Peace and Conflict Studies

This exhibition consists of thirteen posters created by artists Calixto Robles (Mexico, born 1957) and René Castro (Chile, born 1943).

The festival presented the film “The Illusion of Abundance: Risking Their Life to Protect Our Planet” by Erika Gonzales Remirez and Matthieu Lietaert in Turner Theater.

The discussion centered around two documentaries and focused on the legacy of the invasion that took place two decades ago following the 9/11 attacks.

Blake, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science & Policy Studies shares his research and analysis on violence in the Jamaica Observer newspaper. The article is entitled, Gangster's Paradise? Culture and the cost of violence in Jamaica. The article explores how a sub-culture of violence is gripping parts of the island triggering annual increases in gun crimes and homicides.

Through a two-year fellows program, the five juniors of this interdisciplinary cohort will participate in specialized coursework, faculty-mentored undergraduate research, campus leadership, and community engagement in multifaith contexts.

"Powerlands" (2022) will screen at Turner Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m., followed by a discussion with the director and a local activist.

Claussen's book collects and contextualizes 250 years of diverse Jewish approaches to virtue, ethics and character

Latin American Studies hosted its 2022 Spring Semester Annual Research Series, “Political Ecologies of Healing in the Americas,” by UNC Professor of Geography Gabriela Valdivia.

Photographer Tomás Ayuso and Amelia Frank-Vitale from Princeton University hosted a virtual event on contemporary migratory crisis from Central America and Mexico to the United States.

Preeminent scholars of Russian politics, Samuel Greene and Graeme Robertson discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.