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April 19-20, Carolina Public Humanities is hosting their annual Adams Symposium at the Kenan Conference Center, with a focus on “building democracies in times of populism and polarization.”
Northwestern University philosopher Cristina Lafont is the keynote speaker; she’s the author of “Democracy Without Shortcuts” and her talk will focus on “Rescuing Democracy from Populism and Technocracy.” Her speech is Friday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m., free and open to everyone.
Click here for details about Lafont’s keynote speech.
Aaron spoke with Cristina Lafont as well as CPH director Lloyd Kramer, who shared details about the entire symposium.
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