke Neureiter ’22! Lunch will be served; please RSVP to Israa Al-Helli at ialhell1@swarthmore.edu to reserve your spot.
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Peter Habib on Contaminating Humanitarianism: Cholera, Nationalism, and Refugee Life in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Join us in the Intercultural Center from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. on Monday, March 18 for Peter Habib’s lecture, “Contaminating Humanitarianism: Cholera, Nationalism, and Refugee Life in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.” Peter is a PhD candidate in anthropology at Emory University.