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Black American Studies lecture series set
3:53 p.m., Sept. 13, 2006--UD's Black American Studies (BAMS) brown bag lecture series for the fall semester kicks off Monday, Sept. 18, with a talk on “Racial Progress, Racial Realities and Perceptions of Prospective Black Presidential Candidates” by David C. Wilson, assistant professor in UD's Department of Political Science and International Relations. In his talk, Wilson will examine one measure of perceived racial progress--evaluations of support for black presidential candidates. He will discuss how this yardstick might be outdated and misleading and will use data from a recent Gallup Poll to support his premise. The second lecture in the series, by Yasser Payne, a recently hired UD lecturer who earned his doctoral degree in the Social-Personality Psychology Program at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, is set for Monday, Oct. 16. The third lecture, by Carole Marks, UD professor of sociology, is set for Monday, Nov. 20. The fourth and final lecture in the series, with the speaker and topic still to be announced, is set for Monday, Dec. 11. All four lectures, which will take place from 12:15-1:10 p.m. in 206 Trabant University Center, are free and open to the public, and participants are invited to bring and eat bagged lunches. The lecture series provides an opportunity for the University community to learn about the work of UD faculty who are studying issues of black Americans and people of African-American ancestry. Informal discussions follow each lecture, and informal debate from audience members is encouraged. For more information, call (302) 831-2897. |
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