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10/13/2022 - On October 18th, in the International and Area Studies Library 309 and on Zoom at noon, join...

Dr. Maya Tudor, "Varieties of Nationalism and Democratic Consequences"

09/30/2022 - On October 4 at 12:00pm CST, through Zoom, join us for Dr....

Molly Roberts (UCSD), "Strengthening Propaganda and the Limits of Media Commercialization in China: Evidence from Millions of Newspaper Articles."

09/27/2022 - Molly Roberts (UC San Diego), "Strengthening Propaganda and the Limits of...

Dr. Cameron McCarthy, "Thinking about Cultural Studies in a Time of Recession: Reconsidering the Work of Aesthetics in Modern Life"

09/22/2022 - On September 29, at noon (CST), through Zoom, join...

CGS Fall 2022 Speakers

09/20/2022 - The fall semester is underway and the Center of Global Studies is excited to announce the speakers and their lectures for the current semester. Below are the previous and upcoming speakers for the...

Co-Sponsored Talks by the Department of Political Science & CGS

09/20/2022 - The lectures below are the Fall 2022 co-sponsored by CGS and the Department of Political Science at UIUC. September Yuri Zhukov (...

Dr. Melissa Whatley, "Balancing Finances, Politics, & Public Health: International Student Enrollment and Reopening Plans at US Higher Education Institutions Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic"

09/08/2022 - On September 15th, at 12PM (CST), Dr. Melissa Whatley (International and Global Education at SIT...

Prof. Marina Zaloznaya, "Corruption as Freedom: The Different Ways that Petty Economic Crime Undermines Autocracy"

09/02/2022 - On September 7 at noon (CST), Prof. Marina Zaloznaya (Sociology, University of Iowa) will be conducting a talk "Corruption as Freedom: The Different Ways that Petty Economic Crime Undermines...

CGS Title VI Announcement for 2022-26

08/29/2022 - CGS is pleased to announce that we were granted both NRC and FLAS awards for the 2022-26 cycle. Out of the 12 International Centers that were successful in the competition for the US Department of...

Paul Staniland, “Major Power Competition and Internal Politics in Modern Asia"

08/24/2022 - Please join the UIUC Political Science Department and CGS for the following talk Friday, August 26, 2022: Speaker: Prof. Paul Staniland (https...

Professor of Sociology and Catherine & Bruce Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Interview with Professor Asef Bayat

07/07/2022 - Interviewed by Larbi Sadiki and Layla Saleh. In this interview, he explains how his personal background has informed his research trajectory. Asef Bayat is Professor of Sociology and Catherine &...

ISRL 2022

07/06/2022 - ISRL 2022 The Center for Global Studies (CGS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is...

SUMMER 2022 VIRTUAL K-14 EDUCATORS WORKSHOP

06/23/2022 - A professional development workshop for K-12 and community college educators and librarians JULY 19- 20- 21, 2022 10:00 AM-...

In Memoriam - Professor Dara Goldman

05/25/2022 - It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dara Goldman, Professor of Spanish and Director of the Program in Jewish Culture and Society at the University of Illinois. Dara was...

Culture at Arm's Length: Exploring the Effects of Culture and Thinking Style on Visual Aesthetics and Responses to Consumer Selfies

04/28/2022 - On April 28, 2022 at 12pm (CST) on Zoom, Olga Shabalina (PhD candidate in the College of Media) will present two studies that explore the role of thinking style on consumer selfie...