More than a dozen University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members will participate in a "Teach-in on the International Crisis" on Monday, Sept. 24, to discuss the recent terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.
The teach-in will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Forum Room on the CU-Boulder campus, and is free and open to the public.
The event is intended as an opportunity to look "beyond the headlines" and does not advocate any political position, according to Max Paul Friedman, Woodrow Wilson Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities at CU-Boulder.
CU professors with expertise in U.S. foreign policy, Islam, the Middle East, media coverage and other relevant issues will speak and answer questions about the events of the past week and the possible outcomes, according to Friedman.
The teach-in will consist of two panel discussions and a roundtable discussion. The schedule is:
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Panel Discussion
* Religious studies Professor Frederick Denny will speak on "Myths and Realities of Islam."
* Political science Assistant Professor Colin Dueck will speak on "Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Reality."
* History Professor James Jankowski will speak on "The Middle East Context: Stresses and Strains."
* History Postdoctoral Fellow Max Paul Friedman will speak on "U.S. Responses to Terrorism."
* History Professor Barbara Engel will moderate the panel.
6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Panel Discussion
* Political science Assistant Professor Peter Gries will speak on "Reactions and Consequences in Asia."
* Journalism Professor Stewart Hoover will speak on "The Media and the Crisis."
* Political science Professor Amin Kazak of CU-Denver will speak on "Consequences for the Middle East."
* Economics Professor Don Roper will speak on "Will Terrorism Save the Economy?"
* Chancellor's Leadership Residential Academic Program Director Richard Kraft will moderate the panel.
8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Roundtable on Peace and Conflict Resolution
o Political science Professor Francis A. Beer
* Farrand Academic Program Co-Director Cathy Comstock
* Sociology Professor Thomas Mayer
* Sociology Associate Professor Paul Wehr
* Religious studies Professor Ira Chernus, moderator