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CCDS Event Series Begins with Discussion of Effective Altruism
none On Monday, February 25, the Center for Critical Democracy Studies (CCDS) hosted a discussion on the topic “Famine, affluence and democracy: the politics of effective altruism.” Speaking on the occasion was Ted Lechterman, a political theorist known f ...
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CWT Starts the Year with a Successful Spring Semester
none We’re only halfway through 2019 and AUP’s Center for Writers & Translators (the CWT) – a research center dedicated to literary endeavors – already has much to report. The CWT’s mission is to promote literary activity, particularly in relation to ...
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Author Eduardo Halfon in Conversation with Daniel Medin
none On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the Center for Writers & Translators (CWT) hosted Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon for a discussion of his literary works with Professor Daniel Medin, the CWT’s Associate Director. Halfon is the author of 14 books, ...
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Anti-Fascism as a Differentially Mobilizing Ideology: Anti-Imperialism and the Failed Globalization of the European Left, 1935-1979 | DEMOS21
none Image https://www.aup.edu/sites/default/files/images/widget-assets/image/D21_Social_Chamedes_0.jpg 0 The Center for Critical Democracy Studies invites you to join a presentation by Giuliana Chamedes, Mellon-Morgridge Professor of European Internation ...
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New technologies of warfare – the challenges raised by Autonomous Weapons Systems and Cyberwarfare
none Of the main challenges with autonomous weapon systems lies in the difficulty of anticipating their effects. From a humanitarian perspective, they risk harming civilians, and they increase the risk of conflict escalation. From a legal perspective, the ...
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Film Screening: From the Journals of Jean Seberg (Mark Rappaport, 1995)
none Please note: the event begins with a wine reception at 18h15. Film screening begins promptly at 19h, followed by a Q&A with the director. From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995) is a profoundly illuminating exploration of Jean Seberg’s career fro ...
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Made With. Flux culturels et matériels entre appréciation et appropriation culturelles
none Cette séance s'inscrit dans notre thématique annuelle Déconstruire l'histoire de la mode parisienne: vers un récit déhiérarchisé. L’histoire de la mode écrite jusqu'à aujourd'hui est principalement une histoire de la haute couture ...
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Fashion Industry Talks: Professional Perspectives – Internships in the Fashion Industry
none This edition of Fashion Industry Talks addresses internships in the fashion industry. Four speakers from different parts of the professional field of fashion will talk about their careers and paths into the industry. Students will have the opportunit ...
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Book Launch of The Cambridge Handbook of Democratic Education & Workshop on the Future of Democratic Education
none Democratic education is central to the functioning and flourishing of modern multicultural democracies, and yet it is subject to increasing public controversy and political pressure. Waning public trust in government institutions, sustained attacks o ...
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The Limits of Democracy- Book Discussion with Prof. Marcos Nobre
none In this timely book, Brazilian political philosopher Marcos Nobre analyzes the social and political roots of the election of Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency of Brazil and shows how this process is connected to the rise of new far-right movements thr ...