The 35th season of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln presents “Of Love and War: Stories of Tragedy and Resilience” by award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Focusing on humanitarian and human rights issues, Addario’s recent work includes reporting on Syrian refugees, ISIS’ push into Iraq, the civil war in South Sudan, and African and Middle Eastern migrants arriving on Sicily’s shores.
In 2009, Addario received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. Her memoir, “It’s What I Do,” chronicles her personal and professional life as a photojournalist coming of age in the post-9/11 world.
The 2023-24 E.N. Thompson Forum season is organized around the theme “Uprooted: Migration, Displacement and Searching for Home.” The number of people displaced by conflicts, disasters and economic crises has risen to a new high of more than 89 million, including more than 30 million refugees and asylum seekers. “Uprooted” shares stories of displaced people in search of hope and home.
Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist who has been covering humanitarian crises for The New York Times and National Geographic for more than two decades. Addario has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Darfur, South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Syria, and Ukraine. American Photo Magazine named Addario as one of the five most influential photographers of the past 25 years. She received a Pulitzer Prize for reporting out of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Addario has a bestselling memoir, It's What I Do, and a solo collection of photography, Of Love and War.
Tickets can be reserved through the Lied Center here, by calling 402-472-4747 or by visiting the Lied’s box office, 301 N. 12th St. Forum events are general admission, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis.
Events are streamed on the Thompson Forum website and available on Nebraska Public Media, LNKTV City and LNKTV Education. All talks will have closed captioning for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation, Lied Center and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The series was established in 1988 with the purpose of bringing a diversity of viewpoints on international and public policy issues to the university and people of Nebraska to promote understanding and encourage discussion.
