Register to attend this event   This event is taking place in remembrance of Etel Adnan, the beloved Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist, who passed away in November 2021. She is survived by her longtime partner, renowned Syrian Lebanese artist Simone Fattal. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige are a duo of artists and filmmakers whose work creates thematic and formal links between photography, video, performance, installation, sculpture and cinema, documentary or fiction film. Their latest film, Memory Box (2021), has been selected for the Berlinale and was released in more than 40 countries. Their films also include Ismyrna (2016), The Lebanese Rocket Society (2012), Je Veux Voir (2008), and A Perfect Day (2005). Several film retrospectives have been presented in renowned institutions such as Flaherty Seminar (New York), Torino Film Festival, International Film Festival of Gijon (Spain), Harvard Film Archive (Cambridge), Lincoln Center (New York), Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland), MoMA (New York), Paris Cinema, Tate Modern (London), Visions du réel (Nyon), la Rochelle (France). As for their art practice, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige have been awarded several prizes, including the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2017 for their project Unconformities. They have been exhibited in numerous museums and their artworks are part of many important public and private collections such as the Centre Pompidou, Jeu de Paume, Haus der Kunst (Munich); the V&A Museum, British Museum and Whitechapel Gallery; the Guggenheim, MIT Boston, the Hamburger Banhoff, the Sharjah Art Foundation and Home Works Forum, Beirut, as well as many biennales including Istanbul, Lyon, Sharjah, Kochi, Gwangju, Yinchuan, Venice and Taipei. Alison Rice is Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Notre Dame. She specializes in 20th- and 21st-century French and Francophone literature and film. Her first book, Time Signatures: Contextualizing Contemporary Francophone Autobiographical Writing from the Maghreb (Lexington Books 2006), closely examines the work of Hélène Cixous, Assia Djebar, and Abdelkébir Khatibi. Her second book, Polygraphies: Francophone Women Writing Algeria (University of Virginia Press, 2012), focuses on autobiographical writings by seven prominent Francophone women writers from Algeria. She is the editor of a forthcoming volume titled Transpositions: Migration, Translation, Music (Liverpool University Press, 2021) that explores a wide range of innovations in Francophone film, literature, theater, and art. Her current book project, inspired by a series of filmed interviews she conducted in Paris, constitutes an in-depth examination of the present proliferation of women writers of French from around the world. Poet, novelist, translator, critic, and scholar Ammiel Alcalay teaches at Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY. His books include After Jews and Arabs, Memories of Our Future, Islanders, neither wit nor gold: from then, from the warring factions, and a little history. Recent books include the co-edited A Dove in Flight: Poems by Faraj Bayrakdar, with Shareah Taleghani and the New York Translation Collective; a poem sequence, Ghost Talk, and A Bibliography for After Jews & Arabs. He has written and been active on the question of Palestine for decades and, during the wars in ex-Yugoslavia, he was one of the main conduits for translations from Bosnia. He is a contributing editor of The Markaz Review and was given a 2017 American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation for his work as founder and General Editor of Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative. The conversation will be moderated by scholar, writer and translator Hana Morgenstern. Morgenstern is Associate Professor in Postcolonial and Middle East Literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at Newnham College. She is co-director of the Revolutionary Papers projects, co-convener of the Archives of the Disappeared and Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance research seminars, and convener of the Postcolonial Paper at the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge. She is currently at work on a book manuscript titled “Cultural Co-resistance in Palestine/Israel: Collaboration Under Colonialism.”Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, launched by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, is a research collective and lecture series co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and housed at the newly launched Initiative on Race and Resilience, directed by Mark Sanders, Professor of English and Africana Studies. The series focuses on contemporary literature, film, and visual art that has been shaped by revolutionary and resistance movements, decolonization, migration, class and economic warfare, communal and state-sanctioned violence, and human rights violations. We aim to theorize new modes of contemporary literary and artistic resistance across national borders and to amplify the voices of scholars, artists, and writers of color whose lived experience is instrumental in forging new alliances across formal, linguistic and national boundaries.Originally published at litofexile.nd.edu.

The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers, and workplaces. What rights and protections should those who work for others have? What's the proper role for government in the economy? How should we address enduring problems of inequality, poverty, and lack of opportunity? And what does Catholic Social Teaching have to say about these labor questions? Participants choose the concrete topics, all people are welcome, and all opinions are entertained. Facilitators: Lucia Carbajal '23, history major, and Brendan McFeely '23, political science major Topic: The Teacher Shortage: The Labor Question in America's K–12 Classrooms learn more

Black Images is the Black Cultural Arts Council's (BCAC) annual talent show. Come see Notre Dame's best in the event of the year! It's open to the public, and tickets are available at the LaFortune Student Center box office (5$ presale, 7$ at the door).RSVP here.BCAC is a cultural organization that responds to the needs of the black community by sponsoring, promoting, and supporting intellectual, spiritual, social, and community service programs. It is the duty of BCAC to create a space that can promote and advance the traditional values and customs of the black diaspora. The goal of which is to support the holistic development of its members, as well as persons inside and outside the Notre Dame community. For more information, please contact us at bcac@nd.edu.

In its first concert of the school year, the NDSO presents “Festive Favorites,” including Beethoven’s effervescent Symphony No. 2. For tickets to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center venue, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu.  Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Philip Jenkins (Baylor University) will discuss his book Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval (Oxford, 2021) at the Cushwa Center's fall 2022 Seminar in American Religion.Commentators for this seminar are Celia Deane-Drummond (University of Oxford) and Peter Thuesen (IUPUI).This event is free and open to all. Originally published at cushwa.nd.edu.

Oct 2 – 3, 2022 Morris Inn Smith Ballroom (Notre Dame) | Zoom WebinarThe Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion welcomes you to its Nasr Book Prize Symposium Oct. 2-3 in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom.The institute will honor Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta, an Indigenous Australian scholar and the author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, with this recognition.Dr. Yunkaporta's book, which has earned widespread acclaim, raises important questions and brings Indigenous ways of knowing to the critical examination of global systems. The symposium will feature contributors representing diverse religious and secular traditions, who will discuss the work and the ideas it explores.In-person registration has now closed. Please register to attend via Zoom if you would like to watch any or all of the sessions.The Ansari Institute is grateful for the generosity of Drs. Sherif Nasr and Randa Nasr, co-founders of siParidigm Diagnostic Informatics in Pine Brook, N.J., whose support has made this possible. Register to Attend via ZoomSunday, Oct. 212:30 – 2:00 p.m. Welcome & IntroductionsSymposium SpeakersDr. Scott Appleby Marilyn Keough Dean Keough School of Global Affairs  Dr. Mahan Mirza Executive Director Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion  Dr. Charles Powell Adjunct Assistant Professor of Multifaith Engagement Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Yarning with Indigenous TraditionsDr. Sousan Abadian Scholar, educator, consultant (Indigenous)  Dr. Ashlee Bird University of Notre Dame (Native American)3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Engaging with Asian TraditionsDr. Lara E. Braitstein McGill University (Buddhism)  Dr. Christine Gross-Loh  Author, The Path (Chinese traditions)  Dr. Narinjan Khalsa-Baker Loyola Marymount University (Sikh)  Dr. Mugdha Yeolekar California State University, Fullerton (Hinduism)7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Award DinnerTribute to Sand Talk; Presentation of the Randa and Sherif Nasr Book Prize on Religion & the World; Conversation on Genre and Word of GratitudeDr. Carolyn T. Brown Board Chair Fetzer Institute  Dr. Anantanand Rambachan Professor of Religion St. Olaf College  Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta Author, Sand Talk Nasr Book Prize HonoreeMonday, Oct. 39:00 – 10:30 a.m. Conversation with Baha’i, Sikh, and Secular TraditionsDr. Jacques Berlinerblau Georgetown University (Secular)  Mr. Khushwant Singh Founder, Sikhi Council (Sikh)  Dr. Robert Stockman Wilmette Institute (Baha’i)11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In Dialogue with Abrahamic TraditionsDr. David Cloutier The Catholic University of America (Catholic)  Ms. Nana Firman  Global Muslim Climate Network (Islamic)  Dr. Anna M. Gade University of Wisconsin-Madison (Islamic)  Rabbi Dr. Or Rose Hebrew College (Jewish) 12:45 – 2:00pm Religions for Peace Award LuncheonFeatured SpeakerDr. Azza Karam Secretary General Religions for Peace International  HonoreesRev. Kosho Niwano Co-Moderator and Executive Committee Member Religions for Peace International  Mr. Abdul Ilah Rafie Marafie International Trustee Religions for Peace  Dr. Aruna Abhey Oswal Chair Abhey Oswal Group and Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust  Register to Attend via ZoomOriginally published at ansari.nd.edu.

The period instrument ensemble presents “Baroque and Rococo,” featuring soprano Danielle Svonavec, in works by C.P.E. Bach, Telemann, and Quantz. For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu.    Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Oct 2 – 3, 2022 Morris Inn Smith Ballroom (Notre Dame) | Zoom WebinarThe Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion welcomes you to its Nasr Book Prize Symposium Oct. 2-3 in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom.The institute will honor Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta, an Indigenous Australian scholar and the author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, with this recognition.Dr. Yunkaporta's book, which has earned widespread acclaim, raises important questions and brings Indigenous ways of knowing to the critical examination of global systems. The symposium will feature contributors representing diverse religious and secular traditions, who will discuss the work and the ideas it explores.In-person registration has now closed. Please register to attend via Zoom if you would like to watch any or all of the sessions.The Ansari Institute is grateful for the generosity of Drs. Sherif Nasr and Randa Nasr, co-founders of siParidigm Diagnostic Informatics in Pine Brook, N.J., whose support has made this possible. Register to Attend via ZoomSunday, Oct. 212:30 – 2:00 p.m. Welcome & IntroductionsSymposium SpeakersDr. Scott Appleby Marilyn Keough Dean Keough School of Global Affairs  Dr. Mahan Mirza Executive Director Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion  Dr. Charles Powell Adjunct Assistant Professor of Multifaith Engagement Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Yarning with Indigenous TraditionsDr. Sousan Abadian Scholar, educator, consultant (Indigenous)  Dr. Ashlee Bird University of Notre Dame (Native American)3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Engaging with Asian TraditionsDr. Lara E. Braitstein McGill University (Buddhism)  Dr. Christine Gross-Loh  Author, The Path (Chinese traditions)  Dr. Narinjan Khalsa-Baker Loyola Marymount University (Sikh)  Dr. Mugdha Yeolekar California State University, Fullerton (Hinduism)7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Award DinnerTribute to Sand Talk; Presentation of the Randa and Sherif Nasr Book Prize on Religion & the World; Conversation on Genre and Word of GratitudeDr. Carolyn T. Brown Board Chair Fetzer Institute  Dr. Anantanand Rambachan Professor of Religion St. Olaf College  Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta Author, Sand Talk Nasr Book Prize HonoreeMonday, Oct. 39:00 – 10:30 a.m. Conversation with Baha’i, Sikh, and Secular TraditionsDr. Jacques Berlinerblau Georgetown University (Secular)  Mr. Khushwant Singh Founder, Sikhi Council (Sikh)  Dr. Robert Stockman Wilmette Institute (Baha’i)11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In Dialogue with Abrahamic TraditionsDr. David Cloutier The Catholic University of America (Catholic)  Ms. Nana Firman  Global Muslim Climate Network (Islamic)  Dr. Anna M. Gade University of Wisconsin-Madison (Islamic)  Rabbi Dr. Or Rose Hebrew College (Jewish) 12:45 – 2:00pm Religions for Peace Award LuncheonFeatured SpeakerDr. Azza Karam Secretary General Religions for Peace International  HonoreesRev. Kosho Niwano Co-Moderator and Executive Committee Member Religions for Peace International  Mr. Abdul Ilah Rafie Marafie International Trustee Religions for Peace  Dr. Aruna Abhey Oswal Chair Abhey Oswal Group and Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust  Register to Attend via ZoomOriginally published at ansari.nd.edu.

Iconic Notre Dame Stadium will provide the backdrop for The Suppliants Project: Ukraine, in partnership with Theater of War Productions. Featuring Emmy-winning actors, Anthony Edwards and Keith David as well as actor/director Tate Donovan and 7 Ukrainian students currently studying at Notre Dame, the cast will perform a dramatic reading of Aeschylus’ play The Suppliants, a Greek tragedy about the costs of war. Following the reading, a panel of Notre Dame community members who have experienced violence and war in countries around the world will offer their reactions and experiences, kicking off a town-hall style global discussion designed to draw out our reactions to the themes of the play, foster empathy, compassion and a deeper understanding of complex issues, and help us consider our role as peace-makers in the world.About the performance: Using a 2,500-year-old text as the catalyst for powerful, global dialogue, The Suppliants Project: Ukraine seeks to amplify and humanize the voices and perspectives of members of the Notre Dame community and beyond whose lives have been touched by war, who will participate in the performance and discussion, both in person and virtually from locations all over the world.  The Suppliants is an ancient Greek play about a group of refugees who seek asylum in the city of Argos from forced marriage and violence. The play not only depicts the struggle of these refugees to cross a border into safety, but also the internal struggle within the country that ultimately receives them, as its citizens wrestle with how best to address the crisis at their border and whether to go to war on behalf of the refugees seeking their protection. This is a free event, all are welcome.  Directed, facilitated, and translated by Bryan Doerries, Theater of War Productions, and produced by Marjolaine Goldsmith.   Originally published at forum2022.nd.edu.

Conflict narratives in fragile states are often framed by identity groups or other non-state actors along ideological or ethno-sectarian lines to achieve political ends. But in many instances, the main grievances of populations in affected communities are centered around basic dignity and livelihoods.  Using conflict-affected Iraq as a case study, this event will explore the broader implications of a state’s inability to meet its population’s basic needs, offer recommendations for legitimizing government to strengthen fragile states, and discuss how these lessons can be applied in a variety of contexts.  REGISTER HERERead the Policy BriefThis event accompanies the release of a policy brief co-authored by speakers Todd Diamond and David Cortright. In the brief, Diamond and Cortright explore evidence of and recommendations for legitimizing government to strengthen and stabilize fragile states. SpeakersDalia Amin (discussant)  Country Director, Erbil | Iraq Search for Common GroundDavid Cortright (author) Professor Emeritus of the Practice Keough School of Global AffairsTodd Diamond (author) Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa Chemonics InternationalMaura Policelli (opening remarks) Executive Director, Washington Office Keough School of Global Affairs Mona Yacoubian (moderator) Senior Advisor Executive Office and Middle East and North Africa Center  United States Institute of PeaceThis event is presented by Chemonics International and by the Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.Originally published at pulte.nd.edu.

On October 2, Brazilian citizens head to the polls in one of the most anticipated elections in Latin America this year: the presidential race between former president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Whatever the outcome, our panel of experts will discuss the important takeaways from this first round and the implications not only for Brazil, but for the rest of the world – and democracy itself.  Panelists: Malu A. C. Gatto Assoc. Prof. of Latin American Politics, Institute of the Americas, University College London Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellow Nelson Rojas De Carvalho Assoc. Prof. of Political Science, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Kellogg Institute Guest Scholar Luiz Vilaça Kellogg institute PhD Fellow Moderator: Scott Mainwaring  Eugene P. and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science  Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow

How can culturally diverse people in higher education learn well together in ways that are relevant and stimulating? To enhance student motivation and learning, this workshop discusses various aspects of inclusive curriculum designing for future teachers in a diverse academic environment. Register to receive Zoom link! Register Here Originally published at cslc.nd.edu.

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs will host Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the youngest president of Croatia as well as the first woman to be elected to the office, at the Nanovic Forum on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. at the University of Notre Dame. This in-person lecture, titled “War in Ukraine, Peace in Europe? Geopolitics, Economics, and Security after Russia’s Invasion,” is free and open to the public. It will also be available to view via livestream on this page. Biography Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was elected the 4th President of the Republic of Croatia on January 11, 2015, and served until February 19, 2020. ​ She was born on April 29, 1968 in Rijeka where she attended elementary school. She completed secondary school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.In 1993, she graduated with a degree in English and Spanish at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zagreb and continued her education in the Portuguese language. In the following years she completed the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna and in 2000 acquired the academic title of Master of International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb. From 2002 to 2003, she studied at George Washington University in the United States as a Fulbright scholarship for pre-doctoral research on international relations and security policy. At that time, she was awarded the President's medal for scientific, social and political work. She was also a Lukšić Fellow in Senior Managers in Government Executive Program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2009.Her Excellency, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, started her career in 1992 at the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia. In 1993, she went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. She was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions. In 1995, she became the head of the Department for North America and in 1997 and went to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Canada to serve as an Adviser, and then to the Minister of Advisory and Deputy Head of Mission.From 2001 to 2003 she served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in November 2003 she was elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 7th constituency. That same year, she was awarded the post of Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Croatia and later the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, and she was in charge until 2008. The main objective of her mandate was to lead Croatia on the road to Euro-Atlantic integration, which was led by the State Delegation for Croatia's accession negotiations with the European Union.In 2008, President Grabar-Kitarović became the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the United States. She was appointed NATO Secretary General's Assistant to Public Diplomacy in 2011 and remained in office until 2014, as the first woman in NATO's history to serve as Assistant Secretary-General and the highest ranking woman in NATO. In 2019, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović became the Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders, a network of 75 current and former Presidents and Prime Ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The same year she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Fulbright Association. She is married and mother of two. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and has some command of Italian, French and German. About the Nanovic Forum The Nanovic Institute deepens Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to explore, discuss, and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today. Generously sponsored by Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic, the Nanovic Forum invites its distinguished guests to interact with Notre Dame in ways they most wish, which can be surprising. To view past lectures, visit the archive.   Parking Parking is available in the stadium lots east of the Keough School of Global Affairs. Most faculty/staff lots are open to the public by 5:00 p.m. Additional free parking (2 hours or less) is located in the parking structure at Eddy Street Commons.   Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.

Featuring Nicole Welk-Joerger, deputy director, Center for 21st Century Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Desantis Welk Joerger V2 Originally published at history.nd.edu.

BUY TICKETS Ruthless ambition gives way to murder in Macbeth, Shakespeare’s always-relevant examination of the lacerating effect of the reckless desire for power. This poisonous cocktail of ambition, guilt, and paranoia, with subtle seasonings of the supernatural, explores fascinatingly conflicted characters with the velocity of a riveting thriller. Intense, disturbing, and, ultimately, profoundly moving, Macbeth is one of the playwright’s greatest dramatic achievements.  Prophesied to become a great king, the Scottish warrior Macbeth undertakes a brutal path to power. With his scheming wife by his side, Macbeth maneuvers and murders his way into the throne. But with his ascension comes a steep price. With vengeful rivals threatening to strip everything away, Macbeth’s tormented conscience leads him into a downward spiral of madness and self-destruction.  Actors From The London Stage, the renowned five-actor touring group, brings this extraordinary tale to life during a sweeping international tour this fall. With five actors each portraying multiple roles, the dynamic energy of Shakespeare's thrilling tale will be revealed like never before.CAST:Roger May: Macbeth / Old Man / Sergeant / MessengerAnne Odeke: Malcolm / Lady Macduff / First Witch / First Murderer / Caithness / Gentlewoman / MessengerClaire Redcliffe: Lady Macbeth / Donalbain / Ross / Fleance / Second Witch / Young Siward / MessengerAnnabelle Terry: Banquo / Lennox / Porter / Doctor / Son / Menteith / Siward / HecateMichael Wagg: King Duncan / Macduff / Third Witch / Second Murderer / Angus / SeytonPRESS & MEDIA"PAC to open season with Dance Collective show," Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 8/14/22"Scene Calendar: Family Fishing Day, art exhibits, Water Day, Back to School Bash and more," The Gainesville Sun, 8/12/22"Line-up for 48th Bermuda Festival unveiled," The Royal Gazette, 8/2/22FALL 2022 TOURING SCHEDULESeptember 19-25: University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX September 26-October 2: University of North Carolina - Charlotte, Charlotte, NC October 3-9: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN October 10-16: DePauw University, Greencastle, IN October 17-22: Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela, HI October 24-30: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA October 31-November 6: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL November 7-13: TBD November 14-20: Bermuda Festival, Hamilton, Bermuda November 28 & 29: Canada Water Theatre, London, United KingdomOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

The Fall lectures are being planned in a hybrid online and in-person format. Please register here. The Center for Italian Studies is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Jessica Harris of St. John's University, titled: 'Permettereste a vostro figlio di sposare Lola?': Latent Fascism, American Culture, and Blackness in Postwar ItalyThe end of the Second World War marked a new beginning for Italy as the country sought to transition from Fascism to a modern, industrialized Republic, distancing itself from the racialized and xenophobic discourses of its totalitarian past. An important aspect of this desired transformation was the notion of race, particularly how Italians understood Blackness in their country and its relation to Italian national identity. Contributing to Italians’ understanding was the notable presence of African American men and women in Italian cultural productions—film, television, and fashion—in the decades following the war. This lecture examines the Italian film and television career of African American singer, dancer, and actress Lola Falana, analyzing the intersection of race, gender, and American cultural capital in a country noted for its “colonial unconscious.” This mental state allowed for the racist discourse and discriminatory practices from the Fascist era to persist in the new Republic. However, the ongoing Cold War and strong attraction of American popular culture in Italy granted Falana a certain cultural capital, allowing her to be depicted in a rather progressive way in comparison to her female African counterparts. But, she still did not escape the denigrating racialized stereotypes and rhetoric of Italian colonialism. Drawing on Italian visual media and African American and Italian print archival material, the lecture illustrates how Falana represents American cultural imperialism yet latent Fascist colonial racist rhetoric. Jessica L. Harris is a scholar of African-American History, 20th century U.S. and the World, Black Europe, Women’s History, and Modern Italy, with a particular interest in gender and race, their intersection with material culture, and the subsequent effect on group identities. Her current book project is a transnational cultural history on race and gender relations in Italy and the United States. Placing women at the center of analysis, the book employs the methodological approaches of critical race studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and post-colonial studies to examine the presence of African American women in 20th century Italian television, film, music, and fashion.The lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, and by the Department of History at Notre Dame.Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu.

BUY TICKETS Ruthless ambition gives way to murder in Macbeth, Shakespeare’s always-relevant examination of the lacerating effect of the reckless desire for power. This poisonous cocktail of ambition, guilt, and paranoia, with subtle seasonings of the supernatural, explores fascinatingly conflicted characters with the velocity of a riveting thriller. Intense, disturbing, and, ultimately, profoundly moving, Macbeth is one of the playwright’s greatest dramatic achievements.  Prophesied to become a great king, the Scottish warrior Macbeth undertakes a brutal path to power. With his scheming wife by his side, Macbeth maneuvers and murders his way into the throne. But with his ascension comes a steep price. With vengeful rivals threatening to strip everything away, Macbeth’s tormented conscience leads him into a downward spiral of madness and self-destruction.  Actors From The London Stage, the renowned five-actor touring group, brings this extraordinary tale to life during a sweeping international tour this fall. With five actors each portraying multiple roles, the dynamic energy of Shakespeare's thrilling tale will be revealed like never before.CAST:Roger May: Macbeth / Old Man / Sergeant / MessengerAnne Odeke: Malcolm / Lady Macduff / First Witch / First Murderer / Caithness / Gentlewoman / MessengerClaire Redcliffe: Lady Macbeth / Donalbain / Ross / Fleance / Second Witch / Young Siward / MessengerAnnabelle Terry: Banquo / Lennox / Porter / Doctor / Son / Menteith / Siward / HecateMichael Wagg: King Duncan / Macduff / Third Witch / Second Murderer / Angus / SeytonPRESS & MEDIA"PAC to open season with Dance Collective show," Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 8/14/22"Scene Calendar: Family Fishing Day, art exhibits, Water Day, Back to School Bash and more," The Gainesville Sun, 8/12/22"Line-up for 48th Bermuda Festival unveiled," The Royal Gazette, 8/2/22FALL 2022 TOURING SCHEDULESeptember 19-25: University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX September 26-October 2: University of North Carolina - Charlotte, Charlotte, NC October 3-9: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN October 10-16: DePauw University, Greencastle, IN October 17-22: Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela, HI October 24-30: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA October 31-November 6: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL November 7-13: TBD November 14-20: Bermuda Festival, Hamilton, Bermuda November 28 & 29: Canada Water Theatre, London, United KingdomOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

"The Signs of the Times" series connects campus to community experts around justice topics. The theme for the 2022–23 series is Leadership in Justice and Hope. In October, we are excited to host Jan McGowan, Park Interpreter of St. Joseph County Parks.  learn more

Ailey II comes to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for two nights only! Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country's finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding emerging choreographers.GET TICKETS

BUY TICKETS Ruthless ambition gives way to murder in Macbeth, Shakespeare’s always-relevant examination of the lacerating effect of the reckless desire for power. This poisonous cocktail of ambition, guilt, and paranoia, with subtle seasonings of the supernatural, explores fascinatingly conflicted characters with the velocity of a riveting thriller. Intense, disturbing, and, ultimately, profoundly moving, Macbeth is one of the playwright’s greatest dramatic achievements.  Prophesied to become a great king, the Scottish warrior Macbeth undertakes a brutal path to power. With his scheming wife by his side, Macbeth maneuvers and murders his way into the throne. But with his ascension comes a steep price. With vengeful rivals threatening to strip everything away, Macbeth’s tormented conscience leads him into a downward spiral of madness and self-destruction.  Actors From The London Stage, the renowned five-actor touring group, brings this extraordinary tale to life during a sweeping international tour this fall. With five actors each portraying multiple roles, the dynamic energy of Shakespeare's thrilling tale will be revealed like never before.CAST:Roger May: Macbeth / Old Man / Sergeant / MessengerAnne Odeke: Malcolm / Lady Macduff / First Witch / First Murderer / Caithness / Gentlewoman / MessengerClaire Redcliffe: Lady Macbeth / Donalbain / Ross / Fleance / Second Witch / Young Siward / MessengerAnnabelle Terry: Banquo / Lennox / Porter / Doctor / Son / Menteith / Siward / HecateMichael Wagg: King Duncan / Macduff / Third Witch / Second Murderer / Angus / SeytonPRESS & MEDIA"PAC to open season with Dance Collective show," Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 8/14/22"Scene Calendar: Family Fishing Day, art exhibits, Water Day, Back to School Bash and more," The Gainesville Sun, 8/12/22"Line-up for 48th Bermuda Festival unveiled," The Royal Gazette, 8/2/22FALL 2022 TOURING SCHEDULESeptember 19-25: University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX September 26-October 2: University of North Carolina - Charlotte, Charlotte, NC October 3-9: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN October 10-16: DePauw University, Greencastle, IN October 17-22: Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela, HI October 24-30: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA October 31-November 6: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL November 7-13: TBD November 14-20: Bermuda Festival, Hamilton, Bermuda November 28 & 29: Canada Water Theatre, London, United KingdomOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

Ailey II comes to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for two nights only! Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country's finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding emerging choreographers.GET TICKETS

Come celebrate Hangul Day 2022! This Korean national holiday celebrates the Korean language. Come join the Korean program faculty, staff, and students to learn about the history of the Korean language and writing, meet the faculty of the Korean faculty and other students, and learn about how pursuing a Korean minor can help you with your future career plans. All are welcome — refreshments available. For more information, contact Hana Kang (hkang2@nd.edu). Originally published at cslc.nd.edu.

Virtues & Vocations is a national forum for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional education. Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, Virtues & Vocations will host a series of faculty workshops, continue our monthly webinar series, and engage issues of character, professional identity and moral purpose through our publications. On October 10, we are excited to welcome Brandon Vaidyanathan, associate professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, Catholic University of America. Register now to join the conversation! REGISTER

Kick off your game day with Football Fridays at the Eck Presented by Guinness. Stop by the Eck Visitors Center (next to the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore) for this free, open, and family-friendly day. Enjoy interviews with Notre Dame celebrities, live music, tailgate food (including $1 hot dogs!), student group performances and more. Plus, stop by the Football Fridays Backyard and enjoy beer and wine for purchase. Visit myND for more information and for the latest listing of each week's special guests. 

Saint Mary in Dante Leonard DeLorenzo, McGrath Institute for Church Life, Notre Dame Saturdays with the Saints is a Notre Dame football gameday lecture series in Geddes Hall, that combines the university's rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days. The event is free and open to the public. See here for complete schedule. Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu.

Kick off your game day with Football Fridays at the Eck Presented by Guinness. Stop by the Eck Visitors Center (next to the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore) for this free, open, and family-friendly day. Enjoy interviews with Notre Dame celebrities, live music, tailgate food (including $1 hot dogs!), student group performances and more. Plus, stop by the Football Fridays Backyard and enjoy beer and wine for purchase. Visit myND for more information and for the latest listing of each week's special guests. 

Join the Center for Social Concerns for Friday afternoons on home football weekends for lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Each lecture will be followed by a reception. What happens to people when work disappears?  Farah Stockman, columnist and editorial board member at the New York Times, author of American MadeFarah Stockman is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and a member of the New York Times editorial board. She joined the New York Times in 2016 as a reporter covering politics, social movements, and race for the national desk. She previously spent 16 years at the Boston Globe, serving as that paper’s foreign policy reporter in Washington and as a columnist. She has reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, South Sudan, Rwanda, Guantánamo Bay, Kenya, Indonesia, and Japan. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for a series of columns about the legacy of efforts to desegregate schools in Boston. She is the author of "American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears," a book about three steelworkers in Indiana who worked at a factory that moved to Mexico.  learn more

Presented by Rev. Kevin Grove, C.S.C., assistant professor, Department of Theology. Saturdays with the Saints is a Notre Dame football gameday lecture series that combines the university's rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days. The event, in Geddes Hall, is free and open to the public. See here for complete schedule. Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu.

ABOUT THE LECTURE From 1900 to 1914 U Dhammaloka, a working-class Irish sailor who ordained as a Buddhist monk in Burma, organized missions across Southeast Asia to promote Buddhism and rail against British colonialism. As remarkable as his exploits were, study of Dhammaloka’s career reveals an even more fascinating network of Asian Buddhists organizers and a broader movement of plebian cosmopolitanism which constructed its own conceptions of what Buddhism, belonging and reform might mean. This talk will provide a glimpse into these networks in Rangoon, Bangkok, Singapore and Penang and discuss how paying attention to the religious connections of working class people in colonial areas across Asia can work to reorient the study of religion. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Alicia Turner is associate professor of humanities and religious studies at York University. She is interested in the intersections of religion, colonialism, secularism and nationalism in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Buddhism in Burma (Myanmar) over the past 150 years. Her book "Saving Buddhism: The Impermanence of Religion in Colonial Burma" explores the fluid nature of the concepts of sasana, identity and religion through a study of Buddhist lay associations in colonial Burma. Her current projects include a jointed written biography of U Dhammaloka: an Irish sailor and agitator turned Buddhist monk, work on the history and concept of Buddhist secularisms and a genealogy of religious difference and tolerance in Burma (Myanmar). This lecture is part of Border Crossings in Asian Humanities, a series examining transnational Asian experiences and is sponsored by the Liu Institute, Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion. Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

Notre Dame alumnus Yaqoob Bangash '04, a Fulbright fellow at the Mittal Institute at Harvard University, will discuss his research on the emergence of Pakistan as a post-colonial state.  His lecture is sponsored by the Liu Institute's South Asia Group. SPEAKER BIO: Yaqoob Khan Bangash is a historian of Modern South Asia and a current Fulbright Fellow at the Mittal Institute. His current research interests lie in the emergence of Pakistan as a post-colonial state, with broader interests in decolonisation, modern state formation, formation of identities, and the emergence of ethnic and identity based conflicts. Dr Bangash’s first book, A Princely Affair: Accession and Integration of Princely States in Pakistan, 1947-55, was published by Oxford University Press in 2015. In 2018, he completed another book, Between the Sword and the Pen: The History of the Lahore High Court. He is currently working on a monograph on the imagination of Pakistan as a country after its creation, using the debates of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan (1947—56) as primary material. In 2016, Dr. Bangash founded the first academic literary festival in Pakistan, the ‘Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest,’ which attracted over 16,000 people in 2018. Bangash has received several grants and honours including a Senior Fellowship at the Religious Freedom Institute (USA), Fellowship of the Presbyterian Historical Society (USA), David M. Stowe Research Fellowship at Yale (USA) and the American Academy of Religion Collaborative Grant (USA). He also regularly writes for The News, Daily Times, The Express Tribune and other newsmedia. Dr. Bangash completed his BA from the University of Notre Dame, and his DPhil from the University of Oxford. Currently, he is director, Centre for Governance and Policy, at Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan.   Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

Fiona Cunningham is assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests lie the intersection of technology and conflict, with an empirical focus on China. Her research has appeared in academic and popular outlets including International Security, Security Studies, The Washington Quarterly and The Texas National Security Review. Cunningham has held fellowships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, and Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She also conducted fieldwork in China as a joint Ph.D. research fellow at the Renmin University of China in Beijing. Cunningham is a research affiliate of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a non-resident scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Previously, she was assistant professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. She received her Ph.D. in 2018 from the Department of Political Science at MIT. Readahead - TBD Originally published at ndisc.nd.edu.

Join us for the inaugural lecture in the Institute's new "Yeats at Notre Dame" initiative. James Flannery is professor emeritus at Emory University. He is also a producer, stage director, singer, scholar, and critic specializing in the dramatic work of W.B. Yeats. In 1988 he founded the W.B. Yeats Foundation in order to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of Yeats’s work as a poet, dramatist and cultural activist.William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is widely considered to be one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century. In 1923, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yeats visited Notre Dame twice — in 1904 and 1933. In the inaugural Yeats Lecture, Professor Flannery will discuss how Yeats sought to foster modes of expression that would inspire people to live “more intense and abundant lives.” For that to occur, he believed, the arts must function in concert with one another and not as rivals, as occurs too often in both academic and artistic institutions. Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.

Famed playwright Conor McPherson brings a lyrical ferocity to his adaption of a long-married couple's toxic battle of wills. Edgar, a tyrannical captain, and his manipulative wife Alice spar in harrowing and hilarious ways à la Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. And since misery loves company, the battle reshapes and escalates when they entangle another man in their wicked game. See it at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center October 27–29!   GET TICKETS

Famed playwright Conor McPherson brings a lyrical ferocity to his adaption of a long-married couple's toxic battle of wills. Edgar, a tyrannical captain, and his manipulative wife Alice spar in harrowing and hilarious ways à la Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. And since misery loves company, the battle reshapes and escalates when they entangle another man in their wicked game. See it at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center October 27–29!   GET TICKETS

Famed playwright Conor McPherson brings a lyrical ferocity to his adaption of a long-married couple's toxic battle of wills. Edgar, a tyrannical captain, and his manipulative wife Alice spar in harrowing and hilarious ways à la Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. And since misery loves company, the battle reshapes and escalates when they entangle another man in their wicked game. See it at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center October 27–29!   GET TICKETS

The Terra String Quartet is the 49th Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Senior Strings Division Gold Medal and Grand Prize winner. The emerging ensemble based in New York City comprises graduates of the Juilliard School's prestigious Honors Program and the Manhattan School of Music. See them perform in the LaBar Recital Hall at the O'Neill Family Hall of Music.   GET TICKETS

Meg K. Guliford is an assistant professor in Drexel University's Department of Politics. Her broad research agenda reflects her interests in political violence, conflict processes, and U.S. foreign policy. Prior to joining Drexel, she was a vice-provost postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Guliford received her Ph.D. in International Relations from Tufts University, an M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Before pursuing an academic career, she spent more than a decade working in the national security and intelligence community.  Originally published at ndisc.nd.edu.

Kick off your game day with Football Fridays at the Eck Presented by Guinness. Stop by the Eck Visitors Center (next to the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore) for this free, open, and family-friendly day. Enjoy interviews with Notre Dame celebrities, live music, tailgate food (including $1 hot dogs!), student group performances and more. Plus, stop by the Football Fridays Backyard and enjoy beer and wine for purchase. Visit myND for more information and for the latest listing of each week's special guests. 

The Signs of the Times series connects campus to community experts around justice topics. The theme for the 2022–23 series is Leadership in Justice and Hope. In November, the Center for Social Concerns is excited to welcome Jason Wesaw, Pokagon Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. learn more

Tom Mendoza Presents is a webinar series hosted by Tom Mendoza, former president and vice chairman, NetApp, current board director of UiPath, Varonis and Vast Data. Join Tom Mendoza for a discussion with Dan Warmenhoven, former chairman and CEO of NetApp, as they talk about culture, career success and insights to forging great companies. See what advice these experienced executives have for students and professionals building their careers. Free and open to the public and Notre Dame community. No tickets or registration required.  Visit the website for more information about the Tom Mendoza Presents series.

Join the Center for Social Concerns for Friday afternoons on home football weekends for lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Each lecture will be followed by a reception. How do we cultivate character for the common good? Anne Snyder, Editor-in-Chief, Comment Magazine Anne Snyder is the editor-in-chief of Comment magazine and oversees its partner project, Breaking Ground. She is the host of The Whole Person Revolution podcast and co-editor of Breaking Ground: Charting Our Future in a Pandemic Year, published in January 2022. Prior to leading Comment, she directed The Philanthropy Roundtable‘s Character Initiative, a program seeking to help foundations and business leaders strengthen “the middle ring” of morally formative institutions. Her path-breaking guidebook, The Fabric of Character: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Renewing our Social and Moral Landscape, was published in 2019. From 2014 to 2017 Anne worked for Laity Lodge and the H.E. Butt Foundation in Texas, and before that, the Ethics and Public Policy Center, World Affairs Journal, and The New York Times. She is a Senior Fellow of The Trinity Forum and a Fellow at the Urban Reform Institute. She has published widely, including The Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, Bittersweet Monthly and of course Comment, and now serves as a trustee for Nyack College. Anne spent the formative years of her childhood overseas before earning a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College (IL) and a master’s degree from Georgetown University. She lives in Washington, D.C. learn more

Saints of Our Lady’s University Meg Hunter-Kilmer, Sullivan Family Saints Fellow, McGrath Institute for Church Life Saturdays with the Saints is a Notre Dame football gameday lecture series that combines the University's rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days. The event is free and open to the public. See here for complete schedule. Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu.

Virtues & Vocations is a national forum for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional education. Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, Virtues & Vocations will host a series of faculty workshops, continue our monthly webinar series, and engage issues of character, professional identity and moral purpose through our publications. On November 7, we are excited to welcome physician and author of "Compassionomics and Wonder Drug," Stephen Trzeciak, MD. Register now to join the conversation! REGISTER

The Department of Theology will host the Fourth Annual Liss Lecture in Judaica. The speaker will be Professor Debra Kaplan, ​Bar-Ilan University.​Debra Kaplan ​​teaches Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University,​​ where she is the director of the Halpern Center for Jewish Self-Perception. S​​he is the author of "Beyond Expulsion" (Stanford University Press, 2011; Hebrew translation Merkaz Zalman Shazar, 2016) and "The Patrons and Their Poor" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020). She has won grants from the American Historical Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Israel Science Foundation, and has held fellowships at the Katz Center at University of Pennsylvania and the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies. Her teaching and research interests include Jewish-Christian relations, early modern social history, the Jewish community and its spaces, and women’s history.   The lecture is free and open to the public and a reception will follow in the Scholars Lounge.  Sponsored by: Department of Theology, Liss Lectures in Judaica Originally published at theology.nd.edu.

The annual Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture was created by the Center for Social Concerns in 2009 in order to highlight justice issues and themes affecting the common good. This fall event honors Fr. Bernie who died young but influenced students with the life lesson of a “Theory of Enough."  Past speakers have included scholars and practitioners working to create a more just future for all.  2022 Annual Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture featuring Clint Smith, Ph.D. Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for Nonfiction, and the poetry collection Counting Descent, which won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. He has received fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New America, the Emerson Collective, the Art For Justice Fund, Cave Canem, and the National Science Foundation. His essays, poems, and scholarly writing have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, the Harvard Educational Review and elsewhere. learn more

ABOUT THE LECTURE In this talk, Ted Mack will present a history of the marketplace for Japanese-language literary texts in Brazil, prior to the Second World War, a brief discussion of one award-winning story written there during that period, Sonobe Takeo's "An Age of Speculative Farming" (1932), and concluding comments on what this may tell us about 'modern Japanese literature.' The talk will add to a growing discourse on the colonial and minority literary practices that challenges a naturalized conception of a homogeneous ethnic nation-state and an unproblematic national literary culture by drawing attention to another “marginal” element, that of the migrant, or diasporic, communities in the Americas. Rather than merely making the rubric of national literature more inclusive, or proposing an alternative rubric, however, he will speculate on the necessity and impact of such collective rubrics themselves. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Edward Mack is associate professor of Japanese at the University of Washington in Seattle. His first book, Manufacturing Modern Japanese Literature: Publishing, Prizes, and the Ascription of Literary Value (Duke, 2010), combined an empirical study of the literary publishing industry in Japan with a disciplinary critique focused on the notion of literary "purity." His latest book, Acquired Alterity: Migration, Identity, and Literary Nationalism (California, 2022), is structured similarly, combining a history of Japanese-language literary activities in Brazil with a continuation of the disciplinary critique, this time focused on the concept of the nation as it is applied to literary texts. This lecture is part of Border Crossings in Asian Humanities, a series examining transnational Asian experiences. Professor Mack's lecture is cosponsored by the Liu Institute and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.  Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

Image courtesy of Stanford UniversityThe Fall lectures are being planned in a hybrid online and in-person format. Please register here.The Center for Italian Studies is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Rachel Midura of Virginia Tech University titled:Deadly Letters: Plague, Banditry, and Heresy in Early Modern MailBy the mid sixteenth-century, continental Europe depended upon mail for the ordinary pulse of governance and commerce. Communications networks remained as vulnerable as the humans who carried the letters. As a contemporary proverb put it, “he who rides by post, plays with death." I use state archives from across Italy to explore how protecting postal couriers from brigandage, plague, and political or religious rebellion shaped international relations. The expansion of state-sponsored postal systems into carrying private mail relied upon surveilling and intervening into a contentious public sphere.Rachel Midura is an assistant professor of early modern European and digital history at Virginia Tech University. Her most recent article, "Itinerating Europe: Early Modern Spatial Networks in Printed Itineraries, 1545-1700" appeared in the Journal of Social History in Summer 2021. She is currently at work on her first book, tentatively titled Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe on early modern surveillance, espionage, and the origins of Europe’s postal systems. She finished her PhD in early modern European history in 2020 at Stanford University, where she was also a senior graduate research fellow at the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of History at Notre Dame. Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu.

Among the world's great sopranos, Dame Emma Kirkby's career spans nearly 50 years and a discography of more than 100 recordings. Her trailblazing contribution revived audiences for the elegant beauties of early Baroque and Renaissance classical music. The winner of the Queen's Medal for Music is joined by her long-time musical partner, Swedish lutenist Jakob Lindberg. This performance takes place at the LaBar Recital Hall in the O'Neill Hall of Music.   GET TICKETS

Bring the family to sing along as the Grammy winner for the platinum hit "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites brings her guitar and iconic eyeglasses to DPAC. Folksy renditions of traditional children's songs and Loeb's sunny originals put everyone in a playful mood! 60 minutes. No intermission. Best for all ages.   GET TICKETS

British concert organist and former faculty member of Indiana University and East Carolina University, Colin Andrews resumes his international performing career with a free post-Vespers performance on the Basilica's grand Wayne and Diana Murdy Family Organ. The planned program is a sumptuous feast of French romantic organ works by Joseph Bonnet and Oliver Messiaen and selections from the summit of Bach's sacred music for organ solo. Free admission. No tickets needed.

Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark is an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Previously, she was a post-doctoral research fellow with the Project on Managing the Atom and International Security Program within the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program. Whitlark’s book, All Options on the Table: Leaders, Preventive War, and Nuclear Proliferation (Cornell University Press 2021), investigates American and Israeli decision-making regarding the use of preventive military force as a counter-proliferation strategy. Elsewhere, she explores topics including nuclear latency – the precursor technology central to a state’s ability to acquire either nuclear weapons or civilian nuclear energy, the use of scenarios for methodological and pedagogical purposes, and a variety of contemporary U.S. and international foreign policy challenges. Her work has been published in such journals as Security Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, and International Studies Perspectives, as well as in policy outlets including The Washington Quarterly, Texas National Security Review, and Survival. Her commentary has appeared in online fora including War on the Rocks, The Duck of Minerva, The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage, and TheWeek.com. Readahead - TBD Originally published at ndisc.nd.edu.

Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South (ARINS) is a joint project of the Royal Irish Academy, an all-island body, and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. The project engages recognized experts across the spectrum of disciplines, perspectives, and points of view—inviting contributions in the form of academic papers, blog posts, and proposals for partnerships.  Conceptualized at a meeting at the Kylemore Abbey Global Centre in January 2020, in three short years, the project has produced more than 30 articles and responses (published in Irish Studies in International Affairs and freely available on the publishing platform Project Muse), 14 podcasts, and dozens of blogposts. It also funds partner projects, for example, "The Future of Cross-Border Cooperation in the Arts" and "Giving Voice to Diversity” research project, which has conducted numerous interviews and focus groups to support future papers on the state of the constitutional debate in the north and south. The project recently began hosting panels for scholars. One was "Being Northern Irish." At this inaugural policy lecture, Thomas Moore and Judith Livingston Institute Director Patrick Griffin will give an overview of ARINS and contextualize its importance to Ireland, to the United States and Europe, as well as to the Keough School of Global Affairs. Two ARINS principals, Professor and Vice-Chancellor Cathy Gormley-Heenan (Ulster University) and Lauder Professor of Political Science Brendan O'Leary (University of Pennsylvania) will discuss the state of Ireland today, relations between the north and the south, and future prospects for peace on the island. Read more Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.

Join the Center for Social Concerns for Friday afternoons on home football weekends for lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Each lecture will be followed by a reception. How do we find the truth?  Elizabeth Bruenig, staff writer, The Atlantic A Marshall Scholar with an MPhil in Christian theology, Elizabeth Bruenig joined The New Republic in 2015, where she worked until early 2016, when she joined The Washington Post as an assistant editor. Liz spent the next several years conceiving of essays for the Post’s Outlook section and children for herself and her husband, Matt. In 2018, Liz joined the Post’s Opinion section as a columnist, and in 2019, she was named a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing for her investigation of a gang rape that had taken place during her time as a Texan high school student. Liz accepted a role with The New York Times as an opinion writer, in 2020, and in 2021, after an exciting year with the Times, came aboard as a staff writer with The Atlantic, where she publishes columns, essays, reported features, and undertakes a number of multimedia projects. Liz’s reporting focuses on violence in America and its aftermath, with particular focus on capital punishment.  Liz lives in Connecticut with her husband and two daughters and two cats. learn more

Saint Bernard, Doctor Marialis of the Middle Ages Presented by Sr. Ann Astell, Department of Theology, Notre Dame. Saturdays with the Saints is a Notre Dame football gameday lecture series that combines the university's rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days. The event in Geddes Hall is free and open to the public. See here for complete schedule. Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu.

ABOUT THE LECTURE While most existing research on housing in low- and middle-income countries focuses on the causes and consequences of living in informal settlements and slums, governments in India are actively involved in large-scale projects to provide the poor with government constructed housing to own. How does subsidized homeownership for the poor shape their lives? Kumar conceives of subsidized homeownership as providing beneficiaries with a large, durable asset that they can use, rent, or sell as they wish. The support housing provides to families is in-kind, but when it is owned and can easily be bought or sold, its benefits approach those of pure income transfers. The widespread implementation of subsidized homeownership, moreover, suggests that transfers made through housing may be more politically expedient than something like a basic income guarantee. Kumar argues that through this type of transfer,  subsidized homeownership helps even the poorest households build wealth, exercise their voice as citizens, and live with dignity. Kumar illustrates the argument through the study of three different housing policies across India. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Tanu Kumar is an assistant professor in the Division of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University. She studies political, economic, and social behavior in low- and middle-income countries. How do citizens’ material circumstances affect the choices they make and how they interact with each other in society? What are the consequences of emerging global trends to change these fundamentals? She’s particularly interested in the effects of policies related to housing and digital technology. Her regional expertise is in urban India, but she is also beginning to study sub-Saharan Africa.   Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

Founded in 2008, iconoclastic Brooklyn Rider surpasses previous milestones in excellence by approaching the string quartet with an omnivores appetite — a medium with deep historical roots, it inspires endless possibilities for invention. The quartet's versatility is one of the wonders of current music. This performance takes place at the LaBar Recital Hall in the O'Neill Hall of Music. Recommended for ages 5 and up.   GET TICKETS

Jeff D. Colgan is the Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Climate Solutions Lab at the Watson Institute for Public and International Affairs at Brown University. His research focuses on international order, especially as related to energy and the environment. His latest book, Partial Hegemony: Oil Politics and International Order was published in September 2021 by Oxford University Press. His book won the 2021 Best Book Prize (Energy Policy, Non-Fiction) from the American Energy Society. His previous book, Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War, was published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press. He has published work in International Organization, Foreign Affairs, World Politics, International Security and elsewhere. He also occasionally blogs at the Monkey Cage and Foreign Affairs. On Twitter, he is @JeffDColgan Professor Colgan previously taught at the School of International Service of American University 2010-2014, and was a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC in 2012-13. He completed his Ph.D. at Princeton University, and was a Canada-US Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley, where he earned a Master’s in Public Policy. Colgan has worked with the World Bank, McKinsey & Company, and The Brattle Group. Originally published at ndisc.nd.edu.

Join the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for a "Swinging’ Little Christmas" with Emmy-winning actress, singer, playwright, and author Jane Lynch. This nostalgic nod to the sounds of big band holiday albums from the '50s and '60s features special guests Kate Flannery (“The Office”), “Glee” vocal arranger Tim Davis, and The Tony Guerrero Quintet.GET TICKETS