Revolutions: Past, Present, and Future

Humanities and Social Sciences Seminar

October 26, 2011, 10:30 AM to October 27, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
Buchanan Hall, Edwin Meese Conference Room

Please join us for a seminar which will take an extraordinary look at the entire range of the revolutionary era.

During an open exchange of opinions, we will review many ground breaking, but also violent events of the past and discuss their impacts on today’s global developments. We will also discuss the most recent revolutions and ongoing rapid social transitions.

• What is revolution?
• Do counter-revolutions always follow?
• How do revolutions differ from one another? Were there any successful nonviolent revolutions?
• Did the 1991 Russian revolution fail?
• How can we understand the “Arab Spring” of 2011?

We will discuss these and many other questions related to the phenomena of revolutions. Bring your own questions and participate in the discussion!

This seminar is open to students, faculty, and the general public. 

Seminar Schedule

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Panel: Comparing the American & French Revolutions
Moderators: Jack Censer and Rosemarie Zagarri
10:30am-12:00pm

Panel: The Russian Revolution
Moderators: Rex Wade and Steve Barnes
3:00-4:30pm

Roundtable Discussion
Moderators: Cynthia Kierner and Eric Shiraev
4:30 - 6:00 pm 

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Panel: 1989-1991: China, Russia, and Eastern Europe, and beyond
Moderators: Mark Katz, Mills Kelly, and Eric Shiraev
10:30am-12:00pm

Panel: Revolutionary Echoes and New Directions: South Africa, Latin America, the “Arab Spring”
Moderators: Jo-Marie Burt, Bassam Haddad, and Les Kurtz
3:00-4:30pm

Roundtable Discussion
Moderators: Eric McGlinchey and John Dale 
4:30 - 6:00 pm

Sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.