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After September 11th Symposia
Sponsored by the University of Oregon Senate Ad-Hoc Committee
Winter 2002 Program
In an efforts to facilitate education and informed discussion-from a
variety
of perspectives-on the events of September 11th and their aftermath, the
University
of Oregon Senate Ad-Hoc Committee charged with coordinating the
university's
response is sponsoring a series of panel presentations and discussions
during
Winter term 2002.
Symposia will meet Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:30 PM in 100 Willamette
Hall,
according to the schedule below. Each week will feature presentations
and discussions
that draw on the particular perspectives, specializations, and expertise
of
University of Oregon schools, departments, and programs, as well as
individual
faculty engaged in teaching and research on topics that inform our
understanding
of the September 11th crisis and subsequent developments.
Schedule of Events (all meet in 100 Willamette at
4:00 PM)
Wednesday, January 30: Philosophy Looks at the War: Race,
Gender, Ethics.
Naomi Zack, Barbara Andrew, Cheyney Ryan (Department of Philosophy).
Wednesday, February 6: September 11th and the Changing
Geopolitical
Context. Alexander Murphy and Shaul Cohen (Department of Geography).
Wednesday, February 13: September 11th and its Aftermath in the
News-Reporting
on the Reporting (School of Journalism).
Wednesday, February 20: September 11th Crisis in Historical
Perspective.
Daniel Pope, Arif Dirlik, Matthew Dennis (Department of History).
Wednesday, February 27: The Legal World After September 11
(School of
Law).
Wednesday, March 6: Women and the Nation in the Middle East and
the
U.S.
Diane Baxter, Anthropology; Linda Kintz, English (Concerned Faculty for
Peace
and Justice).
All meetings are free of charge and open to the
public.
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