CREOLIZATION--an event bringing academy and community together
A Symposium on Cultural Representations of Creole Identities in New Orleans and the Caribbean with a Companion Exhibit featuring the work of local artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre.

SPRING 2000

SURVIVAL TACTICS for Graduate Students--lecture and lunch series
This semester long event was comprised of three different programs designed to help grad students negotiate issues of professionalization.  Each event combined a panel of both grad students and faculty on particular issues relevant to grad students today and then invited discussion of these issues.  In addition to the physical events, ISN hosted a semester long discussion board of the issues (click HERE to see the Discussion) The events included:

"If I Knew Then What I Know Now"--thinking long term from the first day of grad school

Conferences and Publishing--gaining scholarly recognition

The Job Search--how to market yourself

As part of these events, ISN was able to compile a fabulous resource-- a list of helpful "Survival Documents" for grad students that tackle questions such as:  how to go about submitting an article for publication, how to write a job letter, how to pursue outside funding, etc.  Please take a look at these great documents by clicking HERE!

FALL 1999

HAYDEN WHITE-- Lecture and Workshop
On November 12, 1999 Hayden White visited Tulane for the week-end.    During his visit, Professor White gave a lecture entitled: "History as Fulfillment" (click HERE for transcript) and a smaller workshop on "Witness Literature:  Primo Levi."

SPRING 1999

"THE GLOBAL AND THE LOCAL" -- Lectures and Lunch,
This semester long program was comprised of five different events. Our primary focus was to highlight local Tulane talent by inviting both graduate students and faculty to present their work in concert.  We were also able to invite two outside scholars of Globalization to share their work with the Tulane community.  The events included:

Globalization or De-Nationalization?
Professor Saskia Sassen (Sociology), University of Chicago

Travelers, Tourists, and Nomads
Professor Richard Watts (French) and Jessica Adams (English), Tulane University

Postmodernism and Environmental Ethics
Professor Michael Zimmerman (Philosophy) and Hans Grunig (Philosophy), Tulane University

Globalization: A Critical Perspective*
Professor James Petras (Sociology), SUNY, Binghamton
*Sponsored in conjunction with French and Italian, LAGOS, LASA, Political Science and Sociology

Local Programs in the Global University
Panelists were directors of various "programs" at Tulane University including ADST (African and Diaspora Studies), American Studies, Environmental Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies and Women's Studies

FALL 1997

SOCIAL MOVES Conference
ISN was founded to continue and expand upon the work done by the Social Moves Conference, and interdisciplinary event that brought together scholars from across the nation.   The conference was open to the entire Tulane community free of charge.