Each semester, Oldenborg collaborates with faculty and invites noted scholars, writers, activists, and professionals to speak on topics of cultural and international interest. To suggest a speaker, call or email Oldenborg Assistant Director, Tamara Olivos at (909) 607-1159.
Spring 2023
February 3
The Logics of Internalised Racism
Mónica Moreno Figueroa, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge; Fellow in Social Sciences, Downing College
Co-sponsored with the Latin American Studies Program and the Downing Faculty Exchange
February 7
Europe’s Fires and the World's
Stephen Pyne, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
Co-sponsored with the Environmental Analysis Program at Pomona College
February 16
Rosa Wien: Gay Rights, Schlager & Self-Exile, 1918-1938
Casey Hayes, Professor and A.J. Thurston Endowed Chair of Music, Music Department Chair & Director of Choral Activities, Franklin College
Co-sponsored with the Media Studies Department at Pomona College
March 6
Celebration of Nowruz (Vernal Equinox/Persian New Year)
Niloufar Shiri, Visiting Artist, Pomona College
Co-sponsored with the Music Department at Pomona College
March 21
The Long-Term Consequences of the War in Ukraine
David Andrews, Professor of International Relations, Scripps College
Co-sponsored with the European Union Center of California at Scripps College
March 27
Autism as Neurodiversity: Affect, Care, and Crip Aesthetics in Chinese Cinema
Hangping Xu, Assistant Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara
Co-sponsored with the Asian Studies Program at Pomona College
April 4
Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood: Discontinuity, Extinction and Permafrost in the Russian Arctic
Dr. Charlotte Wrigley, The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities, University of Stavanger (Norway)
Co-sponsored with the Ena H. Thompson Fund and the History Department
April 17
Feminist Activism and Writing in Switzerland
Vera Thomann, MA, Deutsches Seminar, University of Zurich and Visiting Fellow, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the German & Russian Department and The Intercollegiate Feminist Center for Teaching, Research and Engagement
May 2
Conversation Courses: A Roundtable with the Language Residents
Language Residents, Oldenborg Center
Fall 2022
October 4
The Politics of Foodwork in Modern Spain
Rebecca Ingram, PhD, Professor of Spanish and Affiliated Faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of San Diego
Co-sponsored with the Romance Languages and Literature Department and the Gender and Women's Studies Program at Pomona College
October 5
Daughter of Shanghai: Diasporic Feminism, Cinema and World Migration
Michelle Miao Chen, Writer/Director of "Daughter of Shanghai"(produced by Shanghai Media Group & Seedling Film Inc.)
Co-sponsored with the Asian Languages and Literature Departments at Pomona College
October 27
Rights to the City: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Citizen-making
Ka Ming Wu, PhD, Associate Professor, Cultural and Religious Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Co-sponsored with the History Department at Pomona College
November 3
Tiananmen 1989: A Photographic Retrospective on a Movement that Inspired the World
Ed Nachtrieb, former Reuters Chief Photographer, China, based in Beijing from 1987 to 1989
Co-sponsored with the East Asian Political Society and the History Department at Pomona College
November 7
Revising International Peacemaking: Learning from Negotiating with the Lord’s Resistance Army
Mareike Schomerus, Vice President, Bursara Center
Co-sponsored with the International Relations Program at Pomona College
November 16
2022 Oldenborg Grant Recipients
Maddy Wessels '23, Linguistics Major, Intensive language study of Arabic
Bianca McNeely '25, Intensive language study of Russian
November 17
Will Putin Push the Red Button? Losing the War in Ukraine and the Future of Russia
Sergei Erofeev, Research Professor, Rutgers University
Co-sponsored with the German and Russian Department and the History Department at Pomona College
November 21
2022 Yidan Endowed Fund Recipients
SeoJin Ahn PO '23, Illustrating and Translating Korean Folk Tales
Htet Yan PO'24, Intensive language study of Mandarin
November 28
Balinese Gamelan Music, Old and New
I Putu Danika Pryatna, visiting artist, California Institute of the Arts
Co-sponsored with the Music Department at Pomona College
November 29
Pacific Forum- PBI Internship: Summer Internship at a Hawaii Think Tank
Co-sponsored with the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College
December 6
Oldenborg Cinema: Short Films and Comic Sketches
Oldenborg Language Residents
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