Arabic Language & Culture Hour
2022-02-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-02-25 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-01 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-03-04 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-11 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-03-25 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Learn and experience the Arabic language and related cultures with Ramapo’s Fulbright Language Teacher, Ms. Ghada Hamila (ghamila@ramapo.edu). No previous language experience required.

Japanese Language and Culture Hour
2022-02-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-03-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-03-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 | C-213
Japanese Language and Culture Hour continues to be offered for the spring semester every Wednesday from 2pm-3pm in C-213. Join us and practice your language skills while learning about current & traditional Japanese culture, seasonal cuisines, customs, and local events. No previous knowledge required and all levels are welcome. Contact iosawami@ramapo.edu for more information.

Hindi Language and Culture Hour
2022-03-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-29 12:00 - 13:00 | C-213
HindiLanguage and Culture Hour is back for the spring semester at the Roukema Centerfor International Education in C-213 every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm. Practice anddevelop your language skills, learn about culture, customs & traditionwhile meeting new friends and reconnecting with your peers. No prior knowledgeis required and all levels are welcome. Contact purvi@ramapo.edu for more information.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: What it Means and What's Next
2022-03-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Pavilion #3
Join a panel of political and international experts to put the Russian invasion of Ukraine in context and discuss short and long term implications. President Cindy Jebb and Professor Dean Chen of Ramapo will join Professor Julie George of Queens College on the expert panel and Professor Mihaela Serban will moderate.

Ramapo's Annual World Languages Week 2022
2022-03-07 - 2022-03-11
The theme for this year’s World Languages Week is: “Celebrate humanity through language”.
Check back for a link to the official webpage.

Spanish for Health Care and Human Services - Student Presentations
2022-03-07 11:20 - 13:00 | B-127

Black Italians: Digital Culture in Contemporary Italy
2022-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 | B-127
Black Italians: Digital Culture in Contemporary Italy:Lectured by Movie Director Fred Kuwornu.This multimedia lecture is an introduction to issues of culture, race, identity, and citizenship in contemporary Italy drawing on the new arena of social media.

What's Cooking?
2022-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 | B-140
Have you ever wondered how to make guacamole? How about quesadillas, picadillo or Cuban black beans? Come pick up a great recipe, in Spanish or English, you can try at home!

“Moliere” (film)
2022-03-07 14:15 - 15:55 | ASB-522
Film Screening: “Moliere” (2007)Directed by Laurent TirardImprisoned for debt, playwright Molière is rescued by an aristocrat who needs his help in order to seduce a young marquise.

The Geography of Italian Dialects
2022-03-07 16:30 - 17:30 | B-127
B-127
How dialects reflect the beauty of the Italian regions.

Film Screening: “Sleep Dealer”
2022-03-08 11:50 - 13:30 | A-226
“Sleep Dealer” (Mexico/USA) Latino filmmaker Alex Rivera’s 2008 film, Sleep Dealer, depicts a militarized world of walled borders where a globalized workforce sends its labor North via cyberspace from remote “factories.” While ostensibly science fiction, the film alludes to recent concerns such as water privatization, televised drone patrols in U.S. border towns, and the structural violence experienced by maquila workers, to mention a few. Unusual for a First World lens, we see the causes of migration shifting family and community relations and thrusting migrant workers into new realms where they connect with el otro lado using technology in new ways.

Arabic Language & Culture Hour: The Uniqueness of the Arabic Language
2022-03-08 15:30 - 17:00 | B-127
B-127 The Uniqueness of the Arabic Language:Presentation of interesting facts about the Arabic Language and cultures followed by a Kahoot Game.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE: TOO LATE FOR LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS?
2022-03-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Alumni Lounges
Join a panel of Ramapo experts to understand the legal and human rights ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Panelists include Professor Behzad Yaghmaian, Professor Rebecca Root, Professor Sangha Padhy, and Angelina Farallo ’22. The panel is moderated by Professor Erin Augis.
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Cixousversaire: A Celebration of Helene Cixous
2022-03-10 11:20 - 13:00 | G-123
Cixousversaire: A Celebration of Helene Cixous
Comparative Feminist Theories“Max and Moritz and My Mother,” keynote lecture by Hélène Cixous at the 3-day conference in 2017 at La Maison Française, NYU

Film: Tolo-Tolo by Cecco Zalone
2022-03-10 16:00 - 18:00 | B-127
B-127 Film: Tolo-Tolo by Cecco ZaloneItalia versus the rest, who is the best?Presentation of the film by Professor Rosetta D’Angelo, followed by film screening and Q and A.

Italian Language Festival – Music, Poetry & Film
2022-03-10 16:00 - 19:00 | B-127
Students read poetry in Italian
Italian Foundation 1 students will lead audience by singing a song from Lucio Dalla: Piazza Grande, followed by a discussion by Professor Balena concerning the importance of Italian dialects
Film: Tolo-Tolo by Cecco Zalone
Italia versus the rest, who is the best?
Presentation of the film by Professor Rosetta D’Angelo, followed by film screening and Q and A.

Film Discussion: “Sleep Dealer”
2022-03-11 11:50 - 13:30 | A-226
“Sleep Dealer” (Mexico/USA) Latino filmmaker Alex Rivera’s 2008 film, Sleep Dealer, depicts a militarized world of walled borders where a globalized workforce sends its labor North via cyberspace from remote “factories.” While ostensibly science fiction, the film alludes to recent concerns such as water privatization, televised drone patrols in U.S. border towns, and the structural violence experienced by maquila workers, to mention a few. Unusual for a First World lens, we see the causes of migration shifting family and community relations and thrusting migrant workers into new realms where they connect with el otro lado using technology in new ways.
* The film will be screened at the same time and location on Tuesday, March 8th.

Ancient Japanese unique sensibility and aesthetics in modern day ANIME
2022-03-11 15:40 - 17:20 | A-223
Ancient Japanese unique sensibility and aesthetics in modern day ANIME:Watch the film “5cm per Second” Discussion: What is Mono no aware
