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Political Economy Days Spring 2025

Spring 2025  Political Economy Days
Tuesday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 23

This session will be in-person at Palomar College -San Marcos campus room MD-157 or MR 305 (see below). All sessions will also be available virtually. If interested in attending virtually, please complete the Political Economy Days RSVP form.

No RSVP is required for in-person attendance 

  • Click HERE to register for specific presentations (Pre-registration 24 hours before the specific presentation is REQUIRED for virtual attendance).
  • You will receive a Zoom link approximately 10 minutes prior to each registered session.
  • Accessibility Statement: Please request accommodation 5 days in advance to the Political Economy Days contact Peter Bowman pbowman@palomar.edu

The purpose of Political Economy Days, now in its twentieth year, is to broaden students’ exposure to political, economic and historical topics. Lectures on a variety of topics feature faculty from Palomar College, Mesa College, CSU San Marcos, UCSD, and other colleges and universities and all will be held on Zoom according to the posted schedule.

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Schedule of the Presentations

Day and TimeTimeOnline Video RecordingPresenter and Topic
Tuesday, April 22 9:35-11:00 amVideo LinkKristen Marjanovic, Associate Professor of History, Palomar College: “World War II as a Colonial War? Nazi Lebensraum, its evolution and impact.”
Tuesday, April 22 11:10 am - 12:35 pmVideo LinkAlex Gomez, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, Palomar College: “A Legacy of Separation: Race, Labor, and the Politics of Immigration Enforcement”
Tuesday, April 22 12:45- 2:10 pmVideo LinkScott Greenwood, Associate Professor of Political Science & Global Studies, CSU San Marcos: “A New Chapter? US Policy towards Palestine and the Palestinians in Trump’s Second Presidency”
Tuesday, April 222:20-3:45 pmVideo LinkMatthew Estes, Professor of History, Palomar College: “Othering” Someone Right into a Concentration Camp: The Use of Racist Imagery to Deny Civil Liberties”
Wednesday, April 23 9:35-11:00 amVideo LinkBrandan Whearty, Professor of Speech Communication, Palomar College & Nicholas Thomas, Adjunct Professor of Speech Communication, Palomar College: “Radical Resistance to Fascism is More Valuable Than Cautious Resistance.”
Wednesday, April 2311:10 am - 12:35 pmVideo LinkMark Malebranche, Adjunct Professor of American History, Palomar College: “Out of Many, One: The 250th Anniversary of Lexington, Concord, and Revere"
Wednesday, April 2312:45- 2:10 pmVideo LinkDarel Engen, Professor and Dept. Chair of History, CSU San Marcos: “How Democracies Fall: A Case Study from the Roman Republic”
Wednesday, April 232:20-3:45 pmVideo LinkRowdy Keelor, Senior Educator, New Roots Institute: “Is Our Food System Feeding Us or Failing Us? What Meaningful Reform Might Look Like