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Flashpoints of Democracy: Rapid-Fire Lessons from Around the World and Across Time In-Person
In a "lightning round" format, six SMU professors from varied academic disciplines will share examples of democratic crises from different countries and historical periods, and discuss the lessons we can take away about how to overcome threats to democracy. The panel features Political Science Professors Hiroki Takeuchi and Avshalom Schwartz, World Languages and Literatures Professors Elizabeth Russ and Leonard Evans, History Professor Ariel Ron, and Philosophy Professor Alida Liberman.
- Date:
- Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meadows Museum - Jones Great Hall
Join us for a reception in the Founder's Room of the Meadows Museum at 6:00 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m. in Jones Great Hall. Appetizers will be served.
Parking is free for museum visitors. More information about parking can be found at the museum's website.
For more information about the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, please visit our website.
Any person who requires a reasonable accommodation on the basis of a disability in order to participate in this program should contact the DCII at dcinterdisciplinaryinstitute@smu.edu at least one week prior to the event to arrange for the accommodation.
Speakers express their own views and not necessarily the views of the DCII or SMU.