Tucson Humanities Festival 2017
Tucson Humanities Festival 2017: Resistance & Revolution, a series of topical lectures, panel discussions and events, including noteworthy guests, presented by theUA College of Humanities.Dramatic shifts in human history tend to spring from small acts of resistance and revolution. Moments of principled defiance, quiet dissent and thundering discord create profound change: toppled governments, religious schisms and abrupt disruptions in the ways we live. What leads to those movements and those cultural breaking points? What comes after?What can the acts of resistance and revolution in the past reveal about the modern world?
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Punk Prayer: Pussy Riot's Fight for Global Freedom of Expression
Nadya Tolokonnikova is a conceptual artist and political activist from Russia and the founder of the art collective Pussy Riot, which has been the world’s most prominent art group in recent years and a global symbol of activism. In a 2012 protest that attracted international attention, Nadya was...
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Forces Unleashed: Why The Spanish Civil War Still Maters
Scholars have called The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) a “fratricidal war in Europe’s backwater.” The conflict became much more, galvanizing adversaries on the left and the right and serving as a prelude to the Second World War. More than 60 years later, that “war in Europe’s backwater” and its...
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Exploring The Universe: Science and Humanities United
In the 21st century, space exploration transcends national boundaries and has the potential to bring humanity together. Scientific collaboration has transformed the rivalries of the Cold War era into a shared search for knowledge. Dante Lauretta, principal investigator for the OSIRIS-REx mission,...
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Imperfect Legacy: From National Liberation to Meaningful Freedom in Africa
The push for independence in African nations was ultimately an incomplete process, with the people often left to wrestle with a partial, imperfect legacy. The various transitions to independence from Ghana to South Africa produced uneven results that do not fit neatly into narratives of “failure”...
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Symbols of Revolution: Legacies of Luther in Germany
PRESENTED BY: Steven D. Martinson UA GERMAN STUDIES Martin Luther’s intemperate writings and unabashed public statements caused a whirlwind of religious and political turmoil that has reverberated across centuries. How has Luther been portrayed and employed at critical times of revolt and...
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Crown Vs Cross: Resistance and Resilience of Religion in the Roman Empire
PRESENTED BY: Grant Adamson, Cynthia White & Courtney Friesen UA RELIGIOUS STUDIES & CLASSICS Ed Wright UA JUDAIC STUDIES Shifting ideologies over the history of the Roman Empire exposed different religious minorities to violence and repression. This panel will explore the range of expressions of...
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Tucson Humanities Festival 2017: Resistance & Revolution, a series of topical lectures, panel discussions and events, including noteworthy guests, presented by theUA College of Humanities.Dramatic shifts in human history tend to spring from small acts of resistance and revolution. Moments of principled defiance, quiet dissent and thundering discord create profound change: toppled governments, religious schisms and abrupt disruptions in the ways we live. What leads to those movements and those cultural breaking points? What comes after?What can the acts of resistance and revolution in the past reveal about the modern world?
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