Upcoming Events
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Sep
18
Collaborative Advising for Poli Sci and/or Human Rights Majors 12:30pm
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Sep
25
How Autocrats Compete: Parties, Patrons, and Unfair Elections in Africa12:15pm
How Autocrats Compete: Parties, Patrons, and Unfair Elections in Africa
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs Campus Oak 438
Prof. Oksan Bayulgen leads a Q&A with Prof. Yonatan Morse regarding his new book "How Autocrats Compete: Parties, Patrons, and Unfair Elections in Africa" -
Sep
30
Black Caribs, Indigeneity, and Resistance in 18th Century St. Vincent2:30pm
Black Caribs, Indigeneity, and Resistance in 18th Century St. Vincent
Monday, September 30th, 2019
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Storrs Campus UCHI Conference Room
Tacuma Peters (Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley) is a recipient of the 2019 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowship and Assistant Professor in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
at James Madison College and in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University.
“"Black Caribs, Indigeneity, and Resistance in Eighteenth Century St. Vincent” examines the “Carib Wars” of the mid- to late-eighteenth century. It interprets the political thought and practices that led to Carib resistance to British claims to land and sovereignty in the wake of
the Seven Years’ War. Through an examination of the limited writings of Black Carib leaders, the strategies utilized to resist British colonialism, the history of European interpretations of
Carib polities, and the extant historiography on the two conflicts, Peters argues that St. Vincent after the Seven Years’ War provides a key site of inquiry into the processes of racialization and land dispossession that characterize settler colonialism. Peters concludes by addressing the problems that incomplete and colonial archives pose to historians of political thought and by
meditating on the relationship of Carib anti-colonialism to the concepts and practices of marronage and confederacy.
Darian Spearman, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, will serve as discussant.
Co-sponsored by the Political Theory Workshop and the REP Graduate Certificate Program
To receive the pre-circulated manuscript, email fred.lee@uconn.edu or jane.gordon@uconn.edu -
Oct
11
Connecticut Law Review Symposium - How We Argue Now: The Moral Foundations of Politics & Law8:30am
Connecticut Law Review Symposium - How We Argue Now: The Moral Foundations of Politics & Law
Friday, October 11th, 2019
08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Law School Starr Hall
In the current global conjuncture of populism and polarization, political leaders increasingly disregard substantive dialogue and evidence, instead turning to divisive methods to mobilize their base. This symposium will examine how these broader political manifestations arise from the mechanisms of moral decision-making and the powerful role of the emotions and unconscious biases in moral and political judgments. We will also explore proven ways to mediate political discord, inculcate a sense of humility and civility in public discourse, and foster a generation of law students, lawyers, and political leaders equipped to resolve disputes effectively.
RSVP: http://law.uconn.edu/civility19
https://www.law.uconn.edu/civility-symp-19 -
Oct
15
Colloquium: Sanford Levinson12:30pm
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Oct
23
What's in a Name? Metaphors and Cybersecurity12:15pm
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Oct
31
Colloquium: Prof. Alyx Mark (Wesleyan)12:30pm
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Nov
13
Colloquium: John Higley12:15pm
