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4:30pm-7:15pm

The African and African American Studies Department

Presents
The Distinguished Guest Lecture Series

    Western World Relations with Africa—British and American Foreign Policies on Africa and the emergence of wars, Political Conflicts and Contemporary Issues from Colonial/Post-Colonial to Present and making projections into the Future as the 21st century unfolds. Monday, October 11, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium (Paterno Library). Reception at 7:15 p.m.

    Foreign Relations—“War and Instability in the 21st Century.” Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium (Paterno- Library). Reception at 6:30 p.m.

    “Slavery: An Introduction to a Theme in World History, or war, technology, and Global power 1450-2010 Reconsidered. Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in 262 Willard Building. Reception at 6:30 p.m.
Jeremy Black
Jeremy Black is a Professor of History at the University of Exeter England. He received his Ph.D. from Cambridge in 1993. His works cover African, European, American, Asian, and Middle-Eastern histories, as well as International Relations and British Political history. As a prolific writer, he is the author of 99 books. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a past Council member of the Royal Historical Society. He was appointed to the Order of Membership of the British Empire—
—for services to stamp design and served on a number of editorial boards including the Journal of Military History, the journal of the Royal United Services Institute, and History Today. He has lectured extensively in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and the USA, where he has held visiting chairs at West Point, Texas Christian University, and Stillman College. His lectures reflect a global coverage on world history and rivalry among powers like China, India, Japan and other emerging countries in the world.

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COST: Free and Open to the Public
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The African and African American Studies Department--Student Council Organization
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