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- Kellogg Lecture: "What Happens after Democratic Erosion? A Framework of Post-Erosion Trajectories and Democratic Recovery"Dec 3, 2024 12:30 PM | Democratic erosion can be stopped. There are good theoretical reasons and first empirical evidence for that. However, stopping democratic erosion is not equivalent to democratic recovery. What possible trajectories are there for the post-erosion phase? How can democratic recovery—as one of them—be captured? These questions have not been found sufficient attention but are highly relevant for developing strategies of post-erosion democratic reconstruction. This lecture presents a framework covering these questions and thus offering an approach for addressing post-erosion developments.Kellogg Lecture by Marianne Kneuer. More information here
- Conversation—"The Resilience of a University and its People: A Fireside Chat with Volodymyr Turchynovskyy"Dec 3, 2024 2:30 PM | Join us for an insightful fireside chat featuring Volodymyr Turchynovskyy, dean of the social sciences faculty at the Ukrainian Catholic University, in conversation with Nitesh Chawla, founding director of the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society. The conversation will explore the unique challenges and triumphs of leading a university during wartime while simultaneously advocating for freedom and preparing for postwar recovery and a secure future. It will also serve as a continuation of the ongoing UCU-ND dialogue—a partnership that began 20 years ago and has proven invaluable, particularly during challenging times. Additionally, it builds on Professor Nitesh Chawla’s recent visit to UCU to further deepen our understanding of resilience and leadership in higher education. This event is co-sponsored by the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.About the SpeakerVolodymyr Turchynovskyy is the dean of the faculty of social sciences at the Ukrainian Catholic University and a returning visiting scholar at Notre Dame’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies. Recently (September 2024), he contributed to and edited Resilient Universities, a newly published book in the Integral Human Development series—a collaborative project between UCU and Notre Dame.Professor Turchynovskyy holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the International Academy of Philosophy in Liechtenstein. His academic focus includes moral philosophy, the impact of wartime disruptions, and the role of integral human development in advancing postwar recovery. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated thoughtful leadership, promoted ethical discourse and strengthened the resilience of Ukrainian higher education institutions, even in the face of crisis.
- Lecture—"The Allocentric Image: Photogrammetry, Japan, and a New History of Spatial Photography"Dec 3, 2024 4:30 PM | Click image to download poster [PDF, 3MB]Refreshments are available following the event. Free and open to all. Paul Roquet studies the use of media as personal technologies of perceptual and emotional self- regulation as an associate professor of media studies and Japan studies at MIT. Photogrammetry creates 3D representations by triangulating 2D images, building on a century of struggles to add spatial depth to photographs. Photogrammetry’s focus on surveying excluded it from media histories despite its entwinement with camera technologies. Tracing its trajectory in Japan reveals a contemporary culture focused less on images and more onthe spaces—and temporalities—that lie between them. Organized by Liu Faculty Fellow Amanda Kennell, assistant professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, sponsored by the Institute for the Scholarship in the Liberal Arts and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame. Originally published at asia.nd.edu.
- Film: "Berberian Sound Studio" (2012)Dec 3, 2024 7:30 PM | Known as a master of homage and genre, director Peter Strickland has focused on Jess Franco with his The Duke of Burgundy and James Bidgood with his Black Narcissus. What seems to be Strickland's fastball, though, is channeling his love for and appropriating Italian giallo films. As he would later do in In Fabric, which is essentially Suspiria set at a Macy's, Strickland quotes giallos while adding his own notes of camp and extremes. Here, an English foley artist (Toby Jones) is brought to Rome to complete the sound for an Italian horror film in 1970s Rome. Completing the jobs, however, may cost him both his sanity and his life. GET TICKETS!
- ND Democracy Talk—"State of Democracy Around the World: Reflections on 2024"Dec 4, 2024 5:30 PM | In 2024, over 70 countries held elections, with more than half of the world's population participating. This panel will explore global election results from a comparative perspective and reflect on what they reveal about the state of democracy. Featuring expert insights on key regions, Victoria Hui (Asia), Scott Mainwaring (Latin America), Dianne Pinderhughes (USA), Marc Jacob (Europe), and Bernard Forjwuor (Africa), the discussion will cover elections in nations like India, South Africa, Poland, France, the UK, Venezuela, and the U.S. Moderated by Dean Mary Gallagher of the Keough School of Global Affairs, the event will draw broad themes and collective takeaways about the health of global democracy in 2024. Dave Campbell, Director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, will offer introductory remarks. A welcome reception with light refreshments will begin at 5:30 pm, and the panel will begin at 6:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, and co-sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy. Originally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu.