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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar

Monday, October 17, 2016
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Violence in History and in Contemporary Conflicts: Why History Matters for Today's Politics
Bettina Koch, Associate Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech; Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations Fellow,

Syria, al-Qaida, the Islamic State — one would instantly associate these terms with violence, conflict, or even terrorism. While geopolitical considerations play a significant role in our (dis)ability to solve current conflicts, what usually falls out of the picture of political analyses is the impact of history, whether factual or fictional, in these conflicts. Thus, with focus on the Islamic world, this lecture unfolds how authorities and authoritative texts from the past are (ab)used to justify the continuous use of violence.

Click here to read Bettina's lecture manuscript.

For more information, please contact Fran Tise by phone at 626-395-3609 or by email at [email protected].