Race and racism in American elections

Lecture by Christopher Parker
Associate Professor in Political Science, University of Washington

Race has traditionally played a key role in many American presidential campaigns. In 2016, Donald Trump has sought to build support through attacks on Mexicans and Muslims (among others). While bigoted arguments alienate many observers, could Trump’s campaign actually advance the national conversation about race, thereby helping to heal the country’s racial division?

This lecture was organized by Democrats Abroad Switzerland

Please join members of Democrats Abroad Switzerland and Professor Parker for a special fundraising dinner the following evening at a private residence in Geneva.

Christopher Parker is an Associate Professor in the department of political science at the University of Washington. He is the author of Change They Can’t Believe In: The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America and Fighting for Democracy: Black Veterans and the Struggle Against White Supremacy in the Postwar South.

Moderator: David Sylvan, Professor, International Relations/Political Science
Register for the lecture at The Graduate Institute website

WHEN
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:30 - 8pm

WHERE
The Graduate Institute - Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Maison de la Paix
Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Geneva • map