Review: The BBC’s ‘Irish Troubles’
It is hard to convey to people in the second decade of the twenty-first century, many of whom have no memory of the daily murder and mayhem that was Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s, just how hugely disruptive events in the region were to the national politics of both the UK and the Republic of Ireland in that period, and how vital it was that they were reported and analysed fully and fairly, according to the Dublin Review of Books, which praises Professor of the Practice of History Robert Savage‘s new book, The BBC’s ‘Irish Troubles’: Television, Conflict and Northern Ireland (Manchester University Press, 2015). The review calls the book “meticulously researched.” Read the review. | The Guardian also praises the book in its review.
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Tagged History Department, Ireland, Irish Studies, journalism, United Kingdom
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Sowing the Seeds of Faith
Internationally recognized religious education expert Thomas H. Groome will present “Sowing the Seeds of Faith: It is (Almost) All in the Family” on Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons. His presentation will reflect on why the home is so central to faith formation and will offer practical suggestions for how the family can be “the first educator in the ways of faith.” Groome is the author of several books, including Will There Be Faith and What Makes Us Catholic, as well as primary author of the Credo high school theology curriculum. He also is the director of the Church in the 21st Century Center and a professor of theology and religious education in the School of Theology and Ministry. Free registration. Sponsor: School of Theology and Ministry
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of the best-selling Between the World and Me (Spiegel & Grau, 2015)–a National Book Award finalist and one of the most talked about books in the United States this year–will speak on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. An Atlantic national correspondent, Coates wrote an award-winning cover story last year on slavery and race, “The Case for Reparations.” Coates is a former writer for The Village Voice, and a contributor to Time, O, and The New York Times Magazine. He has received the National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism, the George Polk Award and, most recently, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (“Genius Grant”). He is a Journalist in Residence at the School of Journalism at CUNY. His talk is sponsored by the Lowell Humanities Series in partnership with the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics.
Understanding Israel/Palestine
For many, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems intractable. But in her new book, Understanding Israel/Palestine: Race, Nation, and Human Rights in the Conflict (Sense Publishers, 2015), author Eve Spangler contends that a resolution is a possibility if parties are willing to approach the situation from a human rights platform. Spangler, a professor of sociology, sees her book as both an introduction to the conflict and a call to action for human rights advocates and ordinary citizens to be part of a conversation about finding a resolution. Read an interview with Spangler in which she discusses her book and a seminar class she takes to Israel/Palestine every semester break.
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Tagged conflict, human rights, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Sociology Dept
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The Mark and the Void
Irish author Paul Murray will make a campus appearance on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. in Connolly House, 300 Hammond St. to mark the publication of his newest novel, The Mark and the Void (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015). His previous novels are An Evening of Long Goodbyes, which was short-listed for the Whitbread Prize, and Skippy Dies, which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Advanced registration is requested. Sponsor: Irish Studies. | Interview with Murray in The Guardian.
Thieves of State
Award-winning journalist and author Sarah Chayes will present “Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security” on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Chayes is a senior associate the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where her work focuses on the security implications of acute corruption. From 1996 to 2001, Chayes was a correspondent for National Public Radio. She covered the Kosovo crisis and the fall of the Taliban, among other stories. Chayes went to serve as a special advisor to two commanders of the international troops in Afghanistan (ISAF). She later served as special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen on issues related to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Arab Spring. Chayes is the author of The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban. Her most recent book is Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security (W.W. Norton & Co., 2015). Her talk is sponsored by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics, in collaboration with the Islamic Civilization and Societies program.
Book Launch: Catholic Sacraments
On Oct. 19, Boston College will host an event to mark the publication of Catholic Sacraments: A Rich Source of Blessings (Paulist Press), edited by School of Theology and Ministry Professor John F. Baldovin, S.J. and alumnus David Farina Turnbloom. This collection of texts looks at the central role the sacraments play in the Catholic faith and highlights the connection between theology, prayer and ritual. The event will take place in the Yawkey Center’s Murray Function Room starting at 6:00 p.m. Sponsors: Church in the 21st Century Center and the STM.
Who owns national terrority?
Sociologist and author Saskia Sassen will present “Who owns national territory? Who owns the city?” on Oct. 15 at 5:00 p.m. in Devlin Hall, Room 101. Among her books are Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy, Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages, Cities in a World Economy and The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo. Her books have been translated into 21 languages. Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and co-chairs the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. Sponsors: The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and Sociology Department. This event is part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence, a joint initiative of the Clough Center and the Boston College Law School.
19th-century scrapbooks
One hundred and fifty years ago, scrapbooks were a way men and women articulated opinions and compiled data without writing a word. For activists who didn’t own the press, scrapbooks became a way of engaging with media. Author and cultural historian Ellen Gruber Garvey will talk about this era on Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in McGuinn Hall 121. Her talk, “Activists Repurpose Media: 19th Century Scrapbooks,” will explore how the scrapbooks of 19th-century African American and women’s rights activists reveal their personal, passionate, often critical, and always dynamic relationship to media. Garvey is the author of the award-winning book Writing With Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance (Oxford University Press). She teaches in the English Department at New Jersey City University. Sponsor: American Studies Program.
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