This week, we have a lecture presented by the International History Institute at Boston University.  Our speaker is Harvard University Professor, Jeffrey Frieden.  Professor Frieden’s lecture is titled “The Short American Century, 1941-2008: Contrasting Views of the Era of American Dominance.”  (Aired 1/31/10)

This week, our lecture is presented by the African American Studies Center at Boston University.  Our speaker is John Stauffer, professor of English and American Literature and Language at Harvard University.  Professor Stauffer’s lecture is titled “Douglass and Lincoln in the Age of Obama, and Their Critics.”  (Aired 11-29-09)

Our lecture this week is presented by Boston University’s African American Studies program.  Our speaker is Dr. Peniel Joseph, Professor of History at Tufts University.  Dr. Joseph’s lecture is titled “Dark Days, Bright Nights: from Black Power to Barack Obama.”

This week, we have a lecture is presented by Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia, and, College of General Studies.  Our speaker is Harvard University Professor, Felix Wemheuer.  Professor Wemheuer’s lecture is titled “Famine and Socialism: Exploring the Cases of China and the Soviet Union.”