Studia Generalia: Professor Benny Morris
05/10/2012 - 15:00 - 15:00
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The next public lecture of Studia Generalia entitled "Rethinking the 1948
War" will be delivered by Professor Benny Morris. The lecture will take
place in the auditorium M-213 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday,
10 May at 16:00.The 1948 War, also called the Israeli War of Independence,
was the decisive event which established Israel as an independent Middle
Eastern state, after defeating an alliance of neighbouring Arab states and
Palestinian groups who wanted to wipe out the Jewish presence before it
could reach statehood. Details of the war and its implications for
Arab-Israeli relations remain subjects of heated debate even today.Benny
Morris is a professor of history in the Department of Middle East
Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is regarded as one of the
leading authorities of Israeli history. Among his publications is "1948, A
History of the First Arab-Israeli War" (Yale University Press, 2008).Studia
Generalia is a series of public lectures delivered by the teachers,
researchers and visiting lecturers of TU. Anyone who enters the University
building can listen to what prominent thinkers have to say on current
topics that affect society, and also participate in the discussion.
Students can obtain two credits after participating in the whole series.
Participation is free of charge. In order to watch past lectures, please
visit the Tallinn Virtual University.The Studia Generalia lecture series at
Tallinn University is part of the programme for the Year of Science in
Estonia.For further information please contact:Kaie
LepikE-mail: studia@tlu.ee
War" will be delivered by Professor Benny Morris. The lecture will take
place in the auditorium M-213 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday,
10 May at 16:00.The 1948 War, also called the Israeli War of Independence,
was the decisive event which established Israel as an independent Middle
Eastern state, after defeating an alliance of neighbouring Arab states and
Palestinian groups who wanted to wipe out the Jewish presence before it
could reach statehood. Details of the war and its implications for
Arab-Israeli relations remain subjects of heated debate even today.Benny
Morris is a professor of history in the Department of Middle East
Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is regarded as one of the
leading authorities of Israeli history. Among his publications is "1948, A
History of the First Arab-Israeli War" (Yale University Press, 2008).Studia
Generalia is a series of public lectures delivered by the teachers,
researchers and visiting lecturers of TU. Anyone who enters the University
building can listen to what prominent thinkers have to say on current
topics that affect society, and also participate in the discussion.
Students can obtain two credits after participating in the whole series.
Participation is free of charge. In order to watch past lectures, please
visit the Tallinn Virtual University.The Studia Generalia lecture series at
Tallinn University is part of the programme for the Year of Science in
Estonia.For further information please contact:Kaie
LepikE-mail: studia@tlu.ee