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Purdue NewsThe conference runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the East and West Faculty Lounges of the Memorial Union. The event, featuring lectures with time set aside for questions and discussion, is co-sponsored by the Purdue Department of History and the Department of Convocations and Lectures.
The theme of the symposium focuses on the cross-fertilization of revolutionary ideology among Europe, the United States and Latin America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Avoiding the "great man in history approach" to political events, this conference will situate American and European revolts in a broader intellectual and social context in order to examine the ways in which revolutionary thought is adopted and transformed over time.
Taking part in the symposium, and the times they will speak, are: Lois G. Schwoerer, the Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History at George Washington University, 9 a.m.; John M. Murrin, professor of history at Princeton University and president-elect of the Society of Historians of the Early Republic, 10 a.m.; William Sewell, who holds the Mac Palevsky Professor of Political Science chair at the University of Chicago, 1 p.m.; and Eric Van Young, professor of history at the University of California at San Diego and associate director of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, 2 p.m. A roundtable discussion will begin at 4 p.m..
The event is free and open to the public. Seating will be first-come, first served,
and no tickets are necessary. For more information, contact the Department of History
at (765) 494-4122 or the Department of Convocations at (765) 494-9712.
CONTACT: Michael A. Morrison, associate professor of history, (765) 494-4804.
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
