Talk on April 23: Why Arab uprisings were a surprise

LAKEVILLE — The Hotchkiss School is hosting an unusual event Saturday, April 23, combining a serious discussion of the unrest in the Middle East — with comedy.There will be a panel discussion (“Why Didn’t We See the Arab Uprisings Coming, and What Can We Learn from Them?”) with Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, an associate professor of political science at Emory University; John Edwin Mroz, president and CEO of the EastWest Institute, a think tank with offices in New York, Brussels and Moscow; and Karen Linehan Mroz, president of the Middle East Children’s Institute. The moderator will be Paula Russo, instructor in history at Hotchkiss who specializes in Middle Eastern studies. The panel discussion is at 6:45 p.m. in the Faculty Room at Hotchkiss.Following the discussion, Maz Jobrani, a comedian and founder of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, performs at 8:30 p.m.Both events are free and open to the public.

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