An interesting and useful discussion thread on the Peace and Collaborative Development network site offers the opportunity for scholars and practictioners to compare notes on the most essential books in the field.
Guide to Nonviolence in Practice
Some of you may be interested in joining the Peace and Collaborative Development Network to connect with other students and professionals with similar interests.
For one example, see Craig Zelizer’s recent post “A Guide to Nonviolence in Practice” and the comments that follow about resources on nonviolent action.
Honors examiners visit campus
The Peace and Conflict Studies program was honored and privileged to host two outstanding peace studies scholars May 21-23, 2009. Lester Kurtz and Joe Liechty, from George Mason University and Goshen College respectively, came to the college to examine two of our graduating seniors in the honors program. We appreciate both the students’ and the examiners’ work and the stimulating exchange of ideas and experience. We look forward to maintaining relationships with Professor Kurtz and Professor Liechty and their respective programs.
Dr. Lester Kurtz – George Mason University
Lester R. Kurtz
Lester Kurtz is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University, where he teaches peace and conflict studies, comparative sociology of religion, globalization, nonviolence, social movements, and social theory and is helping to shape a new Ph.D. program in Public Sociology. He holds a Master??s degree in Religion from Yale and a? Ph.D. degree in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He is the editor of a three-volume Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, co-editor of Nonviolent Social Movements, and The Web of Violence as well as author of books and articles including Gods in the Global Village, The Nuclear Cage, and The Politics of Heresy. Lester is the past chair of the Peace and Justice Studies Association as well as the Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association, which awarded him its Robin Williams Distinguished Career Award in 2005.
Joseph Liechty
Dr. Joseph Liechty – Goshen College
Joseph Liechty is Plowshares Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies and serves as the Chair of the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies Department at Goshen College, in Goshen, Indiana.? A scholar, peace practitioner and mission worker in Ireland for 23 years, Joe most recently served as the graduate program coordinator and lecturer in reconciliation studies at Trinity College Dublin (Belfast campus) and was also a mission associate with Mennonite Mission Network. He previously co-directed the Moving Beyond Sectarianism project for the Irish School of Ecumenics. He has written extensively on sectarianism, reconciliation and Irish history and co-authored Moving Beyond Sectarianism: Religion, Conflict, and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland with Cecelia Clegg. Joe received his bachelor’s degree in history from Goshen College and his doctoral degree in Irish History from St. Patrick’s College in Ireland.
Watch video excerpts from MACBETH in Crumhenge
Video excerpts from this spring’s production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in Crumhenge are available here. Enjoy!
Quakers, Quietism, and Activism
Professor Ellen Ross, who serves on the Peace and Conflict Studies committee, and Chris Densmore, Curator of the Friends Historical Library will join Elaine Pryce, Pendle Hill’s Henry J. Cadbury Scholar for 2008-9 to discuss Quietism and Quakerism in the Barn at Pendle Hill on Thursday night, May 28, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Visit Pendle Hill’s website for more information and directions.
Watch Excerpts from the Spring Student Dance Concert 2009!
Click here to see excerpts from the Spring Student Dance Concert 2009.
Watch Excerpts from the Spring Student Dance Concert 2009!
Click here to see excerpts from the Spring Student Dance Concert 2009.
Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Lang Center for our annual picnic yesterday in order to socialize and congratulate our graduating seniors of the class of ’09!
- Julian Chender
- Jonathan Leung
- Maurice Weeks
- Reina Chano
- Ian Yarett
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to sit outside because of the rain, but we enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and welcome new students, and we presented Prof. Amanda Bayer with a gift to mark her eleven years of service to the program. Prof. Bayer coordinated the program for at least four of those years and has made many important contributions. We appreciate her leadership!
Peace and Conflict Studies minors Kevin Kim ’12, Reina Chano ’09, Jonathan Leung ’09, and Maurice ’09 enjoy some of the delectables during our indoor picnic.
MACBETH Performance Canceled Monday, May 4
The ‘rain date’ performance of MACBETH on Monday, May 4 is canceled.
Activism shapes student life at Swarthmore
A recent article that appeared in The Phoenix offers a historical perspective on peace and justice activism at the college.
“During her time at Swarthmore, Miriam Feingold Real ’63 was no stranger to the county jails. An ardent activist who was involved in organizing many of the demonstrations against segregation in Chester, Pennsylvania and Cambridge, Maryland, Real believed that sometimes sacrifices had to be made in the name of social justice. ‘Some of the activities we were involved in ended up with us being arrested,’ Real said. ‘I remember spending several days in jail with my school books from Swarthmore, attempting to do my homework and study.’ Real is only one of many students in the history of the college who have translated their concern with social justice into explicit activism. This dual dedication to academics and social change has been a mark of Swarthmore’s reputation for years, but few have questioned to what extent it is a part of the College’s history.” … Read the whole story by HANNAH PURKEY in the March 5, 2009 issue of The Phoenix.