Dr. Dawn Chatty, director of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford, will speak at CSU Monterey Bay on Nov. 17. The topic of her public lecture is “Forced Migration and the Humanitarian Aid Regime.” She will explore forced migration around the world and the meanings of the terms attached to the label “refugee” in international law. Her talk will also provide an overview of the contemporary refugee regime and the significance of the Middle East. Dr. Chatty is a social anthropologist with long experience in the Middle East as a university teacher, development practitioner and advocate for indigenous rights. She earned a Ph.D. at UCLA and has taught at UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State University, the American University of Beirut and the University of Oxford. The lecture will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the University Center living room. The University Center is located on Sixth Avenue and B Street. While the lecture is free, a parking permit must be purchased from a machine on the lot. Driving directions and a campus are available here.

Dr. Chatty’s visit is sponsored by CSUMB’s divisions of Social, Behavioral and Global Studies and Humanities and Communication and theWomen’s International Perspective. For more information or to RSVP, contact Brendan Taylor at bretaylor@csumb.edu.