International Education Week Activities Planned

Events are sponsored by the Office of International and Off-Campus Programs, the Departments of  Modern Languages and History, and the International Studies Program. All events to be held in the Library Auditorium unless otherwise indicated. Event information is subject to change. Visit www.tcnj.edu prior to the event for updates.

Tuesday, November 17

6:30-8 p.m.

The Changing Forms of Violence in Afghanistan

Lecture by David B. Edwards, Professor of Anthropology at Williams College and founder of the Williams Afghan Media Resource Project (WAMP), an online resource for the study of Afghanistan.
Coordinator: Joann

David B. Edwards is professor of anthropology at Williams College. Professor Edwards’ academic interests include political anthropology, historical anthropology, violence and culture, documentary film and visual culture, and humanitarianism and post-conflict societies in the Near East and South Asia. He is a specialist on Afghanistan, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on religious ideology and political leadership. Professor Edwards lived in Kabul before the communist takeover in 1978. During Soviet occupation, he spent several years conducting research along the Afghan-Pakistan border and spent time with mujahidin resistance parties in training camps and behind Soviet lines. These experiences became the basis of two books, Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier and Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad, both published by University of California Press. Professor Edwards is a founder of the Williams Afghan Media Resource Project (WAMP), an online resource for the study of Afghanistan.

Wednesday, November 18

5–6 p.m.

Study Abroad Panel

Panel presentation by students who have studied in China, Senegal, Argentina, Italy, and Jordan.
7–8:30 p.m.

Faculty Panel: Involving Students in International Experiences
Thursday, November 19

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

The Nicaragua Solidarity Project – Women in Learning and Leadership (W.I.L.L.)

Members of W.I.L.L. who led and participated in a two-semester, international community engaged learning experience, will describe the project and its culminating trip to Nicaragua, where they witnessed firsthand the struggles and successes of people profoundly impacted by war and social policies.  They will discuss how they prepared themselves to be in solidarity and dialogue with people who have been marginalized.