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[PAST EVENT] AMES & APIA Capstone Conference Keynote Lecture

April 17, 2017
5pm - 6:30pm
Location
Washington Hall, Room 201
241 Jamestown Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location

Dr. Mehta  will examine how  Dalit activists build transnational networks in order to make claims for greater rights in India. Her work looks at the connections Dalit activists made with the Civil Rights Movement in the USA and with women?s rights groups in Korea.

All day conference program you can find below:

THE AMES & APIA Capstone Conference Program:

12:00-12:30 Lunch (James Blair 206) - please RSVP to mbvantassel@wm.edu
12:30-2:20 AMES Student Presentations (James Blair 206)
2:20-2:30 Coffee Break (James Blair 206)
2:30-4:00 APIA Student Presentations (James Blair 206)
5:00-6:30 Keynote Lecture: Dr. Purvi Mehta, "Recasting Caste: Transnational Alliances and Affiliations in Dalit Activism" (Washington 201)






Contact

Andrea Wright - agwright@wm.edu