Activities

Transnational Asian Film Festival–Home: Leave and Return

Poster for Transnational Asian Film Festival

The Second Transnational Asian Film Festival (TAFF) features three recent films from Taiwan, Bhutan, and Vietnam that together ask how people leave and return home to reconnect, reform, and reconcile. From a Taiwanese working class family involved in pigeon racing in Chan Ching-lin’s Coo-Coo 043 (2022), to a village affected by Bhutan’s democratization in… Continue reading »

Italian Festival at Williams

Photograph of the town of Cosa Vedere with bright blue sky and clouds

Come celebrate Italian and Italian-American culture at Williams College. The festival features the wealth of students who engage with Italy and Italian culture in our language and literature classes, but also in other venues such as art, music, and performance studies. The event will consist of a series of moments… Continue reading »

Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Greek Novel

Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Greek Novel- Cioffi

Robert Cioffi, Assistant Professor of Classics—Bard College, will give a talk on “Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Greek Novel”. Robert Cioffi’s research interests include Greek literature, travel and ethnography in the ancient world, the history of the novel, Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Egyptian cultural interactions, and papyrology (the branch… Continue reading »

Francophone Poetry Night – Live Reading Session

Francophone Poetry Night

Come and celebrate the creativity, the diversity, and the beauty of francophone poetry during a live reading session on Wednesday, March 13th, at 5pm in the Environmental Center (Matt Cole Reading Room). We’ll showcase poetry from Louisiana, Oceania, Algeria, Cameroon, the Arctic, France and more will be read by francophone… Continue reading »

Free Film Screening – The Settlers

All are invited to a free screening of “The Settlers” (“Los colonos”, Chile, 2023). The film takes place in the early years of the 20th century and follows the journey of José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, who hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his property and open… Continue reading »

Taste of Arabia: Arabic Cooking Event

Join CGLLC and the Arabic Department for an evening of culinary delights, where you’ll not only savor authentic dishes but also learn the secrets behind their preparation, all while immersing yourself in the warmth and hospitality of Arab culture. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience delicious Moroccan & Egyptian food… Continue reading »