[MGSA-L] Harvard, Cultural Politics event

Roilos, Panagiotis roilos at fas.harvard.edu
Thu Sep 20 07:20:44 PDT 2018



Dear all,

I would like to invite you to the following event.

Sincerely,
Panagiotis Roilos

Panagiotis Roilos
George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies  and Professor of Comparative Literature
Faculty Associate, The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Harvard University
Member of the Governing Board, European Cultural Center of Delphi

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard
Cultural Politics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street, Bowie-Vernon Room (K262)
"What’s New? What’s Next? Cultural and Structural Threats to the Constitutional Order of the United States and Western Europe"
Speaker:

Jennifer Hochschild, Faculty Associate. Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government; Chair, Department of Government; Professor of African and African American Studies, Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University; Harvard College Professor.

Abstract:
Explanations of and predictions about the impact of conservative populist electoral gains range from “more or less politics as usual” to “constitutional crisis” to “payback time.”  Focusing mainly but not only on the US, I explore some of the relatively benign interpretations of recent political upheaval. I then consider two much more serious threats to western constitutional orders. The first threat focuses on the cultural and political implications of increasing geographic polarization between urban, cosmopolitan centers and less urban, more locally-oriented regions.  This threat addresses democratic discourse and decision-making. The second threat focuses on the cultural and political implications of decreasing “political correctness,” a.k.a. the willingness or even eagerness to violate norms that disguise or deflect group-based hostilities.  This threat addresses liberal discourse and protections.


https://wcfia.harvard.edu/event/cultural-politics-interdisciplinary-perspectives-9-25-18


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