5 February. Revd. Fergus Butler-Gaillie, Curate of the Liverpool Parish Church discusses his latest book Priests de la Resistance
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus, Liverpool Hope University
Time: 2.00-3.00 pm
7 February. A New Cold War? China - US. Strategic Rivalry and Global Order
Joint Visiting Speaker Series: Spring 2020 “Securing the Future in an Insecure World” organised by The Lille-Liverpool European Institute and The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest Speaker: Professor Anthony McGrew, Special Visiting Professor of Global Policy, Shanghai University; Emeritus Professor La Trobe, (Melbourne) and Strathclyde University (Glasgow)
Venue: LHBS007 Lecture Theatre, Hope Park Campus
Time: 9.45-11.00 am
18 February to 12 March. Exhibition. The Palestinian Paintings by Israel Zohar - The Cornerstone Gallery
Seminar Series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace StudiesLaunch of the Exhibition—February 18, 4-6pm,
The Grace Room, Creative Campus (COR114)
Guest speakers: Israel Zohar, artist and Rev. Dr. Yazid Said, Lecturer in Islam LHU, paper: Christian Zionism and Palestinian Christianity
21 February. Climate Change and the International Politics of Extinction
Joint Visiting Speaker Series: Spring 2020 “Securing the Future in an Insecure World” organised by The Lille-Liverpool European Institute and The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest Speaker: Professor John Vogler. Professorial Research Fellow, Keele University
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus
Time: 11.00-1.00pm
26 February. The Imam is Dead, Long Live the Imam? The Politics of Lament in Shi'i Poetry of the Abbasid Period
Seminar Series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Dr. George Warner, Research Associate at the Centre for Religious Studies at Ruhr University, Bochum in Germany
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus
Time: 2.30-3.30 pm
28 February. Intelligence and Uncertainty in an era of “Big Data”
Joint Visiting Speaker Series: Spring 2020 “Securing the Future in an Insecure World” organised by The Lille-Liverpool European Institute and The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Professor Peter Gill. Visiting Professor at Leicester, Liverpool and Salford Universities.
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus
Time: 11.00-1.00 pm
4 March. Christian Martyrs under Islam
Research Seminar series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Christian Sahner. Associate Professor of Islamic History, University of Oxford
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus
Time: 12.00-1.00 pm
6 March. Does Russia Really Pose a Threat to the EU?
Joint Visiting Speaker Series: Spring 2020 “Securing the Future in an Insecure World” organised by The Lille-Liverpool European Institute and The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Dr Paul Flenley. Senior Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University of Portsmouth
Venue: AJB058, Hope Park Campus
Time: 9.45-11.00 am
12 March. Managing Religious Diversity in Tanzania
Research Seminar series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Dr Stephen McLouglin. Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Liverpool Hope University
Venue: EDEN109, Hope Park Campus
Time: 12.00-1.00 pm
18 March. Christianizing Islam
Research Seminar series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Tom Holland. Renown independent Researcher and Historian
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus
Time: 12.00-1.00 pm
20 April. Transnational Corporations, Natural Resources and Conflict
Professorial Lecture organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Professor Solomon Salako, Professorial Fellow in the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Venue: EDEN109, Hope Park Campus
Time: 2-4 pm
22 April. Hindu Moksha vs Muslim Shahada in early modern Malay epic literature
Research Seminar series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: Dr Harith Ramli, Lecturer in Second Education (Theology and World Religion), Edge Hill University
Venue: EDEN014, Hope Park Campus
Time: 12.00-1.00
27 April. In the wake of IS: is martyrdom still important for Sunni Islam?
Research Seminar series Religion and Conflict organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Guest speaker: David Bryan Cook, Associate Professor of Religion, Rice University Houston Texas
Venue: LHBS007. Hope Park Campus
Time: 1.00-2.00 pm
2019
16th of December 2019:
After communism: Personal reflections on 30 years of post-communism in Central/Eastern Europe
Organised by the Lille-Liverpool European Institute & The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for war and Peace Studies
Guest speakers:
Dr Daria Izdebska, Lecturer in English Language
Dr Gergely Juhász, Senior Lecturer in Theology
Dr Taras Khomych, Lecturer in Theology
Dr Dominika Kurek-Chomycz, Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies
Dr Natalia Vibla, Lecturer in Criminology
Time: 1-3 pm
Place: EDEN 102
All Welcome!
7th November 2019
Professor Frank Cottrell Boyce will deliver the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for Peace Studies Civic Lecture on occasion of the 175th Anniversary of Liverpool Hope University
Professor Cottrell Boyce is a screenwriter, actor, awarded children's author and writer for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Place: EDEN014
11th November 2019
After the Wall came down: Germany 30 years after
Organised by the Lille-Liverpool European Institute & The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for war and Peace Studies
Guest speakers: Prof Anna Saunders (University of Liverpool) and Dr Simon Piasecki (Liverpool Hope University)
Time: 1.00 -2.30 pm
Place: Eden Building room 102, Liverpool Hope University
All welcome!
30th October 2019 - Helping Persecuted Christians in Zones of Conflict: The Hungarian Perspective
Ministerial Commissioner Dr Hajnalka Juhász, Rector of the Károli Gáspár Reformed University in Budapest Prof. Dr. József Zsengellér and director of international relations of the university Gyula Sümeghym will visit Liverpool Hope University. The lecture highlights the gravity of the endangered existence of indigenous Christian communities in the Middle East and its impact on Western civilisation and the security of Europe. As a feasible solution, the support model proposed and
Colombia: Challenges and opportunities for the incoming administration
Organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies and the Colombian Embassy in the United Kingdom
Guest speaker: Antonio José Ardila, Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chair: Dr Catalina Montoya Londoño, Director of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Date: August 30, 2019
Time: 2:00—3:30 pm
Venue: Capstone Theatre, Creative Campus, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP
Register for this event free of charge here or visit https://store.hope.ac.uk/, events section (Tutu Centre Conference)
BOOK LAUNCH: THE FUTURE OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
EDITED BY YAZID SAID AND LEJLA DEMIRI
Date: 30th of April 2019
Time: 3:00- 5:00 pm
Venue: EDEN014, Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, L16 9JD
Panel discussion: Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, Prof Dr. Lejla Demiri, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Revd. Dr. Yazid Said, Liverpool Hope University
Seminar Series on Religion, Art and Conflict Programme 2019
1 March
Dr Merav Rosenfeld. Religion and Music in the Middle East: Jewish-Muslim Coexistence
Room: EDEN047, Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 12.00-1.30 pm
8 March
Dr Amir Dastmalchian. Music as a means of Dialogue with/by Muslims
Room: EDEN005, Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 12.00-1.30 pm
15 March
Dr Michael Miller. Black Jesus, Black Power: Visual and Musical aspects of the African American identification with Ancient Israelites
Room: AJB058 Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 12.00-1.30 pm
22 March
Dr Deborah Casewell. Truth, Beauty, and Death: Thomas Mann’s Challenge
Room: EDEN005, Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 12.00-1.30 pm
27 March
Dr Dr Vid Simoniti. Deception in Alt-Right Visual Culture
Room: AJB058, Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 4.00 –5.30 pm
5 April
Dr Steven Shakespeare. Black Metal Music: Anti-Christian Inversions.
Room EDEN114, Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 12.00-1.30 pm
May 10
Professor Stephen Davismoon. God’s own caught in no Man’s Land
Room EDEN112, Liverpool Hope Park Campus, 12.00-1.30 pm
Professorial lecture 2019: The individual in International Law: 'Object' versus 'Subject'
Professor Solomon Salako
Date: 1st of May 2019
Time: 2.00-3.30 pm
Venue: EDEN014, Liverpool Hope Park Campus
Seminar series on Religion, Art and Conflict 2018/2019
- Dr Tala Jarjour on Sense and Sadness (November 30, 2018)
- Dr Merav Rosenfeld. Religion and Music in the Middle East: Jewish-Muslim Coexistence (March 1, 2019)
- Dr Amir Dastmalchian. Music as a means of Dialogue with/by Muslims (March 8, 2019)
- Dr Michael Miller. Black Jesus, Black Power: Visual and Musical aspects of the African American identification with Ancient Israelites (March 15, 2019)
- Dr Deborah Casewell. Truth, Beauty, and Death: Thomas Mann’s Challenge (March 22, 2019)
- Dr Vid Simoniti. Deception in Alt-Right Visual Culture (March 27, 2019)
- Dr Steven Shakespeare. Black Metal Music: Anti-Christian Inversions (April 5, 2019)
- Dr Simon Podmore. Night Visions: The Art of Struggling with God (May 3, 2019)
- Professor Stephen Davismoon. God’s own caught in no Man’s Land (May 10, 2019)
Discussion with Erika Diettes, Exhibition “Shrouds” (Sudarios)
The artist talks about her work and exhibition in the Liverpool Cathedral as part of RISE Festival,in conversation with Dr Sarah Black. March 25, 2019.
BESA. Muslims in Albania that helped Jews during the Shoa.
Organised by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, the Andrew Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity, and ICEJ/Yad VaShem Holocaust Exhibitions. February 28-March 29, 2019.
A Long Jihad: My Quest for the Middle Way by Muhammad Abdul Bari
Discussion with the author on his recently published memoir. Speakers: Dr Salman Al-Azami and Muhammad Abdul Bari. February 12, 2019.
Welcoming refugees: Community challenges and perspectives
Speakers: Nadine Daniel (National Refugee Welcome Coordinator, Mission & Public Affairs Division, Archbishops Council), Sean Ryan (National Caritas Community sponsorship Coordinator), Members of the Bishop Eton Resettlement Group, Natalia Vibla and Zaki Nahaboo, (lecturers in the School of Social Science, Liverpool Hope University). February 6, 2019.
2018
Screening of Au Revoir La-haut ("See you up There) Albert Dupontel, 2017
And talk by Garrett Epp, Professor Emeritus in English And Film Studies from the University of Alberta (1988-2014) and currently affiliated to the Catholic University of Lille. Organised by Popular Culture Research Group, The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies and the European Institute.
Peace and Reconciliation Weekend
Jointly Organised by Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies and the Liverpool-Cologne Link Group. November 24, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
A silent tribute to the fallen. Remembering 21st Century Wars
An exhibition showcasing photos, poems and letters exploring the repatriation rituals of Wootton Bassett (2007-2011). Curator: Dr Aline Gaus, School of Social Sciences. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Representation and Commemoration: The Centenary of the End of WW1
Guy Cuthbertson, William Blazek, Terry Phillips, Peter McGrail. November 12. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Finding Peace in the Holy Land By Lauren Booth
Discussion with the author on her recently published memoir. October 29, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
“The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge”. Arthur Lewis and the Windrush Generation in Manchester
Guest speaker: Dr Barbara Ingham. 23 October, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Annual Conference Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre: Identity and Memory in War and Peacebuilding
July 2, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Panel on Peace and youth engagement (Big Hope 2)
Pat Gaffney, General Secretary of Pax Christi Liverpool, Steve Atherton, Justice and Peace Fieldworker Archdiocese of Liverpool, Nadine Daniel, National Refugee Welcome Coordinator, Mission & Public Affairs, Division | Archbishops Council | Church House, Ivana Gabalova, Anne Frank House in the Netherlands, Richard Outram, Secretary, The Oldham Pledge to Peace Forum c/o. June 19, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Lord Charles Guthrie on the morality of intervention
Talk with students. May 9, 2018, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Professor Solomon Salako Professorial Lecture Entitlement to Islands,Rocks and Low - Tide Elevations in the South China Sea: Geoeconomics versus Rule of Law.
May 2, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Ruben Zamora speaks about the Social Challenges of El Salvador Today
Organised with the Archbishop Romero Trust and the Justice and Peace Commission, March 19, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Symposium "Religion and Conflict between Egypt and Tanzania"
Guest Speakers: Dr Khaled Mohamed Azab & Dr. Sameh Fawzy, Senior Managers at the Alexandria Library. March 9, 2018. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Sarah Black and Esther Wilson. A performative response to The Mother's Day Proclamation - Julia Ward Howe (1870)
March 8, 2018, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Public lecture: Change in the Arab World
Dr Mustafa el-Feki, Director of the Alexandria Library. March 5, 2018, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Panel on security and intelligence: the politics and the media
Prof. Richard Keeble (University of Lincoln) and Dr. Dimitrios Anagnostakis (Liverpool Hope University), 14 February, 2018, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
Russian-Ukrainian conflict: An ‘unexpected’ crisis
Dr Vsevolod Samokhvalov (University of Liege and Free University of Brussels, Vesalius College), Dr Natalia Vibla and Dr Taras Khomych (Liverpool Hope University). January 23, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University.
2017
Book Presentation: Lee Miller, Photography, Surrealism and the Second World War. From Vogue to Dachau
William Blazek
Symposium - The Balfour Declaration (1917-2017): Past, Present and Future
Professor Yosi Mekelberg, Dr Sarah Eltantawi, Professor Roger Spooner, and Dr Yazif Said
Book Presentation: The Boundaries of the debate on Land Restitution in Colombia
Maryluz Vallejo Mejía and Catalina Montoya Londoño
How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool
One-day Practitioners’ Conference on Media Discourse about British Muslims and its Implications
English Department and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University
Annual Conference 2017: Restoring Peace
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre
Professorial lecture: Climate Change,Environmental Security and Global Justice
Prof Solomon Salako
Civic Lecture 2017: Challenges of building peace
Eamon Gilmore
Sacred Places: Performances, Politics and Ecologies – A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Drama, Dance and Performance Department, in partnership with the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) and the Working Group ‘Performance, Religion and Spirituality’; and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies.
A tale of two cities? Social movement in the divided city of Mostar
Susan Forde
High Stakes: Women and peacebuilding in an illiberal world
Judith Large
Donald Trump, US Grand Strategy and Forthcoming Prospects for War and Peace
Dr Robert Busby
Seeking refuge: Multiple perspectives
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
Are the media responsible while depicting religions?
Dr Salman Al-Azami
