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“In this deeply original book, Darryl Li paints a vivid portrait of jihadist universalism and its mobilization both for and against imperial power. Thought-provoking and beautifully written, The Universal Enemy raises important questions about the legalities, conduct, and effects of global violence in all its forms.” — Lauren Benton, Vanderbilt University
"Darryl Li offers superb insight into a figure that shapes so much law and policy but is little understood—the 'universal enemy,' the foreign Muslim fighter. Telling the stories of these mujahids, their motivations and aspirations, with exceptional empathy and detail, he challenges much of what we think we know. The Universal Enemy offers a new and compelling way of understanding universalism and violence, empire and solidarity.” — Anthony Anghie, National University of Singapore and University of Utah
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| | WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11Harris School of Public Policy
Decoding China @1871 with Hao Wu Hao Wu, Director
5:30pm, 1871, Suite 1212, East Room 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL Registration Requested
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| | THURSDAY, Dec. 12International House, Museum of Science and Industry
Infinite Futures: A World Without Vaccines
Panel Discussion
6:30pm, International House, Assembly Hall 1414 E 59th St., Chicago, IL Must purchase a ticket to attend
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| | Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality Cinema 53: Little Woods
Brittany Mostiller
7:00pm, Harper Theater 5238 S Harper Ave., Chicago, IL
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| | FRIDAY, Dec. 13International House, American Council on Germany
From the Peaceful Revolution to German Unification
Markus Meckel, Council of the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
12:00pm, International House, Assembly Hall 1414 E 59th St., Chicago, IL Registration Required
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| | Dec. 11The Newberry ColloquiumFarren Yero, Duke University 3:30pm, Newberry Library, Towner Fellows’ Lounge
Refreshments will be provided 60 W Walton St., Chicago, IL
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| | Dec. 12Seminary Co-OpDeirdre Nansen McCloskey 6:00pm, Seminary Co-Op
5751 S Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL
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| | Dec. 17Seminary Co-OpJanek Wasserman, University of Alabama 6:00pm, Seminary Co-Op
5751 S Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL
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| | | Jan. 17CISSREmpires and Atlantics Forum Patrick Griffin, University of Notre Dame 12:00pm, CISSR Suite, Room 105 Refreshments will be provided 5828 S. University Ave., Chicago, IL
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| | Through Dec. 15Smart Museum of Art
Bread, Butter, and Power Meleko Mokgosi
Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, IL
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| | Through Dec. 23The University of Chicago Library
Exhibit: Understanding North Korea Through Stamps Jee-Young Park Regenstein Library, 5th Floor Reading Room
1100 E 57th St., Chicago, IL
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| | Lost Iraqi Protesters and a Government Crackdown
CISSR Field Research Grant recipient Ramzy Mardini was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article investigating the recent crackdown on protests in Iraq. Amid the disorder, factions in the country’s security forces make it difficult for families to find missing protesters and for the government to reassert control. Read more here…
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| | Matchmaking in the Developmental States:Institutionalization of Organ Donation in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Tracing organ donation policy in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, CISSR Field Research Grant recipient Wan-Zi Lu discusses policy development and regulatory frameworks in all three countries as well as the political considerations that shaped their implementation. Read more here...
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| | Countering Violent Extremism: Policies, Politics, and Debates
In the Democratic presidential primary, multiple candidates have introduced new Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) plans focusing on the threat of white nationalist violence. An article by Rewire.News explores why Muslim civil rights groups may oppose these plans, and Darryl Li, a CISSR faculty fellow, was quoted in a discussion of the implications of the wider public discourse. Read more here...
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| | | | | | Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Summer and Academic Year Fellowships This fellowship program is currently accepting applications | | | |
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| | | | | | Populism and Theopolitical Charisma Graduate Student Competition Call for AbstractsFrom Occupy Wall Street to Brexit, contemporary, global forms of populism have allied with claims and counter-claims to sovereignty and territorial borders. In 2019, demonstrations in Chile, Hong Kong, and Lebanon have further attested to political crises of representing “the people” across liberal-democratic and authoritarian states. Imaginaries of public opinion and the vox populi loom large in the upcoming 2020 elections in the U.S, having already attracted electorates this past year in Brazil, Italy, Britain, and Canada. Throughout these contexts and elsewhere, the rise of populisms has intensified discussion around critiques of authority, expertise, individualism, and liberalism. Our workshop invites abstracts for original research papers that address the theopolitical elements of populist movements and expressions worldwide. We are interested in papers dealing with past as well as present forms of populism. What histories of charismatic politics and theology shape the promises and perils of populism? What forces of authority unsettle and exceed the normative political imagination of “the people”? What forms of media, technology, and representation mobilize populist imaginaries and movements? How are such populisms shaped into scenes of protest, potential anarchic formations, and demagogic images of “the people”? We welcome work on various topics including but not limited to the following: nationalism, migration, diaspora, climate change, public culture, aesthetics and architecture, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, native and indigeneity studies, political theology, and religious movements. Eligibility Masters and PhD students from the University of Chicago and the University of Toronto in all fields and disciplines are eligible. If selected, students will be expected to pre-circulate their 5,000 word (minimum) papers by April 17, 2020 and to participate in a workshop at the University of Chicago on May 8 and 9, 2020. Applications Applications must include a 750-word abstract for the proposed paper, a 250-word statement of the papers relevance to the workshop themes, and a full CV. Submit applications as a single PDF file to heo@uchicago.edu with the subject heading “Populism 2020” by January 24, 2020 | | | |
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| | | | Conflict, the Other, and Identity | | | |
| | As part of an e-flux colloquium CISSR faculty fellow Natacha Nsabimana participated in a discussion with Isaïe Nzeyimana and Christian Nyampeta. Philosopher Isaïe Nzeyimana presents his theories about violence given his interest in history, economics, and education within the African context. Nsabimana contributes her experience in studying landscape and narrative in the aftermath of violence. For the discussion, skip to 59:50.
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| | | | Warm Wishes for Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from everyone at CISSR! We will return with a new Digest on January 7. | | | |
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