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Online Event  7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5
All of us work and study on a large campus and live in a thinly populated rural area. We tend to inhabit virtual bubbles where we are surrounded by people who see things the way we do. And whether we are newcomers to the Mid-Hudson Valley or longtime residents, we do not always understand the “signs” we encounter. What do yard signs in election season or “thin blue line” flags tell us about the landscape in which we live? What do colonial estates-turned-museums reveal about enduring inequalities? What murals and monuments “hide” in plain sight because they do not match our pre-set ideas about the place we may (or may not) feel we belong to? Who harvests the local crops but cannot afford to shop at the farmers’ market?
 
In an effort to shine some light on systemic racism and anti-racist alternatives in our everyday surroundings, the Division of Social Studies is organizing a “Reading the Signs” roundtable over Zoom as well as an accompanying online archive. The roundtable will also offer Bard community members an opportunity to reflect on the implications of the election on November 3rd, whatever the outcome happens to be.

Call for Contributions!
What signs do you think need reading? What is an image, flag, space, mural, monument, memorial, item of clothing, word/phrase, etc. that points to instances of systemic racism in the past or present? What is a sign that points to anti-racist precedents in the past and/or emancipatory possibilities for the future?
 
In the days leading up to the roundtable, the Social Studies Division invites all Bard community members (students, staff, and faculty) to send photos, videos, audio recordings, and other documents of systemic racism and anti-racism to readingthesigns@bard.edu.
 
All contributions must be accompanied by a brief written statement (anything from a few sentences to a substantial paragraph) that provides initial context, explanation, and interpretation.
 
The roundtable will feature many of these contributions, which can be made anonymous upon request. The Division of Social Studies will also maintain an online archive of signs that will be available to Bard community members before and after the event.

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Online Event  2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST/GMT-5
This event will take place at 8pm Vienna time.Join Zoom EventThis event is sponsored by the Open Society University Network

More than a week after the election, results may remain unclear but the narrative of “where we go from here” will have started to form. Professor Walter Russell Mead and Matt Taibbi, author, journalist, and contributing editor for Rolling Stone, will discuss the future of US foreign policy and the immediate lessons of the 2020 election.

Matt Taibbi '92 is a journalist, contributing editor for Rolling Stone, and the author of several bestselling books including, most recently, Hate Inc., an incisive look into how media is “manufacturing discontent” and driving polarization in the US. Taibbi is also the publisher of a newsletter on Substack and cohost of the Useful Idiots podcast.

A live broadcast of “How to Fix Democracy,” a talk-show hosted by Andrew Keen and produced by Bertelsmann Foundation and Humanity in Action
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center  5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
This is a hybrid event, with a maximum of 20 Bard students attending in person at the Ottaway Film Center. Students interested in attending in person may RSVP to Nik Slackman at ns0385@bard.edu.

We invite additional members of the campus community and the public to attend via Zoom webinar.

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CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art  Marking one week prior to the presidential election and flying until the votes have been counted and the election results are ratified, CCS Bard will present Flag, 2005, by Frank Benson. Flag was first flown at CCS Bard in 2005 as part of an exhibition titled Uncertain States of America. Fifteen years later, the echoes of that title reverberate through our media as well as our psyches. Hoisting Flag at this time, on the 50-ft. pole at the entrance to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, provides a visual representation of the distorted and perilous period in which we live, as the nation struggles through several simultaneous crises and hurtles toward the most consequential election of our lives.

  Online Event  6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Jessica Segal, a candidate for Dutchess County Court Judge on the Democratic and Green tickets will visit Bard to talk about her campaign and judicial elections. A Q&A will follow.



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  Online Event  6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Assembly Member Kevin Cahill who represents the 103rd District in the New State Assembly (which includes Bard College) will be visiting campus to discuss his campaign for re-election.

Please register in advance for this meeting:
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Mastering the Interview
Online Event  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5
The Bard Globalization and International Affairs program will be hosting a professional development series so that you can learn more about the program and get a glimpse of what we offer. Brush up on your cover letter and resume writing and get updated tips on interviewing amid the time of Covid-19. Click on the Event Brite link to sign up and learn more. 

Cutting-edge cover letters
Online Event  4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
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The Bard Globalization and International Affairs program will be hosting a professional development series so that you can learn more about the program and get a glimpse of what we offer. Brush up on your cover letter and resume writing and get updated tips on interviewing amid the time of Covid-19. Click on the Event Brite link to sign up and learn more. 

Online Event  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Dr. Kiron Skinner, former director for policy planning at the US State Department and senior adviser to the Secretary of State, will join Walter Russell Mead to discuss what a second Trump administration's foreign policy priorities and challenges might be.

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The Power of the Public Intellectual Series, moderated by Bard College Professor and Wall Street Journal “Global View” columnist Walter Russell Mead, is a series of virtual dialogues focused on the stakes and core issues of the 2020 US election. Professor Mead will be joined by distinguished policy experts, academics, and public servants to discuss the choice America will make this November. Over the course of several livestreamed events, the series will provide insight into both campaigns’ perspectives and the potential consequences, particularly for foreign policy, of either outcome.Kiron Skinner, Taube Professor of International Relations and Politics at Carnegie Mellon University, was senior policy adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Skinner also served as director of policy planning, one of the State Department’s most influential positions.. Skinner also serves as director of policy planning, one of the State Department’s most influential positions. Skinner is the founding director of Carnegie Mellon’s Institute for Politics and Strategy (IPS) and a renowned expert in foreign policy. She served on President Trump’s national security transition team in 2016.
 Learn more about the OSUN 2020 U.S. Election Series

Resume writing
Online Event  10:00 am – 11:00 am EST/GMT-5
The Bard Globalization and International Affairs program will be hosting a professional development series so that you can learn more about the program and get a glimpse of what we offer. Brush up on your cover letter and resume writing and get updated tips on interviewing amid the time of Covid-19. Click on the Event Brite link to sign up and learn more. 

  Online Event  5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5
PS 265 Campaign 2020 will host Karen S. Smythe, who is running as the Democratic nominee for the New York State Senate in the 41st Senate District for a talk and Q&A. The event is open to the Bard community. 

Join via Zoom: https://bard.zoom.us/j/93787740088?pwd=aExsNVNxekxBVlpnQWxwY2g4R09RQT09
 

  Online Event  1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Students beginning Senior Projects in Political Studies and related programs are invited to join librarians Jeremy Hall and Alexa Murphy for a one-hour workshop to learn strategies for navigating the library's resources, searching effectively, and accessing sources.

Topic: Research Workshop for Political Studies Seniors
Time: September 18, 2020 1:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (US and Canada)

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Study Away in NYC! Experience International Affairs First-Hand
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Meet with BGIA Director Elmira Bayrasli and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement and Director of Strategic Partnerships Brian Mateo for an overview about the program based in NYC, including:

- BGIA faculty and course offerings
- Internships and student projects
- Our dorms in NYC
- How to apply to BGIA
- Q&A

  Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Anna Rosmus, an author and researcher whose high school essay exposed the Nazi past of her home town, will speak about her research and experiences, the importance of historical truth, and the challenges of being labeled a traitor, following the showing of The Nasty Girl, a film based on Anna’s life. Cosponsored by Center for Civic Engagement, German Studies, Hannah Arendt Center, Historical Studies, Political Studies.

  Neil Roberts; Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Political Theory, and the Philosophy of Religion at Williams College
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium  2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST/GMT-5
His talk features pieces of his latest book project that examines what it means to live free, the challenges of genres of pessimism, and finally provides a way forward for the pessimistic.  
Neil Roberts received a B.A. in Afro-American Studies and Law & Public Policy from Brown University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago with a specialization in political theory. A high school teacher, debate coach, and NCAA Division 1 soccer player prior to graduate school, Roberts is the recipient of fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Social Science Research Council, and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation as well as a member of the Caribbean Philosophical Association Board of Directors.

His present writings deal with the intersections of Caribbean, Continental, and North American political theory with respect to theorizing the concepts of freedom and agency. Roberts is co-editor of both the CAS Working Papers in Africana Studies Series (with Ben Vinson) and a collection of essays (with Jane Anna Gordon) on the theme Creolizing Rousseau (2015), and he is the guest editor of a Theory & Event symposium on the Trayvon Martin case. In addition to being on the Executive Editorial Board of the journal Political Theory and former Chair of CPA Publishing Partnerships that includes The C.L.R. James Journal and books with Rowman and Littlefield International, he is author of the award-winning book Freedom as Marronage (University of Chicago Press, 2015) and the collaborative work Journeys in Caribbean Thought (2016). His most recent book is A Political Companion to Frederick Douglass (2018) from The University Press of Kentucky. Roberts served as President of the Caribbean Philosophical Association from 2016 to December 2019. Since July 2018, he has been the W. Ford Schumann Faculty Fellow in Democratic Studies.