Motorcycles in Contemporary History lecture

[Brandi Gillett Woods]

*Please Note:
Dr. Jeffery Alexander will be speaking today in HH-334
*
/Dear Colleagues,

I apologize for the short notice, but it gives me great pleasure to 
announce that we're having a special guest in town on Friday, Dr. 
Jeffrey Alexander of the University of Wisconsin at Parkside. Dr. 
Alexander, who specializes in post-World War II Asian History at 
UW-Parkside, will be giving a talk on *Motorcycles in Contemporary 
History* (with a focus on Japan). Dr. Alexander has researched the 
emergence of motorcycles in recent history, both as a form of travel and 
as a cultural symbol. He is engaged in intriguing research on modern 
Japan at UW Parkside, and he has given talks at conferences on Japan's 
"Motorcycle Wars." His book on Japan's Motorcycle Industry will be 
published in 2008, so we get a sneak preview about some very exciting 
work underway. Dr. Alexander is originally from Toronto, so this area 
feels like home to him.

Dr. Alexander will give a talk on his research this *Friday, January 11, 
at 1 pm in Hagey Hall 33*4*.*/
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