Tag: revolution
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The Living Dead or the Sonic Story of Male Bodies Behind Bars in Egypt
The Peace and Conflict Studies Department is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this talk, featuring Dr. Maria Frederika Malmström, taking place at Swarthmore College. Title: The Living Dead or the Sonic Story of Male Bodies Behind Bars in EgyptSpeaker: Dr. Maria Frederika Malmström, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Research Fellow; The Aga Khan University, LondonDate…
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Writing from the Wound: Literature and Disenchantment in Postwar Central America
“Writing from the Wound: Literature and Disenchantment in Postwar Central America” Nanci Buiza, Assistant Professor of Spanish Tuesday, December 12th, 4:15 PM McCabe Library Atrium Open to the Public Professor Buiza will examine how contemporary Central American writers have made literary art out of a heritage of violence, trauma, and social disaffection. Torn by decades…
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Doctors of the Revolution: Medicine and Violence in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
Doctors of the Revolution: Medicine and Violence in Egypt’s Tahrir Square Dr. Soha Bayoumi (Harvard University) Dr. Sherine Hamdy (Brown University) Friday, April 14, 2017 4:30pm Science Center 199 Swarthmore College Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and Co-Sponsored by Arabic, Biology, Health and Societies Program, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Pre-Med Office, Sociology and Anthropology, Lang…
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Why Do Protests Fail?
Please join us for a talk *tonight* by Swarthmore alum and Occupy Wall Street co-creator Micah White ’04. Why Do Protests Fail? Thursday March 30, 7-8:30 PM Science Center 101 Swarthmore College While an editor at Adbusters, White co-created the original idea for Occupy Wall Street. Building off his experience in and research on activism (including while a…
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Redefining Revolution & Nonviolence: Re-imagining Solidarity Across Race
As part of Black History Month activities, Matt Meyer, organizer, author, and editor of We Have Not Been Moved: Resisting Racism and Militarism (PM Press) discussed revolutionary nonviolence, privilege, solidarity, and alliance building in higher education. Wednesday, February 10, 2016 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall at Swarthmore College This event was free…
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Nefertiti’s Daughters: Street Art of the Egyptian Uprisings
From our friends in Modern Languages and Literatures Nefertiti’s Daughters: Street Art of the Egyptian Uprisings Director Mark Nickolas will be joining us for a screening of his award winning documentary Nefertiti’s Daughters (2015, 40 minutes) followed by a Q&A session. November 20, 2015; 2:15-4:00 p.m. Kohlberg Hall Room 228 Swarthmore College (directions) Nefertiti’s Daughters…
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Racialized-Gendered Partition and Dissensus in Bahrain’s Pearl Revolution
Frances S. Hasso, Associate Professor in Women’s Studies and Sociology at Duke University, will give a talk entitled: “Racialized-Gendered Partition and Dissensus in Bahrain’s Pearl Revolution” October 20, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. Science Center Room 199 This paper examines the co-production and “interarticulation” of racializing/sectarian and gendering dynamics in Bahrain as longstanding conflict between the…
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The Arab Spring, Four Years Later: Hope or Despair?
The Arab Spring, Four Years Later: Hope or Despair? Lecture by Dr. Sean Yom, Temple University Monday, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., Kohlberg Scheuer Room Four years on, the Arab Spring had generated wildly contrasting outcomes. From democratization in Tunisia to authoritarian revival in Egypt to civil war in Syria, the regional wave of popular protest…
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Welcome back and new PCS courses for Fall 2014
Welcome back to all staff, students, and faculty! We are off and running, having completed the first week of classes, and we look forward to an exciting semester. As students will know, the first two weeks of class constitute the drop-add period during which you can change your schedule. That means there is still time…
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Troubled Political Transitions: A Perspective from Egypt
Ann Mosely Lesch ’66, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, American University in Cairo, will present the 2014 Islamic Studies Annual Lecture, “Troubled Political Transitions: A Perspective from Egypt”. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 4:30 pm, Science Center Room 199 Swarthmore College Three years ago, Egyptians rose up to remove Hosni Mubarak’s corrupt authoritarian regime. Since then,…