September 15th, 2008 in the Student Union (Sky Bank 201): Neil Englehart, "Petty Despots: Rethinking Human Rights Discourse After the Cold War "

October 14th, 2008 in the Student Union (Mylander 207): Charles Kanwischer, "Real Restate Interiors - A Series of Drawings "

November 3rd, 2008 in the Student Union (Mylander 207): Vibha Bhalla, "American Dreams: Gender, Migration and the Making of the Indian Community in Metropolitan Detroit "

Institute for the Study of Culture and Society (ICS) is dedicated tounderstanding cultural history, to reshaping studies in the humanities and the arts in the context of contemporary thought, and to promoting work across disciplines.

• term-long research residencies for BGSU faculty
• an annual Lecture Series
• interdisciplinary Research Cluster Groups for faculty and graduate students
• Writing Groups for professionally young and mid-career faculty
• guest speakers and performers
• ongoing conversations, seminars, and public talks about faculty research