All events will be held in the Annenberg Auditorium, Snite Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, unless otherwise noted. DIGNITY exhibition is on view from January 15—March 11, 2012 in the Snite Museum
5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18
Christie McDonald, Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Harvard University:
Rousseau and Human Rights
(contact person: Prof. Alison Rice, ROLL)
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 18
(Following Prof. McDonald’s lecture) Reception in Snite Atrium and open access to DIGNITY and A Person’s Worth exhibits in the gallery. Free of charge and open to the public of all ages.
4:30 p.m., Thursday, February 2
Christopher Kelly, Professor of Political Science, Boston College
Rousseau and the Pursuit of Happiness
(contact person: Prof. Michael Zuckert, POLSCI)
5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9
Johann Rousselot, photojournalist, Paris, France: “India and Human Rights: Development Discrimination.”
(contact person: Sharon Schierling, Associate Director, Kellogg Institute for International Studies)
5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 15
Serge Margel, Professor at the Faculty of Theology and Sciences of Religion,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland:
On Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Literary Lie and Political Fiction
(contact person: Prof. Joseph Buttigieg & Prof. Olivier Morel, PhD Program in Literature)
4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23 in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium, C100
“Reflecting on Dignity & Human Rights: A Panel Discussion with Notre Dame Internationalists”
An interdisciplinary faculty panel and discussion hosted by the ND International Office and featuring remarks by Sean O'Brien, Center for Civil & Human Rights; Steve Reifenberg, Kellogg Institute for International Studies; Allert Brown-Gort, Institute for Latino Studies; and Anthony Monta, Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
(Contact person: Lance Askildson, Assistant Provost for Internationalization)
5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28
Jason Neidleman, Professor of Political Science, University of La Verne (CA)
(contact person: Prof. Thomas Kselman, HIS)
5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 6
Philippe Brault, photojournalist, Paris, France: “Behind the Story”
(contact person: Sharon Schierling, Associate Director, Kellogg Institute for International Studies)