Loading...
From Coolidge to Trump: A Century of Racial Politics in America
AUC Tahrir Square and AUC New Cairo
AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
Details
CASAR Public Lecture: From Coolidge to Trump—A Century of Racial Politics in America
Join us for two insightful talks with Charles Gallagher, Professor of Sociology at La Salle University, as he examines how public attitudes toward race and ethnicity have shaped U.S. immigration policies—both past and present.
First Talk
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Hill House [Room 602], AUC Tahrir Square
Arabic translation available - متاح ترجمة فورية للغة العربية
Second Talk
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 1:00 pm
GAPP Executive Room P085, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, AUC New Cairo
No prior registration required
Light refreshments will be served
Speakers
Charles Gallagher
Professor of Sociology - Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
La Salle University
Charles A. “Chip” Gallagher, Ph.D., is a professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department and a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Urban Ethnography Project. His research focuses on social inequality, race relations and immigration, and he has published over 50 articles, reviews and books on these topics.
As a Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. in 2016-17, Gallagher researched attitudes on immigration and Brexit. He has given more than sixty talks on these topics around the country, serves as an expert witness on civil rights cases dealing with allegations of institutional racism, and is a frequent media source on these issues.
Media appearances: CNN, BBC News, NPR, Dr. Phil, Katie Couric, Bill O’Reilly, KYW Newsradio, FOX 29, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Christian Science Monitor.