Calendar of Events
Over the years, CENFAD has invited guest speakers to give talks on issues that relate to the study of force and diplomacy. Past speakers have included Alan Millett, John Lehman, Anthony Lake, Robert Oakley, Michael Klare, Dennis Showalter, Mark Stoler, Stephen Biddle, and Wesley Clark. Under the coordination and direction of Dr. Regina Gramer, CENFAD has developed a series of colloquia to be held on a more regular basis. Unless otherwise indicated, CENFAD colloquia are typically held in the Russell F. Weigley Lounge in Gladfelter 914.
| SPRING 2008 | To schedule an event, contact Regina Gramer at rgramer@temple.edu |
Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 |
SCENFAD (Student Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy) Movie and Discussion 2:40 - 4:15 PM Film screening of "Khan Game" and discussion with Dr. Craig Eisendrath Dr. Eisendrath is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and the Chairman of the Project for Nuclear Awareness. He is the author of "Khan Game," an interactive play. He will show the film version of "Khan Game" and will discuss potential nuclear war scenarios with the audience, such as the potential for nuclear war between Iran and Israel or Pakistan and India. SCENFAD is the undergraduate affiliate of CENFAD. Click here for the event flier. The Russell F. Weigley Room, 9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall |
| DATE TBA | CENFAD Colloquium Dr. Max Paul Friedman: "Anti-Americanism and U.S. Foreign Policy" Dr. Firedman is an Associate Professor of History at American University, where he teaches U.S. foreign relations history. He is the author of Nazis and Good Neighbors: The United States Campaign Against the Germans of Latin America in World War II (Cambridge, 2003), which won the Herbert Hoover Book Prize in U.S. History and the A.B. Thomas Book Prize in Latin American Studies. He is currently working on a history of anti-Americanism and foreign perceptions of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. The Russell F. Weigley Room, 9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall |
| Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008 | CENFAD Colloquium Dr. Yuichi Hosoya: "The Origins of the U.S.-Japan Alliance: The U.S., Britain, Japan, and Post-War Asia-Pacific Security, 1948-1951" Dr. Hosoya is Associate Professor of European Diplomatic History at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Postwar International Order and British Diplomacy, which won the 24th Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities, and Diplomacy and the Search for Peace: Anthony Eden, the Cold War and the Origins of Detente, which won the Sakurada Prize for a Book on Political Science. He has published widely on European international history, British foreign and security policy, and Japanese diplomacy.
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| Thursday, April 3, 2008 | CENFAD Colloquium 2:40 - 4:15 PM Dr. Fredrik Logevall: "Into Iraq: The Path to War" Dr. Logevall is a Professor of History at Cornell University, where he teaches U.S. foreign relations history. His publications include Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam (California, 1999) and The Origins of the Vietnam War (Longman, 2001), and he is the winner of the 2001 Warren F. Kuehl Book Prize and the co-winner of the 2000 Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize from the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, as well as the 2000 W. Turrentine Jackson Book Award from the American Historical Association. The Russell F. Weigley Room, 9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | CENFAD Colloquium 2:40 - 4:15 PM Dr. Stephen Miller: "Volunteers on the Veld: British Citizen-Soldiers and the South African War, 1899-1902" Dr. Miller is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Maine, where he teaches European, African, British, and military history. His publications include Lord Methuen and the British Army: Failure and Redemption in South Africa (Frank Cass & Co., 1999) and Volunteers on the Veld: British Citizen-Soldiers and the South African War 1899-1902 (Oklahoma, 2007). His current project explores the nature and practice of discipline and punishment in the late Victorian British Army in South Africa. The Russell F. Weigley Room, 9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 | CENFAD Colloquium
2:40 - 4:15 PM Damien and Diana Cave: "Reporters' Notes from Iraq: A Talk With Damien Cave and Diana Oliva Cave of the New York Times." Reporter Damien Cave and video journalist Diana Oliva Cave have recently returned from working together as New York Times' correspondents in Iraq. Please join us for a lecture and conversation about their experiences and the current situation in Iraq. Damien will speak about recent political and military developments, his experiences alongside Iraqis and Americans, and the unique challenges of working in a war zone with his spouse. Diana will introduce and show a short clip of her work, and both Damien and Diana will participate in a question and answer session. The Russell F. Weigley Room, 9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall |
| Saturday, Apr. 26, 2008 | Conference 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM "Beyond Combat: A Conference Honoring the Temple Tradition of Military History" Sponsored by Temple’s History Department, the College of Liberal Arts, CENFAD, the Society for Military History, the American Philosophical Society, Roxanne and John R. Satterfield, and the Boeing Company. This conference seeks to celebrate continuity and change in one of the Temple University History Department’s proudest intellectual traditions, its longstanding dominance in the field of military history. “Beyond Combat” will serve as a showcase for the work of some of the most accomplished Ph.D.s Temple has produced, and promote the exchange of ideas among graduate students and established scholars who interpret the history of military institutions, doctrine, and the interaction of war and society. The conference draws its inspiration from the recently published festschrift edited by Edward G. Longacre and Theodore J. Zeman, Beyond Combat: Essays in Honor of Russell F. Weigley ( American Philosophical Society, 2007). Four of the volume’s contributors will be presenting papers based on their published essays, followed by a round table discussion concerning the future of military history. The Russell F. Weigley Room, 9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall Click here for conference schedule and event details. |
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