Hannah Arendt Center Presents
Dog Whistle Politics
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Online
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Dog whistle racism, race-class fusion politics, and our future
Over the last half-century, the Republican Party has exploited social divisions—and racism in particular—to win power, and then has ruled primarily on behalf of the ultra-wealthy. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party has struggled to respond effectively and has even stooped to imitation. In this conversation, Ian Haney López lays out the history of dog-whistle politics and Donald Trump’s place within it. Then he suggests a clear way forward. His research—discussed in his most recent book, Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America—demonstrates that dog whistle politics can be defeated. Drawing on these results, this lecture assesses the looming 2020 presidential election.Ian is the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published four books and two anthologies and lives in Richmond, California.
Roger Berkowitz, moderator, Academic Director, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College.
Adrian Costa is a Senior majoring in both Political Studies and Theatre & Performance at Bard College. Originally from the Bronx, Adrian maneuvers both the political and theatrical forms to address and explore race through art and advocacy, and now proudly serves as the Speaker for the Student Body. He is currently working on two Senior Projects in his respective majors, both exploring the white human condition, and hopes to one day continue to think and write about the current state of identity, personhood, and free speech.
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Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Online