The Institute for Freedom & Community Announces Two-Day Symposium with Prominent Speakers and Guests
WHAT: “Disagreement – a Symposium for Constructive Political Discourse and Inquiry”
WHEN: March 31 at 7 p.m.
April 1 at 3 p.m.
April 1 at 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, Minn., 55057
WHO: “Jerks, Asshats, and the Unstable Politics of Civility”
Mark Kingwell
Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m.
Tomson Hall Room 280
Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto
Author of A Civil Tongue: Justice, Dialogue, and the Politics of Pluralism
“What on Earth is Happening to our Country? The Moral Psychology of Political Division”
Jonathan Haidt
Friday, April 1 at 3 p.m.
Buntrock Commons, Black and Gold Ballrooms
Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University’s Stern School of Business
Author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
“Extreme Incivility and Political Voice”
Sarah Sobieraj
Friday, April 1 at 4:30 p.m.
Buntrock Commons, Black and Gold Ballrooms
Associate Professor of Sociology, Tufts University
Author of The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility
WHY: With political discord and contempt at a fever pitch in this election cycle, St. Olaf College is doing something about it. This two-day symposium will feature three prominent speakers presenting on coarse rhetoric and contemptuous politics in today’s society. Presented by The Institute for Freedom and Community, this event will aim to foster civil discourse and create civility in public debate.
For more information on the symposium, please call 507-786-3128 or email Dan Hofrenning at [email protected] or Shawn Paulson at [email protected]. All events are held at St. Olaf College, located approximately 40 miles south of downtown Minneapolis or downtown St. Paul. The campus is located at 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, Minn. 55057. Preregistration is not required.