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  • Raphael Lemkin’s dedication to the punishment and prevention of genocide, primarily through international legal intervention, was founded on a belief in the fundamental rights of all peoples.

    action.”11 That is, the Holocaust became possible when one logic—the horrific, falsified logic of Rosenberg and his fellow fascists—became the sole basis by which the German state operated. The language of political belonging, of singular logic, means that a person’s ability to take part in the nation rests on political recognition of their identity being fundamentally similar to the rest of its citizens. But, as Arendt pointed out in lucid terms, in any nation, “only people of the same national

  • Raphael Lemkin’s dedication to the punishment and prevention of genocide, primarily through international legal intervention, was founded on a belief in the fundamental rights of all peoples.

    action.”11 That is, the Holocaust became possible when one logic—the horrific, falsified logic of Rosenberg and his fellow fascists—became the sole basis by which the German state operated. The language of political belonging, of singular logic, means that a person’s ability to take part in the nation rests on political recognition of their identity being fundamentally similar to the rest of its citizens. But, as Arendt pointed out in lucid terms, in any nation, “only people of the same national

  • Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies | Native American and Indigenous Studies | storfjta@plu.edu | 253-535-8514 | Troy Storfjell (Sámi) specializes in Sámi and Indigenous studies, where his work is largely guided by Indigenist criticism and decolonize methodologies.

    Troy Storfjell Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies Phone: 253-535-8514 Email: storfjta@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-F Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Scandinavian Studies (Literature), University of Wisconsin, 2001 M.A., Scandinavian Studies (Literature), University of Wisconsin, 1995 Grunnfag, Nordic Studies, University of Tromsø (Norway), 1994 B.A., History & German, Andrews University, 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Sámi studies

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 8, 2017)- Two Lutes were accepted into the prestigious Fulbright Program and will serve as English teaching assistants around the world. A third Pacific Lutheran University student was recognized as an alternate. Sydney Otey ’17 and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service…

    conference titles during her time — is ready for the next step as her senior year draws to a close. “I’m just excited,” Otey said. “I had a lot of support from a lot of people throughout the process.” Dreher also will be spending her first year post graduation teaching English abroad, but her journey will bring her across the Atlantic. Dreher is a vocal performance and German double major who will teach in Germany starting this fall. Originally from Snohomish, Washington, Dreher has spent her time at PLU

  • On a January morning, sixteen PLU students stepped waist deep into the flooded, muddy field of the loʻi, a traditional taro patch, to take part in a practice that once sustained the Hawaiʻian people. Elle Sina Sørensen, a senior majoring in anthropology and global studies…

    Waist-Deep in Mud: Engaging with Tradition through a J-Term Course in Honolulu Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Photo by Nicole Juliano May 6, 2020 By Elena Bauer '21English & German MajorOn a January morning, sixteen PLU students stepped waist deep into the flooded, muddy field of the loʻi, a traditional taro patch, to take part in a practice that once sustained the Hawaiʻian people.Elle Sina Sørensen, a senior majoring in anthropology and global studies with a minor in Native American

  • The 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust.

    them.Learn more about the Empowerment conference 2012 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education ConferenceThe fifth annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference at PLU focused on the Nazi plunder of Jewish valuables, along with belated efforts at restitution. There was also session on German churches and universities, with speakers discussing Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Catholic Church, and postwar denazification.Learn more about the Nazi plunder of Jewish valuables 2011 Powell-Heller Conference for

  • Edwin Black, author of “IBM and the Holocaust” speaks at a Brown Bag Lecture as part of the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies program at PLU on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) Journalist and author examines IBM’s role in the Holocaust…

    the evidence once again, failed. “There were six boxes in his closet,” he said. “He at first said he wouldn’t give them to us, and then announced he was taking a long lunch.” And left. Some of the most damning finds were in those boxes, including company phone books that included numbers to contact the IBM office in the camps. And as to IBM during the war? The company simply provided information to both sides – such as creating the weather reports for both the Allied troops and the German troops

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies Samuel Torvend, Ph.D., ’73 has spent his life studying religion and politics. “I wrote my senior thesis on religion and politics and I have never strayed from that,” Torvend said. The alumnus…

    tracked down using a so-called pink list, which was compiled by German police forces during World War I. It identified anyone who “looked gay.” “And to me, this is a very interesting person and I thought it would be interesting to tell this story,” Torvend said. “And he was a Lutheran, as well.” But for Torvend, the story goes beyond Oelbermann and the events of the Holocaust. “It’s not just about a Lutheran man persecuted by the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s,” Torvend said. “It’s also about the memory

  • Philosophy professor Adam Arnold is a new addition to PLU’s faculty. Originally from the Tacoma area, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington, Tacoma in 2009. From there, he earned the opportunity to study away at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University…

    committee members for his PhD thesis. Dr. Arnold’s specializations include Political and Social Philosophy, with a background in 19th and 20th century German and French Philosophy. He is particularly interested in European Philosophers such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Immanuel Kant. Dr. Arnold was attracted to the systematic thoughts of Hegel as well as Systematic Philosophy in general. Specifically, he was interested in “how Hegel’s metaphysics relates to the other aspects of his thought, i.e

  • Pacific Lutheran University is located six miles south of Tacoma, in suburban Parkland, Washington, on a 156-acre woodland campus.

    , Environmental Studies, Financial Mathematics (BS), French, German, Hispanic Studies, History, Mathematics (BA, BS), Mathematics Education (BS), Music (BA, BME, BMA, BM), Norwegian, Nursing (BSN), Philosophy, Physical Education (BAPE, BSPE), Physics (BA, BS), Political Science, Psychology (BS, BA), Religion, Scandinavian Area Studies, Secondary Education (BAE), Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Studio Arts (BA, BFA), Theatre (BA, BFA). Complementary Majors (must accompany another major): Global