Do you feel this election year has lasted slightly less than forever? Join the (very big) crowd. Fortunately for us, Presidents’ College Professor Warren Goldstein isn’t out campaigning. He’s doing what he says suits him better—commentating, teaching, probing, worrying, and cheerleading. He may be just the guide to lead us through this contest. His classroom will provide the forum for your questions, hopes, and fears. Professor Goldstein brings his trademark backstories and draws from the sweep of U.S. political, cultural, and social history to set up context for discussions about current political happenings. As always, he keys discussion topics to your interests, to significant political news, and to his unflagging passions: voting rights, racial justice, and democratic politics. He’ll suggest readings to inform our debates.
Warren Goldstein (PhD, Yale) is a prize-winning historian, essayist, and commentator. Former Chair of the History & Philosophy Department at the University of Hartford and the University’s Harry Jack Gray/ NEH Distinguished Teaching Humanist, he is author or coauthor of six books. Currently a speechwriter for the American Federation of Teachers, his essays on history, higher education, race, religion, politics, crime, and sports have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Chronicle of Higher Education, Boston Globe, Newsday, Miami Herald, The Nation, Christian Century, Commonweal, Tikkun, the Yale Alumni Magazine, and The Huffington Post. The 2006 recipient of the James E and Frances W. Bent Award for Scholarly Creativity, Goldstein has also received major fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the NEH, and the Louisville Institute.
Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Wednesdays, Nov. 20, Dec. 4 | noon–1:30 p.m. | Shaw Center | $60
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