Is Image Everything?
Western Stereotypes of Croatia andCroatians
On Saturday, April 23, 2005, starting at 7:00 P.M., an important
lecture will take place at St. Jerome’s Parish small upper hall,
2823 S. Princeton Ave., Chicago. Dr. James Sadkovich, professor of
history, will give a lecture:
Is Image Everything? Western Stereotypes of Croatia and Croatians.
Dr. Sadkovich has published numerous books, articles and book
reviews. His most recent publications are: The US Media and
Yugoslavia, 1991-1995 (Praeger, 1998); “Argument, Persuasion, and
Anecdote: The Usefulness of History to Understanding Conflict,”
Polemos (2002); “Italian Service Histories and Fascist Italy’s
War Effort,” in Robin Higham, ed., The Writing of Official
Military History (Greenwood, 1999); “North Africa and the
Mediterranean Theater, 1939-1945,” in L. E. Lee, ed., World War
II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas (Greenwood, 1997), and more.
Presently, he is writing a political biography of Franjo Tudjman,
the late president of Croatia.
The lecture is sponsored by the Chicago branch of the Croatian
Cultural Society “Napredak”. After the lecture, refreshments
will be served and the guests will have the chance of meeting Dr.
Sadkovich.
See you on Saturday, April 23 at 7:00 P.M.!
VAZNO PREDAVANJE
U subotu, 23. travnja 2005., u gornjoj maloj dvorani zupe Sv.
Jeronima, 2823 S. Princeton Ave. u Chicagu, s pocetkom u 7 sati
navecer, Dr. James Sadkovich, profesor povijesti, odrzat ce
predavanje: Is Image Everything? Western Stereotypes of Croatia and
Croatians.
Dr. Sadkovich je poznati drustveni znanstvenik hrvatskog prodrijetla
i autor mnogih knjiga i clanaka. Samo zadnjih nekoliko godina
objavio je slijedece: The US Media and Yugoslavia, 1991-1995
(Praeger, 1998); “Argument, Persuasion, and Anecdote: The
Usefulness of History to Understanding Conflict,” Polemos (2002);
“Italian Service Histories and Fascist Italy’s War Effort,” in
Robin Higham, ed., The Writing of Official Military History
(Greenwood, 1999); “North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater,
1939-1945,” in L. E. Lee, ed., World War II in Europe, Africa, and
the Americas (Greenwood, 1997).
Trenutacno istrazuje i pise politicku biografiju Dr. Franje
Tudjmana, prvog predsjednika Republike Hrvatske.
Predavanje organizira i sponzorira HKD “Napredak” – ogranak u
Chicagu. Poslije predavanja, uz osvjezujuca pica i zakusku, moci
cete upoznati Dr. Sadkovicha.Izlaganje ce biti na engleskom.
Pozivamo posebice mladju generaciju Hrvata u Chicagu da dodju i cuju
ovo zanimljivo i vrijedno izlaganje da bi sto bolje upoznali prilike
s kojima se suocavaju Hrvati u svijetu u kojem zivimo.
Svi ste dobro dosli i vidimo se 23. travnja u 7:00 PM!