Gender-based violence and harassment at work (workplace GBVH) is a global, complex and intractable issue that impacts millions of workers’ lives. In Cambodia, unions – both local and international – have also attempted to influence policy, promote law reform and strengthen law enforcement, and raise awareness about the need to combat GBVH. Michele Ford from the University […]
Yoonkyung Lee, Department of Sociology & Center for the Study of Korea, University of Toronto, will discuss the question of changing protest methods of labor contention in neoliberal Korea, and asks what explains the emergence of extreme repertoires in labor movements in times of institutionalized democracy and capitalist affluence. Her study suggests a move beyond […]
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