Hey, Union County: Professor To Teach 'Sixties In The U.S.'

Press release from Summit Library:

Aug. 30, 2021

Professor James Carter, PhD, will present a 3-week course beginning Friday, September 10th from 9:30-11:30 am. The course will be both in person and via Zoom. It’s the Summit Free Public Library’s first live/Zoom meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrons who choose to attend in person are asked to please wear face masks.

Dr. Carter is an Associate Professor of History at Drew University. Professor Carter teaches a broad range of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He specializes in the U.S. foreign policy, the U.S. since World War II and the Sixties. His book, Inventing Vietnam, is an analysis of the failed nation building effort undertaken by the United States in Vietnam and how that failure led to the war. In related research, he has also written on privatization of war and war profiteering, using the invasion of Iraq as a case study.

This three week course will focus on the counterculture and advent of rock music culture, with a particular emphasis on the role that college campuses played during the sixties.

To register for this program, please call the Summit Free Public Library at 908-273-0350, option 3. Phone lines open at 9am, Monday-Saturday. You can also visit our website, www.summitlibrary.org and click on the Events tab at the top of the page to register. Registration will cover all 3 weeks.

This program is made possible through funding from the Manley Winser Memorial Fund.

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