Showing posts with label Lectures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lectures. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Join the discussion with Dr. Jeff Halper

Colleagues and students are all welcome to attend a guest discussion by Jeff Halper, an Israeli anthropologist and founder of ICAHD (The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions), who will be on campus Wednesday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. He will be speaking in LA3-106 which is located next to the Women's Resource Center.

Dr. Halper is the author of two books and has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The title of his talk is: "Building Bridges Between Progressive Israelis and Progressive Palestinians." The talk is a great opportunity to attend and learn more about the conflict currently going on in the Middle East.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Ramachandra Guha: Distinguished Speaker on March 16th

The Yadunandan Center for India Studies and College of  Liberal Arts are pleased to announce that Ramachandra Guha, generally considered one of India’s leading intellectuals, will give the Ninth Annual Uka and Nalini Solanki Lecture on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Residing in Bangalore, Guha has an extraordinary range of writings, and has published  seminal works on the history of cricket, and the environmental and modern political history of the subcontinent.  He is an eloquent and engaging speaker. Admission is free, and students and whole classes are invited. Beginning at 6 p.m., there is a reception with Indian food prior to Guha’s lecture. Please send a brief email RSVP if you are planning to attend. We look forward to seeing you in March.