Constitution Day 2021-Bound by War: The Philippines and the U.S. Constitution in the Pacific Century
Constitution Day 2021
Bound by War: The Philippines and the United States Constitution in the Pacific Century
Friday, September 17, 2021
4:00 - 5:15 PM (Pacific time)
Online via WebEx
Approved for 1 CLE credit
Professor Christopher Capozzola
Join us for a virtual/live discussion led by Professor Christopher Capozzola on his book, Bound By War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Century. The long and entwined military history of the United States and the Philippines has raised fundamental questions about the U.S. constitution. How have Americans and Filipinos debated that shared constitutional history, and how might it inform contemporary policy?
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Christopher Capozzola is Professor and Head of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America’s First Pacific Century (Basic Books, 2020) and an Academic Adviser for the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project.
The event is free and open to the public. Attendees must pre-register and may submit questions for the panelists at /content/constitution-day-2021
Webex information will be provided to registrants.
The event is held in association with the College of Liberal Arts’ University Forum lecture series and is co-sponsored by the Executive Vice President and Provost, William S. Boyd School of Law, the departments of History and Political Science, and the Nevada Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, email liberalarts@unlv.edu
