This Thursday, October 24, the Lewis Global Studies Center in Wright Hall is hosting two Global Salons. Global Salons are an opportunity for the Smith community to gather to discuss global issues and meet with special guests from around the world.
The first, at noon, is titled Human Rights Research and Activism: Reflections on Genocide and Justice in Guatemala. Presented by Elizabeth Oglesby, Professor of Geography and Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona. Oglesby has worked in Guatemala since 1986 conducting research on the aftermath of counterinsurgency in Maya regions and on post-war politics and development. A pizza lunch will be served.
At 4 p.m. on Thursday, a second salon, The Syria War and the Regional Perspective, will also happen at the Global Studies Center. The presentation will address the conflicts in Syria from the regional perspective of Dr. Vehbi Baysan. Baysan is a professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey and the Center Director for the IES (International Education of Students) Abroad Istanbul program. Light refreshments will be served.
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