Join the Klau Institute and NDVotes for this installment of "Pizza, Pop, and Politics" as Chloe Gibbs, assistant professor of economics, discusses the imapct of the economy on the upcoming US election.  Originally published at klau.nd.edu.

Your 20th anniversary Presenting Series season is brimming with unmissable gems. One is the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the famed ensemble founded over 90 years ago, which our audiences last experienced in 2006. Encounter the raw power and unbridled emotion of Sibelius' Fifth Symphony, Shostakovich's explosive First Violin Concerto with incomparable violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja as a soloist, and a new work by Kennedy Center Honoree, Cuban-American composer Tania León. This rare treat will ignite your emotions through a concert of dazzling orchestral colors. GET TICKETS  

Peter Wallensteen, the Kroc Institute’s Richard G. Starmann Sr. Research professor emeritus, will discuss his new book, Sanctions for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Moving Forward (Routledge, 2024). Co-edited with Uppsala University’s Armend Bekaj and appearing in Routledge’s Global Security Studies series, the volume examines the interplay between sanctions and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Specifically, it studies the conceptual frameworks behind the application of sanctions and the decision by states to pursue nuclear disarmament in their theoretical and practical expressions. Wallensteen’s contribution does much to update and stimulate the academic and policy debates on these issues by recasting them in light of contemporary global events, and considering case studies from the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean, India, China, Pakistan, Iran, and Africa. This book launch will take the form of a panel discussion, moderated by George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., professor emeritus of peace studies, who authored one of the book’s chapters, “Sanctions as tools to achieve nuclear reduction policy: is there a better way forward?” Responses to the book will come from Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, and Monica Montgomery (BA '19), policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and members of Kroc’s Advisory Board who have worked extensively on nuclear disarmament. All are encouraged to attend the launch of this significant volume, which will be of particular interest to students of nuclear non-proliferation, economic sanctions, security studies, and international relations. Lunch will be provided after the event in the Hesburgh Center Great Hall. Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

International scholars partake in a six-part seminar series devoted to Psalms in the first half of 2024. This series continues from where the 2023 series left off. The format will be a 60-minute lecture followed by a 30-minute discussion. These events are free and open to all, but registration is required.  Once registered, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the Zoom link for each session. Register for the last session The last meeting in the 2024 seminar cycle Meetings with the Psalms and Psalters – Series 2 will take place on Thursday, October 17th, 2024, at 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET. Our guest speaker, Sophia Dege-Müller (Hamburg University) will talk about Ethiopian and Eritrean psalters. Psalters in the Ethiopian and Eritrean tradition The manuscript culture in Ethiopia and Eritrea remains vibrant, with Psalters being the most numerous among the hundreds of thousands of manuscripts. While the overall Psalter tradition has been remarkably stable since the 15th century, these manuscripts exhibit significant features that link them to the broader Christian world. This lecture will highlight various codicological elements and explore the importance of illuminated medieval Ethiopic Psalters, which not only reflect artistic traditions of Ethiopia and Eritrea but also provide insights into the theological and liturgical practices of the time. Additionally, the discussion will address paratextual elements that connect to the Patristic heritage, illustrating how these works serve as vital links between past and present Christian communities in the region. Sophia Dege-Müller is a researcher and scientific coordinator of the ERC project BeInf: the Connected Histories of Ethiopic and Syriac Christianity led by Aaron Butts at the University of Hamburg. She is also a member of the editorial team of Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies. In recent years, her research has focussed on the manuscript traditions of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) and the Psalter tradition in Ethiopia and Eritrea. 12:00 Eastern Standard Time (NEW YORK, INDIANAPOLIS)17:00 Greenwich Mean Time (LONDON, DUBLIN)18:00 Central European Time  (WARSAW, BRUSSELS) (Individual session times are subject to change due to daylight savings time. Please check each session and the time conversion as the day approaches) Sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA; John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland; the Research Group for the Study of Manuscripts (SIGLUM); and the Institute of English Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.

This biopic follows Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), who graduated from Harvard Law and sidestepped the well-oiled path to lucrative law firm money and instead moved to Alabama where he defended individuals unjustly sentenced to death through a broken criminal justice system. Profiled in the film is one of Stevenson's most incendiary cases: In 1987, Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) was sentenced to death for a notorious murder despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the only incriminating testimony coming from a biased source. Litigating on behalf of McMillian, Stevenson learns quickly the severity of both hot and cold racism baked into the criminal justice system. GET TICKETS!  

Two-time Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori's powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant's acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, one of opera's most compelling young stars, portrays Jess, a hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. As she struggles to adjust to this new way of doing battle, she fights to maintain her sanity, and her soul, as she is called to rain down death by remote control. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin oversees the Met premiere of Tesori's kaleidoscopic score and a cast that also features tenor Ben Bliss as the Wyoming rancher who becomes Jess's husband. Michael Mayer's high-tech staging, using a vast array of LED screens, presents a variety of perspectives on the action, including the drone's predatory view from high above. GET TICKETS