Amandla Lecture Series
featuring Judy Tzu-Chun Wu
Judy Wu, a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago and Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University, is examining the influence of Asian culture, politics, and people on American forms of radicalism from the mid-1950s through the 1970s through her current book project, tentatively entitled "Radical Orientalism: Asia, Asian America, and American Social Movements." This work focuses on the travels of American activists of varying racial backgrounds to Asia as well as the journeys of Asian political and religious advocates to the United States.
DATE: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
TIME: 4:30-5:30 pm
LOCATION: Amandla Student Resource Center, 1116 East 59th St., Mezzanine level, Harper Memorial Library, East Tower.
