{"id":5331,"date":"2025-09-16T09:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5331"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:01:27","slug":"change-in-venue-for-the-abbott-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/09\/16\/change-in-venue-for-the-abbott-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Change in Venue for the Abbott Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"nl-container\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#fff;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:96px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250916\/9c\/09\/9f\/cc\/aeaf8567fa76395c16b3b63c.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"96\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250916\/04\/7c\/5e\/65\/4159c60352438844f8387343.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"640\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-size:auto;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#fff;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:20px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  <span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">Change in Venue for the 2025 Abbott Lecture<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">Please note the change in venue: Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj\u2019s talk,  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/v9kpnj\/nr5ib5j\/nrxk3u\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764af;\" target=\"_blank\">  <em>Illiberal War: Trauma, Intent, and the Gaza Genocide<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;will now take place in  <strong>Celeste Theatre<\/strong> on <strong>Monday, Sep. 22, from 4\u20135:30 p.m.<\/strong> (previously scheduled for Bemis Great Hall).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Clear bags are required for this event.&nbsp;Bags, purses, backpacks, briefcases, and luggage are prohibited with the exception of:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"list_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,Times New Roman,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:-20px\">\n<ul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:revert\">\n<li style=\"Margin:0\">Bags that are clear plastic and do not exceed 12 in. x 12 in. x 6 in.<\/li>\n<li style=\"Margin:0\">Clutches, wristlets, and fanny packs that do not exceed 4.5 in. x 6.5 in. x 1.5 in.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"Margin:0\">Medical and diaper bags that are 14 in. x 14 in. x 6 in. or smaller are permitted. All guests entering with medical or diaper bags are subject to screening upon entry.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:400px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250916\/70\/0e\/42\/63\/f7cf103c8e682f252274e5c0.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"400\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-5\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:21px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><em>Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#fff;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">In this talk, Abu El-Haj will explore the operation of a trauma imaginary as it works to recuperate the Israeli state and its citizens as \u201cliberal subjects.\u201d She begins by tracing a trauma discourse that references not   October 7 per se, but the originary trauma of the Holocaust as expiation for Israeli-state violence. She will then juxtapose that discourse with the self-representation of soldiers as they film and celebrate their own cruelty and acts of destruction. In so   doing, Abu El-Haj sketches a configuration of an Israeli-citizen-subject who diverges in cardinal ways from the (traumatized) \u201cshooting and crying\u201d figure of old, and discuss how, from this perspective, we might reframe basic suppositions regarding \u201cthe genocidaire\u201d   that developed in the shadow of Hannah Arendt\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Eichmann in Jerusalem.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">Nadia Abu El-Haj is Ann Whitney Olin Professor in the Departments of Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University, Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies, and Chair of the Governing Board of the Society   of Fellows\/Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. She also serves as Vice President and Vice Chair of the Board at The Institute for Palestine Studies in Washington D.C.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/v9kpnj\/nr5ib5j\/3jyk3u\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764af;\">  You can read more about Abu El-Haj and her accomplishments here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">This lecture is sponsored by the W. Lewis and Helen R. Abbott Memorial Lecture in the Social Sciences. The W. Lewis and Helen R. Abbott Memorial Lecture is financed by a fund that was established in honor of W. 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