Downright Swine and Proud of It
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: Pick up free lunch ticket in
Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

Presenter: Dr. Ann Wyman,
assistant professor of political science

“Downright Swine and Proud of It” was how a returning French sea captain once described Americans to his fellow Frenchmen. Similar sentiments have been expressed about Frenchmen by Americans over the years. But citizens of the two nations have also agreed on some important issues and cooperated to achieve some major victories, not the least of which is the American fight for independence from England. So what is the U.S.-France relationship like today? Dr. Wyman looked at a few of the interesting issues on which we and the French agree and disagree — symbolically, culturally, economically, and militarily.