FEAST 2021 Conference on Violence and Politics: In honor of Bat-Ami Bar On

FEAST is forever indebted to the leadership of Bat-Ami Bar On. Please join us for a one-day conference on the work of & in memory of Ami

Date: October 9, 2021

Time: 10am-9pm CST (with breaks)

Conference Program

• 10am-11am:

Chair: Tempest Henning, Vanderbilt University

Dianna Taylor, John Carroll University: “Violent Bodies”, Revisited

Mecke Nagel, State University of New York, Cortland: Between Violence and Power Deficits

• 11:30am-12:30pm:

Chair: Shaila Wadhwani, Greenhalgh, Marquette University

Alice MacLachlan, York University: Terror and Transformation

Yasemin Sari, University of Northern Iowa: "Speechless Horror" and Everyday Violence

• 1:30pm-3pm: Graduate Student Panel

Chair: Ananda Griffin, Spelman College

Courtney Miller, Binghamton University, State University of New York: Defensive Inattention When Discussing Sexual Violence and Trauma

Jessica Vargas Gonzales, Binghamton University, State University of New York: Fear as a Political and Anti-Political Emotion

Eric Janec, Binghamton University, State University of New York: The Impossibility of Political Fascism

• 3:30pm-5pm:

Chair: Saba Fatima, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Jennifer Kling, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs: Resettling Refugees: State Obligations, Egalitarian Concerns

Karsten Struhl, New School for Public Engagement, City University of New York: Anger Against Injustice, Wrathful Compassion, and Political Resistance

Sarah Clark Miller, Pennsylvania State University: On Justifying Violent Defense

• 7pm-9pm: Memorial Panel

Chair: Melissa Burchard, UNC Ashville

Ann Ferguson, Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at UMass Amherst

Lewis Gordon, Professor of Philosophy and Department Head, University of Connecticut

Lori Gruen, William Griffin Professor of Philosophy and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Science in Society, Wesleyan University