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>> Colleagues are kindly invited to the Hallsworth Conference 'War
>> and our World'
>> An International Conference at the University of Manchester,
>> Manchester Conference Centre, 19-21 July 2007
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>> The University of Manchester is committed to promoting informed
>> debate on the major issues of our time. One of the most pressing
>> issues concerns the changing nature and consequences of war.
>> Today's news media are full of stories of war, the sources of
>> armed conflict and its impact on individuals and societies. The
>> international conference, War and our World, provides an
>> opportunity to address this recurrent feature of human society.
>> Our plenary speakers reflect the interdisciplinary focus of this
>> conference which brings together colleagues from the Arts,
>> Development Studies, Social Sciences, Business, and Technology.
>> Individual panels will provide a forum for established scholars
>> and graduate students to interact.
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>> Confirmed plenary speakers include:
>> Abdel-Rahman Ghandour, UNICEF in the Middle East; Joanna Bourke,
>> Professor of History at Birkbeck College; Rony Brauman, former
>> President of Medecins Sans Frontieres; Urvashi Butalia, Feminist,
>> activist and historian; Marianne Elliot, Professor and Director of
>> the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool;
>> Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow at the public policy
>> institute, New American Foundation, Washington DC;
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>> Chairs: Anna Ford, Co-Chancellor and Admiral Sir John Kerr, Pro-
>> Chancellor, the University of Manchester.
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>> The event is staged in partnership with the AHRC In Place of War
>> project with a performance event in the John Thaw Studio on 18
>> July, with Passion Pit & Theatre Tours International whose World
>> Premiere of `Child of Biafra'at the Contact Theatre will be
>> peformed on 19 July with a discussion panel to follow, and the
>> Imperial War Museum North, where a drinks reception will be held
>> on the final day.
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>> Please visit the website for booking and programme information
>> http://www.manchester.ac.uk/warandourworld
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>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>> Contact: Janet Meredith, Conference Administrator, School of Arts,
>> Histories & Cultures
>> Phone: +44 (0) 161 275 8950
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