[ Events Archive 2012-13]

[Speaker Series, Fall 2012 ]

FAU’s Peace Studies Program, established in 1999 within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, has brought together students, faculty, and community members to explore pathways to peace and the process of peacebuilding. As an interdisciplinary program, Peace Studies draws from a broad range of fields: anthropology, literary studies, political science, communication, history, ethics, social work and many more to offer an undergraduate certificate designed to complement a traditional major in any field. The FAU Peace Studies Program sponsors speakers specializing in peace studies related issues, free and open to the public thanks so the generosity of the Chastain-Johnson Fund and the Schmidt Family Foundation.  For more information about FAU’s Peace Studies Program, visit www.fau.edu/peacestudies, Facebook, and Twitter.

When the Mountains Tremble. Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates 1983/83 min. Film/Discussion with Introduction by Inbal Mazar (Ph.D. candidate, Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature). Wednesday, November 7. Introduction by Inbal Mazar (Ph.D. candidate, Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature). Part of the “Political Images from Latin America” Latin American Film Festival Series Co-sponsored by Peace Studies, organized by Dr. Carla Calargé at 561-297-2533, ccalarge@fau.edu.

The Age of Muslim Democracy? Prospects and Challenges
Lecture by Mehmet Gurses, Assistant Professor, Political Science, FAU. Tuesday, November 6, 3-4:30 PM, in SC 179, FAU Boca Raton. Free and open to the public. 

CANCELLATION because of Hurricane Sandy (postponed until Spring 2013, date TBA)
Jorge Sanjinés’ ‘All-Encompassing Sequence Shot’:
From Revolutionary Practice to Indigenismo? Lecture by Dr. Dennis Hanlon, Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland),Thursday, November 1. Part of the “Political Images from Latin America” Latin American Film Festival Series Co-sponsored by Peace Studies, organized by Dr. Carla Calargé at 561-297-2533, ccalarge@fau.edu.

Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês (How Tasty was My Little Frenchman).  Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1971/ 84 min., Film/discussion with Introduction by Dr. Gerald Sim (School of Communication and Multimedia Studies).Wednesday, October 24. Part of the “Political Images from Latin America” Latin American Film Festival Series Co-sponsored by Peace Studies, organized by Dr. Carla Calargé at 561-297-2533, ccalarge@fau.ed 

The Muslims Are Coming: Racism and the Politics of Empire
Lecture by Deepa Kumar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Media Studies and Middle East Studies at Rutgers University,Thursday, October 18, 7:00PM, Co-sponsored by Peace Studies.

El Violin (The Violin ) . Francisco Vargas, 2005, 98 min. 
Film/discussion with Introduction by Dr. Chris Robé (School of Communication and Multimedia Studies). Wednesday, October 17. Part of the “Political Images from Latin America” Latin American Film Festival Series Co-sponsored by Peace Studies, organized by Dr. Carla Calargé at 561-297-2533, ccalarge@fau.ed

También la lluvia (Even the Rain). Icíar Bollaín, 2010, 103 min. 
Film/discussion with Introduction byIntroduction by Dr. Michael Horswell (Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature). Wednesday, October 10. Part of the “Political Images from Latin America” Latin American Film Festival Series Co-sponsored by Peace Studies, organized by Dr. Carla Calargé at 561-297-2533, ccalarge@fau.ed

Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti 
Lecture by Jeb Sprague, University of California, Santa Barbara. Thurs, September 27, 2-4 PM, PA 101, FAU Boca Raton.