Category: Events
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Book Talk: Dying Abroad: The Political Afterlives of Migration in Europe by Dr. Osman Balkan
We’re excited to host Dr. Osman Balkan from the University of Pennsylvania on Monday, April 15, 2024 from 1:15 to 2:30pm in the Intercultural Center Dome Room. Dr. Balkan will be discussing his new book Dying Abroad, an account of burial practices among migrant communities that explores themes of national identity and belonging in a…
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Dr. Timothy McCarthy: Queer Nation: LGBT+ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States
Come hear about LGBT+ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States from Dr. Timothy McCarthy, the first openly queer faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. McCarthy will be speaking from 7 to 8.30pm in the Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall.
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Panel Lunch & Discussion: What is Peace Engineering?
Curious about Peace Engineering? Come by Singer Hall 316 at 12.30 on Friday, March 29 for a panel discussion with Dr. Joseph Hughes of Drexel University and PCS alums Kyla Hallam ’20 and Luke Neureiter ’22! Lunch will be served; please RSVP to Israa Al-Helli at ialhell1@swarthmore.edu to reserve your spot.
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Peter Habib on Contaminating Humanitarianism: Cholera, Nationalism, and Refugee Life in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Join us in the Intercultural Center from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. on Monday, March 18 for Peter Habib’s lecture, “Contaminating Humanitarianism: Cholera, Nationalism, and Refugee Life in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.” Peter is a PhD candidate in anthropology at Emory University.
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Writeup: Nada Samih-Rotondo in Voices
Cheng-Yen Wu covers last month’s book talk with Nada Samih-Rotondo for Swarthmore Voices. Read the writeup here.
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Webinar: Bayard Rustin Legacy Forum
Zoom event: register here It is our pleasure to partner with the BlackQuaker Project to present the 2024 Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum, which will take place on Zoom at 1pm EST on Saturday, February 24. This year’s event will focus on civil rights icon Bayard Rustin, whose life and legacy were…
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Dr. George Lopez: What Queries about Peace are Most Relevant Today?
Join us in the Scheuer Room at 1.15 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6 as we extend a warm PCS welcome to Dr. George Lopez, who will share insights from his four decades of experience in peacebuilding and economic sanctions. Dr. Lopez has moved the hands on the Doomsday Clock at the head of the Bulletin…
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Book Talk: All Water Has Perfect Memory, a Palestinian-American memoir by Nada Samih-Rotondo
Braving the winter chill as we gear up for the spring semester, please join PCS in giving a warm welcome to Palestinian-American author Nada Samih-Rotondo, who will be discussing her memoir All Water Has Perfect Memory in the Scheuer Room at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30.
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Race, Religion, and Anti-Muslim Discrimination Conference
Join us on Friday, February 2nd at the Lang Performing Arts Center for a Cooper Series seminar bringing together an array of distinguished panelists to examine Islamophobia within the U.S., on the global geopolitical stage, and through the lens of race.
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PCS Alumni Reflect on Leadership
Taking place on November 27 in the Scheuer Room of Kohlberg Hall, the Peace and Conflict Studies alumni panel brought together a diverse group of accomplished recent graduates for a wide-ranging conversation about how the worldview, knowledge, and skills they developed during their time with PCS have shaped their professional trajectories. In a discussion facilitated…