Gene Keyes | |
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| Born | October 24, 1941 |
| Nationality | American (but resident of Canada since 1973) |
| Occupation | Assistant Professor of World Politics (retired) |
| Known for | Peace activism, Cahill-Keyes map projection, Strategic Nonviolent Defense and Unarmed Military Forces, Esperanto |
| Awards | Honorable Mention - Cartography and Geographic Information Society 2013 (shared with Joe Roubal) for one-degree globe Best Map, Other Category, Cartography and Geographic Information Society 2014 (shared with Duncan Webb and Mary Jo Graça) for Cahill-Keyes World Political Map |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Strategic Nonviolent Defense in Theory; Denmark in Practice (1978) |
| Influences | Buckminster Fuller, Mohandas Gandhi, Gene Sharp, A.J. Muste |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International Relations |
| Notable ideas | Strategic Nonviolence, Cahill-Keyes map projection |
Gene Scott Keyes (born October 24, 1941) is a former Assistant Professor of World Politics, a sometime peace activist, noted cartographer, and promoter of the international second language Esperanto. He achieved considerable attention for his peace activism when his mother, Charlotte E. Keyes wrote an article for McCall's, Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (October 1966). The title phrase, based on a quote from a Carl Sandburg poem, became part of the anti-Vietnam-War lexicon.[1][2] The slogan also went on to become the basis of the film Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came. His cartography work has won two awards.
- ^ Deis, Robert (Oct 27, 2015). "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came". Quote/Counterquote. Subtropic Productions LLC.
- ^ Keyes, Ralph (2006). The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 239. ISBN 978-0312340049.