University of Connecticut
Nazrul Annual LectureINTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND VISITING SCHOLARSFollowing the success of the Nazrul Symposium held at the University of Connecticut in 2006, the Asian American Studies Institute and the Asian American Cultural Center at UConn formed a public-private partnership with the Nazrul Committee, a community based group whose aim is to place Kazi Nazrul Islam and his work within the context of some broader literary, political, social and intellectual ideas and movements. The first annual Nazrul Lecture took place on October 27, 2007 and featured Winston E. Langley, who delivered “The Voice of Poetry and the Direction of Civilizations.” This document is available for download as a PDF. Winston E. Langley is Associate Chancellor and Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author most recently of Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Voice of Poetry and the Struggle for Human Wholeness published by the Nazrul Institute of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A major theme that runs through the book is Nazrul’s significance for the 21st century. Winston E Langley earned his Ph.D. in International Relations from Howard University, and a J.D. from Suffolk University. He has taught for over 37 years at the collegiate level, with an emphasis on global order. He has been Associate Provost for the past six years. His areas of specialty include international law, with human rights law as a particular area of research and teaching. The second annual Nazrul Lecture by Rachel F. McDermott, Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College took place on October 16, 2008.
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