ICS Speaker Series: Diversity as Public Good

Fall 2008 Speaker Series

International Cultural Studies Certificate Program

“Diversity as Public Good: Buddhist Reflections on the Meaning of Difference”

Dr. Peter Hershock

Coordinator, Asian Studies Development Program East-West Center

The contemporary dynamics of globalization and complex interdependence are at once multiplying and magnifying differences, both within and among societies. Among the key effects of these dynamics are unprecedentedly uneven geographies of development and wealth; no less unprecedented, technologically mediated freedoms of choice; the emergence of a “post-industrial” attention economy; a deepening association of the optimal with the optional; and the proliferation of wholly elective lifestyles, identities, and communities. All of this raises critical questions about the means-to and meaning-of equity. In this talk, I’ll make use of Buddhist resources to suggest that realizing greater equity requires enhancing diversity as a global relational commons and public good.

Date: Wednesday, October 15th
Time: 12 pm – 1:20pm
Place: Burns Hall Room 2118

Sponsored by:

The UHM/EWC International Cultural Studies Program
Telephone: 944-7593
Fax: 944-7070
Office: Burns Hall #2069
Email:culture@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~culture

Event Sponsor
International Cultural Studies, Manoa Campus

More Information
Patty Harris: ICS Program Manager, 944-7593, culture@hawaii.edu, http://www2.hawaii.edu/~culture/

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