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Conference Announcement

Apologies: Mourning the Past and Ameliorating the Present

Claremont Graduate University

Thornton F. Bradshaw Seminar

February 7-10, 2002

This conference examines the increasingly potent role of apology as a social force. We will explore in a comparative and interdisciplinary framework the role and function--as well as the limitations--that apology has in promoting dialogue, tolerance, and cooperation between groups confronting one another over past injustices. Our aim is to facilitate an exchange among scholars and students in a variety of disciplines--including history, international relations, sociology, legal studies, psychology, and religion--so that we can better understand the real and symbolic transactions that lie at the core of apology.

Featured speakers include:

Scott Appleby, Director, Kroc Institute for Peace Studies, Notre Dame University J.D. Bindenagel, U.S. Ambassador, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Roy Brooks, Professor of Law, University of San Diego David Crocker, Senior Researcher, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland Ada Deer, Director, American-Indian Studies Program, U. of Wisconsin-Madison and Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau of American Indian Affairs Neil Kritz, Director, Rule of Law Program, United States Institute of Peace Melissa Nobles, Professor of Political Science, MIT. Don Ross, Okalahoma State Representative, 73rd District Robert Rotberg, Dir.of the World Peace Foundation Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution, Harvard University. Ervin Staub, Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Ruti Teitel, Professor of Comparative Law, New York Law School. Vamik Volkan, Director, Institute for the Study of the Mind and Human Interaction, University of Virginia.

Apologies: Mourning the Past and Ameliorating the Present will take place on the campus of the Claremont Colleges, a short (25 mile) drive from downtown Los Angeles. Registration for this event is free and open to all. For more information, please consult our web page (http://www.cgu.edu/hum/apologies) or contact the Conference Coordinator (Alexander.Karn@cgu.edu).