Teach-In Topics Fall 2005

September

9/2 History majors James Robinson and Julia Foley on “Sweatshops in the U.S.?”
9/9 Students Julia Foley, Xandra Kanoff, Jon O’Neill, Kristin Maranki, & Gayle Schooley & Professor Ralph Young on “West of Kabul, East of New York – The Historical Setting.”
9/16 Professor Ken Kusmer on “Hurricane Katrina: Race, Class, and the Politics of Disaster.”
9/23 Professor Mohammad F. Kiani on “Democracy in Iran and U.S. Foreign Policy.”
9/30 Professor José Alvarez on “Reel Cuba: Castro, Utopia, Film, and Censorship.”

 

October

10/7 History Major Ryan Zastowney on “The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism.”
10/14 Temple Students Wyatt Smith, Jeremy Viray, Pracheta Trivedi, Alison Macrina, Joshua Lazarus, & Hilary Lefkowitz on “Images and Reflections: Temple Students in Turkey.”
10/21 Craig Eisendrath (Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy) on “War in Heaven:  The Weaponization of Outer Space.”
10/28 Professor Rebecca Alpert on “What is There to Say?  Trying to Talk About Sexual Abuse and The Clergy.”

 

November

11/4 Shirley & Atti Saloman (The Coalition for Voting Integrity) on “Crisis in Voting:  How the Integrity of Voting is Threatened by New Laws and Voting Machines.”
11/11 Professors Ellen Schrecker, William Cutler, and Joyce Lindorff on "Speak Easy or Easy Speak: Students, Professors, and the Politics of Higher Education in Pennsylvania."
11/16 Professor Todd Shepard in a special Wednesday afternoon Teach-in on "Why is France in Flames?"
11/18 Professor Petra Goedde on "American Soldiers abroad: Can Americans in Iraq learn something from the American occupation of Germany?"