International & Global Studies

Join us for the next film in the series:

Peepli [Live] - a dark satirical Indian comedy (2002, 95 min.)

Tues, Feb. 25 @ 7:00 pm. in LaRose Digital Theater, Koury

Discussion with Prof. Jason Kirk, political science/int'l studies

The political science and international studies double major is a Lumen Scholar studying the evolution of LGBT rights in parts of Europe.

Students can choose from four programs in Jewish Studies, Film Production, New Media Studies and Central European Studies.

The associate professor of English and coordinator of the university's African & African-American Studies program led participants in a session titled "Whose Intercultural Learning? Study Abroad, Research and Scholarship: Creating Opportunities for Faculty, Staff and Students."

Croatian film critic, prominent LGBT activist and media personality will host a screening and discussion of the first Croatian LGBT film, 'Fine Dead Girls.'

MIMA SIMIĆ: Croatian writer, film critic, activist, media personality, and Croatian LGBT person of the decade.  Mima will talk on "LGBT Politics and Activist Strategies of Media Subversion,” discussing how she and other activists and organizations have used strategies of media subversion to affect public and social attitudes on homosexuality and gender in Croatia. Katherine McFarland Bruce, Elon visiting assistant professor of sociology, will join Mima and compare and discuss LGBT activism in the United States, specifically the South. 

Professor Laura Roselle co-authored a book that explores the way world leaders and policy makers interact with each other, and with their citizens, through the narratives they share.

Madison Ann “Maddy” Clough, an international studies major with an interest in working as an Arabic speaker for the United States government, is the first Elon student to receive a William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to study at the American University in Dubai.

Jasmine Whaley '13 is seeking to raise $30,000 to expand the Rita Rose Garden in Kisumu, Kenya, a sustainable community garden led by 88 women entrepreneurs that works to feed and support more than 900 people.

Witness for Peace speaker Anibal Perez talks about environmental and social justice in Colombia.