Salon - Kathryn Exon Smith (Page 3)

031 // Listening in shades of blue: how our brains process sensory information

Nov 20, 2020 Salon

This salon will explore how our brains process information, and how input into one sensory system can influence processing in other sensory systems. With David Brang.

030 // What happens to academic freedom under authoritarianism? The case of Hungary & Central European University

Oct 30, 2020 Salon

Why is there a rising authoritarianism taking place within the European Union, and what impact is it having on academic freedom, critical pedagogy, and independent research? With Sara Swerdlyk.

029 // How has Me Too changed the workplace?

Oct 9, 2020 Salon

How have claims of discrimination and harassment been made and prosecuted since the rise of the Me Too movement, and which industries have been most altered? What effect has the movement had on workplace dynamics more broadly? And what can we expect in the years to come? With Tamarah Prevost.

028 // Who decides who gets in? Foreign Service Officers and the negotiation of refugee policy

Jun 12, 2020 Salon

Refugees are frequently subject of political debate and discussion, but we rarely hear from refugee applicants themselves, or the public servants who spend so much time negotiating their claims. What does agency mean in this context -- who has it, and what does it look like? With Andriata Chironda.

027 // Limbo Space and Coping with Material Excess

May 29, 2020 Salon

People all over the world have stuff they can’t or won’t keep with them, but storage units remain a uniquely American thing. How do people use them? What kinds of problems can they solve or facilitate? And what kinds of things do we put in them — and why? With Pamela Donovan.