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HUMANITIES SYMPOSIUM 2010
The Viterbo University School of Letters and Sciences presents
The Nuclear Threat: Understanding the History and Future Consequences of Nuclear Weaponry
February 1–3, 2010
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| Monday, February 1 |
| 6 p.m. |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Photos/Posters
Refreshments, Reflection, Fellowship
Book Signings:
Diana Roose, Teach Us to Live: Stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Daniel Bell, Just War as Christian Discipleship
Fine Arts Center Lobby
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| 7 p.m. |
Teach Us to Live: Stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Diana Roose, Secretary of the College (ret.) Oberlin College, author
Special Invited Guests: Hideko Tamura Snider, Hiroshima Survivor
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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| Tuesday, February 2 |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Just War as Christian Discipleship
Daniel Bell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Theological Ethics, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Hiroshima, History, and Myth: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
Michael Smuksta, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History, Viterbo University
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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| 11:30 a.m. |
The Politics of Nuclear War
Keith Knutson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Political Science/History, Viterbo University
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Free Soup Luncheon with discussion of morning speakers
Center Board Room
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| 1:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion – Eyewitnesses to the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
Facilitator: Jesús Jambrina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, World Languages, Viterbo University
Fine Arts Center Lobby
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Film Discussions: Black Rain and Dr. Strangelove
Discussion Leaders: Viterbo Honors Students
Reinhart Center 127
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| Wednesday, February 3 |
| 9 a.m. |
Fear and Coercion: The Personal and Geopolitical Psychology of the Nuclear Threat
David Bauer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Psychology, Viterbo University
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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| 10 a.m. |
A World Free of Nuclear Weapons?
Rick Wayman, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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| 11 a.m. |
Some Final Thoughts on Hope, Courage, Grace, and Peace in a Nuclear Age
Thomas Thibodeau, Distinguished Professor, Servant Leadership, Viterbo University
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. If you have questions, contact William Reese at 608-796-3708 or email wjreese@viterbo.edu.
Viterbo University
900 Viterbo Drive
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
608-796-3000