Steven Garfinkle speaks at symposium honoring Cornell professor

Steven Garfinkle, an associate professor of history at Western Washington University, spoke at a symposium Oct. 29 honoring David I. Owen, the Bernard and Jane Schapiro Professor of Ancient Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Cornell University.

The symposium, titled "Power and Knowledge in Ancient Iraq," was held at the A.D. White House. It included lectures by former students, friends and colleagues.