Event
Annenberg Seminar in History (Hybrid)
Caroline Elkins, Harvard University
‘Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire’
In-Person: College Hall 209, 12:00 pm
NB: In order to attend the Annenberg Seminars in person, you must be fully vaccinated. When entering the College Hall 209, Penn-affiliated visitors must show a green PennOpen Pass
Virtual: ZOOM LINK
Caroline Elkins is Professor of History and African and African American studies at Harvard University. Professor Elkins's first book, Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya, was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. She and her research were also the subjects of a 2002 BBC documentary titled, Kenya: White Terror, which was awarded the International Committee of the Red Cross Award at the Monte Carlos Film Festival. Professor Elkins is a contributor to The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, and The New Republic. Professor Elkins's current research interests include colonial violence and post-conflict reconciliation in Africa, and violence and the decline of the British Empire. In this seminar, Prof. Will discuss her forthcoming book, Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022)