Welcome to the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) program at Columbia University

Michael Griffiths
2012-13 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
Andrew Johnson
2012-13 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Southeast Asia Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Zhanara Nauruzbayeva
2011-13 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow,
The Harriman Institute
Bilge Erten
2012-13 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow,
The Committee on Global Thought

Hsun-hui Tseng
2012-13 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

INTERACT is a pioneering program at Columbia University that focuses on developing global studies in the undergraduate curriculum through a network of postdoctoral scholars focused on cross-regional, trans-regional and interdisciplinary study. Each year, postdoctoral scholars are selected by centers and institutes across the University, and function as liaisons between their home office and the INTERACT network of scholars.

INTERACT's primary goal is to improve global literacy among Columbia students and equip them to be leaders in a globalizing world. These objectives will be met through innovative courses, participating in campus programs and events, and an annual educator workshop organized collaboratively by INTERACT Fellows.

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is proud to be a founding member of the INTERACT Network, and each year recruits one highly qualified candidate for the position.  Prospective applicants can find out more here.

 

INTERACT COURSES AND SYLLABI

Unequal Geographies: Key Concepts in Conceiving the Global
Hsun-Hui Tseng and Michael Griffiths

Gendered Migration in Transnational Asia
Hsun-hui Tseng

Cultures of Empire
Reto Hofmann

Modernity and Nation
Reto Hofmann

Capitalism and Authoritarianism
Zhanara Nauruzbayeva

Power, Democracy and Legitimacy in Southeast Asia
Andrew Johnson

Politics of Identity in Africa
Etienne Smith

 

Connect to the Columbia Global Centers

New York  Beijing  Nairobi   Santiago   Istanbul   Amman Mumbai

 

 

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Spring 2013 INTERACT lectures series: Rethinking the Global

Spring 2013 undergraduate global core courses taught by INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellows.

Apply for the 2013-2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowship

Global Centers INTERACT Homepage

Weatherhead East Asian Institute Homepage

The Harriman Institute Homepage

Institute for Comparative Literature and Society Homepage

The Committe on Global Thought Homepage

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Past INTERACT Fellows:

  • Mehmet Dosemeci, 2011-2012 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society

  • Reto Hofmann, 2010-2012 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

  • Kristy Kelly, 2010-2012 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Southeast Asia Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

  • Etienne Smith, 2010-2012 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, The Committee on Global Thought (not Center)

In April 2011 the INTERACT Postdocs organized "Columbia Goes Global: The Next Fifty Years"