Laura Nader: Culture and Dignity: Dialogues Between the Middle East and the West

Lecture: Lecture Series: Highlight | December 6 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | International House, Chevron Auditorium

Sponsor: International House

Join us for a discussion and book signing by renowned cultural anthropologist and UC Berkeley Professor of Anthropology, Laura Nader. In Culture and Dignity, Nader delves deeply into the historical roots of the complex relationship between the East and the West, revealing how our cultural differences too often lead to violence. Through vivid examples taken from… Show more history, Nader reveals the myriad indignities and false assumptions that surround Western dealings with Arabs and Muslims. Her views are based on the premise that a look in the mirror is essential to better understanding of the cultures of the East and the West.

Tickets required: $10 Public, $0 UCB Students with ID

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Event Contact: ihprograms@berkeley.edu, 510-642-9460

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