Democracy Across the Disciplines

Please note: All questions regarding IDIS 205: Democracy Across the Disciplines should be directed to the Instructor, Ryan Weaver, at rvweaver@salisbury.edu.

Fall 2022 Topic - Controversy and Resilience

Mondays 7:00 - 8:30pm
Conway Hall 153

This lecture series explores the controversies facing democratic societies, and the ways those societies are resilient in the face of challenges. All lectures are free and open to the public. SU students and community members may also register to complete the full lecture series for one-course credit.

Students are expected to attend the live discussions each week: 7:00 - 8:30pm

Lecture Schedule
September 12
- Sandy Pope, Associate Professor of Education and Director of PACE
- Thinking about controversy and resilience in a democracy
September 19
- Tina Plottel, Research and Instructional Services Librarian
- Banned books week: Censorship and the ACT-UP model
September 26
- David Yoon, Assistant Professor of Management
- The unpaid internship: Should you take it?
October 3
- Cristina Cammarano, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Director of the Bellavance Honors Program
- Should we teach critical race theory to children?
October 10
- David P. Weber, Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting
- Money Laundering and Secrecy: How professionals, including lawyers and CPAs, assist the Kremlin and Russian Oligarchs
October 17
- James Forte, Professor of Social Work
- Justice oriented citizenship: Strategies for self-care and resiliency building
October 24
- Timothy Stock, Philosophy and REACH
- Who is part of the Public Good? Community Ethics Enfranchisement and the REACH Initiative
October 31
- Andrew Martino, Dean of the Glenda Chatham and Robert G. Clarke Honors College
- Translation, migration, and the spread of democratic values
November 7
- Political Science faculty
- Panel on the midterm elections
November 14
- Sedonna Brown, Instructor of Nursing
- Self-care in health care: Compassion fatigue of nurses
November 21
- Jennifer Nyland, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Faculty Director of the Henson Honors Program
- Manipulating truth: The myth that vaccines cause autism
November 28
- Mike Koval, Professor of Business Law and Faculty Director of the Business Honors Program
- Gender-discrimination at the beach: Topless sunbathing in Ocean City
December 5
- Maarten Pereboom, Dean of the Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts
- The continuing call of citizenship