• Jerusalem: From Antiquity to the Present 

    Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono, ME, United States

    Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series, co-sponsored by Judaic Studies and the Jewish Community Endowment Associates.  Roger Brooks, Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, Connecticut College, and President of Facing History and Ourselves, working to explore complexities of history and make connections to current events. The illustrated lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. There is also a related evening […]

  • Sanctuary: How do we Prepare for Living that Commitment?

    Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono, ME, United States

    Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Presented by Dr. Joseph Cistone, CEO of IPM (International Partners in Mission), working across borders of faith, culture, and economic circumstance to create partnerships that build justice, peace, and hope, and a lecturer in Social Ethics at Yale Divinity School and Pastor of Seaside UCC on MDI. The lecture and […]

  • Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan: From Pork to Foreign Policy

    Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono, ME, United States

    Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Presented by Amy Catalinac, assistant professor in the department of Politics at New York University and author of Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan: From Pork to Foreign Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2016). The lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. Free and open to the public. Click here for a […]

  • Unpacking the Caste System: India and the United States

    Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono, ME, United States

    Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Mahesh Upadhyaya, based in Ahmedabad, India, serves as IPM (International Partners in Mission) South Asia Regional Director, working to bring people together regardless of caste, religion and gender to the goal of peace, justice and reconciliation. The lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. Free and open […]