Other Argonauts: Native Hawaiians in the California Gold Rush

Event time: 
Friday, November 9, 2018 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Location: 
230 Prospect Street (PROS230 ), 101 See map
230 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

Benjamin Madley is an Associate Professor at University of California, Los Angeles. He is an historian of Native America, the United States, and colonialism in world history. Born in Redding, California, he spent much of his childhood in Karuk Country near the Oregon border where he became interested in the relationship between colonizers and indigenous peoples. He writes about Native Americans as well as colonialism in Africa, Australia, and Europe, often applying a transnational and comparative approach.

Madley is the author of a dozen peer-reviewed book chapters and journal articles. His book chapters have been published in four edited volumes. His eight articles have appeared in journals ranging from the American Historical Review to European History Quarterly and the Journal of Genocide Research.

Benjamin Madley

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