"Bamako" by Abderrahmane Sissako
Film Screening & Discussion

Filmed in the urban courtyard where Mauretanian/Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako grew up, "Bamako" is an allegory of the relationship of African societies to wealthy industrialized nations. Featured at Cannes and the New York Film Festival, all are invited to this very special screening.
Co-sponsored by the Institute of African Studies, the Institute of the Liberal Arts, the Institute for Developing Nations, the Film Studies Department, the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship, and the Music and Media Library.

Grant Writing Forum for Graduate Students in the Humanities & Social Sciences
Informational Session for Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate Students

Graduate students at all levels in the humanities and social sciences will find this session helpful. Many students attend more than once, at different stages of developing their research projects and proposals. Register by sending an email to the CSPS Program Coordinator at csps@emory.edu.
The Grant Writing Program is sponsored by the Emory Graduate School and organized by the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship and the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry.

September 20
9:00 - 12:30pm
Cox Hall Ballroom

"'Ashantee': On the Colonial Prehistory of the Diorama"
Presented by David Bunn, Chair, History of Art, University of Witswatersrand

This is a study of the early nineteenth-century British reception of African forms of theatricalised ethnicity, and the reciprocal, performative responses of early settlers. The aim of the paper is to provide alternatives to the mundane and ubiquitous theoretical understanding of the early evolution of the tourist "gaze." This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Karen Rosser-Newbold at kyrosse@emory.edu or 404.727.6402.
This event is organized by the Institute of African Studies and is co-sponosred by Center for the Study of Public Scholarship, the Institute of African Studies and the Hightower Lecture Fund.

Grant Writing Workshop for Emory Faculty in the Humanities & Social Sciences
Workshop & Informational Session for Faculty

This workshop will present practical information about applying for research grants and supporting a research career. Special guest Russ Wyland from the National Endowment for the Humanities will present. Register by sending an email to the CSPS Program Coordinator at csps@emory.edu.
This event is organized by the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship and the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry and is sponsored by Emory College.

September 21
9:00 - 12:30pm
Jones Room, Woodruff Library

Context and Communities in Behavior Change Intervention
One-Day Conference for Public Health Professionals and Advanced Students

Behavior change is a key component of successful reproductive health promotion and HIV/STD prevention efforts globally. Traditionally, behavioral interventions were directed towards individuals as autonomous decision-makers, but contemporary theory and research suggest that individuals may have little incentive or ability to change behavior if social norms and community structures do not sanction and facilitate change. This one-day conference is intended for public health professionals and advanced students working in the areas of public health that have a behavior dimension. The conference will focus on behavioral intervention and issues of adaptation more generally. For more information, contact Joseph Petraglia at joseph@ghcomm.org.
This event is sponsored by the Division of Reproductive Health/NCCDPHP, the South Asian Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship.

September 27
One-Day Conference
Winship Ballroom,Dobbs University Center, Emory University

First Year Grant Forum
Informational Session for Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate Students

The First Year Grant Forum gives students a setting to discuss how to plan their graduate programs, develop their research projects and grant proposals, and identify and acquire the skills and background they need. Students must register by September 25th by sending an email to the CSPS Program Coordinator at csps@emory.edu.
The Grant Writing Program is sponsored by the Emory Graduate School and organized by the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship and the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry.

Crossing Borders in the Caribbean: Culture, Nation & Race
A lecture by Nigel Bolland, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology and Caribbean Studies Emeritus, Colgate University

Dr. O. Nigel Bolland taught in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and in the Africana and Latin American Studies Program at Colgate University from 1972 to 2005. He is the author of several books on Belize, Central America, and
the Caribbean, the most recent being The Birth of Caribbean Civilization: A Century of Ideas about Culture and Identity,Nation and Society (Ian Randall Publishers, 2004). In 2004 Dr. Bolland also received the Sydney J. and Florence Felton French Prize for excellence in inspirational teaching from Colgate University. His current interests include Caribbean social and cultural organizations, colonialism and development, slavery and emancipation in the Americas.
This event is sponsored by the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program, the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship, the Institute for Comparative and International Studies, and the Hightower Family Fund.

Beginning Grant Writing Workshop
Workshop for Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate Students

The Beginning Grant Writing Workshop provides an opportunity for students to get feedback at an early stage in developing their research proposal.  Students submit two-page initial descriptions of their research projects, which are discussed and revised during the three-hour workshop.
The application deadline is October 15th.
Click here for flyer and application instructions (MSWord)
The Grant Writing Program is sponsored by the Emory Graduate School and organized by the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship and the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry.