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2024 Apr 09

Book Launch | Breaking the Bronze Ceiling: Women, Memory, and Public Space | Speaker: Valentina Rozas-Krause

5:00pm

Location: 

CGIS South S216

Breaking the Bronze Ceiling uncovers a glaring omission in our global memorial landscape—the conspicuous absence of women. Exploring this neglected narrative, the book emerges as the foremost guide to women's memorialization across diverse cultures and ages. As global memorials come under intense examination, with metropolises vying for a more inclusive recognition of female contributions, this book stands at the forefront of contemporary discussion. More than a mere compilation, Breaking the Bronze Ceiling epitomizes a movement. The book comprehensively assesses the portrayal of women...

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2024 Apr 08

Infrastructure’s Long Shadow: From Central Asia to Ukraine | Speaker: Till Mostowlansky | Moderator: Eve Blau

4:30pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS South, S354, 1730 Cambridge St

black and white photo of the building dropping shadow

Infrastructures can be conceptualized as networks that link up the built environment, people, and technology. They might include energy, transport, or communication, while also relating to natural resources, human bodies, and other species. These networks often remain invisible when they function as planned yet suddenly appear in the public imagination when they...

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2024 Apr 02

Quechua Hip-hop: A Musical Performance and Conversation on Indigenous Urban Movements with Liberato Kani

5:00pm

Location: 

Fong Auditorium at Boylston Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138

Musical performance and conversation on Indigenous urban movements with Liberato Kani, Quechua hip-hop artist, and Jorge Luis Astovilca, a master of traditional Andean scissor dancing. Both the performance and conversation will offer an opportunity to learn more about the relevance of Indigenous urban music and dancing in the Andes. Quechua is the most spoken Indigenous language family in the Americas, with almost 10 million speakers in South America, and with significant migrant communities in the U.S., Spain and Italy.

Speakers Liberato Kani (née...

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