2009.11.12: RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered"
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2009.11.12: RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered"
RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered"
Whereas most reporting covering Afghanistan has focused on the events since Sept. 11, 2001 – or, at the earliest, since the Soviet occupation of the 1980s – Greenburg shares his insights into life in Afghanistan as it was prior to those years. Having served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the remote village of Garmser in Helmand Province, three hours southwest of Kandahar from 1968-70, during the monarchy, Greenburg has a fascinating portrayal to reveal of a country very different from that which we encounter today.
RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered"
‘Afghanistan Remembered' through expert's discussion
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Teaneck Suburbanite
Jonathan D. Greenburg will give a lecture entitled "Afghanistan Remembered" at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Teaneck Library Friday Morning Group at 10:30 a.m.
The program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Whereas most reporting covering Afghanistan has focused on the events since Sept. 11, 2001 – or, at the earliest, since the Soviet occupation of the 1980s – Greenburg shares his insights into life in Afghanistan as it was prior to those years. Having served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the remote village of Garmser in Helmand Province, three hours southwest of Kandahar from 1968-70, during the monarchy, Greenburg has a fascinating portrayal to reveal of a country very different from that which we encounter today.
Although Greenburg focuses on his years as an English teacher in the small village (population of about 400 at the time), he will make many references to the present situation in Afghanistan. Garmser has been the scene of major firefights between U.S. marines and the Taliban, something that 40 years ago would have been inconceivable to him.
A Fulbright Scholar and recipient of several NEH fellowships, Greenburg most recently taught History and International Relations at Chatham High School in Chatham from 1988-2005. He has traveled extensively throughout Afghanistan, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, China, Tibet, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, Western Europe, India and Nepal.
Attend this free program in the library auditorium and to the coffee and socializing session that precedes it at 10 a.m.
The library is located at 840 Teaneck Road.
Jonathan D. Greenburg will give a lecture entitled "Afghanistan Remembered" at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Teaneck Library Friday Morning Group at 10:30 a.m.
The program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Whereas most reporting covering Afghanistan has focused on the events since Sept. 11, 2001 – or, at the earliest, since the Soviet occupation of the 1980s – Greenburg shares his insights into life in Afghanistan as it was prior to those years. Having served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the remote village of Garmser in Helmand Province, three hours southwest of Kandahar from 1968-70, during the monarchy, Greenburg has a fascinating portrayal to reveal of a country very different from that which we encounter today.
Although Greenburg focuses on his years as an English teacher in the small village (population of about 400 at the time), he will make many references to the present situation in Afghanistan. Garmser has been the scene of major firefights between U.S. marines and the Taliban, something that 40 years ago would have been inconceivable to him.
A Fulbright Scholar and recipient of several NEH fellowships, Greenburg most recently taught History and International Relations at Chatham High School in Chatham from 1988-2005. He has traveled extensively throughout Afghanistan, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, China, Tibet, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, Western Europe, India and Nepal.
Attend this free program in the library auditorium and to the coffee and socializing session that precedes it at 10 a.m.
The library is located at 840 Teaneck Road.
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