Join the New University in Exile for the Suppression of Academic Voices Webinar and Additional Free Online Seminar Series
Please join the New University in Exile for the webinar, “The Suppression of Academic Voices,” featuring esteemed speakers, Judith Butler, Michael Ignatieff, Steven Pinker, and Kenneth Roth, with an introduction by The New School’s Interim President, Donna E. Shalala.
On July 23, 2023, New University in Exile Consortium colleague, Azerbaijani economist, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, was unjustly arrested during a visit to Baku. He has been kept in detention under extremely difficult conditions ever since. This webinar is meant to call attention to this great injustice and press for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate release, as well as to call attention to the many other scholars and human rights activists currently imprisoned around the world.
The Suppression of Academic Voices
Thursday, October 12, 2023
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Featured Speakers
Judith Butler
Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School, University of California Berkeley
Michael Ignatieff
Former President, Central European University
Steven Pinker
Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Kenneth Roth
Former Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
Welcome Remarks
Donna E. Shalala
Interim President, The New School
Moderated by Arien Mack
Founding Director, New University in Exile Consortium
The New University in Exile Free Seminars
The New University in Exile Online seminars are designed to connect endangered scholars to the global academic community and offer students who have lost their professors an opportunity to re-engage. They are free and open to anyone anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
Language, Gender, and Identity
Mondays, October 2 – December 4, 2023
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Course will be taught in Arabic
This seminar examines the relationship between language, gender, and identity formation. By exploring various forms and properties of language, this course is an interdisciplinary investigation of how language intervenes in the personal and social processes of identification, belonging, and recognition.
Climate Change, Conflict, and Underdevelopment
Tuesdays, October 3 – December 5, 2023
9:30 – 11:00 AM ET
This seminar is focused on the multifaceted and complex interrelationships between climate change, conflict, and poverty (under-development) in developing countries. The course will familiarize learners with key concepts, theories, and approaches to studying poverty, inequality, and conflict; dimensions and recurrence of conflicts; security-development nexus; natural resources and conflict; climate change and migration; environment and sustainable development.
Communication Across Languages, Cultures, and Nations
Wednesdays, October 4 – December 6, 2023
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET
This seminar will equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of translation, empowering them to bridge linguistic gaps and foster effective communication across borders and cultures. The course will begin with an exploration of various schools of thought in the field, including both theoretical and practical perspectives, and then turn to case studies to develop translation skills. It is a starting point for anyone interested in delving into the world of translation and its profound influence on global interactions.
Designing Feminist Research
Thursdays, October 5 – December 14, 2023
9:30 – 11:00 AM ET
This seminar is designed for learners who want to begin research within a feminist theoretical framework. While this course focuses on research techniques, it also homes in on the theoretical background of feminist research, including various epistemologies, critiques, and feminist standpoints.
The Struggle for Quality and Transformation in Afghanistan’s Higher Education
Fridays, October 6 – December 15, 2023
9:00 – 10:30 AM ET
This seminar will provide a comprehensive analysis of the steps taken to improve quality and drive transformation in Afghanistan’s higher education sector over the last two decades and before the 2021 takeover of the Taliban. Beginning with the historical context of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and tracing the advancements, setbacks, and changes following the Taliban takeover and U.S. invasion, the course takes a socio-historical approach to examine the past, present, and future of higher education in Afghanistan.