The Hearts of Foreigners: How Americans Understand Others

Nebraska Lectures with Tim Borstelmann, professor, History, UNL
Nebraska Lectures with Tim Borstelmann, professor, History, UNL

How do Americans think about immigrants, refugees and people who live in other countries? Husker scholar Tim Borstelmann will argue that despite a resurgence of U.S. nativism in the past few years, historical events since World War II have shaped a primarily inclusive perspective among most Americans that these "outsiders," in their hearts, aren't all that different.

April 25
3:30 p.m.
Nebraska Union Auditorium
1400 R St.
Free. Open to the public.
A reception will follow.

Live Webcast: https://research.unl.edu/nebraskalectures/the-hearts-of-foreigners-how-americans-understand-others/