Ryan Hitch is a PhD student in the Political Science program at the CUNY Graduate Center, specializing in international security and foreign policy. His research focuses on alliance politics and the strategic behavior of middle powers in a shifting global order. He holds a B.A. from Hampshire College (2016), an Read more
Chris Harding is a PhD student at City University of New York, Graduate Center. His work focusses on themes relating to capitalism, class, labour, and agrarian life in 19th and 20th century Palestine. In 2024 his work featured in the Biennale De Venezia, as part of South West Bank, Landworks, Read more
Bibi (Silvina) Calderaro is a Lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Studies and the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Programs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She specializes in urban education’s role in magnifying climate action and environmental justice through situated pedagogies. She has designed and implemented a week-long pedagogical experience for Read more
Tyler Crown is a PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center, a lecturer at Queens College and Baruch College, and a member of the Graduate Center’s Political Theory Workshop, which he formerly co-chaired. His research interests include global political thought, imperialism, state capitalism, and the politics of development. This spring Read more
Jun Yoo is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Economics at CUNY’s Graduate Center and a graduate teaching fellow at Queens College. His courses integrate case studies on small business credit challenges, emphasizing China’s economic landscape—notable for its evolving credit markets and policy innovations in small business financing. Jun’s research examines Read more
John Frank is a PhD student in Political Science at CUNY’s Graduate Center and has taught sociology as an Adjunct Lecturer for overly twenty years at Lehman College and LaGuardia Community College. His research focuses on identity formation theories and political identity. He holds a BA from Columbia, a Master’s Read more
Sumeja Tulić is a Libyan-born Bosnian visual anthropologist and writer whose work delves into the intersection of visuality, history, conflict, and everything else that lies in between. Her career began with human rights advocacy in the former Yugoslavia, where she worked on issues like hate crimes, discrimination, and wartime sexual Read more
February 7, 2025, 9:30AM to 3:30PM Agenda for the First CACI Seminar Date: February 7, 2025 Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Location: Room 9207, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016 1. Welcome (9:30–9:50 am) · Introduction to CACI (Jennifer Holdaway) · Brief self-introductions · Overview of CACI’s main requirements Read more
Description This project will allow students to gather information from an interactive map that shows projects under development that involve Chinese investment in other countries. At the end of this exercise, students will have a snapshot of how projects are developed differently according to context and strategic considerations. Author Helena Read more
Description Students are asked to watch a video about the “hukou” program, which has some implications on labor and migration issues in China, and are asked to make notes responding to a series of questions. Once they have made notes, they gather in groups of 3 to start crafting a Read more