circle oregano gate anthropologist reinvented race, sex and gender in the 20th century as well as jeff breaux with his new book white flights. race, fiction, and the american imagination among many others. for details and our full schedule check us out online at www.harvard.com/events are pickup an event flyer as you head out the door this evening. tonight's talk will conclude with time for your questions after which we will have a book signing here at this table. we are pleased to have c-span booktv here today taping the event. when asking questions and q&a please know your questions will be recorded. please wait for the microphone to make its way over to you for asking a question. we have many copies of "bleeding out" for sale at the register in the next room which is my cue to say thank you for buying books from harvard bookstore. you support our ability to bring amazing authors here and support the future of independent bookstore. thank you. before we start a quick reminder to please silence your cell phones for the talk. >> now i'm very pleased to introduce tonight's speakers. thomas app