Purnell to deliver Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture
Brian Purnell, Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Bowdoin College, will deliver the annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture at the University of Maine on March 7.
Purnell’s lecture, “I’m Sorry You Don’t Know Me: Martin Luther King, Jr. Like You’ve Never Learned About Him Before,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Bodwell Lounge of the Collins Center for the Arts. A reception will be held at 5 p.m.
Earlier in the day as part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, Purnell will present “‘The Wire’ and the Case for Radical Optimism.” The talk about the popular HBO show will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union.
The annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture continues the legacy of Schonberger, who was a senior professor of history and activist scholar at UMaine before his death in 1991. He focused on U.S. foreign policy of war, colonialism, and imperialism, and the struggles for democracy and greater democratic socialism at home and abroad.
Both talks are free and open to the public. For more information, email Mary Freeman, mary.t.freeman@maine.edu.