On March 7, 2005 at 7:00pm in the Potomac Lounge, Dr. Janet Jakobsen, director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women, will be presenting a talk entitled “Responding to Violence, Rethinking Security: Policy Alternatives for Building a Human Society.” Over the last few years, the world has changed rapidly and in many ways dramatically. One thing that is clear in the midst of this sometimes chaotic change is that our current world is marked by violence. If violence is a means chosen to solve problems, then how we conceptualize the problems themselves will, in large part, determine whether violence seems an appropriate or inevitable solution to them. This talk by Dr. Janet Jakobsen will consider such questions as: How do we think about the key terms that have become central in the debate since September 11, 2001: “terrorism” and “security”?, Is “terrorism” the best way of understanding the violence of the 9/11 attacks?, Is “security” the best name for our goal in responding to that violence?, How do we respond to violence? How do we seek safety and peace?, and What does a feminist analysis contribute to thinking about violence and human security?
Sponsored by ITROW and the Department of Women’s Studies at Towson University
For information, call 410-704-5457, ITROW
