Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt and Leandro Daniel Benmergui : "Japanese Internment And The Science Of Democracy"

Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt and Leandro Daniel Benmergui : "Japanese Internment And The Science Of Democracy"

College of Arts and Humanities | History Thursday, November 1, 2012 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Taliaferro Hall, 2110

Participants will discuss a forthcoming article by Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt and Leandro Daniel Benmerguí, Dept. of History, "Japanese Internment and the Science of Democracy: Colonialism, Social Engineering, and Government Administration." In the 1940s, the Office of Indian Affairs conducted social science experiments on internees to test theories of acculturation. Psychiatrist Andrew Leighton sought to develop a "science of democracy," which would help the nation deal with minority populations.

All are welcome.

Direct paper requests and inquiries to Betsy Mendelsohn bmendel@umd.edu.

Refreshments at 4pm.

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