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This iteration of the “Being a Leader” series is the first conversation around the...

This iteration of the “Being a Leader” series is the first conversation around the theme: Practicing Leadership in Polarized Times. With this theme in mind, Dr. Lepp will discuss his research exploring graffiti as an example of socio-political commentary in conflict-afflicted settings as well as his own motivations for studying the spatial and aesthetic dimensions of peace and conflict in local contexts.

About Our Guest

Dr. Eric Lepp is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College - University of Waterloo (Canada). He received his Ph.D. in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response from the University of Manchester (UK), and completed his MA International Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies - University of Notre Dame (USA).

His research explores spaces of contact and the construction of community that includes the ‘other’ in conflict-affected societies. He is particularly interested in the counter-cultural, resistant, and unexpected spaces where peace is being enacted and imagined against a backdrop of division.