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I have lectured around New Jersey, around the United States and throughout the world. In New Jersey I have lectured regularly for the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. Among the places I have lectured in the United States are Princeton University, Harvard University, The Boston Public Library, The State University of New York’s Museum Studies School, and as keynoter for the annual convention of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In recent years I have lectured abroad in the following countries: Argentina, Spain, Uruguay, Italy, Norway, Canada, Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Georgia, El Salvador, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Israel, Ecuador, and Portugal. My early career was in the United States diplomatic service as a cultural attache and during that time my Spanish achieved nearly native born status. I lecture regularly in Spanish when that is called for. My areas of expertise include the following: 1. What's American About America? 2. Popular Culture: Or Why Study 'Trash'? 3. Mobility and Americans 4. American Ethnicity 5. American Jewish Literature 6. Literature and Film: Issues in Adaptation 7. American Foreign Policy 8. Individualism vs. Communitarianism in American Life 9. The United States as Seen From Abroad 10. Aspects of New Jersey Life, including: "The Image of New Jersey," "The Jersey Joke," "Adventuring in New Jersey," and "The long, Continuing War Between New Jersey and New York City." 11. A Writer's Life: Challenges and Benefits of Writing Fiction, Journalism, and Scholarship—sometimes at the same time. |
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LINKS American Studies Department, Speaker’s Bureau, New Jersey Council for the Humanities
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