Tag: Peace and Conflict Studies
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30th Anniversary Event: Preparing for Peace, Building Social Justice
Join us online on Tuesday February 22 at 4:15 pm EST to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Peace & Conflict Studies program at Swarthmore College! The virtual event will reflect on the past three decades of peace and conflict studies at Swarthmore and the ways that program alumni have integrated peace and conflict studies to their…
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We’re hiring! visiting assistant professor position
The Peace and Conflict Studies Program of Swarthmore College, home of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, invites applications for a full-time three-year Visiting Assistant Professor position, beginning Fall 2022. Please share widely. Thank you. Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict StudiesSwarthmore College: Peace & Conflict Studies Program LocationSwarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. DescriptionThe Peace and Conflict…
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New Course: SPAN103 – Trauma, afecto y derechos humanos en la literatura centroamericana
We are excited to share a new course coming in Spring 2022! Professor Nanci Buiza’s will begin teaching honors seminar SPAN 103: Trauma, Afecto Y Derechos Huamnos en la Literatura Centroamericana. This course is an elaborated companion to her course PEAC 038: Civil Wars and Neoliberal Peace in Central America. We congratulate Professor Buiza on…
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Ramiro Hernandez ’23 Participates in Harvard Kennedy School Public Policy Leadership Conference
Ramiro Hernandez ’23 started his fall break off with a bang, taking part in the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2021 Public Leadership Conference earlier this month. One of just 68 undergraduates from across the U.S. chosen, Hernandez relished the chance to build community with his fellow attendees. “Hearing all of the projects, initiatives, and change-making that other students…
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Swarthmore Community Comes Together for King Speech Reading in collaboration with Breaking the Silence
A number of major civil rights organizations, including The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the SNCC Legacy Project, and the Highlander Center, came together this month to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s April 4, 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” in which he for the first time publicly advocated for an end to…
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Two Swatties Earn National Award for Work in Peace & Conflict Studies
— by Ryan Dougherty via Swarthmore News and Events, January 8th 2021 For the first time in its history, the Peace and Justice Studies Association’s (PJSA) award for best paper went to two students this year — and they’re both Swarthmoreans. The selection committee honored both Lucy Jones ’20, who explored the experiences of Central American…
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Imagining Queer Liberation
Imagine Queer Liberation Lecture Series Please join us for three lectures sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies and co-sponsored by the Sager Fund, Arabic, Asian Studies, Educational Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, the Intercultural Center, the Office of Inclusive Excellence, and the Lang Center for Civic and Social…
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Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism?
A book talk with Naomi Moland, Professorial Lecturer at the School of International Services at American University. Wednesday, December 4th 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. McCabe Library Atrium For fifty years, Sesame Street has taught generations of Americans their letters and numbers, and also how to better understand and get along with people of different races, faiths, ethnicities, and temperaments. But the…
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FROM CIVIL RIGHTS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES: The impact of black culture and identity on 21st century diplomacy
A presentation by Justin Davis, Deputy Director, Orientation Division, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State Friday, December 6th 4:30-6 pm Sproul 201, Intercultural Center Swarthmore College This event is open to the public. You can find directions and a campus map on the College’s website. Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and Co-Sponsored by Black…
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Feminist dilemmas: How to talk about gender-based violence in relation to the Middle East
A presentation by Nadje Al-Ali, Robert Family Professor of International Studies, Brown University Friday, November 8th 4:30-6 pm Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall Swarthmore College This event is open to the public. You can find directions and a campus map on the College’s website. ORGANIZED BY PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES AND CO-SPONSORED BY ARABIC, GENDER AND…