﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Kim Ethics Institute (Tagged)</title><link>https://ems-web.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/</link><description /><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><category>Calendar of Events</category><atom:link href="https://ems-web.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/RSSFeeds.aspx?data=3xUBOL7heSZo5rY72x%2bnZ55Kfgpgd%2bnhsDWFQ%2bcrwcu05d25lP0w9iYPlB8ROGqF7QpDiQ9nS1c%3d" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><generator>:: Master Calendar ::</generator><copyright>2026</copyright><ttl>30</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[M. Gessen on the Politics of the Past and Politics of the Future]]></title><description xml:space="preserve"><![CDATA[ 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM - ROB ROB Marshall Auditorium: The Michael B. Kim Institute for Ethical Inquiry and Leadership, the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, Haverford College Libraries, and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship present:A Conversation with M. Gessen, Award Winning Author and Opinion Writer, New York Times"Politics of the Past and Politics of the Future"Thursday, September 17, 2026 |  7:00 p.m. ETMarshall Auditorium (Roberts Hall) | Haverford CollegeREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  Register hereDoors open at 6:15 p.m. Please arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. to allow for check-in. Doors close promptly at 6:55 p.m.About the Event:Few writers have spent as much time studying authoritarianism as New York Times opinion writer and author M. Gessen. Haverford College's Distinguished Visitors Program welcomes them for a timely conversation on politics, memory, and the future. Autocrats rise in times of high anxiety. They promise to assuage the anxieties in exchange for people handing over their political agency. Contemporary autocrats specifically promise to return people to an imaginary past when life was predictable and felt safe. The only way effectively to counteract a politics of the past is by conjuring an inspiring politics of the future. What could that look like, and do we see signs of this kind of politics if we look closely enough?About M. Gessen:Gessen is the author of 11 books, including the National Book Award–winning The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia and The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. A Pulitzer Prize–winning opinion writer at The New York Times, they have covered political subjects including Russia, L.G.B.T. rights, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and the rise of autocracy, among others.Registration:Advance registration is required for all attendees. Current Haverford, Bryn Mawr, or Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff must register and present a valid college-issued ID. Alumni, families, friends of the College, and community members are welcome to attend and must register in advance. All attendees will be required to present a photo ID with a name matching their registration.Security and Entry Information:Enhanced security measures will be in place for this event. All attendees must present valid photo ID, and bags may be subject to inspection. Certain items, including large bags, signs and banners, noisemakers, alcohol and illegal substances, projectiles, and weapons or items resembling weapons, are prohibited. Haverford College reserves the right to prohibit any additional item it determines to be a safety hazard.Accessibility and Accommodations:Guests with disabilities, medical requirements, or other access needs may contact hc-kim-ethics@haverford.edu in advance to arrange reasonable accommodations.]]></description><author>gniemi@haverford.edu (Niemi, Gina)</author><category>Lecture</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><link>https://ems-web.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J753m5Ajz2Ek9Lsturn4Bj8sGap0ERqQu9ySOMPSjj19lwAnsH3Nukj</link><guid>https://ems-web.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J753m5Ajz2Ek9Lsturn4Bj8sGap0ERqQu9ySOMPSjj19lwAnsH3Nukj</guid><enclosure url="https://ems-web.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/imagewriter.aspx?imageId=24662" length="5000" type="image/jpg" /></item></channel></rss>