World Affairs Lecture Series: Inequality Conflict and Peace: Emerging Trends in a Post-Pandemic Africa

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the international as well as domestic perspectives. It also embraces, supports, and expands upon the president’s campuswide initiative on civility. This virtual lecture will be on: Emerging Trends in a Post-Pandemic Africa. Speaker: […]

World Affairs Lecture: Iran’s Feminist Revolution: A Century in the Making

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series presents a virtual lecture on Iran’s feminist revolution, featuring Dr. Sara Hassani, assistant professor of political science and women’s and gender studies at Providence College in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor (visiting) of communication and media studies from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: (Un)natural Disasters: Earthquakes in Turkey

Onur Can Tepe. Onur Can Tepe in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq Onur Can Tepe is a writer, filmmaker, and architect based in Rotterdam. His work as an architect has expanded into writing and filming, where space plays an important role. His films deal with societal matters in relation to natural and built landscapes. Souzeina […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: Displacement and Belonging

Virtual event

Christina Simons In this virtual World Affairs Lecture, documentary photographer Christina Simons will be In conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies at University of Wisconsin–River Falls, on the topic of "Displacement and Belonging: Running to Nowhere, A Story of Central America." Christina Simons is an award-winning international documentary photographer […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: India And the U.S. Elections: Democracies at a Crossroads

Virtual event

Siddhartha Deb. Photo by Nina Subin. In this virtual World Affairs Lecture, writer Siddhartha Deb will be in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies at University of Wisconsin–River Falls, on the topic of “India and the U.S. Elections: Democracies at a Crossroad.” Born in Shillong, north-eastern India, Siddhartha Deb lives […]