Marcus Rediker: Resistance to Tyrants

"Resistance to Tyrants: A Long History of Hope," a lecture by Marcus Rediker.

About the Speaker

Marcus Rediker is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. His “histories from below” have won numerous awards and been translated into nineteen languages worldwide. He is the author of fifteen books, including The Many-Headed Hydra (with Peter Linebaugh) and The Slave Ship: A Human History (2007), which won the George Washington Book Prize. He produced a prize-winning documentary film, Ghosts of Amistad (2013), directed by Tony Buba, and a prize-winning play, The Return of Benjamin Lay, co-written with Naomi Wallace. His latest book, “Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea,” will be published by Viking Penguin in May 2025.

Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Chair

The Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Chair in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences Endowment was made possible by the late Dr. Dai Ho Chun through an estate gift. Dr. Chun, a visionary educator, designed the chair to support interdisciplinary collaboration. According to his guidelines, appointees must be excellent researchers and teachers, have the ability to integrate theory with creative applications, and draw from historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as provide multicultural analysis.

Sponsors

The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Kaiāulu by Kamehameha Schools, and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Event co-sponsors include the Learning Coalition.

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