The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team won two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matches last week, defeating Carlow and La Roche. The Lions host Mt. Aloysius on Oct. 11.
The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team won two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matches last week, defeating Carlow and La Roche. The Lions host Mt. Aloysius on Oct. 11.
The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend presents:
Ecocide and War How Animals Experience the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
with Professor Catherine Wanner
Thursday, October 17
Federal House
Multipurpose Room
6:30-7:30 p.m.
This talk explores the costs of waging war in terms of how it affects human life as well as non-human life. Humans have rights but perhaps nature should too. What could be gained by looking at war from the perspective of animals? How would evaluations change as to what constitutes a “just war” or a “just peace” if we considered the rights of animals and the rights of nature? Up until now, animals have been almost entirely absent from discussions of the ethics of war. By assessing how animals experience the Russo-Ukrainian war, a case can be made for the introduction of ecocide as a war crime given its environmental impact.
The Pennsylvania State University encourages qualified persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Dr. Lena Surzhko-Harned in advance of your participation or visit.
Henrietta Goodman will read from her poetry when she visits Penn State Behrend on Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series.
To support Penn State Behrend’s student-athletes, the college is participating in a “Day of Giving” campaign, with opportunities to support individual sports and teams.
To support Penn State Behrend’s student-athletes, the college is participating in a “Day of Giving” campaign, with opportunities to support individual sports and teams.
