The U-M Department of American Culture is pleased to present Professor Jason De León, who will deliver the 2024 Betty Ch’maj Distinguished American Studies Lecture on Tuesday, April 2, in Forum Hall, Palmer Commons, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Professor Jason De León is professor of anthropology and Chicana/o studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of the award-winning book The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail and a 2017 MacArthur Fellow. He is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a 501©(3) research, arts, and education collective that seeks to raise awareness about migration issues globally while also helping families of missing migrants reunite with their loved ones. Professor De León’s lecture will draw from his new book Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling, which is coming out in March 2024.
This lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the atrium outside.
