In Their Presence: Debates on the dignity, display, and ownership of human remains
A series of panels that brings together leading voices in areas of forensic ethics.
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In Their Presence — Panelists’ Bios
Élisabeth Anstett is a social anthropologist, senior tenured researcher at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and member of
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Inter-state conflict in Africa: New data, new paradigm
Event rescheduled. New date and time to be announced.
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“The Return of Famine?” Conference at Tufts University on May 4, 2018 The Crisis in Yemen: introduction by Greg Gottlieb,
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“The Return of Famine?” Conference at Tufts University on May 4, 2018 The Politics and Law of Starvation: introduction by
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“The Return of Famine?” Conference at Tufts University on May 4, 2018 Challenges of Humanitarian Action: presentations by Erin Boyd,
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“The Return of Famine?” Conference at Tufts University on May 4, 2018 Why has famine returned? Presentations by Dan Maxwell,
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The Return of Famine
Friday, May 4, 2018
9:00am – 5:30pm
Drawing on Tufts University’s distinguished record of scholarship and public engagement on the subject of famine, this conference will bring together faculty and researchers from across the University, in conversation with outside experts. Panels will address why famine has returned, today’s humanitarian challenges, legal and political issues related to criminalizing famine, and the most pressing famine of today, Yemen.