Why has war never become a taboo? This topic and others related to the experience of war will be explored at “The Abolition of War” symposium held on Saturday, February 20, 2015 in the Baker Trial Courtroom at Rutgers School of Law–Newark.
Admission is free and lunch is included on both days.
To RSVP for the February 20 program at Cardozo, email ellii.cho@law.cardozo.yu.edu. To RSVP for the February 21 program at Rutgers, email jdonohue@rutgers.edu.
Following is the list of speakers and performers at Rutgers Law School on 2/21:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 10 AM – 4:30 PM AT RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW–NEWARK
- Michael Braff, Partner Emeritus, Kaye Scholer LLP, NYC Public High School Teacher
- Sarah Cole, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
- Mark Kurlansky, Author and Journalist
- Paul K. Saint Amour, Associate Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
- Brian Soucek, Acting Professor of Law, University of California Davis School of Law
- Maria Stephan, Senior Policy Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
- Krzysztof Wodiczko, Artist and Professor in Residence of Art, Design and the Public Domain, Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Ekow Yankah, Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law
- Musical Performance/Discussion on Anti-War Sentiment in Music with Ensemble Pi: Eleanor Cory, Idith Meshulam, pianist; Kate Schlaikjer, cello; Cheryl Weisberg, and Sam Weisberg
Following is the list of speakers at Cardozo Law School on 2/20:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 9:30 AM – 3 PM AT BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
- Stanley Fish, Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law
- Mark Kurlansky, Author and Journalist
- Elaine Scarry, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value, Harvard College
- Richard Weisberg, Walter Floersheimer Professor of Constitutional Law, Cardozo School of Law
- Krzysztof Wodiczko (luncheon speaker), Artist and Professor in Residence of Art, Design and the Public Domain, Harvard Graduate School of Design
