On Thursday, May 23 at 6:30 PM, panelists Bob Gannett, Jennifer Forestal, and Lucas Roxo will lead a discussion on Democracy in America, inspired by Alexis de Tocqueville’s groundbreaking work.
Following a visit to the United States in 1831, the young French nobleman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote Democracy in America, often considered to be the greatest book ever written on American politics. Tocqueville provides a systemic tour of the American constitution, America’s politics, its tensions, its flaws, and its aspirations. Throughout he presses readers to reflect on the role that equality has played in giving shape to American culture, society, and politics – indeed, how that commitment to equality may animate the most diverse elements of American life.
The event is at 810 N. Dearborn Street. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
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