The Daily Bulletin

The 17th year of Buffalo State University’s own interdisciplinary lecture series, “Conversations in and out of the Disciplines,” continues this spring with talks by Naila Ansari from the Theater Department, and a joint presentation by Mehwish Sarwari and Patrick McGovern from the Government, Planning, and Philosophy Department.

On Friday, February 28, Naila Ansari, assistant professor, will present "The Power of Joy: A Radical Act of Resistance and Healing in the Face of Trauma;" and on Friday, May 9, Mehwish Sarwari, assistant professor, and Patrick McGovern, associate professor, will present "Blue Helmets as Political Regime Influencers: The Impact of Democratic Peacekeeping Personnel on Democratization in Conflict-Affected States." The talks, each followed by a brief Q&A, will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320. A short wine and cheese reception will follow. Everyone is welcome.

The "Conversations" series was started 17 years ago by Ann Colley, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emerita of English, to “celebrate and draw attention to the research being done in various departments at Buffalo State University.” Over this time, colleagues from Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Secondary Education, among others, have shared their work with the Buffalo State and Buffalo communities.