The long, drawn-out Ethnopolitical conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has long been waged through a war of words and images. In an illustrated lecture, Professor Angus Kress Gillespie of Rutgers University reviews how the battle of propaganda has been played out. Both sides have tried to implant the most beneficial images into western media in order to win over western minds.
This lecture is part of the Asch series on Conflict and Visual Culture.
4:15-5:30pm, February 8, 2010
Carpenter Library, Room 21
Bryn Mawr College
Poster
Directions
War Discourse, Peace Discourse: More of the Same?
Analysis of media coverage of war leads to some conclusions and open questions on the role of the media in peace-building. Suggestions are offered for development of peace journalism and “common ground discourse.”
Monday, 25 January, 2010
4:15-5:30 pm
Carpenter Library, Room 21 (NOTE NEW LOCATION)
Bryn Mawr College
Refreshments will be served
Psychology Today’s website offers a mini-reunion for Asch Summer Institute alumni, as one former Asch fellow reviews a new book by another. Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond, by Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman (2007, Random House) is aimed at a business audience but will interest anyone seeking more effective communication with others.
In the review, Mikhail Lyubansky recounts a night out during the 2001 Asch Summer Institute when most of the group left before the bill arrived. Most people would resign themselves to picking up the tab for the freeloaders (you know who you are), Malhotra saw an opportunity to negotiate a settlement with the bar that would benefit everyone involved.
The entire review, as well as a link to an excerpt from Negotiation Genius, can be found here.
Fabienne Le Houérou, Le silence de l’araignée, Paris, L’Harmattan, septembre 2009, 201 p.
The book, written in French, is based on the interviews (in Arabic) of Furawis Refugees in Cairo. Taken from the anthropological film, “Nile Hotel, Voices from Darfur” (CNRS Images, Wapiti productions, 2007, 54 minutes, Sudan, Egypt- English/Arabic), the book suggests that contrary to what the media has presented about the conflict, Darfur is not to be defined as a genocide. Rather, the war crimes are the results of centuries of marginalisation of Darfur and the product of Sudan policies.
Visible on : www.imagmundi.com
The theme for the 2009-2010 Asch seminars is Visual Culture and Conflict. To kick off the new series, Associate Director and Documentary Photographer Jonathan Hyman will be speaking on Monday, September 14th, on public expressions in response to the 9/11 tragedy. Hyman’s 9/11 photographs have been exhibited at Ground Zero, at the National Constitution Center, and featured in Time Magazine. He has lectured extensively in the U.S. and Europe.
Please join us on Monday, September 14th for Hyman’s lecture, followed by a reception to celebrate the new year. Click here for poster and link to directions.
