Past Events

Invited Speaker: Dr. Ben Anderson (10/31, 2-3PM, Zoom)

As part of a Gaines Center Cooperative Grant, Dr. He, in association with Michael Samers and Charlie Yi Zhang, will be hosting a series of webinars on 'affect'. The first of these will be presented by Professor Ben Anderson entitled "Too much, too little: The politics of intensity and the post 2008 conjunctural crisis". Professor Anderson is a leading figure on affect and his talk will delve deep into the topic of affect and politics in the context of rising right-wing populism in both Britain and the US post-2008.

Invited Speaker: Dr. Jess Reia (10/31, 1-2PM, Via Zoom)

Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/46OHjl4 (full link https://uky.zoom.us/j/87223903283?pwd=9GjjXqWTKXTaqr5raN9lGJO6knUbyN.1)  Please join us October 31 from 1-2PM for a talk from Jess Reia, Assistant Porfessor of Data Science at the University of Virginia, entitled "Urban Music Governance: What Busking Can Teach Us About Data, Policy, and Our Cities." 

Patterson Fall Conference Keynote Address (10/9): Brad Farnsworth Brad Farnsworth

Invited Speaker: Dr. Ya-wen Lei, Author of The Gilded Cage

New Cohort Social: The Grove Lexington

Alumni and current students, please join us in celebrating our new student cohort at The Grove Lexington (200 W Main Street) on August 20th from 5-7:30PM. Appetizers will be provided!

Book Club: Dr. Young and Breaking the Engagement

Please join us for our third and final summer book club meeting at The Cornerstone (401 S Limestone) on August 13th. Dr. Young will be leading a discussion on David Shambaugh's book Breaking the Engagement: How China Won and Lost America. 

Diplomatic Dialogue (4/3) - Frank Groome, Consul General Of Ireland Diplomatic Dialogue - Frank Groome

Friday Talk - Dr. Masamichi Inoue Friday Talk - Dr. Masamichi Inoue The Community of Nuchi Du Takara ("Life Is the Ultimate Treasure") in Postwar Okinawa: Local Subjectivity within and against Empire

Spring 2025 Crisis Simulation - Russia and Ukraine Russia and Ukraine

UKinSPIRE Workshop - How Digital Standards and Geopolitics Shape Competition and Collaboration in the Global Economy

The workshop is focused on work that explores how digital standards shape geopolitical competition and the global economy.