Myopias and Pathologies of Humanitarianism
This series is co-presented by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law, the Center for Global Affairs at NYU's School for Professional Studies, the Program in International Relations at NYU's GSAS, the Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights, and the Office of International Programs at NYU Wagner.
Date:
September 25, 2018Time:
12:30pm - 1:30pmLocation:
Audience:
General PublicWhy do humanitarian actors do what they do? Peter Hoffman, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at The New School will unpack the structuring of knowledge and ethics by humanitarian organizations to explain how the pathos of the compassionate has altered the meaning and undermines the value of humanitarianism.
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