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Oct
20

Manufacturing ‘Terrorism’

The Media and the Red Army Faction, 1970-1977

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Library Gallery

Date & Time

October 20, 2016, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Hanno Balz, Visiting Assistant Professor, History, Johns Hopkins University, Kreiger School of Arts & Science In the aftermath of the revolt of the 1960s, the discourse on politics in West...

Oct
4

MLLI FILM FESTIVAL

Documentary Screening + Q&A with Director Bocafloja

Location

University Center : Rm. 310

Date & Time

October 4, 2016, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Description

Nana dijo. Irresolute Radiography of Black Consciousness (2015) is a documentary film about the Afro-descendant experience in the Americas (Uruguay, Honduras, Mexico, Argentina and the U.S.). ...

Sep
14

Leonard Schwartz Lecture: The Poetics of Conversation

Translation, Benjamin Fondane, and the New Babel

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Rm. 216

Date & Time

September 14, 2016, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

In the course of his lecture, Leonard Schwartz will discuss his two recent publications, The New Babel: Towards A Poetics of the Mid-East Crises (University of Arkansas Press) and Benjamin...