Contemporary Issues Lecture Series to Continue
Released: September 13, 2004
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, together with the College of Letters and Sciences, will once again offer the Contemporary Issues Lecture Series.
The series, which began last spring with the help of Howard Ross, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences, brings nationally-known speakers to the university so that students, faculty, staff and community members can take part in the larger national dialogue on contemporary issues such as the presidential election, diversity, racism and the war in Iraq.
“We were very happy with the success of the spring 2004 series and we hope to build on that success this year,” said Susan Johnson, associate professor of political science and lecture series committee chairperson. “It is our hope that this year’s speakers will help to make UW-Whitewater a livelier academic community.”
The remaining speakers for the 2004-05 lecture series include: Frank Wu, Anne Garrels and Angela Davis.
Frank Wu, author of “Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White,” is dean of the Law School at Wayne State University in Detroit. Wu will present “Race in America: Beyond Black and White” on Feb. 8, 2005.
Anne Garrels, National Public Radio’s roving foreign correspondent, was one of only 16 American journalists, and the only woman, to remain in Baghdad during the initial American invasion of Iraq in 2003. She is the 2004 recipient of public broadcasting’s most prestigious award, the Edward R. Murrow Award. Author of the book, “Naked in Baghdad,” Garrels will present “Naked in Baghdad: The Iraq War as Seen by NPR’s Correspondent Anne Garrels” on March 7, 2005.
Angela Davis, internationally known for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the United States and abroad, has been active as a student, teacher, writer, scholar and organizer. She came to national attention in 1969 after being removed from her teaching position at UCLA as a result of her social activism and membership in the Communist Party. Author of five books, including “Angela Davis: An Autobiography” and “Women, Race and Class,” Davis will present “Radical Frameworks for Social Justice” on April 11, 2005.
All lectures will take place in the Hamilton Center, located in the James R. Connor University Center, at 7 p.m. Each lecture will be followed by a book signing and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Johnson at (262) 472-4766 or johnsons@uww.edu.
- Melissa DiMotto ,dimottom@uww.edu
