Hopkins Hall
Past Events
September 2018
Williams Rowing
The Williams men's and women's rowing teams will hold a joint informational meeting for interested walk-ons on Thursday, September 6th at 4:15p.m. in Hopkins Hall, room 002. No previous rowing experience is necessary.
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Winter Study Independent Study (99)/Fellowship/Internship Workshop for upperclass students
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- Winter Study
There will be an Independent Study (99)/Fellowship/Internship Workshop at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 11th in Hopkins Hall 002 for upperclass students who are interested in submitting proposals for Winter Study 2019.
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Palestine 101: Thursday 9/20 7pm Hopkins 002
Want to learn more about the occupation of Palestine? What does it have to do with apartheid? Do you feel like you need to know more before taking a stance? Students for Justice in Palestine invites you to a Palestine 101 teach-in. There will be food! Bring your questions and a friend.
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AJ Lewis (Grinnell College): Disappearing the Police Station: Magic, Madness, and Trans Liberation in the Long 1970s
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
AJ Lewis (Grinnell College) will deliver a lecture Monday, October 1, at 4:30, called "Disappearing the Police Station: Magic, Madness, and Trans Liberation in the Long 1970s." Abram J. Lewis is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Grinnell College and prior to that, was a postdoctoral fellow in the Sexualities Project at Northwestern University. His forthcoming manuscript, The Falling…
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Princeton in Asia Fellowship Info Session
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Princeton in Asia Info session with Emily Kamen, Williams Grad Art ’19, who spent a PiA fellowship year in Thailand. All welcome!
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Fellowship Winners Return to Campus Thursday Night!
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Sarah Cooperman '17 and Ananya Mayukha '17 received the Chandler Memorial Fellowship (and $30,000!) to examine a question of their choosing for one year after graduation. Sarah’s project brought her to South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Philippines, Australia, Tonga and Latvia studying bats.
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Lecture with Meiver De la Cruz, scholar of Middle Eastern and North African dance traditions
Meiver De la Cruz is an accomplished dancer and teacher of Middle Eastern and North African dance genres. Currently, she is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Oberlin College, and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University. The Dance Department would like to welcome the Williams community to attend Prof.…
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Platonic Piety
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Talk by Rachana Kamtekar, Professor of Philosophy & Classics, Cornell University on Thursday, November 1 at 6:00 p.m., Hopkins 002. Event sponsored by the Philosophy Department.
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Love, Attachment and Goodness
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- General Announcements
Lecture by Edward Harcourt, Chair, Philosophy Faculty Board, Oxford University on Tuesday, November 27 at 4:30 p.m. in Hopkins Hall, Room 002. All are welcome to attend. Event sponsored by the John William Miller Fund and the Philosophy Department.
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Funding for your Summer Travel, Research or Study
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- General Announcements
Williams has nine fellowships to support your travel, study, independent research this summer. Every sophomore and junior is eligible. Juniors who will be abroad next semester, don't miss this!
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Summer Fellowship Information Session
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The Summer Fellowship Info Session rescheduled from last week will be held TONIGHT, Monday, Dec 3, 9PM in Hopkins Hall 001
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Summer Fellowship Info Session with Katya King, Director of Fellowships
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All students are welcome to attend the information meeting about Williams funded summer Fellowships, Thursday, January 17. 8PM in Hopkins Hall 001. Agenda will include the Wilmers Language Grant which funds your language learning in a country where the target language is spoken, as well as fellowships to support independent travel, research, and study. First years, sophomores, and juniors are…
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Two Summer Fellowship Info Sessions Monday, Feb 4.
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
All students are welcome to attend information sessions about Summer Fellowships with Katya King Director of Fellowships Monday, February 4. There are two scheduled sessions, one at 4pm is in Hopkins Hall 001; the other at 8pm is in Hopkins Hall 201. The agenda for both is the same and will include the Wilmers Language Study Grant and all Summer…
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Sophomores – Final Study Away advising session tomorrow!
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- General Announcements
The FINAL Study Away group advising session of the year is taking place tomorrow, 2/19, at 3pm in Hopkins Hall 002! We have added additional spots to accomodate more students. There will not be any more sessions this academic year. If you haven't attended a session yet, and plan to study away next year, please plan to attend this session!…
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A Conservative Look at Single-Payer Health Care
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Drawing on a career of health care policy research, the Manhattan Institute's Chris Pope will discuss single-payer health care reforms from a conservative perspective.
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The Call: Hopkins Occupation Drumming Circle
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- General Announcements
Join us in a drum circle as we begin a weekend-long series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Africana Studies at Williams.
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Not A Onetime Event: Echoes of the Hopkins Occupation | A Walking Tour
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Join the Public Humanities Fellows as they take you through a walking tour designed to coincide with the commemoration of the fifty-year anniversary of Africana Studies at Williams College and the thirty-year anniversary of the Davis Center
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Not A Onetime Event: Echoes of the Hopkins Occupation | A Walking Tour
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Join the Public Humanities Fellows as they take you through a walking tour designed to coincide with the commemoration of the fifty-year anniversary of Africana Studies at Williams College and the thirty-year anniversary of the Davis Center
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Not A Onetime Event: Echoes of the Hopkins Occupation | A Walking Tour
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Join the Public Humanities Fellows as they take you through a walking tour designed to coincide with the commemoration of the fifty-year anniversary of Africana Studies at Williams College and the thirty-year anniversary of the Davis Center
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THE CHANGING ARCTIC: Local and Global Implications
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A Lecture by a Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School.
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The Rasta’s Seduction: Dance and the Politics of Blackness in Post-Independence Jamaica
In the early 1960s, as Jamaica transitioned from a British Colony to an independent nation, political leaders grappled with how to create "authentic" representations of the country's African cultural heritage to reflect Jamaica's majority black populace. This talk seeks to historicize the makings, meanings, and political negotiations behind early nationalist dance in Jamaica, through an analysis of the repertoire of the National…
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Visceral Pedagogy: the Lower Sensorium and Willful Opacity in María Irene Fornés
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- General Announcements
A talk by Christina A. León on Wednesday, February 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Hopkins Hall, Room 002. Event sponsored by American Studies, Comparative Literature, English, Latina/o Studies, and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.
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Anthony Hatch Ph.D. "Fighting Metabolic Dominance: Theories and Strategies for Regime Change"
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
"Fighting Metabolic Dominance: Theories and Strategies for Regime Change." Anthony Hatch, Class of 1960 Scholars Lecture in Environmental Studies,
7:30 p.m. Hopkins Hall 001.
November 2022
“The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed”
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"The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed" A Talk by Robin Broad '76 and John Cavanagh.
Sponsored by the Class of 1960 Scholars Program in Environmental Studies and the Center for Environmental Studies
April 2023
“At the Sea’s Edge: Gold, Settlement, and Artistic Reconversions” Macarena Gomez-Barris, Brown Univ
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
"At the Sea’s Edge: Gold, Settlement, and Artistic Reconversions" Macarena Gomez-Barris, Professor & Chair, Department of Modern Culture and Media, Brown University. Sponsored by the 1960 Scholars Program in Environmental Studies and CES.
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Engaging the World: Conducting Global Research and Cultivating Global Networks
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Geographically, Williams is isolated but it is not an isolating place. Yet people at Williams have to work a bit harder not to shield themselves from the outside world. So what are some of the pathways to engage with global discussions and networks? What experience have people had in conducting research in different locations around the world? What were some…
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What Just Happened in Syria? Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Syria
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During this Brown-Bag Lunch Discussion, Professors Ahmed Jeddeeni (Arabic Strudies) and Magnús Bernhardsson (History) will reflect on the recent monumental events in Syria that led to the downfall of the the Al-Assad Government.
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Eph Zen Teachers: Panel with Ken Kessel '74 and Chuck Hotchkiss '69 (Hopkins 001)
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
All are invited to a panel discussion with two Williams alums who've gone on to be Zen teachers: Zen Master Jok Um (Ken Kessel ’74) and Rev. Kanzan Jishin-sensei (Chuck Hotchkiss ’69). Learn about Zen Buddhism and hear their stories of how they became Zen teachers (at least one of them first learned about Zen during Winter Study!). Prof. Bernie…
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From Grassroots to Global: Inside International Exchange and Citizen Diplomacy with Damian Janda '21
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- On and Around Campus
Are you interested in international relations, global cultures, and the nonprofit sector? Learn about careers, impacts, and trends in the field of international exchange and citizen diplomacy in this talk with Damian Janda '21.
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Visualizing Bad Bunny’s “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”
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Join Prof. Efraín Agosto and his 'Religion and Politics in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Diaspora' (LATS 253) class for a conversation with historian Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on his recent collaboration with music artist Bad Bunny.
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A Global Ecumenical Moment? Reflections on the 1700 years of the Nicene Creed
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A conversation with Professors Denise Buell (Religion) and Joel Pattison (History).
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