Colleen Murphy
Prof. #Law, #Philosophy & #Politics @Illinois_Alma; Director @wggpIllinois; Research #TransitionalJustice, #risk, #disasters Tweets personal
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Slavery's history in America: Routes show how slave trade grew
A twist of fate brought the first recorded enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619. We trace the origins of this shameful era of American history.
Why American Prisons Owe Their Cruelty to Slavery
Our criminal justice system is still shaped by a fear of black people and a taste for violent punishment born on the plantation.
Colleen Murphy
Indeed:
"we are at one of those critical moments in American history when we will either double down on romanticizing our past or accept that there is something better waiting for us." - Bryan Stevenson @eji_org
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IPRH | Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities
Colleen Murphy
Come to @IPRH_UIUC @Illinois_Alma for two years as an IPRH-Mellon Post-Doc in Legal Humanities!
Application deadline Oct. 21.
Details here
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Beyond the Self
W. David Solomon sits at the very center of the revival of virtue ethics. Solomon’s work extended what began with the publication of G. E. M. Anscombe’s ...
Shareholder Value Is No Longer Everything, Top C.E.O.s Say
Chief executives from the Business Roundtable, including the leaders of Apple and JPMorgan, argued that companies must invest in employees and deliver value to customers.
Colleen Murphy
The statement "was an explicit rebuke of the notion that the role of the corporation is to maximize profits at all costs — the philosophy that has held sway on Wall Street and in the boardroom for 50 years."
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A Journey to Explore What ‘Victory’ Looks Like in a Shattered Syria
On an eight-day visit, New York Times journalists given rare access to Syria found ruin, grief and generosity. What was missing after eight years of civil war? Young men and a middle class.
Northern Ireland has become emblematic of the UK’s Brexit project
The backstop represents all that British Eurosceptics dislike about the EU
Review of Colleen Murphy, The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice
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Colleen Murphy
Delighted to see Catherine Lu's wonderful review of my book "The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice" in the latest issue of Criminal Law & Philosophy.
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China: Free Our Parents From Concentration Camps
A million ethnic minority Uighurs have been detained in “re-education camps.” Here, three young people recall how their parents vanished.
TIME, POLITICS, & CITIZENSHIP with Elizabeth Cohen
Time. Founding moments. legitimacy. Commensuration. Liberal Democracy. The State. Immigration. Criminal Justice.
Troubles trauma - the hidden legacy of violence
Thousands of people in Northern Ireland live with mental health after effects of decades of conflict.
I Would Rather Do Anything Else Than Write the Syllabus for Your Class
Dear Students Who I Have Not Yet Met,
I would rather do anything else than write the Syllabus for your class.
I would rather go through the check...
Colleen Murphy
This is feeling a tad too relevant at the moment...🤭
I Would Rather Do Anything Else Than Write the Syllabus for Your Class - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
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How DNA Tests Could Help Find Missing Migrants
A new initiative could finally give families some form of closure
How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars
Language like “invasion” and the “replacement” of Americans has increasingly become a regular part of Fox News broadcasts, Rush Limbaugh shows and other prominent conservative media.
Colleen Murphy
"An extensive..review of popular right-wing media platforms found 100s of examples of language, ideas & ideologies that overlapped w/ the mass killer’s written statement—a shared vocabulary of intolerance that stokes fears centered on immigrants of color"
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BERNIE, HILLARY, & TRUMP with Angie Maxwell
The historical and ideological factors behind Trump's meteoric rise in 2016, divisions on the left, & I go on a rant.
Student Feature – Spotlight on Kosovo's
Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) and Specialist Prosecutor's Office (SPO) is a new 'hybrid' court, but concerns over witnesses, security, and legitimacy persist.
Recent no-deal threats show dangerous disregard for Northern Ireland and its fragile peace
The backstop is intended to protect hard-won peace; no deal would jeopardise it
Colleen Murphy
Excellent piece by @hayward_katy
on the border: "Trying to evaluate the problem in terms of relative trade value, for instance, is almost a category error. The history of conflict across these islands is literally drawn in the line of the Irish border."
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