April 10, 2006 (Vol. 3, No. 6)

Prominent Sociologist to Speak on Hate April 25

Sociologist and civil rights/peace activist Dr. Martin Oppenheimer will deliver a special talk focusing on the origin and sociological explanation of hate on Tuesday, April 25, from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in Room B39 of Carman Hall. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Social Work and the Sociology Club, this talk is free and open to both the campus community and the public.

Dr. Oppenheimer's talk, entitled "Hate: How Minorities Fight Back," is based on his latest book, The Hate Handbook, which attempts to answer the question of why large groups of people hate other groups of people and murder them wholesale. The book focuses on real cases, from incidents of police brutality to Nazi executions, from wartime aerial bombardment to suicide bombers. Professor Oppenheimer's book sheds light on the sociological and psychological behavior of both perpetrators and victims.

From his days as a college student, Dr. Oppenheimer has been involved in civil rights, peace and labor campaigns. He is the author of several books on the topic of civil rights, including The Sit-In Movement of 1960, The Urban Guerrilla, White Collar Politics, and The State of Modern Society and is coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action, which was used by civil rights workers in the mid-1960s. He has twice been awarded Fulbright fellowships to teach in Germany.

Dr. Oppenheimer is professor emeritus of sociology at Rutgers University. Prior to joining Rutgers, he chaired the sociology department at Lincoln University and taught at Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Vassar. He and his family came to the United States in 1937 as refugees from Nazi Germany.

For more information, call Professor Elhum Haghighat at extension 7863 or e-mail her at elhum.haghighat@lehman.cuny.edu.

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