THREE TALL WOMEN in the Frear!

Three Tall Women by Edward Albee

Performances: Feb. 25^th and 26^th at 8pm, Feb. 26^th and 27^th at 2pm

Three Tall Women renders the life of a 92-year-old woman whose life has been reduced to crying fits, frequent bathroom trips, a few rapidly decomposing memories, and the rare visit from her son. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Edward Albee offers an unflinching look at how ideals are born and abandoned, how grudges are formed and relinquished, and how love and grief pass continuously in and out of our lives. A darkly funny lament on death and dying, Three Tall Women explores the evolution of the self over the course of a life, inviting us to contemplate our deepest fears about love, legacy, and loss.

Honors Acting Majors Eva Amesse (’11), Nell Bang-Jensen (’11), and Isa St. Claire (’11), portray the three tall women of Albee’s masterpiece, playing against type by embracing a rigorously physical approach to character. They are joined by cast member Brian Ratcliffe (’11), in the role of the Son.

Professor Ted Herman (1913-2010) Swarthmore class of 1935

Ted Herman, an important figure in the development of Peace Studies, recently passed away. Prof. Herman lived not far from Swarthmore and was well known in the area. We would like to share this tribute from another major peace studies scholar, Dr. Ian Harris, and express our appreciation and condolences to Prof. Herman’s friends, family, and colleagues.

Ted Herman (1913-2010)

Prof. Lee Smithey, Nobel laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire, and Prof. Ted Herman at a Pendle Hill Peace Forum lecture at Swarthmore in March 2004

Ted Herman was a pioneer in the peace studies community. He was one of many Quaker scholar/midwives who helped nurture the field of peace studies in the 1960s. He founded a peace studies program at Colgate University at the height of the Vietnam war. This program now has both a minor and a major in peace and conflict studies.

Ted Herman grew up in West Philadelphia and was a soccer star in his youth. He did his undergraduate work at Swarthmore (graduating in 1935) and completed a Ph.D. in geography at the University of Washington. In the interim he taught in China. He joined the faculty at Colgate University as a professor of geography in 1955 and founded there in 1971 one of the earliest peace studies programs in the United States. He inspired many students to take seriously the study of nonviolence and to pursue careers devoted to peace. Largely because of Ted the Colgate program has a unique emphasis upon geography and trouble spots in the world–like the Middle East, Central America, Africa, or Central Asia–integrating trans-disciplinary academic approaches to war and peace with the study of particular regional conflicts.

Ted Herman was a fantastic mentor. He mentored me and many other young professors in the nineteen eighties who were attracted to the field of peace studies in response to the growing nuclear threat. I remember well meeting with him at COPRED (Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and Development) and International Peace Research Association (IPRA) conferences. His calm determination and self confidence convinced many of us that we could leave the shelter of our traditional disciplines and walk down the path of peace. Ted Herman understood well how the study of peace could enhance the academy and made it his life’s mission to promote it.

Ted Herman devoted considerable time to bringing together enemies on multiple sides of the Balkan conflict. In his retirement he often visited the Balkans trying to get Serbs to talk to people from Bosnia-Herzegovina. He helped establish a peace studies program in Macedonia. I remember him coming to Milwaukee in 1995 and meeting with an important Serbian bishop in the orthodox church and leaders from the Bosnian community.

Professor Ted Herman ’35

Towards the end of his life Ted Herman became convinced that the best way to promote peace studies was through peace research. He threw his considerable talents behind the International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF) a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1990 to further the purposes of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and enhance the processes of peace. With his support IPRAF has carried out peace research projects in the Balkans and the Middle East. It offers women from developing countries scholarships to study peace at the graduate level and provides small peace research grants to further the field of peace research. (For more information see http://www.iprafoundation.org/) Ted Herman reveled in the rich exchanges that took place at IPRA conferences where scholars from around the world shared their insights into ways to generate peace.

Ted Hermann is held in the hearts of hundreds of peace educators and social activists, like myself, who have been inspired by his quiet determination to promote nonviolence. His memorial service will take place Jan 22, 2011 at 1 p.m. at Lancaster Friends Meeting in Lancaster, PA. I would like encourage those of you who live in the area to consider attending this service to honor an important pioneer in the field of peace and conflict studies.

Ian Harris

Professor emeritus

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ted Herman (1913-2010)



Ted Herman was a pioneer in the peace studies community. He was one of many

Quaker scholar/midwives who helped nurture the field of peace studies in the

1960s.	He founded a peace studies program at Colgate University at the height

of the Vietnam war. This program now has both a minor and a major in peace and

conflict studies.



Ted Herman grew up in West Philadelphia and was a soccer star in his youth.  He

did his undergraduate work at Swarthmore (graduating in 1935) and completed a

Ph.D. in geography at the University of Washington.  In the interim he taught

in China.  He joined the faculty at Colgate University as a professor of

geography in 1955 and founded there in 1971 one of the earliest peace studies

programs in the United States. He inspired many students to take seriously the

study of nonviolence and to pursue careers devoted to peace. Largely because of

Ted the Colgate program has a unique emphasis upon geography and trouble spots

in the world--like the Middle East, Central America, Africa, or Central

Asia--integrating trans-disciplinary academic approaches to war and peace with

the study of particular regional conflicts.



Ted Herman was a fantastic mentor.  He mentored me and many other young

professors in the nineteen eighties who were attracted to the field of peace

studies in response to the growing nuclear threat. I remember well meeting with

him at COPRED (Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and Development) and

International Peace Research Association (IPRA) conferences. His calm

determination and self confidence convinced many of us that we could leave the

shelter of our traditional disciplines and walk down the path of peace. Ted

Herman understood well how the study of peace could enhance the academy and

made it his life?s mission to promote it.



Ted Herman devoted considerable time to bringing together enemies on multiple

sides of the Balkan conflict.  In his retirement he often visited the Balkans

trying to get Serbs to talk to people from Bosnia-Herzegovina.	He helped

establish a peace studies program in Macedonia. I remember him coming to

Milwaukee in 1995 and meeting with an important Serbian bishop in the orthodox

church and leaders from the Bosnian community.



Towards the end of his life Ted Herman became convinced that the best way to

promote peace studies was through peace research. He threw his considerable

talents behind the International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF)

a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1990 to further the purposes

of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and enhance the

processes of peace. With his support IPRAF has carried out peace research

projects in the Balkans and the Middle East.  It offers women from developing

countries scholarships to study peace at the graduate level and provides small

peace research grants to further the field of peace research. (For more

information see http://www.iprafoundation.org/) Ted Herman reveled in the rich

exchanges that took place at IPRA conferences where scholars from around the

world shared their insights into ways to generate peace.



Ted Hermann is held in the hearts of hundreds of peace educators and social

activists, like myself, who have been inspired by his quiet determination to

promote nonviolence. His memorial service will take place Jan 22, 2011 at 1

p.m. at Lancaster Friends Meeting in Lancaster, PA. I would like encourage

those of you who live in the area to consider attending this service to honor

an important pioneer in the field of peace and conflict studies.



Ian Harris

Prof. Dominic Tierney examines traditions of U.S. militarism

Prof. Dominic Tierney, a political scientist who serves on the Peace and Conflict Studies steering committee, has been busy during this academic year! Let me draw your attention to his latest book and public commentary.

How We Fight: Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War.

“How We Fight examines the American experience of war over the last two hundred years. The nation’s wars don’t repeat themselves, but they do rhyme. We like smiting tyrants, and we dislike dealing with the messy consequences. As we saw in Afghanistan and Iraq, this can be extremely dangerous for U.S. interests and values.”

Prof. Tierney discusses his work in a podcast of a lecture he delivered on campus.

[podcast]http://media.swarthmore.edu/faculty_lectures/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dominic_tierney-how_we_fight.mp3[/podcast]

How We Fight is available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

You can also read Professor Tierney’s November 2010 New York Times Op-Ed on constructive work by the U.S. military.

He appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered in November to discuss the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and themes (dark and hopeful) in the song that we might not usually consider.

[podcast]http://www.swarthmore.edu/news/audio/20101113_atc_05.mp3[/podcast]

He also wrote on the topic in The Atlantic where he writes a regular blog.

Other books by Tierney include:

Failing to win : perceptions of victory and defeat in international politics

FDR and the Spanish Civil War : neutrality and commitment in the struggle that divided America

As the popular nonviolent revolution in Egypt unfold today, I can point you to Prof. Tierney’s blog post “‘Our S.O.B.s’ and America’s Revolutionary Dilemma Abroad” at The Atlantic.

Teach-in on revolution in Egypt

Egypt in Revolt

A teach-in on Egypt’s revolution

with Professors Farha Ghannam, Tariq al-Jamil and Shane Minkin

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2011

12:30-2:00 PM

SCIENCE CENTER 101

Swarthmore College

Maps and directions to campus are available.

Download a flyer.

Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff marched in solidarity

with the people of Egypt on Tuesday, February 1, 2011.

(photo by E. Kostans)

Perpetual Peace Project Kickoff Lecture at Haverford

Our colleagues over at Haverford College have an announcement about an upcoming lecture:

Kickoff lecture for the Perpetual Peace Project, a collaboration between the Slought Foundation, the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, and the Hurford Humanities Center

February 10, 2011; 7:00PM

KINSC Sharpless Auditorium

Contact:

Hurford Humanities Center

610-795-6518

jweissin@haverford.edu

What to make of popular resistance in Egypt?

For commentary on the ongoing popular resistance in Egypt, visit this interview with a friend of PCS, Professor Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco and chair of the program in Middle Eastern Studies. Juan Cole’s blog, Informed Comment, is also a helpful resource.

Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco and chair of the program in Middle Eastern Studies.

Here is a must-see report on the nonviolent organizing behind the uprising.

For global context on the proliferation of strategic nonviolent action:

Batik Sale and Faculty Dance Concert: February 5 at 8PM

Prior to and following the Faculty Dance Concert on Saturday February 5th, there will be a sale of tie and dye and batik fabric to benefit Bohee women’s cooperative in Ghana. Tablecloths, napkins, assorted other items as well as fabric yardage will be available. All funds raised return to the women of this cooperative, located in the village of Dodowa, Ghana. This program was begun by alumna Tamara DeMoor, a Lang Scholar in collaboration with Professor Nii Yartey and Professor Sharon Friedler.

Join the faculty of the Dance program (Department of Music and Dance) for an engaging evening of varied choreography in the Pearson Hall Theatre (Mainstage) of Lang Performing Arts Center on February 5 at 8PM. The program includes Ballet, Modern, Kathak, African, and video dances.

For further information please contact Tara Webb at twebb1@swarthmore.edu or 610.328.8260.

Batik Sale and Faculty Dance Concert: February 5 at 8PM

For further information please contact Tara Webb at twebb1@swarthmore.edu or 610.328.8260.

Helen North Lecture, March 3, 2011

Thomas Mitchell will speak on “Athenian Democracy: Origins and Ideals” in Science Center 101 on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 7:30 pm for the eleventh annual Helen North lecture, sponsored by the Office of the President and the Department of Classics. Dr. Mitchell was Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, from 1991-2001. He was a member of the Swarthmore Classics Department from 1966 to 1979, after which he was Professor of Latin and then Provost at Trinity College. A reception will follow and all are welcome.

Nonviolent Peaceforce information session

You may have heard David Hartsough (co-founder of Nonviolent Peaceforce) speak in the Scheuer Room last semester about the historical and ongoing development of nonviolent responses to injustice and global and local social, economic, and environmental problems. Several students expressed an interest in the local chapter of Nonviolent Peaceforce, so the local chapter is holding an information session to share more about the work of the organization and how you can get involved.

Thursday, January 27, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility

Keith Room

Swarthmore College

This meeting will provide students with an opportunity to learn about Nonviolent Peaceforce and find out how it facilitates peace in conflicted regions.

Nonviolent Peaceforce is an unarmed, professional civilian peacekeeping force that works in conflict zones worldwide (Current projects in Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Sudan).

The organization’s mission is to build a large-scale, trained, international civilian nonviolent peaceforce. Nonviolent Peaceforce is sent to conflict areas to prevent death and destruction and protect human rights, thus creating the space for local groups to enter into dialogue and to seek peaceful resolution to local conflicts.

View short videos, enjoy conversations with local Nonviolent Peaceforce supporters, and consider how to get involved.

For more information about Nonviolent Peaceforce, please visit www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org

Maps and directions to campus are available at http://www.swarthmore.edu/visitordash/dash_visitors.php

A flyer is attached to this email

Sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies and the local chapter of Nonviolent Peaceforce