Thursday, October 22· 3pm
Immanuel Wallerstein and Columbia: A Conference
Maison FrançaiseManhattan
Immanuel Wallerstein was one of the most influential intellectuals of his generation. The extraordinarily prolific scholar published countless books and articles and was a pathbreaking historical sociologist and a pioneer in African Studies, among other fields. One relatively unexplored aspect of his career is his
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formative years as a student and faculty member at Columbia University, a period when the university, and the world, were radically transformed by the upheavals caused by World War II, the outbreak of the Cold War, and the advent of decolonization...