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Political science faculty to discuss emergence of ISIS and U.S. policy options

Oct 26, 2014 |

The International Studies program at St. Bonaventure University will host the discussion "The Genesis of ISIS and American Policy Choices: Avoiding Blowback?" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the auditorium of the William F. Walsh Science Center.

Dr. Mary Rose Kubal, associate professor of political science at the university, will give a brief introduction addressing the concept of "blowback" in U.S. foreign policy and putting this issue in recent historical context.

St. Bonaventure's Dr. Ibrahim Zabad, assistant professor of political science, will give the keynote talk on the emergence of ISIS and U.S. policy options in dealing with this group.

There will be a question and answer period following the talk.

The program is sponsored by the International Studies program and is a Clare Forum and Freshman Passport event.

ALL BONAVENTURE READS

St. Bonaventure University has selected “Educated: A Memoir” by Dr. Tara Westover as its All Bonaventure Reads (ABR) book for 2018-19.

'Educated' cover “Educated” is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes from severing one’s closest ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one’s life through new eyes, and the will to change it.

The university will welcome Westover to campus Wednesday, Sept. 26, to deliver a keynote address to members of the Class of 2022. The talk will be open to the public and will be held at 7 p.m. in the Reilly Center Arena.

As part of the All Bonaventure Reads initiative, first-year students at St. Bonaventure will receive a copy of “Educated” during Orientation and be asked to read the book and write an essay reflecting on it as their first college assignment. Students will be engaged in conversations about the book’s themes in their first-year seminar course, SBU 101, and various campuswide events during the upcoming academic year.

About the Author

Tara Westover (c) Paul Stuart

Learn more about Tara Westover
Follow @tarawestover on Twitter
Author's website
Campus Keynote: Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, 7 p.m., Reilly Center Arena; public invited

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PRAISE for 'EDUCATED'

"Tara Westover’s one-of-a-kind memoir is about the shaping of a mind…In briskly paced prose, she evokes a childhood that completely defined her. Yet it was also, she gradually sensed, deforming her."

— The Atlantic

"A coming-of-age memoir reminiscent of The Glass Castle."

— O: The Oprah Magazine