Democracy Awakening with Heather Cox Richardson
In Person
Join the New Hampshire Institute of Politics for a conversation with Heather Cox Richardson, author of "Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America." In this discussion, moderated by Peter B. Josephson, professor of politics at Saint Anselm College, Richardson will delve into the themes of her recent best-selling book.
About the speaker: Heather Cox Richardson is professor of history at Boston College. She has written about the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and the American West in award-winning books whose subjects stretch from the European settlement of the North American continent to the history of the Republican Party through the Trump administration.
"Democracy Awakening" has garnered widespread acclaim, with Jane Mayer calling it "a vibrant, and essential history of America's unending, enraging, and utterly compelling struggle since its founding to live up to its own best ideals." Richardson’s work has appeared in major outlets, including the Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Her nightly newsletter, Letters from an American, reaches over four million readers.
About the moderator: Peter B. Josephson is a professor of politics at Saint Anselm College, specializing in political theory and philosophy. He has published articles and book chapters on politics and popular culture, the political philosophy of Henry Kissinger, the roots of modern political economy, religion and liberal politics, and the political practices of classical liberalism. His books include works on John Locke and, with co-author R. Ward Holder, on the presidency of Barack Obama and the political theology of Reinhold Niebuhr.
Books may be purchased in advance at your local bookseller or online.
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and registration is required. You will receive an email confirming your attendance.