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Next...Mahmood Mamdani on Darfur, Politics, and the War on TerrorThursday, May 14 Mahmood Mamdani's newest book, Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror, takes a unique look at the crisis in Darfur within the context of the history of Sudan and examines the world’s response to that crisis. Mahmood Mamdani is Lehman Professor of Anthropology and Political Science and Director of the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University. One of Foreign Policy’s top 100 global public intellectuals, Mamdani is the author of such recent notable books as Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism; When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and Genocide in Rwanda; and Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, The Cold War, and the Roots of Terror. UpcomingRESCHEDULED: Mark Gevisser on The Future of the South African DreamTuesday, May 26 The May 5 event with Mark Gevisser has been rescheduled for May 26. Mark Gevisser is currently The Nation’s Southern African correspondent. In South Africa, his work has appeared in the Mail & Guardian, the Sunday Independent, the Sunday Times and many magazines and periodicals. Internationally, he has written widely on South African politics, culture and society, in publications ranging from Vogue and the New York Times to Foreign Affairs and Art in America. Cosponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Political Science Department, the African Studies Workshop, and the Human Rights Program. Read Gevisser's report for CIS on the significance of the Obama victory to South Africans... |
in their own words...“The similarities between Iraq and Darfur are remarkable...But the violence in the two places is named differently. In Iraq, it is said to be a cycle of insurgency and counter-insurgency; in Darfur, it is called genocide. Why the difference? Who does the naming? Who is being named? What difference does it make?” - Mahmood Mamdani, LRB  Watch Professor Rashid Khalidi's discussion of the Cold War and American dominance in the Middle East. (Part of the World Beyond the Headlines series.) Keep currentDon't forget to mark our upcoming events on your calendar and take advantage of our online resources! We've also created a new Educator Newsletter specifically for teachers, administrators and anyone interested in student curriculum development. Sign up now! E-mail us at cis.news@uchicago.edu and let us know what you think. We're always eager to hear from you. |
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