Informational meeting for WSP travel course CHIN 024 "Study Tour to Taiwan" on Thursday, September 20 from 8:00 to 9:00 PM in Hollander Hall Room 241. To be eligible for participation in the course, you should come to this meeting. In case of questions, e-mail Prof. Kubler (ckubler@williams.edu).

Inspired by the on-site water treatment system at Hampshire's R.W. Kern Center and our Environmental Center, we’ll examine the intersection of policy, technology, and environmental justice in drinking water. Please RSVP at more info link. Dinner provided!

Dreaming of study abroad in France & the Francophone world? Don’t miss the essential FRENCH STUDY ABROAD INFO SESSION, Wed, Oct 3, 7PM, Hollander 040, for advice on how to plan & apply! And attend the HAMILTON IN PARIS presentation, Tues, Oct 2, 6:30PM, Hollander 241.

This talk will discuss why and how "neo-liberalism" -- often understood to be about the retreat of the state from markets and the economic -- is a suitable term for China's 1990s and beyond.

Tuesday, October 16th the Anthropology and Sociology department will be hosting a mixer for students and professors! Come enjoy some snacks and refreshments in the living room on the 3rd floor of Hollander.

Join Refugee Advocates, WCJA, and Arabic Studies on TUESDAY, 7-9pm at Hollander 241 for a screening of After Spring, an eye-opening film on the Syrian refugee crisis which follows refugee families and aid workers in the Zaatari refugee camp. (Friday 7pm is Refugee Shabbat -- come to either/both!)

Study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country

Cris Sardina, director of the sex worker-led advocacy group Desiree Alliance, will speak about the Trump administration's new anti-trafficking laws, FOSTA-SESTA, and the resulting challenges sex workers currently face.

From 3-D sonography of the internal clitoris to dating apps, AI-enabled sex robots to polyamory, what is technology's impact on human relationships and sexuality? What intelligence must we cultivate now, to prepare for the future?

Are you interested in teaching at the local elementary school? Then apply to be a teacher for Adventures in Learning! An information session where you can ask general questions and workshop your proposal is tonight at 8pm in Hollander 241. Snacks will be provided!

Come meet current Arabic Studies majors and faculty and learn about studying Arabic at Williams and abroad.

The three Spanish TAs invite you to our third cultural event, a pizza and short films night, taking place this Thursday 8th, November, from 7.45 to 9.30 PM at Hollander Hall 241. We will watch three different short films, eat pizza and have fun in a light hearted, relaxed atmosphere.

Join ENVI 250 for a skype conversation with Guy Williams, President and CEO of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice https://detroitenvironmentaljustice.org/ on Wednesday 2/20, 2:30-3:30pm. RSVP to ljm4@williams.edu.

Explore the Christian faith while enjoying free home-cooked meals on some Saturdays this spring semester!

Open to all. No questions are out of bounds. Talk as much or as little as you please.

Poet Aku Wuwu, distinguished Yi poet, will talk about his work on Thursday with a poetry reading at 6:30 the next day at the Williams Bookstore. He is prof of ethnic literature at Southwest Nationalities University, Sichuan province,China.

An exciting language event: a Quechua language workshop featuring the University of Oregon's Quechua TA Katherin Montes Chamorro. The workshop will consist of a 40-minute open class taught & a 20-minute Q&A.

Seven months after the start of the US war in neighboring Iraq in 2003, Kevin Bubriski sought out assignment work in Syria because he wanted to photograph the deep cultural history there and the human face of Syria.

What do we live for? Why do we suffer? Evgenia Cherkasova, professor and chair of Philosophy at Suffolk University in Boston, will discuss “Philosophy as a Way of Life”—an engaged, existentially-charged approach to the Big Questions.

Driss Ksikes, an internationally known journalist, writer and playwright will give a talk on current artistic networks, cultural movements, and literary icons in North Africa, "Contesting the Public Space."

It's easy to hear from the news that US blue-collar workers have suffered because of Chinese exports to the US. However intuitive this idea might be, how much should we believe it? 

Often overshadowed by other conflicts in the region, the conflict in Yemen continues to smolder on, spurring one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Come watch some short films about Indigenous life and resistance in Williamstown and the Andes, followed by a short discussion. Spring Street Market will be served!

The Making of The University of California Book of North African Literature, or How to Put 2500 Years of Maghrebian Literature into One Book

Dr. Jordan Denari Duffner, a Catholic scholar of Muslim-Catholic relations, will be joining us via zoom on Thursday, November 16 in Hollander 317 at 8 PM to speak about the current war in Israel and Palestine, Islamophobia, and about how we as people of faith can respond in this moment. There will be time for Q&A. All are welcome! Please contact Catholic Chaplain…

Come learn about the lives and vocations of four Catholic sisters. Guests will be speaking via zoom, but we will be gathering together in Hollander 317 at 7:30 PM on Thursday, November 30 to hear from them. There will be time for Q&A.

Spring Critical Issues Series – February 20, 27 and March 5, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information contact Rev. Valerie (vb7) or text 413-517-5364.   February 20 A Palestinian Christian Story: 7:30…

Spring Critical Issues Series – February 20, 27 and March 5, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information contact Rev. Valerie (vb7) or text 413-517-5364.   February 20 A Palestinian Christian Story: 7:30…

Spring Critical Issues Series – February 20, 27 and March 5, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information contact Rev. Valerie (vb7) or text 413-517-5364.   February 20 A Palestinian Christian Story: 7:30…

Spring Critical Issues Series – February 20, 27 and March 5, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information contact Rev. Valerie (vb7) or text 413-517-5364.   February 20 A Palestinian Christian Story: 7:30…

Spring Critical Issues Series – February 20, 27 and March 5, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information contact Rev. Valerie (vb7) or text 413-517-5364.   February 20 A Palestinian Christian Story: 7:30…

Spring Critical Issues Series – March 5 and 12, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information please contact Rev. Valerie at vb7 or 413-517-5364. The program for February 27 has been postponed and…

Spring Critical Issues Series – March 5 and 12, 2024 Hybrid: In person and on Zoom Hollander 240 Zoom: Meeting ID: 996 5542 5805, Passcode: 615246   Co sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office’s Protestant Chaplaincy and Interfaith Council Steering Committee. For more information please contact Rev. Valerie at vb7 or 413-517-5364. The program for February 27 has been postponed and…

Dr. Wu Xiaoxin, Director of Research, Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History (Boston College) will deliver a guest lecture on his research.

Guest speaker, Professor Lynne Tatlock, PhD, explores the intersection between gender, national literature, and digital humanities, by examining a collection of 300 books by German women, displayed at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

In this talk, Zev Handel explains how Chinese characters, the oldest type of writing in East Asia, spread beyond China’s borders to write the words and sounds of three very different languages: Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Today, as kanji and kana, they are still used to write Japanese, while Vietnam and Korea have since replaced Chinese characters with alphabetic writing.…

Dr. Richard Mole, a specialist on the politicization of homophobia from University College, London, will speak on his research about “Queer Migration and Asylum from Russia."