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Professor to speak about the historical treatment of Vietnamese-American relations Nov. 5 at Connecticut College
October 29, 2007
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College Department of Government will present "Did Vietnamese envoys meet Abraham Lincoln? The Mythical Structure of Vietnamese-American Relations," a lecture by Western Connecticut State University Professor Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. in the Hood Dining Room of the College´s Blaustein Humanities Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Gadkar-Wilcox, a professor of Asian history and culture, specializes in Vietnamese historiography and literary and intellectual history. His current book project, "In the Same Sampan: Allegory, Identity and Foreignness in Vietnamese Historiography," examines how contemporary historians have used eighteenth and nineteenth century events in Vietnamese history as metaphorical justifications for their particular visions of Vietnamese nationality and modernity.
The lecture is sponsored by the Marjorie Dilley Lecture fund. Dilley, a professor emeritus of government, taught at Connecticut College from 1935 to 1969. In 1990, the Connecticut College Board of Trustees established the Marjorie Dilley lecture series, which brings prominent speakers to campus to discuss topics that reflect Dilley´s academic interests.
Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 75 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu