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[PAST EVENT] European Studies faculty-student conference on decolonization
Student panels: Saturday March 23, Tucker 127A
Panel 1: Decolonization Around the World (9:00-10:30)
Chair: John Teague
Connor Glendinning, "Commonality in the Commonwealth: Homosexuality and 'Shared Values' in the Commonwealth of Nations"
Meredith Radel, “The Colonial Erotic Illusion: Gender and Race in French Polynesia and Algeria”
Abby Whitlock, “Setting the Sun on the British Empire: A History of British Economic Interests in the Colonization and Decolonization of Hong Kong”
Panel 2:
Postcolonial Identities (10:45-12:15)
Chair: Janet Wright
Sarah Baker, “Beyond the Iron Curtain: Examining Eastern Europe Through a Post-Colonial Lens”
Sophie Higgerson, “Bisecting the (Post)Colonial City: Examining Urban Development in Jakarta, Algiers, and New Delhi”
Elizabeth Smedley, “Decolonization’s Effects on Racism in Football”
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