Liberal Arts speakers discuss protests in Middle East, North Africa
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Social protests, political processes, gender roles and Arab culture will be discussed at a Purdue University panel presentation on Thursday (March 24).
Social Protests in the Middle East/North Africa: Democracy, Development and Rights is 1-2:30 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 313. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature four panelists from the College of Liberal Arts.
The presenters are:
* Lynne Dahmen, lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
* Valentine Moghadam, professor of sociology and director of the Women's Studies program.
* Bert Rockman, professor and head of the Department of Sociology.
* Dwayne Woods, professor of political science.
The event is a College of Liberal Arts Research Synergy presentation. More information about the series is available at http://www.cla.purdue.edu/research/clusters/
Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Source: Valentine Moghadam, 765-494-6295, moghadam@purdue.edu