Description
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence.
This major conversation explores the origins of modern America and the country’s evolving role within the international order over the past century.
From democracy and soft power to intervention, global leadership and internal fragmentation, the panel will examine how America understands itself, how it is perceived by the wider world and whether the assumptions underpinning American global primacy are now being fundamentally reshaped.
About the Academic
Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan is a cultural historian and commentator based at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he teaches in the departments of History and Global Studies. His academic expertise includes Islamic and Middle Eastern history, Islamic political thought, and transnational identities. Alongside his academic work, he is a frequent analyst for international media outlets. Saeed is the founder of the Center for the Study of Trans-Atlantic Diasporas, a policy institute focused on ethnic and immigrant communities in North America and Europe.
About the Speaker
Nabeela Rasheed
British by birth, Pakistani by heritage, American by choice, Biochemist by training, Lawyer by profession, lesbian by love, Muslim by faith, activist by passion.
Prior to her position as Vice President for Legal and Intellectual Property at biopharmaceutical company Cullinan Therapeutics, Dr. Rasheed served a similar role at Amunix Pharmaceuticals Inc, and worked on the M&A activities leading to the acquisition of that company by Sanofi, Inc.
She started her in-house corporate career as Section Head of IP at AbbVie. Before going in-house, she gained over two decades of experience in private practice as a senior partner at law firms such as McAndrews Held & Malloy, and Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, where her practice focused on counseling biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients in intellectual property related issues. She has also served on the Chicago Commission on Human Relations. She is presently vice-chairperson on Chicago House Social Services Agency, an agency focused on providing housing and wrap around services for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Dr. Rasheed believes in being a patient advocate for all of the communities that she serves following the adage that “service to others is the rent that we pay for being on this earth.”
About the Author
Dr Melissa Butcher
Melissa Butcher is Education Programme Director at the social enterprise Cumberland Lodge and Professor Emeritus of Social and Cultural Geography at Birkbeck, University of London. A former journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, she is the author of two books, five edited collections and numerous pieces of journalism and travelogues.
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