Modern Languages & Literatures Events

Prof. Young-Sun Hong, Stonybrook College will give a talk titled: "The Global South in the Two Germanys: An Entangled History of the Cold War and Decolonization ".

The Asian Centennial and W&M Theatre proudly present Lloyd Suh's award winning play on the life story of Afong Moy, who at 14 was brought to the US from Guanzhou Province in 1834, and was put on display for the American public as "The Chinese Lady." 

How do legacies of colonialism continue to shape German conceptions of race and national belonging? What might decolonial strategies focused on Europe look like, and what roles might European activists and artists of color play?

The W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble featuring a Sabah Fakhri tribute, Leah Glenn's Barefoot Modern Dancers, and preceded by Sirens, a Sundance Festival film about the first all-women thrash metal band in Lebanon directed by Rita Baghdadi.

Professor Priscilla Layne (UNC Chapel Hill) will present research from her forthcoming book Out of this World: Afro-German Afrofuturism. 

Join us for One Tribe One Day on Tuesday, April 12. All day long, across the globe, our community will gather virtually and in person to celebrate this annual W&M tradition by giving back and paying it forward.

The Department of Art & Art History Distinguished Lecturer,

Eugene Y. Wang, Professor of Asian Art, Harvard University, “How Was Art Electrified? The Formation of the Global Brain in China”.

This lecture contributes to W&M's Asian Centennial celebration.

Art History Colloquium Keynote speaker, Dr. Alex Dika Seggerman, Rutgers University-Newark, precedes the colloquium on April 14, 5pm, Muscarelle Museum. Part of the Fourth Annual Art History Senior Research Colloquium,  April 15,  Muscarelle Museum.

 Art History Fourth Annual Senior Research Colloquium, April 15, 9:30am - 3:30pm, Muscarelle Museum. Colloquium Keynote speaker, Dr. Alex Dika Seggerman, Rutgers University-Newark, precedes the colloquium on April 14, 5pm, Muscarelle Museum.

A panel showcasing Russian & Post-Soviet Studies students’ research

The Department of Classical Studies presents the Professor Roger Rees, Professor in the School of Classics at University of St. Andrews, St Andrews, UK , on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 5:00 pm, Boswell 220.     

Hear from Ukrainian LGBTQI+ activists Bogdan Globa and Olena Globa how Russia's war against Ukraine is affecting the LGBTQI+ community.

An on-the-ground report on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine from Doug Mercado '85, currently serving with the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Head of Area Office for Romania, supporting WFP’s emergency operations in Ukraine.