Reflections on Race and Class w/William Julius Wilson FREE
Wilson is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University, one of 24 University Professors. Regarded as a top thinker on issues of urban poverty, race and class relations, Wilson will lecture on the role of race and class in de
Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson will lecture at the Library of Congress on May 21st. I wished to ensure the Harvard Club of D.C. was invited to attend.
Wilson is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University, one of 24 University Professors. Regarded as a top thinker on issues of urban poverty, race and class relations, Wilson will lecture on the role of race and class in determining future life outcomes of young men and women in America, particularly in light of recent developments in American race and ethnic relations. He will also advance some thoughts on the future of race relations in the U.S.
Wilson is the author of the 1987 book, "The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, The Underclass and Public Policy," which is a staple in many college courses. Former President Bill Clinton praised the book as a "stunning volume" on how "the inner cities of our country have crumbled as work has disappeared." Wilson also is the author of "More than Just Race" (2009), "The Bridge over the Racial Divide" (1999) and "When Work Disappears" (1996). He was a MacArthur Fellow from 1987 to 1992. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1998 and was selected by Time magazine in June 1996 as one of America’s 25 Most Influential People.
Interested members of the Harvard Club are most welcome. The information is below:
What: “Reflections on Issues of Race and Class in 21st Century America: Revisiting Arguments Advanced in The Declining Significance of Race (1978)”
When: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 4:00 p.m.
When: LJ-119, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building (view map)
About: In his controversial book, "The Declining Significance of Race," published in 1978, scholar William Julius Wilson featured two major underlying themes—(1) the effect of fundamental economic and political shifts on the changing relative importance of race and class as a determinant of a black person’s life trajectory, and (2) the swing in the concentration of racial conflict from the economic sector to the sociopolitical order. In his lecture at The John W. Kluge Center, Wilson reflects on these themes and their application to more recent developments in American race and ethnic relations involving not only African Americans but also other groups, including whites and Latinos.
Cost: FREE. A wine and cheese reception follows.
This event is co-sponsored by the American Sociological Association
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