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MSU in Vietnam: New Thoughts on an Old Story with Dr. Charles Keith
We all now know MSU’s history in Vietnam - or do we? We told one story about MSU’s involvement as it unfolded. We told a very different story about it as the tragedy of Vietnam War consumed America. Today, fifty years after the war’s end,… Continue Reading MSU in Vietnam: New Thoughts on an Old Story with Dr. Charles Keith
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Translating Popular Comics about Chinese Classics with Dr. Brian Bruya
Dr. Brian BruyaProfessor of History & PhilosophyEastern Michigan University In addition to his research on classical Chinese thought, Dr. Bruya has translated over a dozen books by the Taiwanese illustrator Chih-Chung Tsai that bring classical Chinese texts into the popular medium of comics. In this… Continue Reading Translating Popular Comics about Chinese Classics with Dr. Brian Bruya
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Leonard Gilman Lecture on Jewish Culture: “Dear Editor: Advice Columns and the American Yiddish Press” with Ayelet Brinn
Leonard Gilman Lecture on Jewish Culture: Dear Editor: Advice Columns and the American Yiddish Press with Ayelet Brinn Monday, Oct. 27, 5:45-7:15 p.m. Multicultural Center Room 1020: Multipurpose Room B, 535 N. Shaw Ln. At the turn of the twentieth century, American Yiddish newspapers overflowed with advice columns… Continue Reading Leonard Gilman Lecture on Jewish Culture: “Dear Editor: Advice Columns and the American Yiddish Press” with Ayelet Brinn
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Leaving Legacies: A History of Individualism Outside the West with Dr. Shayan Rajani
Is individualism a distinctly western phenomenon? Is rebellion and rejection of tradition the only true way to be an individual? Join us for a talk on the history of individualism in pre-modern South Asia. Find out how monuments and books supplemented and, in some cases,… Continue Reading Leaving Legacies: A History of Individualism Outside the West with Dr. Shayan Rajani
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We are the Internationalists: Prexy Nesbitt and the Fight for African Liberation with Dr. Martha Biondi (Northwestern) – Virtual
Book Talk with author Prof. Martha Biondi (Northwestern), We are the Internationalists: Prexy Nesbitt and the Fight for African Liberation (2025)Discussant: Prof. Peter Alegi (MSU)Special Guest: Prexy Nesbitt Wednesday, October 293 – 4:30 p.m. (virtual) About the author: Martha Biondi is the Lorraine H. Morton Professor of… Continue Reading We are the Internationalists: Prexy Nesbitt and the Fight for African Liberation with Dr. Martha Biondi (Northwestern) – Virtual