Brumberg Lecture on Adolescent Homicide

Oct. 16, 2003 -- Cornell University's Joan Brumberg will discuss "The Case of 'Kansas Charley': Wyoming's Response to Adolescent Homicide in the 1890s" on Monday, Oct. 20, from 7-9 p.m. in Room 201 of the University of Wyoming Classroom Building.

The UW Department of History and the Women's Studies Program sponsor this Susan H. Cone lecture. Brumberg will sign her books following the talk.

Brumberg explores the life circumstances of Charles Miller, a poor, emotionally impoverished orphan from New York City who committed a brutal act of murder at the age of 15. After a trial that took barely three days, Miller was executed in Cheyenne in 1892, at the age of 17. Then, as now, some Americans thought the boy's execution was barbaric while others hailed it as an act of justice. Brumberg's talk will explore Miller's experience in Cheyenne and the meaning of the controversy over his crime and punishment.

Also Monday, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m in Room 156 of the History Building, Brumberg will lead a brown bag discussion on "writing history for a public outside of academics."

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2003