Workshop in International Theory & History (Fall 2024)

The goal of this workshop is to put BU’s historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented comparativists into closer conversation – please join us!

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 • 12 to 1:30 PM

“Edgar Morin, Cybernetics, the Totality, and California”

Andrew Daily, Associate Professor of Modern French and Global History, University of Memphis

[UPDATE: This event has been cancelled!]


Thursday, October 17, 2024 • 12:30 to 2 PM

“From Ministries of War to Ministries of Defense”

Alexander de la Paz • Assistant Professor of International Security, Pardee School of Global Studies


Friday, November 22, 2024 • 2 to 3:30 PM

“The Rise and Fall of the Jet-Age Refugee”

Lauren Stokes • Associate Professor of History, Northwestern University


Fall 2024 events will take place in the Bay State Room at the Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road. Please note the days and times of each workshop above. (Click on dates to add them your calendar!) Lunch will be provided on October 2 and on October 17.

Papers will be circulated a week in advance of each session. Please register using the form below.

The workshop is co-sponsored by the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs: CURA, the Department of Political Science, and the Center for the Study of Europe.

Workshop in International Theory & History • Fall 2024

The goal of this workshop is to put BU's historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented social scientists into closer conversation - please join us!

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024 • 12 to 1:30 PM | Andrew Daily • “Edgar Morin, Cybernetics, the Totality, and California" | Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Bay State Room

    Thursday, October 17, 2024 • 12:30 to 2 PM | Alexander de la Paz • “From Ministries of War to Ministries of Defense” | Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Bay State Room

    Friday, November 22, 2024 • 2 to 3:30 PM | Lauren Stokes • “The Rise and Fall of the Jet-Age Refugee” | Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Bay State Room

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