Burkhardt Fellow Nara Milanich to Discuss the History of Paternity Testing, Mar. 17—Dispatch March 10, 2015

You are subscribed to News from the John W. Kluge Center from Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated. Burkhardt Fellow Nara Milanich to Discuss the History of Paternity Testing, Mar. 17—Dispatch March 10, 2015 On Tuesday, March 17th at 4 p.m., ACLS Burkhardt Fellow Nara Milanich will discuss the history and reception of paternity testing in law and social practice in the 20th century. Long before daytime television and celebrity tabloids, scientists from around the world sought to develop a test of biological paternity. ACLS Burkhardt Fellow Nara Milanich offers a social and cultural history that traces parentage testing from its origins in the 1920s to the present, exploring how and why identity and descent first became scientific problems and the consequences of such testing for family law, immigration law and society at-large. The talk is borne from Milanich’s current book project, titled “The Birth of Uncertainty: A Global History of the Paternity Test.” The book is being researched at the Kluge Center. Milanich is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Barnard College. She is spending the academic year as an American Council of Learned Societies Frederick Burkhardt Fellow at The John W. Kluge Center. The author of “Children of Fate: Childhood, Class, and the State in Chile, 1850-1930,” her scholarly interests include modern Latin America, Chile, and the comparative histories of family, childhood, and gender, and law and social inequality. What: “Family Matters: Testing Paternity in the Twentieth Century,” with Nara Milanich, ACLS Burkhardt Fellow at The John W. Kluge Center. When: Tuesday, March 17, at 4:00 p.m. Where: Room LJ-119, 1st Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. A reception follows. Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/  All events are held inside the historic Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Reservations are not required. All events are free and open to the public. The John W. Kluge Center is pleased to welcome all patrons. Please request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Received this email from a colleague? Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up-to-date on events at The John W. Kluge Center. Follow us on Twitter: @KlugeCtr The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge. This service is provided by the Library of Congress at www.LOC.gov. Unsubscribe or change your subscriber preferences For questions or problems with subscriptions, contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com Follow us: Blog | Facebook | Flickr | iTunes U | Pinterest| Twitter | YouTube   This email was sent to woowonemusic@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000