Posts by Erika

Substitute teacher Eli covers material about religion, scapegoating, and the work of Rene Girard.… read more

Guest lecturer Dr. M. P. Mathai on the state of the Gandhian movement in India. The video for this is not on YouTube, so please click here for the video via the UC Berkeley site.… read more

More analysis of nonviolence principles, illustrated in the context of Gandhi's work in South Africa and India, with particular emphasis on fasting. Questions and answers in preparation for midterm.… read more

This lecture covers the story of Abdul Gaffer Kahn, Gandhi's close associate in the Northwest Frontier Province (now Afghanistan) and the Khudai Kitdmatgar (Servants of God) movement which he led.… read more

History and analysis of the climatic moments of the India Freedom Struggle, including the Salt Satyagraha, Epic Fast, and "Quit India." … read more

History of Gandhi's movement in India continued, through 1930 including the Salt Satyagraha, with analysis of related nonviolence principles.… read more

History of Gandhi's work in India through 1921 with analysis of nonviolence principles and concepts.… read more

Discussion of several topics connected with Gandhi's work, including the contributions to nonviolence thought of Tolstoy and Gandhi, the contrast between nonviolence and "passive resistance," and more on nonviolence and leadership models, including the role of spirituality. Also, introduction to Gandhi's pamphlet Hind Swaraj. … read more

More on the history of Gandhi's work in South Africa, and explanations of the related nonviolence principles. Exploration of leadership models in nonviolence and as it relates to Gandhi's movement.… read more

Tells the story of Gandhi's satyagraha campaign in South Africa, and also covers many of the essential principles of nonviolence.… read more