Laura Hein, Professor of History specializes in the history of Japan in the 20th century and its international relations.

TOPIC: World War II was a devastating and transformational event in East Asia.  The last decade has been an extremely active period of remembrance both within China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan and among the nations.  This talk will discuss both official and private forms of commemoration and the messages they are designed to convey.

Light refreshments will be served.

The Evanston Northwestern Humanities Lecture Series is an ongoing  collaboraton between The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities  and the Evanston Public Library, whereby Northwestern University humanities faculty share their research with members of the Evanston community.