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- Mar 193:30 PMLecture: "Lessons for the West from a Small African Country"Alexander Chula is a Thai-British medical doctor and writer, living and working in London. He studied Classics at Oxford then medicine at the University of London. His first book, Goodbye, Dr Banda, was published by Polygon in 2023. He has also written for The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph and The Critic in the UK, and for The New Criterion and National Review in the U.S. Dr. Chula's book raises compelling questions about the universality of the humanities, the purposes of education, the challenges of nation-building in postcolonial Africa, and cultural transmission and translation. Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.
- Mar 196:00 PMMusic Program: "Stuff We Wanna Play" — Zachary Good, clarinet and Daniel Schlosberg, pianoZachary Good, the noted clarinetest of Eighth Blackbird, teams up with faculty pianist Daniel Schlosberg for a program entitled, "Stuff We Wanna Play," featuring works by Tailleferre, Saint-Saëns, David Clay Mettens and Zachary Good, among others. This event is free and open to the public. Originally published at music.nd.edu.
- Mar 215:00 PMRavarino Lecture: "Enzo Biagi and the Indulgent Memory of Fascism in Postwar Italy"The spring lectures are being planned in a hybrid online and in-person format. Please register here. The Center for Italian Studies presents the seventh annual Ravarino Lecture on March 21, 2024. This year's lecture, titled "Enzo Biagi and the Indulgent Memory of Fascism in Postwar Italy," will be delivered by Giorgio Bertellini of the University of Michigan. The post-1990s public de-mystification of the long celebrated Italian armed resistance against Fascism and Nazism (1943-1945), resulting from the decades-long efforts by a few journalists of either obvious or latent “anti-anti-Fascist” leaning, has appeared to many professional historians as a politically motivated assault against the antifascist foundations of the Italian Republic. Over the years, this accusation claimed, a conspiracy of popular journalists and bestselling authors Indro Montanelli, Giorgio Pisanò, and Arrigo Petacco, among others, produced an indulgent domestication of the memory of Fascism that distracted Italians from the regime’s violent, undemocratic nature. In this talk I explore a complementary explanation by focusing less on those writers’ political motivations and more on the appealing formats of Italy’s postwar cultural industry that authors and journalists of a wider political spectrum were also adopting. To articulate this hypothesis, I focus on the least likely case study: the career of Enzo Biagi (1920-2007), a former member of the Resistance, and one of Italy’s first “total journalists.” A reporter since the late 1930s, after the war Biagi edited a most popular periodical (Epoca) directed a daily newspaper (Il Resto del Carlino), curated richly illustrated authoritative encyclopedias about Fascism and World War II, sold weekly at newsstands, before devoting his time to anchoring news television programs and writing yearly bestsellers. Over the years Biagi maintained an impeccable reputation as truth-telling reporter and principled commentator — a do-gooder, in fact — on world affairs, but especially on 20th century Italian history. Professional historians largely ignored his work even though in most of his roles, I argue, he engaged in a much copied form of entertaining journalism that dealt with Fascism (and history in general) with an influential degree indulgence. A historical witness, he positioned himself as vicarious participant who had chosen to be on the right part of History but who did not linger in moral condemnation. Instead, he reported on the private life, psychology, and the contingent actions of notable figures of the regime and, sometimes, of the Resistenza — whether through biographical profiles or the interview format — and made them relatable. He therefore contributed to reducing World War II, the colonial campaigns and the civil war from historical phenomena impacting millions of lives to a series of sketches and anecdotes featuring colorful, and rarely consequential characters. Fascism emerged as a clumsy and humane regime that was incomparably different from Nazism, as the apologists of Mussolini were also contending. Furthermore, Biagi’s publications and television programs’ extensive use of photographs and film footage of the Istituto Luce — rarely discussed as one-sided source — served as a visible correlative to this forgiving version of the past and gave the impression that nothing more needed to be shown and revealed. The event is free and open to all. If you prefer to join on Zoom, please register in advance. Once registered, you will receive an email containing the Zoom link.Each year, thanks to the Albert J. and Helen M. Ravarino Family Endowment for Excellence, the Center for Italian Studies sponsors a public lecture by a distinguished scholar of Italian Studies. Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu.
- Mar 217:30 PMConcert — "Cosmic Wonder": Bach, Montgomery, Haydn with new Sacred Music Chamber Orchestra and SoloistsAre Bach’s Brandenburg concertos really secular? Find out and enjoy the cosmic events of a starburst and sunrise depicted in music. With faculty and guest soloists Kola Owolabi, harpsichord; Patrick Yim, violin; Amy Porter, flute; conducted by new faculty member, Cynthia Katsarelis, in collaboration with the South Bend Symphony. With a woman conductor, composer, and soloist, this is also a Women's History Month event. Free for students (with tickets); $20 general admission. GET TICKETS ProgramJessie Montgomery (GRAMMY™ Winner 2024), Starburst Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 for solo Harpsichord, Violin, and Flute Franz Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 6, Le Matin (The Morning)
- Mar 2212:00 PMLecture — “Gender, Justice and Joy: Legal Travels through the Patriarchy, Suppressed Speech and Corporate Crime”Karuna Nundy, a lawyer at the Supreme Court of India and a women’s rights advocate, was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2022” for advocating for the reform of antirape laws and fighting cases related to sexual harassment in the workplace. Nundy has worked with the governments of the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, and Pakistan on constitutional, legal, and human rights reforms. She was invited by the United Nations to advise on legal reform in 192 jurisdictions. Lunch will be provided. RSVP required. RSVP for the lecture Her lecture is sponsored by the Liu Institute’s South Asia Group and cosponsored by the Gender Studies Program, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, and the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights. About the Speaker Currently, Nundy serves as an expert on the Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression initiative and a member of the International Bar Association’s High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom chaired by Lord David Neuberger of Abbotsbury with special advisor Amal Clooney. Nundy’s legal work includes fighting for the rights of the victims of a gas leak in central Indian city of Bhopal, contributing to the India’s 2013 anti-rape laws, helping to draft the Right to Food Act, and leading arguments in India’s definitive online free speech case. She is currently leading arguments to criminalize marital rape and to legalize same-sex marriage. Nundy has worked with the governments of the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, and Pakistan on constitutional, legal, and human rights reforms. She was invited by the United Nations to advise on legal reform in 192 jurisdictions. Nundy obtained a degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College at Delhi University. Her first law degree is from the University of Cambridge. She then received a master of laws from Columbia University. Nundy is qualified to practice law in India and New York. All Spring 2024 South Asia Group Events Semester kickoff with chai and samosaWednesday, January 24, 12-1 p.m., 2148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls “Acts of Gods or Governments?: Disasters and Post-disaster Reconstruction as an Issue of Governance in Urban Nepal”Graduate student research presentation by Shana Scogin, political scienceWednesday, February 14, 12-1 p.m., 2148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls “Gender, Justice and Joy: Legal Travels through the Patriarchy, Suppressed Speech and Corporate Crime”Guest lecture by Karuna Nundy, advocate, Supreme Court of IndiaFriday, March 22, 12-1 p.m., 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls “The Incarcerations: BK-16 and the Fight for Justice and Democracy in Modern India”Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture with Alpa Shah, professor of anthropology, London School of Economics and Political ScienceMonday, April 29, 4 p.m., 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls Student PresentationsWednesday, May 1, 12:00–1:00 p.m, 2148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls Register for Spring 2024 Events Originally published at asia.nd.edu.
- Mar 225:30 PMLecture — "The First Last Man: Mary Shelley and the Post-apocalyptic Imagination"Eileen M. Hunt is a professor of political science at Notre Dame. She is the author or editor of 10 books on topics ranging from tracing the place of the family in Enlightenment political thought to charting the legacies of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) for children's rights, bioethics, and AI ethics. Her latest book—The First Last Man—is the concluding volume in her trilogy on Shelley and political philosophy for Penn Press. It reclaims the existential meanings of Shelley's postapocalyptic war and plague novel set in the late 21st century—The Last Man (1826)— for our own post-pandemic era of climate crisis, endless war, and other human-made disasters. Lecture followed by wine and cheese reception and book signing. Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.
- Mar 228:00 PMGlee Club ConcertThe Notre Dame Glee Club is a 75-voice, all-male choral ensemble at the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1915 in the tradition of English and American glee clubs, it is the oldest Glee Club at a Catholic University in the United States. For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.