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Lectures & panel discussions
AFGHANISTAN
AND THE WEST AFTER EIGHT YEARS:
WHICH WAR ARE WE FIGHTING?
Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 PM
McCormick 101
Lecture by Reinhard Eros, German Aid for Afghan Children.
Sponsored by the Princeton Middle East Society, the Davis International
Center, and the Program in Near Eastern Studies.
MUSLIMS
IN INDIA TODAY: TOWARDS MARGINALISATION?
Thursday, Nov. 5, 4:30 pm
Jones 202
Colloqium with Christophe Jaffrelot of the Centre
for International Studies and Research, Sciences Po. With special reference
to the 15th General Elections and the reception of the Sachar
Committee Report. Islam, Modernity & South Asia Seminar Series, sponsored
by the Program in South Asian Studies, Transregional
Institute, Department and Program in Near Eastern Studies, Center for the
Study of Religion, and sponsored in part by a gift to the University Center
for Human Values in honor of James A. Moffett '29.
BEYOND
TRANSLATION: ESPERANTO AND THE CURSE OF BABEL
Monday, Nov. 9, Noon–1 PM
Aaron Burr 216
Lecture by Esther
Schor, Professor of English. Sponsored by the
Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication.
CONFLICT
PREVENTION OR PEACEKEEPING?
Monday, Nov. 9, 4:30–6 PM
Robertson, Dodds Auditorium
Lecture by Romeo Dallaire, retired lieutenant-general and former Force
Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and
former Canadian Senator. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs, the Canadian Studies Program, and the Center for
Human Values.
BIOLIBERATION:
THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO ENHANCE HUMAN BEINGS
Monday, Nov. 9, 4:30–6:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 2
Ira W. DeCamp Bioethics Seminar with Julian Savulescu of the University of Oxford. David Benatar, commentator.
IS ISRAELI-PALESTINE
PEACE POSSIBLE?
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 4:30 PM
East Pyne 010
Lecture by Gershon Baskin of the Israel/Palestine Center for
Research and Information. Kwartler Family
Lecture.
CAUSES
AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE OIL SHOCK OF 2007–2008
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 4:30–6 PM
Jones 100
Lecture by James
Hamilton, Department of Economics, University of California San Diego.
Sponsored by Institute for the Transregional
Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia,
Princeton Environmental Institute, and the Department of Near Eastern
Studies. Part of the Oil, Energy and the Middle East, Fall 2009 Lecture
Series.
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Events
RELIGION
AND SEX: IMAGE, INTERPRETATION, AND IDEOLOGY
Monday, Nov. 9, 5:30 PM
Murray-Dodge Hall
Open meeting led
by Fellows on the Religious Life Council. Vegetarian and kosher dinner
provided.
NON-PROFITS: SEARCHING FOR A JOB OR INTERNSHIP
Monday, Nov. 9, 7 PM
Career Services
Seminar providing
helpful tools and advice to assistant students looking for non-profit
opportunities.
"THE
GREAT IMMENSITY” AND FOOD AS A MEANS
TO TALK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6:30 PM
Forbes College Dining Hall
With special
guest Xenia Morin, Lecturer, Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and
the Writing Program. Cross-disciplinary project investigating cultural
responses to the environmental crisis and climate change. Dinner will be
provided. RSVP: Stephanie Hill, sahill@princeton.edu.
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Internships & fellowships
U.S.PIRG
INFORMATION SESSION
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Time and place TBA
U.S.PIRG is a
federation of state-based public interest advocacy groups. The organizing
is looking to hire more than a hundred graduating seniors to work as campus
organizers or in its fellowship program. The organization will hold an information
session and interviews on the Princeton campus Tuesday evening, Nov. 10,
exact time and location TBA. For information: Rebecca Alper,
Program Associate, NJPIRG, ralper@njpirg.org, or www.uspirg.org/jobs.
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNSHIP INFORMATION SESSION
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 8 PM
Mathey College Common Room
Sponsored by the International Internship Program.
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Other opportunities
RELIGIOUS
LIFE COUNCIL
Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 12
The Religious
Life Council comprises undergraduate and graduate students who provide
visibility for the strength and diversity of religious life on campus, as
well as valuable educational resources for the University community. The
council’s vision is to deepen the understanding of all religious faiths, to
explore the connection between intellectual life and spiritual growth, and
to encourage interfaith discussion of moral issues and life choices.
Applications are online: www.princeton.edu/~orl/rlc.pdf.
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