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The Weatherhead Center is following Harvard University’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and current CDC guidelines. Our events are operating in a variety of formats, including Zoom-only, hybrid, and in-person. You can also check the Harvard Coronavirus website for University information and resources.

Please use the links below for up-to-date status information and full registration details on how to participate in our events.

PLEASE NOTE: Hybrid or in-person events may still require masks. Please be prepared to wear a mask during in-person events if asked.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar (Hybrid)

“Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Domestic Work”
Speaker: Nobuko Nagase, Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, Harvard University; Professor of Labor Economics and Social Policy, Ochanomizu University.
12:00pm to 1:00pm ET (Hybrid: Check listing for registration requirements)

Canada Seminar (In Person)

“In Conversation with the Honorable Rosalie Silberman Abella”
Speaker: The Hon. Rosalie Silberman Abella, Samuel and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.
12:00pm to 2:00pm ET (In person: Registration is required)

Science, Technology, and Society Seminar: STS Circle at Harvard (In Person)

“Sensing Village Life: Satellites, Lies, and Videotape in India”
Speaker: Anthony Acciavatti, Diana Balmori Assistant Professor, Yale University.
12:15pm to 2:00pm ET (In person: Registration is required)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Culture and Social Analysis Workshop (Hybrid)

“Fascism, Populism, and Nationalism”
Presenters: Mabel Berezin, Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences in Sociology, Cornell University.
Philip Gorski, Professor of Sociology, Yale University.
Samuel Perry, Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Oklahoma.
12:00pm to 1:30pm ET (Hybrid: Check listing for registration requirements)

Political Violence Workshop (In Person)

“Does Conflict Experience Affect Participatory Democracy after War? Evidence from Colombia”
Speaker: Jamie Shenk, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School.
12:00pm to 1:30pm ET

Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Studies (Zoom)

“Was Decentralization a Mistake in Latin America? Reflections After Thirty Years”
Speakers: Tulia Faletti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science; Director, Latin American and Latinx Studies Program; Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
Kent Eaton, Professor of Politics, University of California Santa Cruz.
Paula Munoz, Associate Professor of Social and Political Sciences, Universidad del Pacífico.
12:00pm to 1:30pm ET (Zoom: Registration is required)

Harvard-Brown-MIT Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics (In Person)

“Rewriting the Grammar of the Education System: Delhi's Education Reform (A Tale of Creative Resistance and Creative Disruption)”
Speaker: Yamini Aiyar, Advisory Committee. President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research.
5:30pm to 7:00pm ET

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Book Talk with Adam Dean (In Person)

“Opening Up by Cracking Down: Labor Repression and Trade Liberalization in Democratic Developing Countries”
Speaker: Adam Dean, Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Washington University.
Moderator: Ted Gilman, Executive Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
4:00pm to 5:30pm ET

Program on Science, Technology & Society Symposium (Hybrid)

“Science, Technology and the Human Future”
The Program on Science, Technology & Society at Harvard Kennedy School is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Symposium on Science, Technology and the Human Future, to be held at Harvard from November 3-5, 2022. This major event will feature a wide range of high-profile speakers across political, academic, and broader society. For conference details, including how to register, please visit the symposium website.
5:00pm to 7:00pm ET (Hybrid: Registration is required)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Program on Science, Technology & Society Symposium (Hybrid)

“Science, Technology and the Human Future”
The Program on Science, Technology & Society at Harvard Kennedy School is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Symposium on Science, Technology and the Human Future, to be held at Harvard from November 3-5, 2022. This major event will feature a wide range of high-profile speakers across political, academic, and broader society. For conference details, including how to register, please visit the symposium website.
8:30am to 6:00pm ET (Hybrid: Registration is required)

Friday Morning Seminar in Culture, Psychiatry and Global Mental Health (Zoom)

“‘I know just how you feel’: The Evolution of ‘One-Sided Empathy’ and its Manifestation in Computerized Psychotherapy”
Speaker: Shai Satran, Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
10:00am to 12:00pm ET (Zoom: Registration is required)

Seminar in Economic History (In Person)

“Contraception in the European and American Demographic Transitions”
Speaker: David Weil, Professor of Economics, Brown University.
1:15pm to 2:45pm ET

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Program on Science, Technology & Society Symposium (Hybrid)

“Science, Technology and the Human Future”
The Program on Science, Technology & Society at Harvard Kennedy School is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Symposium on Science, Technology and the Human Future, to be held at Harvard from November 3-5, 2022. This major event will feature a wide range of high-profile speakers across political, academic, and broader society. For conference details, including how to register, please visit the symposium website.
8:45am to 4:30pm ET (Hybrid: Registration is required)

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT: The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please get in touch with the person listed as the contact on the individual event listing in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the university will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.

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