The Wealth and Poverty theme presents the following events for Spring 2019. All events are free and open to the public.
Wealth and Poverty Week on Immigrants
Immigration is a significant political issue across the world. An estimated 258 million people worldwide live in a country other than their country of birth. Nearly 50 million now live in the United States.
The Wealth and Poverty Week on Immigrants brings the Ohio University community together to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by global migration flows both here and abroad.
- Friday, Feb. 1 – Tariq Tarey (photographer/visual ethnographer) “REFUGEE| An Exile Generation,” 2-3 p.m., Alden 319 – cosponsored by African Studies and School of Visual Communication.
- Monday, Feb. 4 – Meredith Gartin (Global Health) “Displaced Peoples and Migrant Health: The Case of the Karen in Akron, Ohio,” 5-6 p.m., Alden 319 | Watch on A&S TV.
- Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Luis F.B. Plascencia (author of Disenchanting Citizenship and Mexican Workers and the Making of Arizona) “Debating Migration: The Labyrinth of Law and Public Imaginary,” noon-1:20 p.m., Alden 319 – cosponsored by the Center for Law, Justice & Culture | Watch on A&S TV.
- Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Charlie Morgan (Sociology) “Integration of Immigrants in Japan: How My Personal Journey Led to My Research Interests,” 6-7 p.m., Alden 319 | Watch on A&S TV.
- Thursday, Feb. 7 – Felipe Aros-Vera (Industrial and Systems Engineering, Russ Engineering) “Understanding and Crippling Human Trafficking Networks,” 10:30-11:50 a.m., Alden 319 | Watch on A&S TV.
- Friday, Feb. 8 – Myra Waterbury (Political Science) “Populist Nationalism and the Politics of Migration in Central and Eastern Europe,” noon-1 p.m., Alden 319 | Watch on A&S TV.
- Friday, Feb. 8 – Roy Boyd (Economics) “Understanding the Mexican Economy in the Era of Trump,” 3-4 p.m., Alden 319 – cosponsored by Latin American Studies | Watch on A&S TV.
Wealth and Poverty Public Lecture
- Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Brian Alexander (author of Glass House) “Glass House: Anchor Hocking and Lancaster, OH,” 3-4 p.m., Walter Hall Rotunda – cosponsored by College of Arts & Sciences, Appalachian Rural Health Institute, Geography, Political Science, and Social and Public Health | Watch on A&S TV.
Wealth and Poverty Outreach
- Saturday, March 30 – field trip for “Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus,” led by Kyle May (planning NEXT) and Yeong Kim (Geography), 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wealth and Poverty Faculty Research Talks
- Monday, March 4 – Liat Ben-Moshe (Disability Studies, University of Toledo) “Why Prisons Are Not the New Asylums,” 11:50 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Alden 319 – cosponsored by Sociology and Anthropology, Center for Law, Justice & Culture, and Office for Diversity and Inclusion
- Wednesday, March 27 – Nicole Kaufman (Sociology) “Governing through Partnerships: State Agencies and Religious Organizations in Ohio’s Drug Policy,” Alden 319, 5-6 p.m.
- Thursday, April 18 – Kevin Murphy (Business, University of Chicago) “Human Capital, Inequality and Economic Growth,” 7:30-8:30 p.m., Galbreath Chapel – hosted by the George Washington Forum
Please email Yeong Kim at kimy1@ohio.edu with any questions or comments.
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