Calendar  /  Forum on Peripheries


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Past Events

Fisherman on Small boat with long hair
September 9, 2012 / 2:00 pm
Smokin' Fish
Immanuel Wallerstein Headshot
October 10, 2012 / 5:00 pm
Cores and Peripheries in the 21st Century
Immanuel Wallerstein
Video
Audio
\Indian Woman Holding Child With Midcentury Cars
October 14, 2012 / 2:00 pm
I for India
Mona Lisa portrait with "What art can tell us about how we see
October 24, 2012 / 5:00 pm
What Art Can Tell Us About How We See
Margaret Livingstone
Video
Audio
Elder Homeless Japanese Man Smiling
November 11, 2012 / 2:00 pm
In Pursuit of Happiness
Junot Diaz Headshot
November 27, 2012 / 5:00 pm
On the Caribbean Periphery of American Letters
Junot Díaz
Snowy Empty Wheat Field
December 9, 2012 / 2:00 pm
Excavation
Hospice Residents in Amsterdam
January 13, 2013 / 2:00 pm
A Hospice in Amsterdam
"The Edges of the Visible Universe with Professor David Spergel" Text over Picture of Universe
January 23, 2013 / 5:00 pm
The Edges of the Visible Universe
David Spergel
Video
Audio
Central American Children Smiling with Father
February 10, 2013 / 2:00 pm
El Olvido (Oblivion)
Abstract lines with colorful blocks
February 22, 2013 / 10:00 am
Peripheral Visions
Jane Guyer
Eric Hayot
René Marquez
Kazys Varnelis
Video
Audio
Inside Expensive Older Building with Columns, gold benches, and high ceilings
March 20, 2013 / 5:00 pm
Urban Itineraries and Peripheral Spaces
Swati Chattopadhyay
Video
Audio
White "Humanities Undergraduate Forum, Marginalia" Text over black background;
March 22, 2013 / 9:15 am
Marginalia
White "Humanities Undergraduate Forum, Marginalia" Text over black background;
April 17, 2013 / 5:00 pm
Medicine at the Margins
Steven Feierman
Harvey Friedman
Julie Livingston
Video