David Livingstone Smith to present at ‘Legacies of the Shoah’ symposium

David Livingston Smith, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, will give a keynote presentation at a symposium titled “Legacies of the Shoah:  Understanding Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity” at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Washington, February 20-21, 2014.

The symposium is a joint collaboration by PLU’s Holocaust Studies Program and the university’s Wang Center for Global Education.

Smith is the author of several books, including Less than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave and Exterminate Others.

Visit the symposium’s website for information about speakers, exhibitions, and events.

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