[Hamp-law] Law & History Lecture Mon Oct 30 7pm

[Flavio Risech]

I hope that the following lecture will be of interest to you and your 
students, especially those working on law and history.

I attach a printable pdf for posting.

Best,
Jim


INTOLERANCE, THE MILITARY, THE PRESS, AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN:
CAN HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?

Monday, 30 October 7:00 p.m.
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE

ADELE SIMMONS HALL,

HAMMEN AUDITORIUM

The Dreyfus Affair: 100 years ago, one of the greatest injustices in 
modern history was finally corrected. The false conviction of French 
Captain Alfred Dreyfus of spying for Germany in 1894 was the result 
of a virulent anti-Semitic climate, a partisan press, an excessive 
respect for the military, and a reliance on secret military 
tribunals. The tireless efforts of friends, family, and supporters 
convinced of his innocence led to a second trial that resulted in 
another conviction.  He was rehabilitated only in 1906.

The Affair polarized French society, affirmed the crucial role of the 
public intellectual, and contributed to the birth of political 
Zionism.

Prof. Jean-Max Guieu (Georgetown University School of Foreign 
Service, Department of French), a leading expert on the Dreyfus 
Affair, will discuss the extent to which the conditions that made the 
Affair possible are present in contemporary society.

Sponsored by the Hampshire College Center for the Book, Law Program, 
and Jewish Studies.

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I hope that the following lecture will be of interest to you and your 
students, especially those working on law and history.

I attach a printable pdf for posting.

Best,
Jim


INTOLERANCE, THE MILITARY, THE PRESS, AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN:
CAN HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?

Monday, 30 October 7:00 p.m.
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE

ADELE SIMMONS HALL,

HAMMEN AUDITORIUM

The Dreyfus Affair: 100 years ago, one of the greatest injustices in 
modern history was finally corrected. The false conviction of French 
Captain Alfred Dreyfus of spying for Germany in 1894 was the result 
of a virulent anti-Semitic climate, a partisan press, an excessive 
respect for the military, and a reliance on secret military 
tribunals. The tireless efforts of friends, family, and supporters 
convinced of his innocence led to a second trial that resulted in 
another conviction.  He was rehabilitated only in 1906.

The Affair polarized French society, affirmed the crucial role of the 
public intellectual, and contributed to the birth of political 
Zionism.

Prof. Jean-Max Guieu (Georgetown University School of Foreign 
Service, Department of French), a leading expert on the Dreyfus 
Affair, will discuss the extent to which the conditions that made the 
Affair possible are present in contemporary society.

Sponsored by the Hampshire College Center for the Book, Law Program, 
and Jewish Studies.