The Polymathic Political Scientist

Feb 23 2011
When: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library, DML 240
Event Type: Special Events and Series

Event Details

A conversation with Alison Dundes Renteln, professor of political science.

Speaker Information

Speaker

Alison Dundes Renteln

Alison Dundes Renteln is professor of political science, anthropology, and public policy, and chair of the department of political science. Renteln specializes in international law, human rights, comparative law, constitutional law, political and legal theory, integrating all of these legal arenas as they illuminate the relationship between the legal system and cultural rights. In addition to her polymathic work that applies the questions of anthropology to the concerns of legal scholars, Renteln has used her expertise for the public good, working with the California Bar Association and the California Attorney General's Commission on hate-crimes.