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  • "Donroe" Doctrine & the Imperial Boomerang

    Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET) Zoom

    Speakers

    • Alexander Aviña, Associate Professor of History, Arizona State University
    • Brenda Elsey, Professor of History, Hofstra University
    • Munene Mwaniki, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Western Carolina University
    • Bilal Saeed, Owner, AFC Ann Arbor; former Vice President of Brand & Marketing Strategy, Detroit Pistons

    Co-moderators

    • Eri Lee, MS candidate, University of Minnesota
    • Anthony Weems, Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University

    Description
    Foregrounding the 250th anniversary of the United States, speakers will highlight the role of sport in aiding U.S. operations for "peace" and "democracy" in the world and discuss what it means for the sport industry to continue business as usual at a moment of "imperial boomerang."
     

    Free and open to the public | Advance registration required
     
    For more information, contact: Chen Chen at cchen@uconn.edu

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