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MEDIA CONTACT: Department of History at (585) 275-2052 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
November 1, 1999
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 10, in 321 Morey Hall, on the University of Rochester River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Benedict R. O'G. Anderson will be the first guest speaker for the Verne Moore History Seminars, at 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 10, in 321 Morey Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus. His talk, which is sponsored by the Department of History, is entitled, "Cultural Survival in Our Time: High Stakes Gamble."
Anderson, the A.L Binenkorb Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, is the author of the book Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, which has been hugely influential on the study of nationalism. According to Anderson, a nation "is an imagined political community --because the members of even the smallest nations will never know most of their fellow-members, meet them, or even hear of them, yet in the minds of each lives an image of their community."
Anderson's principal countries of specialization are Indonesia and Thailand. He has regularly published commentaries on the internal politics of the Indonesian military for 20 years.
The Verne Moore History Seminars is an annual series of lectures that has been funded by a gift from University alumnus Verne Moore, Class of 1950, since 1996.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of History at (585) 275-2052.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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