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3 Dec 2009
Dr. Juan R. Cole, "The US
and the Muslim World Today: An Obama Scorecard"
Auditorium, Student
Center
Eastern Michigan
University
7:00 p.m. <link>
29 Oct 2009
Lori Watt, "Who Belongs
Where? The Allies and the Ethnic Sorting of East Asia,
1945-46"
CENTER FOR JAPANESE
STUDIES NOON LECTURE SERIES
Room 1636, School of
Social Work Building
1080 S. University, Ann
Arbor
The University of
Michigan <link>.
3 Sep - 9 Oct 2009
"Lincoln: The
Constitution and the Civil War Exhibit"
Bruce T. Halle Library
Eastern Michigan
University <link>.
5-24 June 2008
2008 West Point Summer
Seminar in Military History
West Point, New York
Application deadline: 1
Feb 2008 <link>
4 April 2008
"Disability and War"
Annual UMInDS Spring Conference
Pendleton Room, Michigan Union
The University of Michigan
1:00 p.m. <link>
27-29 March
2008
5th Annual Conference in
Citizenship Studies: Boundaries
The Center for the Study
of Citizenship
Wayne State University <link>
24 March
2008
Distinguished University
Professorship Lecture
Geoff Eley, "Remembering the Future: What Use Is the
Past?"
Amphitheater, Rackham Building
The Univverity of Michigan
4:00 p.m. <link>
5 January 2008
2008 George C. Marshall
Lecture
John Shy: "History and
the History of War"
American Historical
Association Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
5:00-6:30 p.m.
<link1><link2>
20-22 September 2007
2007 Naval History
Symposium
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD 21402 <link>
20 September 2007
Dominick LaCapra
Conversations on
Europe/Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture:
"Witnessing, Trauma, and the Sublime" <link>
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Rackham Amphitheatre
The University of
Michigan
5-14
September 2007
Elderhostel
"Meditations on the Nature of War" <link>
London & Oxford, UK
19-22 April 2007
Society for Military
History Conference <link>
Subject: Crossroads of War
Francis Scott Key
Conference Center
Frederick, Maryland
Coordinator:
Catoctin Center for Regional Studies at Frederick
Community College
[N.B.: session
"Precursors and Legacies: Institutional Crossroads and the
U.S. Navy's Pacific War," organized by Hal Friedman]
15 March 2007
"Passion on All Sides:
Planning a Memorial Museum at Ground Zero" <link>
Presentation by Alice
Greenwald, 7:30 pm
Vandenberg Room, Michigan League
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2-3 February 2007
Military Conference <link>
University of
Windsor
VC Armoury, 4007 Sandwich St.
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
30 October 2006
Iraq War Teach-Out <link>
Speakers: M. Steinberg,
N. Naber, P. von Eschen, P. Engelbert, M. Countryman, G.
Eley,
D. Regal, A. Said, R. Suny, J. Cole
5:00-9:00 p.m.
Rackham Auditorium
The University of Michigan
29 October 2006
Talk by Anthony Shadid,
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist <link>
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Downtown Library
Multi-Purpose Room
Ann Arbor District
Library
343 S. Fifth Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
20-21 October 2006
"Intelligence in the
Vietnam War"
Conference hosted by
the Center for the Study of Intelligence and the Texas
Tech University Vietnam Center <link>
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
28
September–1 October 2006
Matt
Schumann, "Field Marshal Leopold Count Daun: Austria's
Fabius Maximus Cunctator"
2006 German Studies Association Conference <link>
Pittsburgh, PA
11 September 2006
Juan
Cole, "Are We Winning the Fight against al-Qaeda?
Reflections Five Years Later"
Rackham Auditorium
University of Michigan
4:00–5:30 p.m., reception to
follow <link>
8-10 August 2006
"Security
Assistance: U.S. and International Perspectives" <link>
Conference sponsored by the Combat Studies Institute &
U.S. Army Training and
Doctrine Command
Fort Leavenworth Frontier Conference Center
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
13 June 2006
"Bearing Witness" <link>
Documentary
Film on Five Female Journalists in Iraq, followed by
discussion led by EMU
History professor Michael Homel
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor District
Library
343 S. Fifth Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
18-21 May 2006
Society for
Military History
73rd Annual Meeting <link>
Manhattan, KS
11 April 2006
Michigan Student Assembly
Event
"The Untold Truths of War: First-Hand Accounts" <link>
7:30 p.m.
Rackham Auditorium
University of Michigan
3 April
2006
Tom Engelhardt,
"Crash and Burn: American Victory Culture in Iraq"
Sponsored by the History Department, the Center for Middle
Eastern and North African
Studies, and the Center for International
and Comparative Studies
6:00-7:30 p.m.
East Hall, Auditorium 1360
University of Michigan
23 March 2006
Lieutenant General David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S.
Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth,
Citigroup Lecture: "Observations from Soldiering in
Iraq"
General
Petraeus served in Iraq as the first commander of the
Multinational Security Transition Command – Iraq from
June 2004 to September 2005, during which he was
responsible for helping organize, train, and equip Iraq
's security forces. He previously commanded the 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault) in the first year of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Hale Auditorium, Ross
School of Business
University of Michigan
30 January
2006
"Military
Operations and Society: Continuity and Change" <link>
Conference
sponsored by Georgetown University
Women in International Security
3600 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007, USA
9 November 2005
"Naked in Baghdad: An
Evening with Anne Garrels"
U-M Communication Studies
Howard R. Marsh Lecture Series
7:30 p.m., Alumni Center,
200 Fletcher
The University of Michigan |
764-0423
25 October 2005
"Iraq War Exit Strategies" <link>
Michigan Peaceworks Roundtable Discussion
7:00 p.m., Schorling Aud., School of Education
The University of Michigan
Fall 2005 Learning in Retirement Schedule <link>
8 Sep-6 Oct: J. David Singer, "Out of the Box and into the
Evidence: Trying to Explain War"
9 Sep: Tom Collier, "Battles and Leaders: The War in Iraq:
Spring-Summer 2005"
19 Oct-14 Dec: Ken Moody, "War and Peace in the Pacific"
13 October 2005
Patricia Hayes, "Male Trouble: Realism and Phantasmagoria
in South Africa’s Border War in
Namibia, 1976-89" <link>
The Institute for Historical Studies Thursday Series
4:00-5:30 p.m., 1014 Tisch Hall
The University of Michigan
6 October 2005
Prof. James P. Holoka, "Why War? The Case of Troy"
Honors College Star Lecture Series
6:30-7:45 p.m., Village Commons Multipurpose Room
Eastern Michigan University
26 September 2005
"Iraq & Iran Face the Future" <link>
Juan Cole (moderator)
9:00-4:00 p.m., 1636 International Institute, 1080 S.
University Ave.
7:00-9:00 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater, 915 E. Washington
16 September
2005
2005 Rosenthal
Lecture: "New Directions in National Security"
5:00 p.m., Hale Auditorium, University of Michigan
U.S. Senator Carl
Levin will talk about "New Directions in National
Security" when he delivers the 2005-06 Rosenthal Lecture.
Senator Levin has represented the state of Michigan since
1970 and is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed
Services Committee. He also serves on the Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Committee.
This lecture
commemorates the life and work of Josh Rosenthal, a U-M
graduate who died in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade
Center. Supported by the Josh Rosenthal Education Fund at
the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the lecture
seeks to encourage public discussion of the changes in the
world since 9/11. The public is invited to attend the
lecture and the reception that follows.
Contact:
fsppevents@umich.edu
14 September–12
October 2005
"New Orleans: An American Pompeii?" — Prof. Lawrence
Powell
1-Credit-Hour University of Michigan Mini-Course <link>
7 August 2005
Rob Citino will discuss the atom bomb on WAAM (1600
AM), 7-8 p.m.
31 July 2005
YPSILANTI -
EMU Military Expert Debuts on History Channel
Military expert Robert Citino, an award-winning history
professor at Eastern Michigan University, will appear on
the History Channel Sunday, July 31, at 8:30 a.m. Citino
will be discussing the last eight months of World War II
with Japan.
Announcements <link>
from
Dr. James Jay Carafano, Senior Fellow
The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Inst. for Int'l.
Studies
28
February—6 May 2005
"One Man's War: The World War II Sketches of
Jack Keenan," from a collection of pen and pencil
drawings and watercolors recently donated by the artist,
depicting his life in the army, from Camp Polk, LA, to
the Battle of the Bulge <link>
Weekdays 1:00-4:45 p.m., Main Room, Clements Library
Meet the artist reception: 27 April 4:00-6:00 p.m.
28
April 2005
"Voices of War: An Interdisciplinary Slide Lecture"
<link>
7:00 p.m., Rm 109, Krieger Hall, Concordia University,
Ann Arbor, MI
16
April 2005
Marine Staff Sgt. [ret.] Jimmy Massey
"From 9-11 to the Iraq War: Ending the Cycle of Violence"
Sponsored by Michigan Peaceworks
7:00 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4001 Ann
Arbor-Saline Rd <link>
14
April 2005
Marine Staff Sgt. [ret.] Jimmy Massey
"Soldier vs. War: Report from the Front Lines "
Sponsored by Campus Progressive Network and Michigan Peaceworks
6:00 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium, Eastern Michigan
University <link>
4
April 2005
Prof. Charles Krohn, Communication Studies
"Iraq: Fact or Fiction?"
5:00 p.m., Founders Room, University of Michigan Alumni
Center
25
March 2005
University of Michigan Center for Southeast Asian Studies
"Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War" <link>
& <link>
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th Floor,
Rackham Bldg
15
March 2005
James Fallows, "Iraq: How Did It Happen?" <link>
Sponsored by University of Michigan Communication Studies
4:00-7:00 p.m., Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
24-27
February 2005
Professor Robert Citino awarded the 2005 Distinguished
Book Award of the Society for Military History at the
annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina
24
February 2005
Nick Arvin reading from his novel, Articles of War
<link>
7:00 p.m., Shaman Drum Bookshop
311-315 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
7
January 2005
Professor Robert Citino awarded the 2004 Paul Birdsall
Prize at the annual meeting of the American Historical
Association in Seattle, Washington <link>
9
December 2004
Professor Juan Cole
"What's Next in Iraq?"
With comments by Javed Nazir & Tom Collier
An Open Forum, sponsored by the Residential College
7:00-9:00 p.m., East Quad 126, University of Michigan
Flyer <link>
1-14
November 2004
Exhibition: "Shots of War: The Last Battle"
Fifty-five World War II photographs by Tony Vaccaro
Museum on Main Street (NE corner of Beakes and Main),
Ann Arbor
Notice at ArborWeb.com <link>
12-13
November 2004
Conference: "The History of War in Global Perspective"
Mershon Center, Ohio State University <link>
11
November 2004
Presentation by CPT Charles Olson (USNR, Ret)
"Reasons for Military Intelligence Failures"
10:00 a.m.-noon, Senior Health Bldg., 5361 McAuley Drive
[St. Joe's]
To register ($10.00), call Elderwise (734-572-2035) 9:00-4:00,
Tue through Thu
4
November 2004
Center for Japanese Studies <link>,
Noon Lecture Series
Ulrich Straus, "Japanese POWs of World War Two"
12:00-1:00 p.m., Room 1636,
School of Social Work Bldg.
1080 S. University, Ann Arbor
26
October 2004
New Yorker College Tour Event
Seymour Hersh discussion with David Romnick
4:00 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, Michigan League
<link>
15
October 2004
Anthropology Colloquium Series
Lecture: "Leslie A. White and the Socio-politics
of War," by William J. Peace
Noon, Department Seminar Room, 2nd floor, West Hall
11
October 2004
STS History of Medicine Colloquium
Lecture: "A Bio-Umbrella for Bioterrorism? Biodefense
in the George W. Bush Administration," by Susan Wright
<link>.
4:00-5:30 p.m., International Institute, 1080 S. University,
1644 SSW
14-16
September 2004
Second Annual Military Symposium
Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth
Working Program and Registration Packet <link>
12-23
July 2004
MIT Professional Institute Summer Courses:12-15 July —
"Promoting Innovation: The Dynamics of Technology
and Organizations" <link>
19-21 July — "Combating Bioterrorism: The Organizational
Response" <link>
19-23 July — "Military Innovation: Technology,
Strategy, and the Security Future" <link>
12
April—14 June 2004
"Battles and Leaders of the Second World War"
This Learning in Retirement course taught by Tom Coller
looks at the four wars that made up WWII: East Asia, Western
Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific. We will examine
one important battle and one important leader in each
war, and will include short readings and films.
12 Apr — War for East Asia, 1937-1944
19 Apr — Blitzkrieg in the West, 1939- 1940
26 Apr — "Barbarossa," German Invasion
of the USSR, 1941-1944
3 May — NO CLASS
10 May — Battle of the Atlantic and the War of
the Scientists, 1939-1945
17 May — Pacific War, 1941-1944
24 May — Air War Over Europe, 1939-1944
31 May — NO CLASS
7 Jun — Victory in Europe, 1945
14 Jun — Victory in Asia & the Pacific, 1945
Class
Time: 9:30-11:00 a.m. on Mondays
Location: University Living, 2865 S. Main St., near Eisenhower
and the entrance to Briarwood
Fee: $25.00
Learning in Retirement
2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C
Ann Arbor, MI
(734) 998 9351
20-23
May 2004
Society for Military History Annual Meeting <link>
25
March 2004
The Social Movement Scholars Network is proud to announce
its inaugural lecture: "A
Theory of Terrorism" by Jeff Goodwin
Professor of Sociology, New York University
Editor of Passionate Politics and Rethinking
Social Movements
Thursday, March 25th, 4-6pm
Sociology Department Confrence Room
1225 S. University, 2nd Floor
Why do some, but not all, insurgent movements attack
and terrorize civilians? What factors encourage or discourage
the use of terrorist tactics? This talk will address
these questions with reference to insurgent movements
in Central America, South Africa, Northern Ireland,
Palestine/Israel, and beyond.
13
March 2004
"The Strategic Importance, Causes, and Consequences
of Terrorism"
A colloquium sponsored by the Roots of Terrorism Initiative
at the Institute for Social Research
The purpose of this event is to bring together a multidisciplinary
group of scholars to discuss how research being conducted
at the University of Michigan increases our theoretical
understanding of terrorism and provides practical guidance
on how to address its causes and consequences.
Opening Ceremony, March 11, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
(This event is by invitation only due to limited seating.)
Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright will share
her thoughts on the important questions that need to be
answered in order to understand the danger terrorism presents
and develop strategies to combat it. To request an invitation
to this talk, which is co-sponsored by the William Davidson
Institute, please email Allison Smith at smithag@umich.edu.
Scientific Colloquium, March 13, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
(All panels will be held in 4448 East Hall and will be
open to the public.)
8:30 - 9:00 -- Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 -- Overview of the State of the Field Break
11:00 - 12:30 -- Terrorism Research: Psychological Approaches
Break
1:30 - 3:00 -- Terrorism Research: Macrocontexts and Microcontexts
Break
3:30 - 5:00 -- How Terrorism Research Can Inform Policy
Responses
5:00 - 6:30 -- Reception on the Third Floor Terrace
Speakers will include the following:
Scott Atran (U of M Institute for Social Research)
Emilio Cardenas (U of M Law School)
Juan Cole (U of M Dept. of History)
L. Rowell Huesmann (U of M Institute for Social Research)
Michael Kennedy (U of M International Institute)
Robert Precht (U of M Law School)
Lawrence Pintak (U of M Dept. of Communication Studies)
Todd Stewart (Ohio State Program for Homeland Security)
Mark A. Tessler (U of M Institute for Social Research)
Dawn Tilbury (U of M Dept. of Mechanical Engineering)
For more information, contact Allison Smith at smithag@umich.edu.
17
February 2004
Lecture and discussion session on "NATO Today and
the Integral Role of Partnership for Peace" by Natalie
Melnyczuk, former U-M grad working at NATO Headquarters
in Brussels in the Political and Security Policy Division.
Elversveld Room, fifth floor Haven Hall at 4:10 p.m. |
