The Camp and the City

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Please join Luis Valenzuela and Felipe Vera for a discussion of their new book The Camp and the City: Territories of Extraction, co-edited by Jeannette Sordi.

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Thomas Phifer Evening Lecture

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Since 1997, Thomas Phifer’s New York-based firm has designed numerous civic, cultural, and educational institutions including the Corning Museum of... Read more about Thomas Phifer Evening Lecture

Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In 2005 Riwaq made a significant shift from the conservation of single building to the rehabilitation of entire historic centers.... Read more about Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Ancient Egyptian kings conquered Lower Nubia—today northern Sudan—nearly 4,000 years ago, defending it with a string of monumental... Read more about Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti

Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is pleased to announce Aude-line Duliere, José Esparza Chong Cuy, Gustavo Utrabo, and Catty Dan... Read more about Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Drawing on their work examining the costs and consequences of racial segregation and the concentration of poverty and affluence as well as the... Read more about Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In recent years, environmental justice scholarship has exploded. But virtually every relevant piece of work has understood the history of... Read more about Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Please join us for an evening of presentations and conversation mining the deep and trenchant topic of Monuments. Participants in On Monuments: Place,... Read more about On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

As the Seas Rise, Can We Restore Our Coastal Habitats?

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Harvard Museum of Natural History (Geo Hall), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

As sea levels rise, the potential loss of coastal habitats is a threat across the globe. This is of particular concern in the eastern United States, where... Read more about As the Seas Rise, Can We Restore Our Coastal Habitats?

RUN AMOC! at Harvard

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Various Locations across Harvard's Campus

The American Modern Opera Company, an ensemble of cross-disciplinary artists, will participate in a nine-day teaching, performance and program... Read more about RUN AMOC! at Harvard

Rouse Visiting Artist Screening: Kahlil Joseph

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Kahlil Joseph is an American artist and filmmaker working in Los Angeles. In a cover profile of Joseph and his work, Art Papers writes:... Read more about Rouse Visiting Artist Screening: Kahlil Joseph

The Changing Landscape of Plate Tectonics

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Harvard Museum of Natural History (Geo Hall), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Plate tectonic theory, a milestone in twentieth-century science, has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of Earth’s geological history, the... Read more about The Changing Landscape of Plate Tectonics

The Difficult Miracle: The Living Legacy of June Jordan

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the Papers of June Jordan at the Schlesinger Library, this panel discussion features scholars, poets, and activists... Read more about The Difficult Miracle: The Living Legacy of June Jordan

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Rahm Emanuel is the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago and has served since 2011. During that time he has made the tough choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future... Read more about Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight

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Harvard Museum of Natural History (Geo Hall), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Although largely invisible, microbes are ubiquitous and
have a profound influence on daily life. Using the familiar environment of our homes as a... Read more about Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight

The Racial Imaginary and American Poetry: A Lecture with Claudia Rankine

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Claudia Rankine is an American poet, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University. In this talk, Rankine... Read more about The Racial Imaginary and American Poetry: A Lecture with Claudia Rankine

Memories of Julian: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Birth of Julian Schwinger

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Jefferson 250, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Please join us in celebrating the centennial of the birth of JULIAN SCHWINGER with a Special Colloquium:... Read more about Memories of Julian: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Birth of Julian Schwinger

Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Danielle Choi is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She teaches in the Masters of Landscape Architecture core... Read more about Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Ifeoma Fafunwa RI ’18 is the creator of the popular stage play HEAR WORD! Naija Women Talk True. In this presentation, Fafunwa will speak about her latest production... Read more about Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

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Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard's preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton... Read more about Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

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