Upcoming Events

Mar 24

Friday Mar 24, 2023

Lecture by 5th Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan: "Free Speech and Legal Education in Our Liberal Democracy"

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Location: 155 DeBartolo Hall

Judge Kyle Duncan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will visit Notre Dame on Friday, March 24 to deliver a lecture titled “Free Speech and Legal Education in Our Liberal Democracy.” The event is co-sponsored by Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government

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Mar 24

Friday Mar 24, 2023

Making Democracy Work . . . Again: Social Capital In a Polarized America

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Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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Dave Campbell (University of Notre Dame) will be presenting.  Lunch will be provided.

 

About the speaker:

David Campbell is the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on civic and political engagement, with particular attention to religion and young people. His most recent book is Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics

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Mar 24

Friday Mar 24, 2023

Debate with Michael Anton and Jim Otteson: "How Moral are Markets?"

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Location: Jordan Auditorium (Mendoza College of Business)

Mar 28

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023

Trustworthy Deviants: The Contribution of Hackers to Breaking and Making National Security - Nina Kollars

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Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Dr. Nina Kollars is a former adjunct senior fellow for the Defense Program. Associate Professor in the Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute (CIPI) within the Naval War College. Kollars is a scholar of future warfighting, military technological change, innovation, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare/information operations. She also provides analysis on cyber wargaming and education.…

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Mar 29
Mar 29

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023

Lecture by Judge Trevor McFadden

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Location: Notre Dame Law School

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On March 29, 2023, Judge Trevor McFadden will be giving a lecture at the Notre Dame Law School. Judge McFadden was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 2017. He received his B.A. from Wheaton College, IL, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and served as an editor for the Virginia Law Review. …

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Mar 30

Thursday Mar 30, 2023

Lecture by Ben and Jenna Storey

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Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic

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Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey are both senior fellows in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where they concentrate on political philosophy, civil society, classical schools, and higher education, and organize a conference series on the future of the American university. …

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Mar 31

Friday Mar 31, 2023

Lunch Lecture with Laurent Dubois - Decolonizing Scholarship in French and Francophone Studies

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Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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Decolonizing Scholarship in French and Francophone Studies

Laurent Dubois is the John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor in the History & Principles of Democracy and Director for Academic Affairs of the Democracy Initiative in the Department of French at the University of Virginia.…

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Mar 31

Friday Mar 31, 2023

Race/Gender Appeals? Candidate Discussion of Identity in Campaign Messaging

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Location: B101 Jenkins Nanovic Hall

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Sarah Gershon (Georgia State) will be presenting her recent research. Lunch provided.

 

About the Speaker:

Dr. Sarah Allen Gershon received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2008. Her research focuses primarily on the incorporation of traditionally underrepresented groups (including women, and racial and ethnic minorities) into the American political system. In seeking to explain the challenges faced by these groups, Dr. Gershon’s work emphasizes the role of communication, campaigns and political attitudes. Her work combines research from multiple fields and relies on a diverse set of methods, including content analysis, experimentation, surveys and in-depth interviews. Dr. Gershon’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in numerous journals. She co-edited (with Nadia Brown) Distinct Identities: Minority Women in U.S. Politics and co-authored (with Larry Berman, Bruce Allen Murphy and Nadia Brown) the 9th edition of Approaching Democracy. Dr. Gershon teaches courses on research methods, women in politics, and campaigns & elections.…

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Apr 5

Wednesday Apr 5, 2023

Cinema in the Shadow of Empire: REFLECTION (2021)

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Location: DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

About the Film

Directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych
Official Selection of the 2021 Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival
Not Rated
126 minutes

Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference towards human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to be a human being again, how to be a father and help his daughter, who needs his love and support.…

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Apr 12

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023

Cinema in the Shadow of Empire: VOLCANO (2018)

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Location: DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

About the Film

Directed by Roman Bondarchuk
Not Rated
106 minutes

A series of odd coincidences has left Lukas, an interpreter for an OSCE military checkpoint inspection tour, stranded near a small southern Ukrainian steppe town. With nowhere to turn, this city boy finds shelter at the home of a colorful local named Vova. With Vova as his guide, Lukas is confronted by a universe beyond his imagination, one in which life seems utterly detached from any identifiable structure. Fascinated by his host and his host's daughter Marushka, with whom he is rapidly falling in love, Lukas’s contempt for provincial life slowly melts away and sets him on a quest for a happiness he had never known could exist.

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Apr 13

Thursday Apr 13, 2023

"Science and Platform Capitalism: the New Organization of Knowledge Production"

Location: McKennaHall

Online platforms have become ubiquitous in everyday life. Few realize, however, that platforms are also seeking to re-engineer scientific research and the university. By bringing together specialists who are studying this process, this conference will allow us to speculate on the shape of future science.…

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Apr 13

Thursday Apr 13, 2023

Lecture by Magatte Wade

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Location: TBD

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Magatte Wade was born in Senegal, educated in France, and launched her entrepreneurial career in San Francisco. She is fluent in, and conducts business in, Wolof, French, and English.

She has launched multiple businesses, including Adina World Beverages and Tiossan, a high-end skin care products line based on indigenous Senegalese recipes. Magatte was named a Young Global Leader by the Davos Global Economic Forum as well as one of the “20 Youngest Power Women in Africa” by Forbes in 2011. …

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Apr 14

Friday Apr 14, 2023

"Science and Platform Capitalism: the New Organization of Knowledge Production"

Location: McKennaHall

Online platforms have become ubiquitous in everyday life. Few realize, however, that platforms are also seeking to re-engineer scientific research and the university. By bringing together specialists who are studying this process, this conference will allow us to speculate on the shape of future science.…

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Apr 14

Friday Apr 14, 2023

Lunch Lecture with Marisol LeBron - Decolonizing Scholarship in Feminist Studies/Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

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Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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Marisol LeBrón is an Associate Professor in Feminist Studies and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Prior to arriving at UCSC, Dr. LeBrón held appointments at the University of Texas at Austin, Dickinson College, and Duke University. Dr. LeBrón received her PhD in American Studies from New York University and her bachelor's degree in Comparative American Studies and Latin American Studies from Oberlin College.…

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Apr 14

Friday Apr 14, 2023

Unlocked: "Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment"

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Location: Geddes Hall, Coffee House

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Jessica T. Simes is Assistant Professor of Sociology with a Secondary Appointment in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University. Her scholarship broadly examines the consequences of mass incarceration for communities and neighborhoods in the United States. Her research to date has focused on racial inequality and health disparities in the criminal justice system, from policing to solitary confinement. She is the author of Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment

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Apr 14

Friday Apr 14, 2023

Lecture: The Impact of no Impact: Changing Temporalities of Misconduct Incentives

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Location: Eck Visitors Center Auditorium

Science and Platform Capitalism: The New Organization of Knowledge Production
A conference in honor of Phil Mirowski  presents: 

The Impact of no Impact: Changing Temporalities of Misconduct Incentives

Mario Biagioli

Distinguished Professor of Law and Communication, University of California, Los Angeles

Mario Biagioli

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Apr 17

Monday Apr 17, 2023

Lecture by Carl Trueman

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Location: JN 1030

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Carl R. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. He is a contributing editor at First Things, an esteemed church historian, and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

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Apr 19

Wednesday Apr 19, 2023

Cinema in the Shadow of Empire: BAD ROADS (2020)

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Location: DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

About the Film

Directed by Natalia Vorozhbit
Ukraine’s entry for the Best International Feature Film, 94th Academy Awards

Not Rated
106 minutes

Four short stories are set along the roads of Donbas during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of just what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, where tomorrow may never come, not everyone is defenseless and miserable. Even the most innocent victims may have their turn at taking charge.

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Apr 20

Thursday Apr 20, 2023

Tanu Kumar lecture: “Housing as Welfare: How Subsidized Homeownership Generates Social Mobility through Wealth, Voice, and Dignity in India”

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Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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ABOUT THE LECTURE

While most existing research on housing in low- and middle-income countries focuses on the causes and consequences of living in informal settlements and slums, governments in India are actively involved in large-scale projects to provide the poor with government constructed housing to own. How does subsidized homeownership for the poor shape their lives? Tanu Kumar conceives of subsidized homeownership as providing beneficiaries with a large, durable asset that they can use, rent, or sell as they wish. The support housing provides to families is in-kind, but when it is owned and can easily be bought or sold, its benefits approach those of pure income transfers. The widespread implementation of subsidized homeownership, moreover, suggests that transfers made through housing may be more politically expedient than something like a basic income guarantee. Kumar argues that through this type of transfer, subsidized homeownership helps even the poorest households build wealth, exercise their voice as citizens, and live with dignity. Kumar illustrates the argument through the study of three different housing policies across India.…

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Apr 20

Thursday Apr 20, 2023

ND Democracy Talk: Struggle for the Country's Soul: Christian Nationalism in a Changing America

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Location: 1030 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls

Join us for an interactive panel on Christian Nationalism, the rise of secularism, and the implications for American democracy. Featuring guest lecturer Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and president of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). In conversation with Professors Geoffrey Layman, David Campbell (Political Science), authors of Secular Surge.…

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Apr 21

Friday Apr 21, 2023

Higher Educational Attainment and Voter Turnout in the 50 States, 1980-2020

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Location: B101 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Eric Hansen

Professor Hansen's (Loyola University Chicago) research focuses on legislative politics and representation. He has written about the occupational backgrounds of lawmakers, constituency representation, policy diffusion, and the relationship between education and voting. His work has appeared in the American Political Science Review,

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Apr 21

Friday Apr 21, 2023

Senior Thesis Reception

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Location: under a tent on the west side of O'Shaughnessy Hall

Dean Sarah Mustillo will host the College's annual reception for undergraduate students who have completed senior thesis project in Arts and Letters. 

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Apr 21

Friday Apr 21, 2023

Unlocked: "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration"

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Location: Geddes Hall, Andrews Auditorium

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MacArthur “Genius” Nicole R. Fleetwood is a celebrated writer, cultural theorist, curator, and art critic. Growing up in Hamilton, Ohio, she witnessed the vulnerability of her community to excessive policing, punitive surveillance, and mass incarceration, and the direct impact these had on her family, especially her male cousins. The concept for her groundbreaking book Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration

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