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  • Dr. Juan Masullo Lecture On “Refusing To Cooperate With Armed Groups” – December 1

    Dr. Juan Masullo Lecture On “Refusing To Cooperate With Armed Groups” – December 1

    We are excited to be a co-sponsor of this event featuring Dr. Juan Masullo, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University. Read more about the event below, and we hope to see you there. REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH ARMED GROUPS:Civilian Agency and Nonviolent Resistance in the Colombian Civil WarThursday, 1 December 20224.15-5.30 pm, Science…

  • Prof. Wilson Becerril Brings New Courses in Fall 2022

    Prof. Wilson Becerril Brings New Courses in Fall 2022

    In a recent blog post, we announced the arrival of Prof. Mike Wilson Becerril, who will offer TWO NEW COURSES in Peace and Conflict Studies for the fall semester 2022. We hope you will check them out and share with your friends: PEAC 030: War in Lived Experience PEAC 045: Peace and Conflict in Latin…

  • Anti-Blackness as Latin American Nationalism

    Anti-Blackness as Latin American Nationalism Time/Location: Monday, December 3rd from 4:30pm-5:30pm in the IC Dome (Sproul 201) Description: You are all invited to Zahira Kelly-Cabrera’s talk on Anti-Blackness as Latin American Nationalism. Zahira Kelly-Cabrera aka @Bad_Dominicana is an AfroDominicana mami, writer, artist, mujerista, award-winning sociocultural critic, and international speaker. She is known for advocating for…

  • Watch: Theresa Williamson ’97 Offers a Glimpse into Rio’s Favelas

    From Swarthmore College News and Information August 17, 2016 Today: Santa Marta: Matt Lauer tours of one of Rio de Janeiro’s oldest favelas The 2016 summer Olympics has turned the world’s attention to life in Rio de Janeiro. The city is surrounded by over 1,000 favela communities, which have come to be synonymous with poverty…

  • Enforced Disappearance and Ayotzinapa Testimonials

    From our friends at Haverford College: Talk: “Enforced Disappearance and Ayotzinapa Testimonials” By Paula Mónaco Felipe and John Gibler Tuesday, October 4 Multicultural Center (Stokes Hall 106) 4:15-6:00PM From dozens of books already published about Ayotzinapa’s disappeared students, John Gibler’s An Oral History of Infamy. The attacks against Ayotzinapa student’s (Spanish) and Paula Mónaco’s Ayotzinapa: Eternal Hours (Spanish) are by…

  • New Spring 2015 Course on South American “Dirty Wars”

    A new history course  this semester can  be counted toward a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies! The course is slated to be offered again during the fall semester 2016. Digging Through the National Security Archive: South American “Dirty Wars” and the United States Involvement Professor Diego Armus History 090o Mondays 1:15 pm – 4:00…

  • Aviva and Noam Chomksy to speak on economic development and the environment

    The Peace and Conflict Studies program at Swarthmore College is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this upcoming event.  Please mark your calendars. Whose Planet? Whose Economic Development? Jobs vs. Environment in the United States and Latin America November 12, 2013 Aviva Chomsky lecture: 4:30 p.m. Noam Chomsky lecture: 7:00 p.m. Lang Performing Arts Center…

  • One of our own, Theresa Williamson ’97, returns to talk about community development in Rio de Janeiro

    Theresa Williamson ’97 graduated with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies, and she is coming back home to tell us about her work with Catalytic Communities, a development organization she founded and directs. Come to her talk on December 5 in the Scheuer Room. Catalytic Communities: Entrepreneurship in Community Development in Rio de Janeiro A…