Public Lecture-Dr. Saba Fatima presents "What Does It Mean to be American? Reflections on Torture at Guantanamo Bay Prison"

Thu, Sep 28 2023, 7:30 - 9pm
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Anne Arundel Hall
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Blackistone Room
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Talk Description: In its reign of war on terror, the United States tortured and abused individuals in its custody for over a decade. Come and learn about what this lapse in judgement did to our perception of ourselves as Americans. What does an intersectional sense of justice require of us epistemically?

In its reign of war on terror, the United States tortured and abused individuals in its custody for over a decade.  Come and hear from this speaker what this lapse in judgement did to our perception of ourselves as Americans. Why is this a feminist concern?  What does an intersectional sense of justice require of us epistemically?

Event Sponsor(s)
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Philosophy, Asian Studies, History, Political Science, and the Center for the Study of Democracy
Betul Basaran, Barrett Emerick
bbasaran@smcm.edu
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