In this exclusive Sydney lecture, Professor Eric Foner, will trace how Americans have thought about the key concept of freedom through the course of history.
He argues that freedom has never been a single idea, but has been the source of considerable disagreement and conflict.
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of this country's most prominent historians. He received his doctoral degree at Columbia under the supervision of Richard Hofstadter. He is only the second person to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians.
He argues that freedom has never been a single idea, but has been the source of considerable disagreement and conflict.
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of this country's most prominent historians. He received his doctoral degree at Columbia under the supervision of Richard Hofstadter. He is only the second person to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians.
