To obtain a trio of legendary monsters in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002), players can embark on an elaborate side quest where they must decode two-dimensional representations of Braille. Removed from its original context as a tactile language, this visual “Pokémon Braille” is at once an inclusive and exclusionary gesture. Frank Mondelli, Japanese Studies, Department of […]
Through comparisons of anti-discrimination and accessibility reforms in South Korea and Japan, this talk analyzes the rise of legalistic governance. More formal rules and participation in policymaking and enforcement, including through the courts, mark a change. Celeste Arrington, Department of Political Science & GW Institute for Korean Studies at George Washington University, traces how activitists and […]
The Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Law Review will be hosting an alumni panel on April 10. We have invited three Hopkins alumni who currently work as legal professionals to share their advice and experience with students interested in pursuing careers in law. All are welcome to attend, and the panel will be followed by a mixer […]
The Foreign Affairs Symposium welcomes journalist Chris Wallace to campus to discuss his Insights on Washington. Co-sponsored by the Aronson Center for International Studies
As part of the inaugural Johns Hopkins Model United Nations Conference (HopMUNC), Melissa G. Dalton, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, will be providing the keynote address. This event open to all members of the Johns Hopkins community, along with the delegates attending HopMUNC. Melissa Dalton was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Defense […]
In honor of Earth Day, Johns Hopkins Professor Daniel Deudney, author of Dark Skies: Space Expansionism, Planetary Geopolitics, and the Ends of Humanity (Oxford University Press, 2020), will discuss his out-of-this-world work on planetary geopolitics. Pizza will be served! Accurate mental maps are vital for all practical activity, but humanity’s maps are now profoundly outdated, and […]
Burak Gürel is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Center for Asian Studies at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. China, once a hub for foreign manufacturing investment, has become a major investor in overseas factories and mines. Disputes at Chinese-owned businesses are now notably influencing labor unrest globally. This study shows that between […]
The annual IS-Cream Social is back! Come meet the new International Studies majors, hang out with your friends, celebrate the end of the semester, and enjoy sweet treats from Prigel Family Creamery (while supplies last!).
Join the ISLC and the SNF Agora Institute for a talk with Reema Dodin, the Chief of Staff for Senator Brian Schatz (D-HL) and the former White House Deputy Assistant to the president for legislative affairs, focusing on senate procedure and how the Senate engages with questions of national security and foreign policy!
Welcome in the fall semester with the International Studies and East Asian Studies Programs! Catch up with old friends, meet some new ones, pick up some IS swag, and enjoy some delicious food and drink. Hope to see you there!
Paul Apostolidis (London School of Economics) has written two books on immigration labor activism: (Fight for Time (Oxford UP) and Breaks in the Chain (University of Minnesota Press)), and will be presenting on climate change and night farm work. Professor Apostolidis will also be meeting with graduate and undergraduate students in Mergenthaler 366 at 4:00pm. This event […]
Entrance is free. All films are captioned. This event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program, the Center for Advanced Media Studies, and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.