Todd Gitlin: Is There an Antiwar Movement? Lecture Scheduled for Thursday, March 29

The prominent cultural critic Todd Gitlin, whose 11 books include The Whole World Is Watching: Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the Left; The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage; and, most recently, Intellectuals and the Flag, will speak at Bryn Mawr on Thursday, March 29, at 8 p.m. in Dalton 300. The lecture, sponsored by the College's Center for Social Sciences, is titled "Is There an Antiwar Movement? The Internet, Political Parties and Mobilization Styles."

Todd Gitlin, a professor of sociology and journalism at Columbia University, has a long history of political activism. In 1964-65 he served as the third president of Students for a Democratic Society. He was a tireless organizer against the Vietnam War and through 1970 wrote widely for the underground press. He is presently a member of the board of directors of Greenpeace USA.

Gitlin has held teaching posts at various institutions around the world, including Berkeley, NYU, University of Toronto, University of Oslo and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

A contributor to many newspapers and magazines, Gitlin is also a member of the editorial board of Dissent. He has appeared on PBS, CBS, CNN, ABC and many NPR shows.

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