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October 26, 2004
Resolution: "The Rhetoric of the Closed Fist versus the Open Hand" Responding to the Iraqi Crisis
A Moment of Silence For four days, our profession will meet in New York City to discuss the work that goes on in our classrooms and in our profession. Outside our convention, the United Nations will be meeting to decide whether the United States can use force to disarm Iraq and replace its leadership. For many of us, these events do not occur in separate worlds, but are constantly interacting and impacting our roles as teachers, scholars, and public intellectuals. Before we begin our work in individuals sessions, then, we hope that each panel will pause for a brief moment of silence after the presentation of papers to reflect upon how the professional discussions occurring in the Hilton Hotel relate or interact with the other meetings and conferences occurring in the United Nations.
By pausing to reflect on such connections, we hope our identities as teachers and public intellectuals might infuse our work in New York City.
Posted by sparks at October 26, 2004 10:19 PM
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