Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute UMD International Studies MARTHA B. ALWORTH INTERNATIONAL BROWN BAG SERIES UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Driven to Discover All brown bag presentations are on Thursdays in the Kathryn A. Martin Library Rotunda unless indicated otherwise. INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES Armenia's Foreign Policy Explained Presented by Vahe Gabrielyan, PhD Director, Diplomatic School of Armenia Former Armenian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Thursday, September 13-7:00 p.m Kathryn A. Martin Library Rotunda Friday, September 14-The Armenian Genocide and its Implications Presented by Vahe Gabrielyan, PhD Director, Diplomatic School of Armenia Former Armenian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Co-sponsored by the UMD Genocide, Holocaust and Human Rights Center) The End of Pax Americana Presented by Thomas Hanson Alworth Institute Diplomat in Residence retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer Thursday, October 18-7:00 p.m. Kathryn A. Martin Library Rotunda September 20-Political Polarization and Reshuffling in Contemporary Spain Presented by Dr. Jennifer Brady, Associate Professor, UMD World Languages and Cultures September 27- "We do not commemorate perpetrators: e Politics of Commemoration and the May 4th Dodenherdenking (Remembrance Day) in the Netherlands Presented by Jazmine Contreras, Graduate Teaching Fellow at UMD and PhD candidate, History Department, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Co-sponsored by the Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee Modern Journalistic Challenges around the World Presented by Dr. John Hatcher Associate Professor of Journalism, Dr. Jennifer E. Moore, Assistant Professor of Journalism, and Dr. Deborah Petersen-Perlman, Associate Professor of Communication., All from the UMD Department of Communication Thursday, November1-7:00 p.m. Room TBA October 11- "The Hole in the Wall": Literature Meets Architecture in Ernest Hemingway's Paris Presented by Dr. John Schwetman, Associate Professor of English, UMD Department of English, Linguistics and Writing October 18-Immigration: Humane Solutions for Inhuman OTHER EVENTS Presented by Shawn Wentz and Lyn Clark Pegg, members of the April 2018 Witness for Peace delegation to Mexico Monday, September 10-5:00 p.m. Kathryn A. Martin Library Rotunda Songs and Stories of Resistance - Performed by Daira Quiñones, Colombian Storyteller Singer, Songwriter, and Peace-builder (Co-sponsored by UMD Department of World Langua and Cultures and the UMD Office of Diversity and InclusionAssistant Director/Career Counselor November15-Why is Everyone Going to Portugal? Presented by Janet Pribyl, Assistant Director/Career Counselor, UMD Career and Internship Services Monday, September 17-12:00 p.m.- Kirby Raft November 29-Kirby Rafters-Traveling in Taiwan and Constitution Day Lecture The State of the Free Press -Presented by Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Law and Ethics, Hubbard School of Journalism, University of Minnesota (Sponsored by the UMD College of Liberal Arts Change China: Celebrate Learning Chinese with Astonishing Markets, Temples, Transportation and Great Geography Presented by Dr. Gordon Levine, retired Assistant Professor, UMD Department of Geography The theme for this academic year is Alwoth Institute events are held at UMD, and are free and open to the public. More Fall 2018 events are pending. For more information visit our website at Contemporary Challenges for News Media across the Globe The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer