Vietnam Conference Draws Top Experts
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2007) − Renowned experts on military conflict in
Vietnam will come together Oct. 10-14 on the campus of the University of Kentucky for the
Making Sense of the Vietnam Wars conference. Events will include a special visit from former
U.S. Senator and 1972 presidential candidate George
McGovern, as well as a keynote address by George Herring, professor
emeritus, UK Department of History, presentations
by top scholars in the field of Vietnam War history, and a veterans’ panel addressing the
parallels between Vietnam and Iraq. The presentations at the conference will be published
by Oxford University Press under the title, Making Sense of the Vietnam Wars: Local,
National, and Transnational Perspectives.
George McGovern will speak on the "Legacy of Vietnam and the War in Iraq," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in Memorial Hall on the UK campus. The talk will be free and open to the public, and will include a question and answer component. McGovern will also speak to UK students earlier that day, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the William T. Young Library. McGovern's appearance on campus is sponsored by the UK Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center and the College of Arts and Sciences Department of History.
Authors and editors of the book "The War That Never Ends" (to be published by University Press of Kentucky, November 2007) will be on hand to present fresh perspectives on the Vietnam conflict - from activism and opposition on the American home front to the experiences of the Vietnamese people. Described as "breaking new ground on questions relating to gender, religion, ideology, media and public opinion," the book takes a timely look at the foreign policy legacy and lessons of Vietnam. A signing of the book will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the Lexmark Room of the Main Building. UK Professor Emeritus George Herring will deliver remarks.
The Making Sense of the Vietnam Wars Conference is sponsored by: the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences; UK Office of the Provost; UK Office of the Vice President for Research; UK Libraries Wendell H. Ford Center; UK Asia Center; UK Department of History, University Press of Kentucky, the Morehead State University Department of History and the Eastern Kentucky University Department of History.
For more information, contact Lien-Hang Nguyen at (859) 257-4338.
George McGovern will speak on the "Legacy of Vietnam and the War in Iraq," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in Memorial Hall on the UK campus. The talk will be free and open to the public, and will include a question and answer component. McGovern will also speak to UK students earlier that day, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the William T. Young Library. McGovern's appearance on campus is sponsored by the UK Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center and the College of Arts and Sciences Department of History.
Authors and editors of the book "The War That Never Ends" (to be published by University Press of Kentucky, November 2007) will be on hand to present fresh perspectives on the Vietnam conflict - from activism and opposition on the American home front to the experiences of the Vietnamese people. Described as "breaking new ground on questions relating to gender, religion, ideology, media and public opinion," the book takes a timely look at the foreign policy legacy and lessons of Vietnam. A signing of the book will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the Lexmark Room of the Main Building. UK Professor Emeritus George Herring will deliver remarks.
The Making Sense of the Vietnam Wars Conference is sponsored by: the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences; UK Office of the Provost; UK Office of the Vice President for Research; UK Libraries Wendell H. Ford Center; UK Asia Center; UK Department of History, University Press of Kentucky, the Morehead State University Department of History and the Eastern Kentucky University Department of History.
For more information, contact Lien-Hang Nguyen at (859) 257-4338.