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Professor of French John O'Neal published, "Voltaire's History of Manners in France" for the 17th annual DeBartolo conference on 18th-century studies, Tampa, Fla.(University of South Florida), in February. This year's conference theme was the history of manners.

Professor of Economics Christophre Georges gave a paper, "Learning dynamics, nonlinear misspecification, and trading," at the Eastern Economics Association meetings on Feb. 22, in New York. The paper was co-authored with John C. Wallace '03 and summarized research from their Emerson grant project last summer.

Ann Frechette, Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, presented a paper, "Regulating the Right to Life: The International Market in Blood, Body Parts, and Babies," at Think Tank on February 21, 2003. The same paper will be presented at the Association for Asian Studies meetings in March.

Assistant Professor of History Lisa Trivedi was invited to the present a lecture at Pennsylvania State University. Trivedi's talk, "Rendering Women (In)Visible?: The Nationalist Politics of Dress in India," was given in February.

Shayna McHugh, '05, presented a poster, "Investigation of Bioactive Constituents of Stylotella aurantium from Guam," at the national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Feb. 13-16. McHugh, who had been awarded a travel grant by Merck/AAAS, was accompanied by Robin Kinnel, Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry.

The author of All My Life for Sale, John Freyer, will speak about his effort to remove the clutter from his life that led to his widely publicized project and book. His talk will take place on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Auditorium and is sponsored by the government department. Freyer auctioned off all his worldly possessions on Ebay then traveled the country to visit the purchasers and learn their stories.

Cheng Li, professor of government and Woodrow Wilson fellow, participated in a panel discussion, "Who's Hu? Deciphering China's New Politics," at a Tufts University symposium, "China in Transition: Development, Urbanization, Migration, and Political Change," in February.

Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, will speak on "The Political Importance of Stories of Peoplehood" on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will explore the role that stories play in constituting group identity and developing humans’ sense of themselves as members of particular communities. A reception will follow. The talk is part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program.

Professor of Women's Studies Chandra Mohanty presented, "Feminism Without Borders: The Politics of Transnational Feminism," at the Third Annual Domna Stanton Lecture, Wellesley College, on Feb. 10.

Peter Hinks, professor of history, was among six historians featured on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) on Sunday, Feb. 9. The 90-minute program, "Slavery and Freedom in New England," was based on a national conference of the same name that was recently hosted by The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at YCIAS.