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The Human Sense of Smell – Seminars in Society and Neuroscience

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

There are many myths about the human sense of smell. Most persistent are the views that our olfactory abilities are underdeveloped, declining, and lacking cognitive significance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Historically, the spice trade and the ongoing hunt for new flavors have shaped our modern socio-economic landscape. Today, 28 billion dollars are generated annually with fragrance products…

Gendered, Sexualized, and Racialized Political Identities in France and Beyond: Futures of French Roundtable

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City

If we could today—without the burden or benefit of precedent, tradition, or institutional inertia—invent a field called ‘French and Francophone Studies,’ what would it look like? – Laurent Dubois & Achille Mbembe Intersectional Escape from the Sexagon: Arabs, Muslims, and Sexual Demonization in France Mehammed Mack, assistant professor of French Studies at Smith College, earned his doctorate in French and comparative…

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To Join the EU or Not—Europe Must Decide: Drift and Unrest Dominates Western Balkans

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 420 W 118th Street, #1219 International Affairs Building, New York City

A roundtable discussion moderated by Professor Tanya Domi (Columbia/SIPA). It is a precipitous moment in Balkan history. The European Union is weighing the accession candidacies of North Macedonia and Albania, with decisions pending before the German Bundestag that are likely to influence outcomes in Brussels. The negotiations for the Serbia-Kosovo agreement have been fraught with tension for months, and are currently at a standstill. Bosnia had yet…