[Vision2020] Controversial Critic Christopher Hitchens to Speak on Religion and Politics

[Bill London]

Controversial Critic Christopher Hitchens to Speak on Religion and Politics


Renowned author, journalist and critic Christopher
>>Hitchens will speak on "Religion and Politics: The Place for Religion in
>>Public Life" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Compton Union
>>Building Auditorium at the Washington State University Pullman campus.
>>The event is jointly sponsored by the Thomas S. Foley Institute for
>>Public Policy and Public Service and the International Programs Global
>>Studies office.
>>
>>"We are really pleased to have such a prominent and controversial
>>thinker as Christopher Hitchens come to our campus," said Director of
>>Global Studies Andrew Appleton. "It's a real opportunity to engage in
>>critical debate about one of the most challenging issues of our time."
>>
>>Hitchens is among the best-known media critics. He has been a columnist
>>for Vanity Fair, The Nation, and Slate. As foreign correspondent and
>>travel writer, Hitchens has written from more than 60 countries on all
>>five continents - from Afghanistan, Albania and Angola through India,
>>Iran, Iraq and Japan, to Vietnam, Western Sahara and Zimbabwe.
>>
>>"Hitchens has a lot to say about the relationship between religion and
>>politics around the world.  Whether or not one agrees with his
>>conclusions, his analysis provides much to consider," said Cornell
>>Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and
>>Public Service.
>>
>>Hitchens' essays and articles have been collected or anthologized in
>>"The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Essays," "Best American Essays of
>>2001,"  "Best American Travel Writing of 2002,"  "Best American
>>Political Writing of 2004," and the "best of" collections published by
>>The London Review of Books, The Spectator, The Nation, The New
>>Statesman, The Weekly Standard and Best 50 Atlantic Monthly Book
>>Reviews.
>>
>>He is the author of many books including "God Is Not Great," "Class and
>>Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies," "Karl Marx and The Paris Commune,"
>>"International Territory: The UN After Fifty Years," "The Palestine
>>Question" and "A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq."
>>
>>Hitchens will be available at a book signing, location and time will be
>>announced at a later time. For more information on Hitchens' visit,
>>http://www.ip.wsu.edu/global/events/index.shtml.