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<b>Please Note: <br>
Dr. Jeffery Alexander will be speaking today in <font color="#ff0000">HH-334</font>
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<i>Dear Colleagues,
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I apologize for the short notice, but it gives me great pleasure to
announce that we're having a special guest in town on Friday, Dr.
Jeffrey Alexander of the University of Wisconsin at Parkside. Dr.
Alexander, who specializes in post-World War II Asian History at
UW-Parkside, will be giving a talk on *Motorcycles in Contemporary
History* (with a focus on Japan). Dr. Alexander has researched the
emergence of motorcycles in recent history, both as a form of travel
and as a cultural symbol. He is engaged in intriguing research on
modern Japan at UW Parkside, and he has given talks at conferences on
Japan's "Motorcycle Wars." His book on Japan's Motorcycle Industry will
be published in 2008, so we get a sneak preview about some very
exciting work underway. Dr. Alexander is originally from Toronto, so
this area feels like home to him.
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Dr. Alexander will give a talk on his research this *Friday, January
11, at 1 pm in Hagey Hall 33<b>4</b>.*</i>
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