Fraser to Speak in "University and the World" Lecture Serie

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Is it possible in today's world to re-think the politics of recognition so that economic issues can be resolved without losing cultural identity?

Nancy Fraser, third speaker in "The University & the World" lecture series, will argue the question at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Center for the Arts Screening Room on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.

Presented by the UB College of Arts and Sciences, the series highlights prominent scholars from different fields who discuss issues of broad intellectual interest and public concern.

Fraser is Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Politics and Philosophy in the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research.

She is co-editor of the journal Constellations and author of several books, including "Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the Post-socialist Condition" and "Unruly Practices: Power, Discourse and Gender in Contemporary Social Theory." Her latest book, which will be published later this year, is "Adding Insult to Injury: Social Justice and the Politics of Recognition."

The lecture series is sponsored by Kerry S. Grant, dean of the UB College of Arts and Sciences.