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1/28/2013
Global Mondays - Global Spotlight on Human Rights in South Africa
William H. Gates Hall
117
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Hosted by the International Law Society and the Center for Human Rights and Justice
“The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa ”
Professor Douglas Foster, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Professor Douglas Foster is a former newspaper reporter, magazine editor, television correspondent, and documentary producer. He writes for a range of magazines, including The Atlantic, Columbia Journalism Review, Smithsonian, and the New York Times Magazine, varied newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, and Web-based magazines such as salon.com. In his recently published book "After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Foster provides a sobering portrait of a country caught between a democratic future and a political meltdown.