Dr. Rachel Irwin, a professor at Lund University in Sweden and DIS research mentor in Copenhagen, recently published her research “HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish Contexts”. The article was co-authored by two Wesleyan students, Julia Thaler and Karli Gigstad, who studied abroad with DIS in the Spring of 2022.…
As someone who makes being from New York her personality, I was extremely excited to take on a city environment for my study abroad program. While I had convinced myself that the adjustment in London would run smoothly, I was defeated my first night when I ate dinner at McDonald’s because nothing in the grocery…
Hi, I’m Taehui Ha, a foreign language teaching assistant for the Korean language at Wesleyan university. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to speak with you today. As an FLTA, my role is essential in helping students learn the Korean language. I support two beginner classes and one intermediate class, which involves assisting with grading…
In the Fries Center for Global Studies, part of our mission is to “expand opportunities for all students and faculty wishing to pursue a global perspective in the field of their choice, both on campus and abroad,” as well as to “support international faculty research and creative practice, both on-going and especially for individuals developing…
The Asian German Film Series is showing on Wednesdays from 6-8:30pm in FISK 413. This series, hosted by the Department of German Studies, includes four German films that highlight Asian representation. Everyone is encouraged to join– there will be English subtitles and free pizza! The showings are as follows: Feb 15- Asian Diasphoric Short Films…
Power of Language Week seeks to bring together multilingual students with students of foreign languages in an attempt to knit together the multilingual community on Wesleyan’s campus in order to recognize their efforts in and outside of the classroom, in curricular and co-curricular activities. This year, we are thrilled to be launching Power of Language…
“By the time I finished reading Babel this past winter break,” said Stephen Angle, Professor of Philosophy and East Asian Studies and Director of the Fries Center for Global Studies, “I realized that it is was a perfect entry point for this year’s Power of Language Week.” Babel is a critically acclaimed best-seller that has…
Hello! I am Amira Ounis from Constantine, Algeria. Constantine is one of the ancient cities in the world. It is known with its seven hanged bridges that date back to ancient epochs. I graduated from a Teachers’ College in 2017. Since then, I occupied a position of a primary teacher of English in high school.…
Can education be both empowering and oppressive? Can human rights approaches best meet the educational needs of our incredibly diverse global population? Join the College of Education Studies Global Education Lecture Series to learn with six educational researchers, activists, and practitioners from four continents as they share their work. Connect with folks from around the…
Power of Language is back for 2023! This year, in lieu of having Power of Language be a sole conference, we will be launching a week of events in honor of the Bengali Language Movement, and this year’s themes for POL are: self determination to preserve one’s mother tongue and the protection of critical languages.…
The Global Correspondent Program is an initiative from within the Study Abroad Office that allows students and other members of the Wesleyan community to see what the day-to-day looks like for students studying abroad! This semester, six students were selected as Global Correspondents. While abroad, Global Correspondents will document their study abroad experience through various…
“Living a Good Life” is a large, team-taught philosophy course in which students read, debate, and put into practice the ideas of ancient philosophers about how to live well. All the readings for the class are in English, but most of them were originally written in Ancient Greek or Classical Chinese. In order to give…
Ziye Zhu is a Dance Major in the Columbia University Shape of Two Cities exchange program. Ziye was sorting through her new identity as a student learning architecture. She talks about embracing a studio mentality by introducing a specific experiencing of designing new installations for the site of Paley Park in NYC. Learning architecture…
written by Megan Bauerle ’24 The Fries Center for Global Studies is thrilled to introduce Associate Professor of the Practice in French, affiliated faculty at the Fries Center for Global Studies, and one of our newest members of the Global Engagement Minor Advisory Committee, Professor Liana Pshevorska. Background Professor Pshevorska grew up in Ukraine in…
written by Olivia Andrews ’24 Though Mali gained independence in 1960, Malian women were still restrained by the oppressive holds of colonial and patriarchal barriers, excluding them from reaping the benefits of the recent political progress. Looking into the histories of Malians during this time, one may find references to the spectacle of the women’s…
Konnichiwa! Hello everyone, I am Kotoha Mori, the Japanese language FLTA for the academic year 2022-2023. My name is written as 琴華 in Japanese Kanji script. I was born and raised in Kyoto, a beautiful city in the Kansai region of Japan. Kyoto was the capital city until 1869 and is still regarded as the…
