UMaine Socialist, Marxist Studies Fall Lecture Series Announced
Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860; George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Socialist-Marxist Studies Lecture Series for fall 2006 offers a schedule of controversial and thought-provoking lectures on topics ranging from the events and crises in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Bosnia and Latin and South America to the degradation of civil liberties in a post-911 America.
Lectures featuring guest speakers, UMaine professors and student perspectives on potentially life-changing issues of international importance are offered 12:30-1:45 p.m. Thursdays in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union, unless otherwise noted. They are free and open to the public. The series is co-sponsored by the Marxist-Socialist Studies Interdisciplinary Minor, Maine Peace Action Committee, Campus Activities and Events, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Speakers’ topics are intended to raise thought-provoking questions, but do not necessarily present socialist or Marxist viewpoints. For additional information, contact professor Doug Allen, coordinator, Marxist-Socialist Studies, The Maples, University of Maine, Orono, at (207) 581-3860 or e-mail: douglas.allen@umit.maine.edu.
The schedule is as follows:
Sept. 21
Religion and Violence Today, with professor Doug Allen, philosophy
Sept. 28
Update on Iraq: Future U.S. Plans for the Middle East, with Dahr Jamail, an extraordinary independent journalist who has been reporting from Iraq since 2003. Writing for Inter Press Service and The Asia Times, published in The Nation and The Guardian, and appearing on the “Democracy Now!” and the BBC, his influential website is dahrjamailiraq.com. He also will deliver the Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture, titled “The Ground Truth Today in Iraq,” at 7:30 p.m., 100 Donald P. Corbett Business Building.
Oct. 5
The Crisis in Lebanon, with Imad Durra and Wassim Mazraany, Lebanese physicians, born and raised in Lebanon, and now living in the Bangor area
Oct. 12
Military Force and Empire: Latin America and the School of the Americas, with Lisa Sullivan, peace and justice activist who works with the School of the America’s Watch and for Venezuela Information Center in Washington. With the Maryknoll sisters, she lived and worked for 25 years in Venezuela, and has been active in Mexico, Bolivia and other parts of Latin America.
Oct. 19
A Conversation with Iranian Graphic Novelist Marjane Satrapi
(Room 130, Little Hall)
Marjane Satrapi, influential Iranian graphic novelist and author of the widely acclaimed novel Persepolis, will talk about the realities of her home country Iran and the Muslim world today. She will be interviewed by Alicia Anstead of the Bangor Daily News before participating in a general question-and-answer and discussion period.
Oct. 26
Disappearing Civil Liberties: Abuse of Power Post 9/11, with Shenna Bellows, executive director of the Maine Civil Liberties Union
Nov. 2
From the Fourth to the Fifth Republic: Hugo Ch