Smith College Kahn Institute

Smith College's Kahn Institute fellowship programs support collaborative research among Smith and Five College faculty, students and visiting scholars.

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Party on the Porch at the Kahn Institute to celebrate 20 years, Friday, May 3, 4:30-6 p.m. Stop by to raise a glass and stay for cake! All Smith faculty and staff invited. 21 Henshaw Ave. See you on the Kahn wraparound porch!

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"Chewing the Fat: An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita," Tuesday, April 23, 3:30 p.m., Seelye Hall 201, Smith College. A Kahn Institute presentation by Karima Moyer-Nocchi, Food Studies, University of Rome. All welcome.

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"Disaster Refuge: U.S. Refugee Policy in an Era of Accelerated Climate Change," Maria Cristina Garcia, Cornell University, on far-reaching implications for climate change refugees. All welcome.

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"Responsibility-sharing and the Global Compact on Refugees: Where Do We Go From Here?" Thursday, March 21, 5 p.m., Seelye Hall 201, Smith College. A lecture by UNHCR policy adviser Andrew Painter. All welcome.

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"J. M. W. Turner, Landscape and History," Monday, March 4, 5 p.m., Graham Hall, Hillyer, Smith College. First of 3 spring lectures by Neilson Professor Frederic Ogee, Professor of English Literature and Art History, Universite Paris Diderot. All welcome.

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"Antisemitism Then and Now," a Smith College faculty panel discussion, Monday, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m., Stoddard Auditorium. Free and public. Part of the Kahn Institute short-term project https://t.co/YjkUFykmrm

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“Again and Again: The History of Politics and Antisemitism,” by Susannah Heschel, Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Campus Center 103-104, Smith College

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"Artificial Epistemology: Knowledge, Truth, and Value in Machine Learning," Friday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m., Seelye 201. National Security Research Analyst Heather Roff on the increasing adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Open to all.

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Sophomores and Juniors: Paid research positions for 2019-20. Learn more at the Kahn Open House, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 5-6 p.m., CC 103-104 (pizza and refreshments served!). Hear from Kahn Fellows, meet the staff and find out about next year’s projects: “Fear” and “Translations.”

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Smith Sophomores and Juniors: Learn about paid fellowships for 2019-20 at the Kahn Institute Open House Tuesday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m., Campus Center 103-104. Free pizza!

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Halloween screening tomorrow: The Bride of Frankenstein, 7 p.m., Campus Center Carroll Room, Smith College. Free and open to the public. Body parts and eyeballs at the door!

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Free Halloween Screening: The Bride of Frankenstein, October 31, 7 p.m., Campus Center Carroll Room, Smith College. Wear your costume. Come early for free body parts and eyeballs candy! Open to the public. https://t.co/0oNPcWlIjE

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Register now for 'Creativity and the Creature: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at 200,' a Kahn Institute symposium Nov. 2-3, Smith College. https://t.co/QgmMQFZcvy

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“Drones for Good: Perceptions and Policy,” Friday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall, a lecture by Faine Greenwood, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, as part of the Kahn short-term project Drones: Power, Play, Policy and Pedagogy.

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Smith & Five College faculty invited to attend upcoming Information Sessions for 2019-2020 Kahn Institute projects: Translations (Tuesday, Sept. 18, 5-6 p.m.) and Fear (Wednesday, Sept. 26, 5-6 p.m.), both at the Kahn Institute, 21 Henshaw Ave. Wine and cheese served.

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Help us celebrate Cinco de Mayo (one day early) at the final Kahn Porch Fiesta of the year on Friday, May 4, 4:30-6 p.m., 21 Henshaw Ave. See you at the Kahn!

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"Why is it that in the midst of war, one can still find gardens? In the most brutal environments they continue to flourish." Kenneth Helphand, author of Defiant Gardens, at Smith College Monday, April 30.

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How far is international law a restraint on the making of war globally? Perry Anderson, "Law's Empire," Monday, April 9, 5 p.m., Weinstein Aud., Wright Hall, Smith College. Free, public.

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"The extent to which we can even approach shared knowledge of others' point of view depends on our similarity to them." Kinyaa Luka, part of "Lives Unhinged" exhibit, Kahn Institute, Smith College

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Former Lebanon journalist/TV producer Zahera Harb on "Covering Regional Conflicts in Arab News," 3/26, 5 pm, Seelye 201, Smith College