Their America: The U.S. in the Eyes of the Rest of the World Post-Election
Friday 07 April, 2017
6pm, $0
New School, Lang Community Center
55 West 13 Street, Arnhold Hall, Floor Two
Join the Center for Public Scholarship for the eleventh event is its Public Voices series. This panel discussion brings together experts on China, Israel and Palestine, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia to discuss the ways in which political and social perceptions of America are changing and are likely to change as a result of the new administration. We will examine the effects of our changing political identity as a way of deepening understanding of our current situation and what is likely to be in store not only for us, but for the rest of the world.
Speakers:
Jerome Cohen, Professor of Law and Director, US-Asia Law Institute, New York University
Oz Frankel, Associate Professor of History, The New School
Masha Gessen, Author, The Man Without a Face: The Unlkely Rise of Vladimir Putin
Alma Guillermoprieto, Author, The Heart that Bleeds: Latin America Now
Laura Secor, Author, Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran
Moderator: Aryeh Neier, President – Emeritus, Open Society Foundations