The Uses and Abuses of History: Responding to the War in Ukraine
THE USES AND ABUSES OF HISTORY: RESPONDING TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Thursday, April 21, 2022
5:30 p.m.
Wolfensohn Hall + Zoom
Authoritative and popular voices have called upon the lessons of history to justify military actions in Ukraine, as well as to argue against them. What is the role of history—and the role of historians—in this political conversation whose painful, human impact continues to increase day by day? IAS’s School of Historical Studies hosts a panel of experts on the history of the region, from antiquity to the present day, asking how the study of the past can inform our understanding of current events as well as point the way toward possible futures.
Panelists include:
ANGELOS CHANIOTIS
Institute for Advanced Study
ALICE ISABELLA SULLIVAN
Tufts University
KIM LANE SCHEPPELE
Princeton University
PATRICK GEARY
Institute for Advanced Study
Moderated by:
SUZANNE CONKLIN AKBARI
Institute for Advanced Study