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Sex and Gender in Hard Times: Theory, Law, Policy

The Jackson School of Global Affairs will host the panel discussion, “Sex and Gender in Hard Times: Theory, Law, Policy,” featuring an interdisciplinary, international group of scholars and advocates invested in the questions of how rights attach to gender and sexuality and with regard for the fault lines and internal contestations which hover below the surface of contemporary rights advocacy.
 

Creative Convergence: Non-traditional Classical Music Performance & Creative Discussion

We are hosting an experimental non-traditional classical music event, featuring music that draws from a wide variety of cultures and styles. Removing the barrier between artist and audience, we seek to bring together an eclectic group of artists of all types. Each short 5-7 minute piece will be introduced with points of interest, personal anecdotes, cultural background, and relevance; following each performance, we will lead a small discussion, reacting to what we heard and felt.

An Ezra Stiles College Tea with Curtis Chin

Curtis Chin in conversation with Quan T. Tran, Senior Lecturer in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration. A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write comedy for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in twenty countries. He has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Emancipator/Boston Globe.

31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters: Governing Resilient Tropical Forest Systems

The 31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), titled Governing Resilient Tropical Forest Systems, will explore critical issues surrounding the governance of tropical forests, which play a vital role in global climate regulation, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions.

Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival

The 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize recipients will be in residence on Yale’s campus from September 16-19 for a multi-day international literary festival during which they will share their work, engage in conversation on a range of subjects, and celebrate reading and the written word with the New Haven community. All events are free and open to the public.

The full schedule of talks, discussions, and readings will be available at windhamcampbell.org in mid-August 2025.

Matthew J Walton - "Protecting Buddhism: Ma Ba Tha and the Shaping of Moral Subjects in Myanmar"

For almost five years, the most prominent group associated with expanded anti-Muslim and pro-Buddhist activism in Myanmar was Ma Ba Tha, the Organization for the Protection of Race and Religion. Emerging during a period of significant political change and anxiety, Ma Ba Tha filled a religio-political vacuum in the country, enjoying widespread moral legitimacy–due to its respected monastic leadership and mission to protect Buddhism–and near-immunity in the political realm–due to its many patrons in the ruling government and military.

Documentary: “America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation”

What does it mean to be an American? Two immigrants embark on a cross-country listening and recording tour, revealing an unfiltered, unflinching portrait of America.

What if we found the courage to ask questions and just listen,overpowering our natural instincts to react?

A feature film documentary created by filmmakers Horacio Marquínez and Kirill Myltsev; produced by Marc Brackett, Ph.D., Professor, Child Study Center and Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

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