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FACDIS 25th Silver Anniversary Workshops

World Regions and the Globe
and
The FACDIS International Film Festival


November 2-3-4, 2005
Lakeview Resort & Conference Center
Morgantown, West Virginia

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Preliminary Program

Wednesday, November 2

Thursday, November 3

Friday, November 4

CONFERENCE PRESENTERS

25th ANNIVERSARY SPEAKER

Catherine M. Kelleher
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor, U.S. Naval War College
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University

Dr. Kelleher s remarkable contributions in the field of security studies show a clear interweaving of her academic and policy interests, and a commitment to both university and public service. Her extensive government service spanned the Carter, Reagan, and Clinton administrations. Most recently during the 1990s, Dr. Kelleher served in key defense positions such as the Special Representative of the Secretary of Defense in Europe and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. During the Reagan administration she taught as a Professor of Military Strategy at the National War College. With the Carter administration she served on the staff of the National Security Council and as a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Department of the Army.

The German government has recognized Dr. Kelleher's service with two distinguished awards. In 2002, she was awarded the German Bundeswehr's Golden Cross of Honor by Germany's State Secretary, Dr. Walker Stuetzle, for her contributions to transatlantic relations. In 2004 Dr. Kelleher received the German Ministry of Defense's highest defense civilian medal, the Manfred Worner Medal, for outstanding services to peace and freedom in Europe. As he bestowed this award, the German Minister of Defense, Peter Struck, said: "Through your wide-ranging activities in the academic field to keep the transatlantic debate going, books, articles, and your relentless research, you left your mark on the ongoing endeavor to keep NATO up to the job. You rendered a great service to peace and freedom in Europe."

The U.S. government has also recognized Dr. Kelleher's contributions with the U.S. Defense Department's Medal for Distinguished Public Service and the Director's Medal from the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Dr. Kelleher's academic career prior to her current appointments at the U.S. Naval War College and Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies included positions at Columbia, Illinois-Chicago, Michigan, the Graduate School of International Studies at Denver, and the Center for International Security Studies at the University of Maryland. She has also been a research fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies in London and a Kistiakowsky fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Finally, Dr. Kelleher was named an Honorary Professor at the Free University of Berlin and a Senior Faculty Associate for 2004-2006 at the Geneva Center for Security Policy in Switzerland.

Dr. Kelleher has published more than 60 books, monographs and articles on national and international security issues. Two of her most recent books are Ethnic Conflict in the Post-Soviet World: Case Studies and Analysis (ME Sharpe Inc., 1998) and The Future of European Security: An Interim Assessment (Brookings Institution Press, 1996). Her research has been funded by numerous foundations, e.g., NATO, the Council on Foreign Relations, the German Marshall Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Pew Freedom Trust, the Carnegie Corporation of New York (supporting her current research on the German-American-Russian triangular relationship). Dr. Kelleher has just concluded a five-year term as Vice Chair of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control of the National Academies of Sciences specializing in international dialogue. Currently, she is Editor of the Naval War College Press.

As an academic, Dr. Kelleher has been active in the design and implementation of programs to broaden education in security studies both in the US and abroad. She founded the Women in International Studies Program, dedicated to developing career opportunities for women in the field.

In the private sector, Dr. Kelleher has served as the Director of the Aspen Institute in Berlin, an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization committed to excellence and equity in transatlantic dialogue. She was also an Associate with the Brookings Institution and currently serves on a number of boards and commissions in the security studies field.

 

AREA SPECIALISTS

AFRICA

David Wiley
Ph.D. Princeton University and Seminary
Professor of Sociology and Director, African Studies Center
Michigan State University

One of the premier Africanists in the United States, David Wiley has contributed as a teacher, researcher, activist, administrator, and advocate for better understanding of and assistance to Africa. For thirty years he participated in the movement for decolonization in Southern Africa and the anti-apartheid involvement. Currently he is a member of the Higher Education Forum of the U.S./South Africa Bi-National Commission and was a Fulbright Scholar in Durban, South Africa, working on community organizations mobilizing for change in 1994-96.

Under his directorship since 1977, the Center for African Studies at Michigan State University, a National Resource Center on Africa and perhaps the most comprehensive center in the United States, links more than 130 faculty on campus who have conducted research, taught, and/or provided development assistance in Africa. During the past decade Africanists at MSU have produced more doctorates on Africa than any other North American university.

In addition to teaching numerous courses at MSU such as International Social Research in Africa, Asia and Latin America and Social Science Integrative Studies of Africa, Dr. Wiley has also taught in Africa at the University of Zambia, worked in Zimbabwe on race relations and as a Fulbright Scholar in South Africa assisted community organizations mobilizing for change.

Dr. Wiley s wide-ranging research interests have led to numerous publications, including six books on Africa on topics as varied as environment, economic development and liberation, foreign policy, and audio-visual teaching resources in addition to numerous articles and chapters. Much of his research has derived from field experience in such African countries as Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Dr. Wiley has also made substantial contributions to the profession in such capacities as President of the African Studies Association, Chairperson of the National Science Foundation s Advisory Committee for International Programs, Co-Chairperson of the Council of Directors of Title VI National Resource Centers, and Co-Chairperson of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars, a national organization seeking to influence United States policy.

ASIA

Steven A. Leibo
Ph.D. Washington State University
Sherman David Spector Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Modern International History & Politics
Russell Sage College

A former Fulbright Scholar, Steven A. Leibo s academic career has spanned more than two decades in which he has often experimented beyond the traditional classroom to educate both students and fellow academicians through the writing of historical fiction, the expansion of the internet for scholarly exchanges, the creation of documentaries and the organization of study abroad tours. Currently Sherman Spector Professor in the Humanities at the Russell Sage Colleges, he has also held a number of administrative positions, including Director of International Studies Programs, Chair of the Department of History and Philosophy, and founding Director of the Sage-Shanghai Foreign Trade Institute Exchange Program.

A Chinese specialist, his publications include Journal of the Chinese Civil War: 1864 (1985) and Transferring Technology to China: Prosper Giquel and the Chinese Self-Strengthening Movement (1985), he has been responsible since 1997 for revising and editing the annual editions version of East, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. To introduce undergraduate students to important issues in Chinese history, he also wrote a novel, Tienkuo: The Heavenly Kingdom (1994, 2001) and remains interested in the use of historical fiction for pedagogical purposes. His article and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Asian Profiles, the Journal of Asian Studies, and the American Historical Review.

Active in H-NET, he was co-editor/founder of H-ASIA, an international forum for Asian studies professionals co-sponsored by Michigan State University and the NEH and served as its lead editor from 1994-2004. He has produced, edited, and directed documentaries on Vietnam and Cambodia and has organized and led four study tours to Vietnam from 2000-2004. He has also served as a commentator for a variety of radio and television outlets in the northeast, including service as an international affairs commentator for public radio.

EUROPE

Robin Niblett
D. Phil. Oxford University
Director, Europe Program
Executive Vice President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

As director of the CSIS Europe Program and the CSIS Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership, Dr. Niblett leads the Center s research on U.S.-European political, security, and economic relations and on the ongoing process of European political and economic integration. Among his recent publications are two books for which he was co-editor and contributing author: Rethinking European Order: West European Responses, 1989-97 (Palgrave, 2001) and Test of Will, Tests of Efficacy (CSIS, 2005). Dr. Niblett is the author or contributor of a number of other CSIS books and reports.

As an expert on European affairs, Dr. Niblett is frequently invited to testify before Congressional committees on international relations and Europe on topics such as emerging threats relating to transatlantic relations and U.S.-European cooperation regarding the war on terrorism. He is also a frequent contributor to programs on NPR, CNN, and The Newshour with Jim Lehrer and serves as a consultant to multinational corporations.

Prior to this association with CSIS, Dr. Niblett taught at Pembroke College, Oxford University. For several years he was the CSIS European representative in the United Kingdom.

LATIN AMERICA

Jonathan Hartlyn
Ph.D. Yale University
Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Before assuming his current position as Chair in 2000, Dr. Hartlyn held several administrative and teaching positions associated with Institutes or Centers of Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina as well as directing the joint Duke-UNC Program in Latin American Studies. His broad experience in Latin America is demonstrated by his having taught, lectured, and conducted research in numerous Latin American countries such as Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Peru, Honduras, and Mexico.

Dr. Hartlyn s six books span both political, economic, and social arenas of Latin America. Among the most recent are his co-authorship of Latin America in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New Socio-Political Matrix (North-South Center Press and Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003) and The Struggle for Democratic Politics in the Dominican Republic (University of North Carolina Press, 1998; also translated into Spanish in 2003.) More than thirty scholarly articles and chapters demonstrate a breadth of research into specific topics such as security issues, U.S. relations with Latin America, democratic transition and civil strife. The most recent is Contemporary Latin America: Global Changes and Democratic Disenchantment, Asian Journal of Latin American Studies (December 2003) and Democracy and Consolidation in Contemporary Latin America: Current Thinking and Future Challenges, in Democratic Governance and Social Inequality (Lynne Reinner, 2003).

Dr. Hartlyn s contributions are not limited to research and administration; they also extend to instruction. In 2000 he received the Johnston Award for Teaching Excellence at UNC-Chapel Hill. Previously he has been successful in obtaining grants from private foundations and the U.S. Government in support of Latin American studies, graduate student field research and academic exchanges.

MIDDLE EAST

John O. Voll
Ph.D. Harvard University
Professor of Islamic History and Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Georgetown University

Prior to assuming the directorship of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, Dr. Voll taught Middle Eastern, Islamic, and world history at the University of New Hampshire for thirty years. He has lived in Cairo, Beirut, and Sudan and traveled widely in the Muslim world. Among his most recent books is the second edition of Islam: Continuity and Change in the Modern World (2nd ed., Syracuse University Press, 1994) and two books co-authored with John L. Esposito: Makers of Contemporary Islam (Oxford University Press, 2001) and Islam and Democracy (Oxford University Press, 1996). In addition, he has authored, co-authored or edited six books. Dr. Voll s scholarly publications also include more than one hundred articles and chapters. Among the most recent are Islam and Democracy: Is Modernization a Barrier? in Modernization, Democracy and Islam (Praeger, 2004) and Islamic renewal and the

failure of the West, , in Decolonization: Perspectives from now and then, (Routledge, 2004). Also demonstrating an interest extending to the public schools, Dr. Voll published sample syllabi for the world history course included in Teacher s Guide: AP World History (College Board, 2000).

Dr. Voll s standing in Middle East studies was recognized by President Mubarak of Egypt in 1991 with a unique honor when he was presented with a Presidential Medal (the Badge of Honor) in recognition of his research on Islam. He has served as the chair, president, or program chair of numerous scholarly associations such as the Middle East Studies Association, American Council of Learned Societies, American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, the American Historical Society, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the New England Historical Society. Dr. Voll is frequently invited to lecture or give addresses in the United States and abroad.

 

FACDIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

FACDIS International Film Festival Organizer: Dr. Michael J. Strada, Meritorious Professor, West Liberty State College

AFRICA

Reviewer: Kwame Boateng, West Virginia Wesleyan College

The Rise of Nationalism in Africa

This defines the resistance to the exploitation of the African continent by the Europeans. From 1901 the whole of the African continent with the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia was under the colonial rule. By the beginning of the second half of the 20th century, African Nationalism had begun and lasted until the turn of the century.

ASIA

Reviewer: Art Barbeau, West Liberty State College

The Story of Qiu Ju

Director Zhang Yimou looks at gender relationships and the introduction of a new legal system in China today. After her husband is injured in an argument with the village chief, the wife takes advantage of changes in the legal system in her search for justice. Not only do viewers learn much from the story itself, but, by using their eyes, will see something of the differences between countryside, town, and city in China today.

EUROPE

Reviewer: Pauline Nelson, Bethany College

Visions of Europe

Each of the twenty-five member states of the European Union was asked to select one of its film-makers (well-known or not) to create a five-minute film conveying their vision of present-day life in their country. Visions of Europe is the result. Each film-maker was limited to the same time limit and the same budget, but no other restrictions were imposed. Most of these fascinating and creative glimpses into everyday life express the effects (sometimes positive and sometimes not) of present and future European Union membership.

LATIN AMERICA

Reviewer: Sandra Dixon, West Virginia University

The Agronomist

The Agronomist, a 2004 documentary film by Jonathan Demme, traces the life of Haitian political activist and radio personality Jean Dominique. Through interviews with Dominique himself and his family, the repressive atmosphere of the Duvalier regime is recreated. With portrayals of violent clashes between government troops and citizens as well as scenes of machine gun attacks on Dominique s radio station, the hopelessness of the country s political situation is graphically highlighted. However, these disheartening moments are counterbalanced by the sequence that depicts a joyful, triumphant Dominique returning from exile in New York City after the election of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1991.

MIDDLE EAST

Reviewer: Gerry Beller, West Virginia State University

Control Room

An account of the role played by Al-Jazeera during the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as seen by insiders in the satellite TV network which provided video footage most responsible for influencing Arab perceptions about this event.

FACDIS ORGANIZATION

FACDIS Director:

Jack L. Hammersmith, Dept. of History, WVU, (304) 293-2421 x 5235, jhammer@wvu.edu

FACDIS Assistant Director:

Gretchen Peterec, Dept. of Political Science, WVU, (304) 293-7140, gretchen.peterec@mail.wvu.edu

Administrative Secretary:

Sharon Nestor, Dept. of Political Science, WVU, (304) 293-7140, snestor@wvu.edu

FACDIS Founding Director (1980-1997):

Sophia Peterson, Professor Emerita, Dept. of Political Science, WVU, (304) 293-7140