Tag: Peace and Conflict Studies
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Beshara Doumani, Director of Middle East Studies at Brown University, to visit Swarthmore PCS on Monday, March 26, 2018
Join the Progam in Peace & Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College for a lecture presented by Prof. Beshara Doumani. Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 Time: 4:30-6:00 PM Location: Kohlberg 228 Between House and Orchard: Family, Shariʿa and the Making of the Modern Middle East In writings about Islam, women, and modernity in the Middle East, family and religion…
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Pádraig Ó Tuama Visits Swarthmore: The Art And Soul Of Peace – Poetry, Story and Complications from Northern Ireland’s Peace Process
Video of Padraig Ó Tuama’s poetry reading is now available: The Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Swarthmore College is thrilled to announce the visit of Pádraig Ó Tuama to campus. Friday, April 6, 2018 at 2:30 PMMcCabe Library Atrium at Swarthmore CollegeMaps and DirectionsDownload a flyer The Art And Soul Of Peace – Poetry, Story and Complications…
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Prof. Krista Thomason: Faculty Lecture Tomorrow
Krista Thomason, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Member, Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty Committee Tuesday, Feb. 13th, 4:15PM McCabe Library Atrium Child Soldiers and Moral Responsibility “It is common to think that child soldiers cannot be morally responsible for the violence they commit: not only are they underage, they typically are forced to join paramilitary units, they…
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Spring 2018 Course Offerings
The Peace and Conflict Studies program at Swarthmore College is happy to share its course offerings for the Spring 2018 semester. 21 courses are eligible for program credit, including 4 courses taught within the Peace and Conflict Studies program and 17 cross-listed courses. Click here to download the list of eligible courses. More information on Peace and Conflict Studies…
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UPCOMING WORKSHOP — Weaving the Threads: Intersectionality, Sustainability & Environmental Justice
How do we identify and address intersectional concerns (e.g. from racism, to poverty, to militarism, to homelessness, and more) in our sustainability work and activism? How do we connect our various initiatives within a framework of environmental justice? How do we communicate these visions with others? On Monday, November 20, join Peace and Conflict Studies and Environmental Studies for a workshop with…
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From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the U.S. and Agent Orange – A Book Talk with the Authors
On Thursday, November 2, Peace and Conflict Studies will welcome the authors of From Enemies to Partners- Vietnam, the U.S. and Agent Orange. The lecture will take place at 4:15 PM in the Scheuer Room of Kohlberg Hall. Download and print a flyer. Dr. Charles Bailey (Swarthmore ’67) is Director Emeritus of the the Aspen Institute Agent Orange…
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Provost of Brown University, Dr. Richard Locke, Will Visit Swarthmore on November 3, 2017
Richard M. Locke is provost of Brown University and professor of political science and public and international affairs. At the time of his appointment as provost in July 2015, Locke served as the Howard R. Swearer Director of the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown. Locke is an internationally respected scholar and…
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Faculty Votes Unanimously to Approve Regular Major in Peace and Conflict Studies
Following the unanimous vote of the faculty, the College has now formally approved a Regular Major in Peace and Conflict Studies here at Swarthmore. Toward the end of the 19th century (1888 to be exact), the first course in peace studies anywhere in the world was taught here at Swarthmore, and our program was established…
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WHAT HAPPENED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE? A Teach-in on October 5, 2017
Peace and Conflict Studies faculty member Lee Smithey will be joined by Bruce Dorsey (History), Nina Johnson (Sociology and Black Studies), Jamie Thomas (Linguistics), and Gina Patnaik (English Literature) for a panel discussion on the recent violence in Charlottesville, VA. The event will take place on Thursday, October 5 at 6:00pm in the Lang Performing…
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Human Rights Hummus: A Podcast Produced by Peace and Conflict Studies Alumni
Swarthmore Peace and Conflict Studies recent graduates Lily Tyson and Marissa Cohen have already produced three episodes of their new podcast, “Human Rights Hummus: Voices of the Holy Land.” Lily and Marissa interview Israelis and Palestinians and record their stories, teaching listeners “what their lives are like and about what is going on with this occupation today,…