Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Conceptualizing Migration and Making Sense of Diversity in the post-WWII US

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
The Program in Jewish Culture and Society
Location
English Building 109 (608 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801)
Date
Apr 8, 2025   12:00 pm  
Contact
Anastasiia Strakhova
E-Mail
as261@illinois.edu
Views
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Between the late 1920s and mid-1960s, several Jewish social scientists and humanities scholars laid the theoretical groundwork for ethnic and immigration studies in the United States. The concepts these scholars developed – terms such as acculturation, urbanism, assimilation, and cultural pluralism – reshaped the understanding of America as a pluralist society of immigrants. 

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