Tag: Peace and Conflict Studies
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“The 1.5 Insurgent Generation: Stories of El Salvador Postwar”
Please join us for a talk by Irina Carlota (Lotti) Silber, Associate Professor of Anthropology, City University of New York: “The 1.5 Insurgent Generation: Stories of El Salvador Postwar” Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 Sproul 201, Intercultural Center 4:30-6:00p.m. Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and Co-Sponsored by History, Latin American and Latino Studies, Political Science, Sociology…
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Lou Klarevas, author of “Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings”
Please come join us to a book event at 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 with Lou Klarevas, author of Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings, a deeply researched study in which he argues that sensible gun control measures can help prevent mass shootings. Dr. Klarevas will speak in the Inn at Swarthmore’s Gathering Room A. …
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“Declassification Diplomacy in Latin America: The Use of Secret Archives as Diplomatic Tools to Advance US Foreign Policy in the Region,” a talk with Peter Kornbluh, Senior Analyst at the National Security Archive.
Please join us for a talk this week: “Declassification Diplomacy in Latin America: The Use of Secret Archives as Diplomatic Tools to Advance US Foreign Policy in the Region,” a talk with Peter Kornbluh, Senior Analyst at the National Security Archive. Thursday, October 3, 2019 4:15 PM at McCabe Library Atrium Peace and Conflict Studies is co-sponsoring the event along…
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You’re Invited to an Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine…
ARTolerance @ Swarthmore Presents: An Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine in celebration of International Day of Peace Sunday, September 22 at 7:30PM ARTolerance will celebrate the International Day of Peace with an evening of music, spoken word, visuals, and more from Israeli & Palestinian cultures. We hope to introduce aspirations through cultural expressions and provide bridges…
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Announcing Professor Krista Thomason as Coordinator
Prof. Krista Thomason will serve as Coordinator of the Peace and Conflict Studies program at Swarthmore College during the academic year 2019-2020. Prof. Thomason is an accomplished Associate Professor of Philosophy, who has served diligently on the Peace and Conflict Studies Committee for many years. She is wonderfully capable, and we are all certain to…
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“Mother, Daughter, Sister: Amae, Thamee, Ama”; a documentary film on the weaponization of rape in the Myanmar Conflict
The Southeast Asian Student Association will be hosting the film screening of ” Mother, Daughter, Sister: Ama, Thamee, Ama.” This is a documentary on the weaponization of rape in the Myanmar Conflict. The film screening will also include a discussion with director Jeanne Hallacy. The event is co sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies as well as…
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Conversation with Max Elbaum, longtime left organizer and author of Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che.
Conversation with Max Elbaum, longtime left organizer and author of Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. Tuesday April 16th, 7pm Kohlberg Hall, Scheuer Room Swarthmore College (free and open to the public). The third edition of Revolution in the Air was published in 2018 with a new forward by Alicia Garza, one of…
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September 16, 2018 Symposium hosted by Swarthmore College Peace & Conflict Studies — Resisting Anti-Semitism: Past and Present, Local and Global
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM “Resisting Anti-Semitism: Past and Present, Local and Global” is a symposium to be held at Swarthmore College’s LPAC Cinema on September 16th, 2018, co-hosted by Dr. Sa’ed Atshan of Peace and Conflict Studies and Rabbi Michael Ramberg of the Interfaith Center and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. The subject of…
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The World that Created Boko Haram: Gender and the Islamic Revolution in Northern Nigeria
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 4:30 PM — Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall The World that Created Boko Haram: Gender and the Islamic Revolution in Northern Nigeria Starting in 1999, twelve northern Nigerian states began the process of reimplementing full shari’ia penal codes in response to massive grassroots demand. A few years later, the process was widely…
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th Anniversary of his Death
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Join the Swarthmore College community as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the anniversary of his death through reflection, conversation, and education.