Symposium on "Race, Religion And Empire in American Power and Identity"
One day symposium organised by The Research Group On American Power
Department Of Politics, School Of Social Sciences, University Of Manchester
Friday 5 June 2009
(Sponsored by the Universities of Manchester and Edge Hill)
The Symposium will explore the themes and inter-relations of "Race, Religion and Empire in American Power and Identity" with a view to increasing our understanding not only of how those factors have helped to shape American identity and power, but also to consider ways in which those factors will combine and impact on American power and identity in the post-Bush era. Leading scholars from the US, Europe and Britain will examine the ways in which race, religion and empire intertwine and help constitute US power. Clearly, most recently, Barack Obama's presidential victory has brought these themes to broad attention. However, race, religion, and empire’s symbiotic relationship constitute a deep structure and process rooted in US history. The Symposium will interrogate the ways in which historical structures, agencies and processes have changed and how they might further transform under President Barack Obama, America’s first African-American head of state.
Speakers
- Tony Smith (Tufts University –Keynote speaker)
- Mick Cox (LSE)
- Stuart Croft (Warwick)
- Sandra Halperin (Royal Holloway, London)
- Mark Ledwidge (Warwick, Manchester, Edge Hill)
- Lee Marsden (UEA)
- Giles Scott-Smith (Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg, Netherlands)
- Kevern Verney (Edge Hill)
- Srdjan Vucetic (Cambridge)
- Angie Wilson (Manchester)
Details from Professor Inderjeet Parma email: inderjeet.parmar@manchester.ac.uk.
Booking form (Deadline for registration - 15th May 2009)