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Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies
Florida International University
University Park, DM-368
11200 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199

Phone: 305-348-6561

Fax: 305-348-6562

E-mail: tcs@fiu.edu

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Academic Programs & Student Opportunities

With the objective of preparing students to successfully navigate the twenty-first century global environment, TCS encourages students to internationalize their education through area studies and specialized thematic programs, and study abroad. Current academic programs offered through the Center include two international certificate programs with undergraduate and graduate programs in the process of being developed. The Center also strives to serve as a bridge between campus and community to open opportunities for students to obtain practical as well as scholarly training in international affairs, providing information on internships and job opportunities with international companies and institutions. Grants and fellowships offered through TCS-sponsored programs encourage student research projects in diverse fields and can provide international experiences for FIU students that support their academic interests and career goals.

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Welcome to the Transnational and Comparative Studies Center (TCS). Founded in 1999, TCS is a federally funded, Title VI National Resource Center for International area and language studies, in partnership with the University of Florida’s Transnational and Global Studies Center. TCS is also home to the Miami, Florida European Union Center for Excellence (EUCE). In collaboration with the University of Miami, the EUCE is one of only eight centers in the United States that is funded by the EU to promote linkages with U.S. institutions of higher learning.

The Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies cultivates scholarly expertise on issues of global importance among faculty and students and, serving as a bridge between campus and community, provides this expertise through outreach programs to address local, regional and international needs. As its name implies, TCS promotes transnational and comparative approaches to the pressing issues that we face. We feel that such approaches are most promising for generating innovative solutions. TCS encourages and supports scholarly and practical training through research, international education, exchanges and study programs with the objective of preparing students and the broader public for successfully navigating the complexities of twenty-first century life. Indeed, our central location in Miami, one of the world’s most vibrant cultural crossroads, provides a living laboratory for generating and launching creative, cutting-edge ideas.

TCS specializes in European, Middle Eastern and International Migration studies while additional area studies centers at FIU cultivate expertise in other geographic and thematic regions.

The Center is one of FIU’s research engines, supporting faculty and student research projects in diverse and cross-cutting fields. TCS also foments curricular innovation, internationalizing campus and community by bringing research into the classroom and students into field experiences. To accomplish these goals, TCS actively seeks external funding from both public and private sources.

Please explore this website to learn about the many resources TCS has to offer. I also invite you to become affiliated with the Center through participating in and supporting our programs. Feel free to contact me and the TCS staff with any questions or ideas you have.

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The Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies (TCS) houses several major international programs – the Florida Network for Global Studies (FNGS); the Miami- Florida European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE); the International Migration Initiative (IMI); and the EU-US TIRES Consortium – as well as other initiatives and projects that foster interdisciplinary partnerships promoting research and curricular innovation across regional and thematic lines. These programs are critical elements of TCS’s efforts to internationalize campus and community:

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2006
JANUARY

PUBLIC LECTURE—January 25, 2006, 12:30-1:30 pm FIU-UP Campus GC Ball Room
European Union and the United States Relations—Ambassador John Bruton, European Union Ambassador to the United States, Former Prime Minister of Ireland.
More Information: 305-348-5949

OPEN FORUM—January 26, 2006, 6:30pm FIU-UP Campus GL 220
Marianne Marchand, Universidad los Americas, Puebla Mexico will speak on the topic of Gender and Development.Free and open to the public. More Information: 305-348-7551.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, January 26, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Propaganda and Democracy in Peace and War—Stuart Ewen, author and director of the Integrated Media Arts MFA Program at City University of New York, explores the curious marriage of propaganda and democracy. He considers the influence of social psychologists and political theorists including Gustave LeBon and Walter Lippmann. Presented with the Miami Ad School as part of the Managing Perceptions series, a series of ongoing programs considering persuasion and mass communication. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

PUBLIC LECTURE—January 27, 2006, 11am-12:30 pm UP Campus GC 243
Marianne Marchand: “The New Heroes and Heroines of North America: Migrants and Their ‘Development Potential’.”

PUBLIC LECTURE—January 30, 2006, 12:30-1:45 pm FIU-UP Campus GC 243
Italy and the European Union—Hon. Gianfranco Colognato, General Consul of Italy
A graduate of the University of Rome with a degree in Political Science, Mr. Colognato joined the Italy’s diplomatic corps in 1975 and began an illustrious career that has taken him to Sudan, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Nigeria, Somalia, Libya, Germany, and the U.S.
More Information: 305-348-5949
FEBRUARY

INTERNATIONAL BUILDING FUNDRAISING KICKOFF—date/time TBA. The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
FIU will begin its fundraising campaign to raise monies to build a state-of-the-art facility to organize conferences, teach, research, and discuss international affairs in a multi-disciplinary environment. For more information, contact Sebastian Arcos of TCS. arcoss@fiu.edu .

FILM—Friday, February 10, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Wooden Camera (France / South Africa / UK, Ntshaveni Wa Luruli, 2003, DVD, Color, English, 90 min.) When two South African boys find a video camera and a gun on the train tracks, their discovery sets them off on two divergent paths. In a rich, visual tapestry, Wooden Camera captures the struggle of friendship and division between black and white, rich and poor in South Africa. Presented with Next Gen Film Project. Discussion to follow. Appropriate for middle school children and above. Free.

FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS—Saturday, February 11, 2pm–4pm The Wolfsonian
Family Workshop—This two-hour long workshop encourages families to explore the galleries and work on a studio art project with museum educators and local artists. Free.

SYMPOSIUM—February 23-24, 2006, Time & Location TBS. FIU-UP Campus
War Crimes and International Responsibility: A Symposium on Human Rights, Law and Governance. Part of the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Educational Series. More Information: 305-348-7551.

MARCH

FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS—Friday, March 4,11,18, noon-5pm The Wolfsonian
Design Dimension—High school students participate in a free three-session visual literacy and design education workshop. Open to 20 students. Contact Mark Osterman at 305.535.2625 for registration information. Pre-registration is required. Free.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, March 2, 7pm The Wolfsonian
The Crowded Frame—Jeffrey Schnapp, director of the Stanford Humanities Lab and curator of the exhibition Revolutionary Tides: The Art of the Political Poster, 1914-1989, explores the emergence, evolution, and use of panoramic photographs of crowds in modern illustrated magazines in Fascist Italy. Presented with the Miami Ad School and sponsored by the AIGA.
Free for members and students; $10 all others.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, March 16, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Unseen Cinema: Experimental Treasures from the World’s Leading Film Archives—Bruce Posner, film curator for Anthology Film Archives, introduces the masterworks of early avant-garde cinema from 1920 to 1932 and challenges the genre’s European origin with a
presentation and screening from Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941, which features the works of one hundred artists working in the U.S. and abroad. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

FILM—Saturday, March 18, 2pm The Wolfsonian
Selections from Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film, 1894-1941— Features the work of one hundred artists producing films in the US and abroad since the invention of cinema until the Second World War. Featured shorts include dance in early cinema and the celebration of the metropolis of New York. Free.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, March 23, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Branding the Totalitarian State:Graphic Design and Twentieth-Century Dictatorships—Steven Heller,art director of The New York Times Book Review and author and chair of the MFA Design Department at the School of Visual Arts, reports on the graphic programs of the Nazis, Italian Fascists, Communist Chinese, and Soviets and how they were conceived by the states and received by the masses. Presented with Miami Ad School as part of the Managing Perceptions series. Cosponsored by the AIGA Miami Chapter. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

FILM—Friday, March 24, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Public Domain Playhouse: Counter Revolution (USA, Curated by Kevin Wynn and Barron Sherer, 2006, video, 60 min.) Inspired by The Wolfsonian exhibition Revolutionary Tides, this compilation of vintage film clips offers a look at American reactions—crazed, committed, and otherwise—to revolutionary and political movements at home and abroad. Presented with Cinema Vortex. Free.

CONFERENCE-March 30, 2006, FIU-UP Campus
Geographic Information Technologies and the New Middle East Security. Co-sponsored by TCS and part of the Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Educational Series. Free and open to the public.
More Information: 305-348-7551

PERFORMANCE—Thursday, March 30, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Georges Bizet: An Unfinished Master—A musical prodigy whose precocious talent was on a par with Mozart and Mendelssohn, composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875) died before his international fame was established through the success of his revolutionary opera, Carmen. Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artists explore the man and his music in a visually stimulating presentation. Free.

FILM—Friday, March 31, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Next Gen Film Festival Selection—The Wolfsonian–FIU and the Next Gen International Film Festival present one of a series of award-winning feature-length and short films from around the world to young audiences and the community. Presented as part of the Next Gen Film Festival. Discussion to follow. Appropriate for middle school children and above. Free.
APRIL

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, April 6, 7pm The Wolfsonian

PERFORMANCE—Saturday, April 8, 3-5pm The Wolfsonian
New Music Miami ISCM Festival Concert IV—Solo works from distinguished composers from Europe, Latin America, and the United States, featuring Italian flutist Luisa Sello and New York-based cellist Madeleine Shapiro. Sponsored by the FIU School of Music. Free.

PERFORMANCE—Friday, April 21, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht: The Height of Romanticism—Members of the Amernet String Quartet and the New World Symphony join forces to perform Arnold Schoenberg’s masterpiece in its original string sextet version. Set to a poem by German poet Richard Dehmel, Verklaerte Nacht represents one of Schoenberg’s final essays of the Romantic era before the advent of the twelve-tone style of musical composition.
Free for members and students; $10 all others.

FILM—Friday, April 28, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Wondrous Oblivion (UK, Paul Morrison, 2002, DVD, Color, English, 106 min.) Eleven-year-old David Wiseman loves cricket. The son of Jewish immigrants in 1960s England, David lacks talent for the sport, and his father doesn’t have time for games. When a Jamaican family moves in next door, David is forced to choose between fitting in and standing up for his new friends. Presented with the Next Gen Film Project. Discussion to follow. Appropriate for middle school children and above. Free.

FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS—Saturday, April 29, 9:30am–3pm The Wolfsonian
Educator Institute—Revolutionary Tides: The Art of the Political Poster, 1914–1989
The exhibition examines the key role played by crowds in modern politics and society from the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall through the lens of 20th century poster art. This day-long workshop encourages educators to include the exhibition in classroom teaching, focusing on its application not only in art but also in cross-curricular connections. The workshop, taught by Wolfsonian staff members and professional artists includes an exhibition tour, hands-on activities, a free curriculum packet, in-service credit, lunch, and more. For registration and information: 305.535.2625. Free.

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4 CENTER NEWS International Studies–International Careers Expo 2006 gives FIU students an opportunity to link their coursework to practical experience through internationally oriented internships and other opportunities. The Expo will be held November 7 and 8 on Biscayne Bay and University Park campuses.
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PPIA Public Service Expo, November 7, BBC’s Kovens Center.
The Expo is an educational and networking forum for emerging public leaders dedicated to making a difference. It’s a career fair featuring governmental and nonprofit agencies and a graduate student recruitment fair featuring the top public and international affairs programs.
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Migration and Education Workshop Seeds EU-US Collaboration.
Migration scholars from Florida International University and several European universities met May 4-6, 2006 to present current research and discuss possibilities for collaboration.
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Miami-Dade County Public School Teachers Integrate Diasporas Studies into Curriculum.
TCS co-sponsored an intensive interdisciplinary curriculum development program designed to promote greater knowledge of and appreciation for African diasporas and international migration among elementary age schoolchildren.
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