Political Economy Days Lecture Series Returns April 17-18

Apr 4, 2019

Who:

Palomar College’s Economics, History and Political Science departments present expert speakers on topics related to economics, history, political science, anthropology, multicultural studies, philosophy, law and more.

What:

Political Economy Days – a series of talks on a variety of political, economic and historical topics.

When:

Wednesday, April 17, 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, April 18, 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Where:

Palomar College

1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos 92069

Why:

This lecture series is designed to expose students and community members to ideas and applications of political, economic, and historical thought, presented by a diverse group of experts.

Who is invited:

Everyone – Palomar College students, faculty and staff, and community members. Attendance is limited to the capacity of each room. Palomar College students will be given first priority.

Cost:

Free.

Contacts at Palomar College, 760-744-1150:

Wednesday, April 17th

8:00 –

9:25 a.m.

 Christine Moore, Adjunct Professor of Chicano Studies & American History, Palomar College: “Revisiting the Genocide in Guatemala, 1954 to 1996: Is It Safe Yet?”

Room: MD 157

  
9:35-

11:00 a.m.

 Ranjeeta Basu, Professor of Economics, CSUSM: “The Economics of Happiness: Does Higher Income Always Lead to Happiness?”

 

MD 157

 Joseph Limer, Associate Professor of Political Science, Palomar College: “Don’t Take It Person(al): The Supreme Court, Corporations, and Civil Rights”

SSC-1 (Governing Board room)

 Bethanie Perry, Adjunct Professor of History, Palomar College: “Year of the Women”, 1789 – 1793: Women of the French Revolution”

MD-315
11:10 a.m.-

12:35 p.m.

 David Mares, Professor of Political Science, UCSD: “Moving from Left to Right: Brazil’s Political Economy”

 

 

MD-157

 Jose Juarez, Lawrence Morris, Juan Leyva, Jose Briceno, Palomar College:  “Achieving Equity for formerly Incarcerated Students”

SSC-1 (Governing Board room)

 Frank Turner, Adjunct Professor of History, Palomar College: “The Evolution of Music in the 1960s.”

 

MD-315
12:45 –

2:10 p.m.

 James Gerber, Professor of Economics, SDSU, “What causes US trade deficits?”

 

MD-157

 Amy Casil, Author & Adjunct Professor of English, Palomar College, “Toxic Pharma Business Models: The Opioid Epidemic’s Impact”

 

SSC-1 (Governing Board room)
2:20-

3:45 p.m.

 David Lake, Professor of Political Science, UCSD: “Legitimate Power: Indirect Rule in the U.S. Imperium, 1880 to the Present.”

MD-157

 Tom Scaglione, Water Technology Coordinator, Palomar College: “State of the Water Rates in San Marcos: How We Got Here, Where We’re Headed, and How to Fix It.”

SSC-1 (Governing Board room)

Thursday, April 18th

8:00 –

9:25 a.m.

 Pippah Getchell, PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Illinois and Former Congressional Staffer: “Trump and the Courts: A Case Study of the Role of the Courts in Majoritarian Democracy.”

MD-157

  
9:35-

11:00 a.m.

 Kathleen Grove, Professor of Sociology, Palomar College & Ellen Stone, Director, Tiny Home & Nonprofit Management Consulting:  “Big Dreams, Tiny Houses:  How Tiny Houses Could Help Solve the Housing Shortage”

 

SSC -1 (Governing Board room)

 Ruoxi Li, Assistant Professor of Political Science, CSUSM: “The Game of Votes: What You Need to Know About Voting Methods Before 2020”

 

 

 

MD – 157
11:10 a.m.-

12:35 p.m.

 Matthew Estes, Associate Professor of History, Palomar College: “Same [Expletive], Different Year: The Historical and Present Use of Racism in the Immigration Debate”

MD-157

 Michael Mufson, Professor of Performing Arts, Palomar College, and company”

“The Every 28 Hours Plays and Dialogue” https://www.palomarperforms.com/the-every-28-hours-plays/

MD 2nd floor Patio

Christopher Moreland, Master’s Degree Candidate in History, SDSU: “Michel Foucault: Knowledge, Power, and Society”

SSC-1

 

MD – 315

 Don De Angelo, Vice Chair, San Diego Libertarian Party: “The American RE-volution:  Libertarian Ideals for a New Generation of Americans.”

 

SSC – 1 (Governing Board room)
12:45 –

2:10 p.m.

 Pamela Ban, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UCSD: “Gender Dynamics in Congressional Committees”

MD-157

 Bill Wisneski, Producer & Director, Palomar College Television: Screening of documentary, “Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America”

P-32
2:20-

3:45 p.m.

 Suzanne Szames & Deborah Walsh, “Holocaust Testimony: One Family’s Story”

 

MD-157

 Timothy Snowball, Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation: “The United States is Not a Democracy, and It Was Never Meant to Be”

 

 

SSC-1 (Governing Board room)

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Laura Gropen, Director, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2152, lgropen@palomar.edu

Tom Pfingsten, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2960, tpfingsten@palomar.edu