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 Home and Away is a series of public programs examining the domestic and foreign policy implications of the United States at war. The series is hosted by the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and various presenting partners.
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Upcoming events
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Past programs
November 2, 2006 | See the war through artists’ eyes
Three local contemporary artists talked about how artists have responded to the war in Iraq. John Kinder, a doctoral candidate in American Studies, talked about his dissertation, which examined a poster campaign during World War I when artists were enlisted to help address the problems of wounded soldiers' return to society. Colleen Sheehy, the director of education at the University's Weisman Art Museum, discussed the varied responses to the Iraq War taken by a number of contemporary artists. Camille J. Gage, a visual artist whose work in varied media often engages in social and political commentary, talked about her recent series War, Redacted and an ongoing activist
November 15, 2006 | “The United States at War: Update from the Fronts”
Major General Michael Diamond from the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) updated the community about the theatre of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. In his talk, Diamond presented USCENTCOM's unclassified command brief, explained central command’s responsibilities, and discussed the progress and challenges in the U.S. War on Terror.
March 21, 2007 | “The Impact at Home: War and the National Guard”
Approximately 40% of the U.S. forces now in Iraq are from the Army Reserves or the National Guard. These troops face year-long tours of duty that can be-and have been-extended. What is the impact of these long-term deployments on the families, communities, and businesses these soldiers leave behind? Former Representative Tim Penny; Minnesota National Guard Col. Neal Loidolt; and Denny Schulstad, state chair of the Department of Defense's Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, offered a comprehensive look at the impact of National Guard deployments here at home.
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April 5, 2007 | “The New Wounded: The Evolution of War-related Injuries and their Medical, Social, and Economic Impact”
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced a new category of combat injury: the polytrauma. A dramatic number of returning soldiers also suffer from traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Barbara Sigford, national program director for physical medicine and rehabilitation for the Veterans Administration, Dr. Irving Gottesman, Bernstein Professor of Adult Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Ardis Sandstrom, executive director of the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota, discussed the rewards and challenges of caring for the new wounded during this program.
April 10, 2007 | “The Long-Term Costs of War: Landmine Abatement”
Congresswoman Betty McCollum and representatives from the U.S. State Department and HDI Institute talked about landmine abatement and the Laos Back to School Project, a renewed effort to remove Vietnam War-era landmines surrounding schools in the Southeast Asian nation.
May 9, 2007 | “Torture, War, and Medical Ethics”
In the wake of the unspeakable acts of Nazi doctors during the Holocaust, modern governments adopted a series of international conventions that declared doctors' participation in torture to be unethical. In August 2004, Steven H. Miles, a bioethicist and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, reported in the British medical journal The Lancet that in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, doctors were collaborating in the design and implementation of coercive interrogations. “Torture, War, and Medical Ethics” examined this issue in detail as Dr. Miles was joined in conversation by Barbara Frey, international rights advocate and director of the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School.
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