The Long-term Civic Impact of Youth Activism: The Curious Contrast between Freedom Summer & Teach for America
Submitted by Tricia Peterson on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 11:56am
Apr 7 2010 4:30 pm
Apr 7 2010 5:30 pm
Location:
Carleton College, Leighton Hall 305
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Doug McAdam will present:
The Long-term Civic Impact of Youth Activism: The Curious Contrast between Freedom Summer & Teach for America
Doug McAdam, Stanford University Professor of Sociology
Former director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.
Author of numerous books and articles in political sociology, with emphasis on social movements and revolutions, including:
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Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970
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Freedom Summer (C. Wright Mills Award)
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The Dynamics of Contention (co-author)
Open to the public. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science.
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