Events

Upcoming Events

2024 Mar 29

El Salvador’s presidential elections and the future of democracy

11:15am to 12:15pm

Location: 

Online event, registration required

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele was recently re-elected with more than 80% of the vote. While Bukele is credited with bringing the country’s crime rate to historic lows, he has also adopted increasingly authoritarian measures under the guise of fighting the country’s powerful gangs. Speakers will analyze the sources of Bukele’s popularity, the human toll of Bukele’s prolonged state of exception, and the threats to democracy in El Salvador.  

Speakers include:  

  • ...
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2024 Mar 29

The Polarization and Politicalization of Trust in Science

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

Ash Center Seminar Room, Room 225 Suite 200N, 124 Mount Auburn Street

You’re invited to join Jamie Druckman, professor of political science at the University of Rochester, for an American Politics Speaker Series discussion sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and the Center for American Political Studies.

Registration is encouraged but not required. This event series will not be recorded.

This event is open to Harvard ID holders only. Lunch will be served.

Register here...
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2024 Mar 29

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

Repeats every week every Friday until Mon May 20 2024 except Fri Nov 24 2023, Fri Dec 22 2023, Fri Dec 29 2023, Fri Jan 05 2024, Fri Jan 12 2024, Fri Jan 19 2024.
2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 Apr 03

An Aspirational Path for American Conservatism

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Ash Seminar Room 225, Suite 200N, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge

Harvard ID holders are invited to a discussion with Ryan Streeter and Steve Goldsmith on the future of conservatism today as outlined in a recent paper, An Aspirational Path for American Conservatism. Ryan Streeter is the executive Director at the University of Texas at Austin’s Civitas Institute and most recently served as director of domestic policy at the American Enterprise Institute. Goldsmith is the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy at Harvard Kennedy...

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2024 Apr 03

The Future of US-Taiwan Relations: A conversation with Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative to the US

3:30pm to 4:45pm

Location: 

Nye Conference Center, 5th Floor, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard-ID holders are invited to join us for a discussion with Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, to mark the 45th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act and discuss the future of US-Taiwan relations. Tony Saich, Rajawali Institute Director and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, will moderate. This event is sponsored by the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia and cosponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.

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2024 Apr 04

Chinese Independent Film and Distribution of Public Interest Media

10:00am

Location: 

R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab, Rubenstein Building, HKS Campus & Zoom

Independent films are vital to a nation’s public interest. What happens when market and political forces impact their production and circulation? In this informal conversation with Jian Yi, Shorenstein fellow Karin Chien charts the evolution of her work at dGenerate Films, acquiring independent Chinese films and releasing them in the US through a partnership with Icarus Films. By centering authorship, the 75 films in dGenerate’s collection celebrate the vital perspectives and extraordinary creativity of their makers. dGenerate’s latest release is Youth, a 3.5 hour documentary which...

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2024 Apr 04

The Future of the Electoral College: A Conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin and Professor Alex Keyssar

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

NYE ABC, Taubman Building, 5th Floor, Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard-ID holders are invited to join the Ash Center for Demoratic Governance and Innovation and the Institute of Politics for a conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Alex Keyssar, Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy, about the future of the Electoral College.

Space is limited, please register. This event will not be livestreamed but a recording will be available at the conclusion of the discussion. 

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2024 Apr 05

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 Apr 08

India Votes 2024: Covering the Elections

12:00pm

Location: 

Online on Zoom, with in-person watch party in CGIS South, Room S030 (Lee)

This spring, the Mittal Institute will host a series of events focused on the Indian elections, from how they are covered to what it means regionally and globally. This is the third part of the series, focusing on “How does one report and present the results of elections for Indian and international audiences?”

Speakers:

  • Seema Chishti, editor, The Wire
  • Surabhi Tandon, video journalist and fellow at the Nieman Foundation
  • Samir Patil, founder and publisher, Scroll
  • Mujib Mashal, New Delhi Bureau Chief, The New York...
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2024 Apr 08

Art imitates nation: A conversation with Hank Willis Thomas, artist behind ‘The Embrace’

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

JFK Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA -- Registration Required

The American national narrative relies on stories of overcoming a racial past — presenting a country continuously outwitting injustice. Integral to the successful adoption of this narrative is the hypervisible representation of Black people and culture in the public eye.

Award-winning conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas experiments with representation and national narrative. His art shows that if aesthetic representation is necessary to craft a national narrative, it can disrupt one just as well. Thomas’ works — which span photography, sculpture, installation and textile —...

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2024 Apr 12

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 Apr 16

India Votes 2024: The Diaspora

5:30pm

Location: 

CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium

This spring, the Mittal Institute will host a series of events focused on the Indian elections, from how they are covered to what it means regionally and globally. This is the fourth and last part of the series, focusing on “How do South Asians in America react to Indian politics?”

Speakers:

  • Sangay Mishra, Associate Professor of Political Science, Drew University
  • Rozina Ali, Journalist
  • Tanmay Misra, Independent Scholar
  • Anjali Kamat, Documentary Filmmaker and Investigative Journalist
  • Moderator: Maya...
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2024 Apr 19

The Right to Research: Engaging Participatory Methods in Contexts of State Violence

9:00am to 5:45pm

Location: 

Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Room 225

How can research contribute to the reduction of state violence and to the promotion of human rights and justice? This full day workshop will feature presentations from academic and community researchers about innovative participatory research projects on state violence in Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico. Panels and discussions will identify the distinctive challenges that state violence poses for the conduct of research, examine how research can contribute to the reduction of state violence and to the promotion of human rights and justice, and...

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2024 Apr 19

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 Apr 26

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 May 03

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 May 10

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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2024 May 17

Indonesian Language Class – Every Friday

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 100N, Room 106

The Indonesia Program at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to join a not-for-credit Indonesian language and culture course. The class is open to a diverse audience including Harvard students, faculty, fellows, staff members, as well as students and scholars from the wider Boston area. Your instructor, Ivanna Zakiyah, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA), will guide you through an inclusive curriculum suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners.

Embark on a cultural journey through Indonesia as you develop...

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