In the first decades of the twentieth-century Vienna was a locus for cultural and intellectual innovation, as well as for radical politics of left and right. This symposium brings together a group of leading interdisciplinary scholars to explore the interactions of art, music, and cultural politics in the decades preceding the rise of National Socialism and […]
Performed by Stephanie Weiss (mezzo-soprano) and Christina Wright-Ivanova (piano), as part of the Vienna, 1890-1938: Capital of Tradition, Innovation, Promise, and Peril symposium.
The Integration and Belonging Hub Webinar Series presents Sandra Grudic, who will ponder the messiness of belonging, drawing upon her refugee — and non-refugee — experiences.
This panel discussion will explore the transnational nature of humanitarian aid in Myanmar two years after a coup ushered in military rule there, including challenges, dilemmas, and everyday politics of aid and advocacy in Myanmar, including among a growing diaspora of Burmese activists abroad.
Explore the transnational nature of humanitarian aid in Myanmar two years after a coup ushered in military rule there.
Please join us for a conversation about the attacks in Israel on October 7, what is currently happening in Gaza, and what it has to do with us.
Please join us for a conversation about the attacks in Israel on October 7th, what is currently happening in Gaza, and what it has to do with us.
To better understand antisemitism and how to address its many manifestations, three scholars will discuss historical antisemitism, how the present form relates to other hatreds, and the efforts that have been made to combat it.
On the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, this workshop gathers an international group of scholars to examine the construction of memory and legacy.
A woman’s magical, multi-generational, healing journey from the Armenian Genocide to the Syrian war in the tradition of Hakawati storytelling.
18 October 2024 | 4:15 p.m. | Higgins Lounge |Dana Commons Speaker: Sa’ed Atshan (Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College) Understanding Gaza: Tracing Violence and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel No recording of this event is available. Sponsored by the Strassler Center […]
Speakers: Frances Tanzer (Rose Professor of Holocaust Studies and Modern Jewish History and Culture, Strassler Center) Johanna Vollhardt (Associate Professor, Psychology and Director, Peace and Conflict Studies) Already before October 7, institutions (including colleges and universities) began to adopt narrow definitions of antisemitism—especially the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition—and use them for purposes outside of […]
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