2021 AIA-Beyond the Battle Lines

The Department of Classical Studies at Tulane University presents an Archaeological Institute of America Joukowsky Lecture featuring Catherine Morgan from All Souls College Oxford

Beyond the Battle Lines: World War 1, the British Salonica Force and the Archaeology of Macedonia in historical times

Monday, February 22, 2021 5:00PM Online Lecture via Zoom: Registration Required

Link available at the Tulane Classics website.

 

The Cuban Economy: Performance, Problems, and Prospects

At the beginning of 2021, the Cuban economy finds itself in very precarious conditions. The presentation analyzes recent macroeconomic trends in Cuba with a focus on GDP growth, merchandise and service trade patterns, the external debt, and the country’s overall financial situation. It also identifies systemic problems and external factors that negatively affect the overall performance of the Cuban economy. On the internal front, Cuba continues to suffer from all the inefficiencies, red tape, and distortions of its state-dominated and overly centralized economy.

2021 Marcia Monroe Conery Lecture by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Tulane Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology is honored to host Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer as the speaker for the 2021 Marcia Monroe Conery Lectureship Series. 

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants and Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses.

Architecture Lecture Series: Daniela Rivero-Bryant

Daniela Rivero-Bryant will be presenting a lecture entitled "Human Inhabitation & Development: Migration to Amenity Communities and Development Challenges". Professor Rivero-Bryant is a Lecturer in the Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development Program at the Tulane School of Architecture. After her initial presentation, Professor Rivero-Bryant will be joined by two additional respondents for an interdisciplinary conversation about her remarks and to answer any audience questions. The two respondents are as follows:

Architecture Lecture Series: Andrés Jaque

Andrés Jaque will be presenting a lecture entitled Human Inhabitation & Politics: Super Powers of Scale. Jaque is the Founder of the Office for Political Innovation and Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia GSAPP. After his initial presentation, Jaque will be joined by two additional respondents for an interdisciplinary conversation about his remarks and to answer any audience questions. The two respondents are as follows:

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