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International Law Speaker Series Presents:
 Professor Charles Swift of Emory University Law School
"Guantanamo and Other War Crimes"
Monday, September 10, 2007
12:10 - 1:15 PM
Gafford Moot Court Room (Cal Western)
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by California Western School of Law and the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS).
For questions regarding the event please contact events@cwsl.edu
"Homosexual survivors of the Nazi Concentration Camps and their Post-war Struggles"
with Dr. Andreas Pretzel
Technical University of Berlin
Thursday, October 4, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Social Science Building, Room 104
This event is free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served and the lecture will commence at 5:30 PM.
Biography: Since 1992 Andreas Pretzel has been a researcher at the Research Unit for the History of Sexual Science in Berlin. He has led and guided many research projects on the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust and the fate of persecuted postwar homosexuals. Pretzel is one of the co-founders of the "Initiative Queer Nations" which aims to establish an institute for the study of homosexualities in the past and present, in remembrance of the famous institute of Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin, destroyed by the Nazis.
Parking: The closest parking structure is Pangea Parking Structure; All day ($6) and hourly passes ($1 per hour) may be purchased on the top level of Pangea or at the North Point Visitor Information Center. Once a permit is purchased, visitors may park in S, B, or V spots. Metered spots are available in lot P357 for 25 cents per 15 minutes, maximum 2 hours.
Directions:
From the north: Take I-5 South. Exit Genesee and go right (west) upon exiting. Turn left onto north Torrey Pines Road (the third light). Make a left onto Pangea Drive (the third light). The Pangea Parking Structure will be on your left.
From the south: Take I-5 North. Exit La Jolla Village Drive and go left (west). Follow La Jolla Village Drive (which becomes North Torrey Pines Road at the top of the hill) to Pangea Drive (4th light PAST N. Torrey Pines). Turn right onto Pangea Drive. The Pangea Parking Structure will be on your left.
From the Pangea Parking structure: Walk up Pangea Drive and veer slightly to the right. This road becomes Thurgood Marshall Lane. The Social Sciences Building is the gray five-story building straight ahead. Upon entrance into the courtyard, turn left. SSB 104 is located on the first floor. Map to the Social Sciences Building
Anyone needing special arrangements to accommodate a disability is encouraged to contact Melissa La Bouff (858) 822-5297 or mlabouff@ucsd.edu two weeks in advance.
Sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center, the UCSD Department of Literature, the UCSD Critical Gender Studies Program, the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues, and European Studies at the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS).
For questions regarding the event please contact the Events Coordinator iicas-events@ucsd.edu
"Eros and Jewish Fate in Modern Germany"
A Panel Discussion
Friday, October 5, 2007
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Social Sciences Building (SSB) 107
Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to dwagoner@ucsd.edu by Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 2:00 PM.
 "How Jewish is German Sexuality? Rethinking Nazi Sexual Politics" with Professor Dagmar Herzog, from The Graduate Center, City University of New York: Dagmar Herzog conducts transnational and comparative research on how religion and secularization have affected social and political developments in modern Europe. She is particularly attentive in her research to methodological innovations in critical source analysis and in gender and sexuality studies. Her most recent book is Sex after Fascism: Memory and Morality in Twentieth-Century Germany (Princeton University Press).
"Magnus Hirschfeld as Jew and Sex Reformer" with Dr. Andreas Pretzel, from Technical University of Berlin: Since 1992 Andreas Pretzel has been a researcher at the Research Unit for the History of Sexual Science in Berlin. He has led and guided many research projects on the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust and the fate of persecuted postwar homosexuals. Pretzel is one of the co-founders of the "Initiative Queer Nations" which aims to establish an institute for the study of homosexualities in the past and present, in remembrance of the famous institute of Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin, destroyed by the Nazis.
 "Jewish/German Entanglements: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany" with Professor Atina Grossman, from The Cooper Union: Atina Grossman teaches Modern European and German History, and women's and gender studies. Her publications include numerous books and articles on gender, modernity, war, and genocide, and German and Jewish memory in twentieth century Germany. Her most recent book is Jews, Germans, and Allies: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany (Princeton University Press).
Parking: The closest parking structure is Pangea Parking Structure; All day ($6) and hourly passes ($1 per hour) may be purchased on the top level of Pangea or at the North Point Visitor Information Center. Once a permit is purchased, visitors may park in S, B, or V spots. Metered spots are available in lot P357 for 25 cents per 15 minutes, maximum 2 hours.
Directions:
From the north: Take I-5 South. Exit Genesee and go right (west) upon exiting. Turn left onto north Torrey Pines Road (the third light). Make a left onto Pangea Drive (the third light). The Pangea Parking Structure will be on your left.
From the south: Take I-5 North. Exit La Jolla Village Drive and go left (west). Follow La Jolla Village Drive (which becomes North Torrey Pines Road at the top of the hill) to Pangea Drive (4th light PAST N. Torrey Pines). Turn right onto Pangea Drive. The Pangea Parking Structure will be on your left.
From the Pangea Parking structure: Walk up Pangea Drive and veer slightly to the right. This road becomes Thurgood Marshall Lane. The Social Sciences Building is the gray five-story building straight ahead. Upon entrance into the courtyard, turn left. SSB 104 is located on the first floor. Map to the Social Sciences Building
Anyone needing special arrangements to accommodate a disability is encouraged to contact Melissa La Bouff (858) 822-5297 or mlabouff@ucsd.edu two weeks in advance.
Sponsored by the UCSD Judaic Studies Program and European Studies at the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS).
For questions regarding the event please contact Dorothy Wagoner (858) 534-4551 or dwagoner@ucsd.edu.
"Cinema Sud"
www.cinemasud.com
October 12th - 25th, 2007
Hosted by The Museum of Photographic Arts
CINEMA SUD is a series of films made available by the Italian Ministry of External Affairs. The films, representative of the wonderfully fertile cinematographic culture of Southern Italy, will be shown in San Diego, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, in October 2007.
The films of CINEMA SUD, representative of the diversity of Southern Italian cultures, were produced in the southern regions of Italy: Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia, and Sardegna. They are all in Italian with English subtitles.
This event is FREE and open to the public. A schedule of films and events is available here.
Directions to the Museum of Photographic Arts
Sponsored by the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), the House of Italy (HOI), the Italian Cultural Center (ICC), the SDSU Italian Studies Program, the UCSD Department of Literature, the UCSD Department of Visual Arts, and European Studies at the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS).
For questions regarding the event please contact Victor Laruccia jamvic@cox.net.
IICAS and the International Affairs Group Present:
"International Intervention in Humanitarian Crises: Balancing Sovereignty and Human Rights"
with Gillian Sorensen of the United Nations Foundation
Monday, October 29, 2007
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ERC Great Hall
This event is free and open to the public.
Biography: Gillian Martin Sorensen, Senior Advisor at the United Nations Foundation, is a national advocate on matters related to the United Nations and the United States-United Nations relationship, addressing audiences as diverse as Rotary Internatinoal and the Air Force Academy; university students, staff and Members of Congress, journalists and leaders of civil society.
Parking: The closest parking structure is Pangea Parking Structure; All day ($6) and hourly passes ($1 per hour) may be purchased on the top level of Pangea or at the North Point Visitor Information Center. Once a permit is purchased, visitors may park in S, B, or V spots. Metered spots are available in lot P357 for 25 cents per 15 minutes, maximum 2 hours.
Directions:
From the north: Take I-5 South. Exit Genesee and go right (west) upon exiting. Turn left onto north Torrey Pines Road (the third light). Make a left onto Pangea Drive (the third light). The Pangea Parking Structure will be on your left.
From the south: Take I-5 North. Exit La Jolla Village Drive and go left (west). Follow La Jolla Village Drive (which becomes North Torrey Pines Road at the top of the hill) to Pangea Drive (4th light PAST N. Torrey Pines). Turn right onto Pangea Drive. The Pangea Parking Structure will be on your left.
From the Pangea Parking structure: The Great Hall can be seen just east of the parking structure across North Scholars Drive. It is the large building with a wooden, sail-shaped roof and floor to ceiling windows on the west side.
Map, directions, and building photo
Anyone needing special arrangements to accommodate a disability is encouraged to contact Melissa La Bouff (858) 822-5297 or mlabouff@ucsd.edu two weeks in advance.
Sponsored by the International Affairs Group (IAG) and the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS).
For questions regarding the event please contact the Events Coordinator iicas-events@ucsd.edu
International Law Speaker Series Presents:
Harvey Rishikof
National War College at the National Defense University
"International Humanitarian Law, Foreign Policy, and the Limitations of Power"
Thursday, November 1, 2007
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location TBA
This event is free and open to the public.
Biography: Harvey Rishikof, former Chair Department of National Security Strategy, Professor of Law and National Security Studies at the National War College in Washington, DC, specializes in the areas of national security, civil and military courts, terrorism, international law, civil liberties, national security law, civilian/military relations, governmental process, and the U.S. Constitution. Mr. Rishikof's career includes experiences with the academy, the private sector, and public service. As Dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, RI (1999-2001), he introduced courses in national security law and the Constitution involving the Naval War College in Newport, RI. As Legal Counsel to the Deputy Director of the FBI (1997-99), Rishikof focused on FBI policies concerning national security and terrorism, and served as liaison to the Office of the Attorney General at the Department of Justice. As Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1994-96), Rishikof served as chief of staff for the Chief Justice and was involved in general policy issues concerning the federal court system. In this capacity, he acted as liaison to the Executive Branch, Congress, the Federal Judicial Center, and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and International Judicial Committee of the Judicial Conference. Rishikof has participated in numerous international seminars and projects, most recently in Colombia (2007). Mr. Rishikof's most recent publication is "Morality, Ethics, and Law in the War on Terrorism (The Long War), West Point Terrorism Series Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives, James J.F. Forest ed. (2007). Rishikof holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law, an M.A. from Brandeis University, and a B.A. from McGill University.
Anyone needing special arrangements to accommodate a disability is encouraged to contact Melissa La Bouff (858) 822-5297 or mlabouff@ucsd.edu two weeks in advance.
Sponsored by California Western School of Law and the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS).
For questions regarding the event please contact the Events Coordinator iicas-events@ucsd.edu |
