On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, the International and Area Studies Library and the Center for African Studies invited Émilie Songolo—Head of Distinctive Collections at the MIT Libraries—to give a talk about the African Textile Archive housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The talk featured a gallery of textiles which attendees could examine in person, in […]
On Thursday, April 18, the Center for African Studies hosted a dinner and talks for the event “Coffee, Tea, and IP”. (The event was co-sponsored in part by the International & Area Studies Library.) The theme of the two presentations, by Dr. Boatema Boateng and Dr. Chidi Oguamanam, was “Indigenous Knowledge, Intellectual Property, and the […]
Through the International Studies Research Lab (ISRL), the Center for Global Studies—in partnership with the International and Area Studies Library and collaborating centers—leverages the campus’ expertise and vast library resources to support the development of international and area studies programming in community colleges across the country, providing access to important US Department of Education Title […]
This past weekend was the kick-off for the NEA Big Read* of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake. Between the tasty samosas and snacks, the vibrant exhibit, the invigorating keynote address, and the friendly crowed comprising campus and local community members, the kick-off event provided a glimpse of what all is to come over the course of […]
On Wednesday, October 31st, Billy Tringali – a graduate student in the School of Information Sciences – will present a guest lecture as part of the IAS Library’s Halloween Spooktacular. Read on for an interview with Tringali about his presentation on manga horror master Junji Ito: Can you describe what attendees can expect from your […]