Roundtable discussion on Charlie Hebdo, Satire,
and Freedom of Expression.
Pyle Center, Room
325/326
January 30th
5:30 – 7:30
At this roundtable, the January 7 attack on Charlie
Hebdo in Paris will be discussed in its past, present, and future
context and implications. How can these events be understood from a
geopolitical viewpoint? What are the different cultural perspectives
(French, Arab, American) on the events?
Panelists include:
- Frédéric Neyrat, For the benevolence of expression.
- Sage Goellner, Toward an understanding of the context(s) of Charlie Hebdo.
- Sandrine Pell, Is it really about Charlie?
- Jean-René Gehan, Radical Islam in France, at the crossroads of a failed integration and the dashed hopes of the Arab springs.
- Tejumola Olaniyan, Am I Really Charlie?
- Nevine El Nossery, Why I am not Charlie.
- Laird Boswell, What is at stake in the debate over Charlie Hebdo and the terrorist attack on the kosher supermarket?
Co-Sponsors:
the Department of French and Italian, Division of Continuing Studies, and
European Studies Alliance.
