Ralph Miliband Programme public debate
Date: Wednesday 16 November 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Steven Erlanger, Professor Gary Gerstle, Bonnie Greer
Chair: Dr Robin Archer
The US election has seen a wave of authoritarian populism and xenophobia, the first real chance for a woman to win presidential office, and an earlier unprecedented surge in support for an American socialist. Following a campaign marked by intense hostility and polarised appeals, what does the outcome of the election tell us about the prospects for progressives in America and beyond? A panel of leading scholars and commentators will debate the meaning of the campaign and its result.
Steven Erlanger () is the London Bureau chief for the New York Times.
Gary Gerstle () is the Paul Mellon Professor of American History at Cambridge University. He is the author of American Crucible and Liberty and Coercion.
Bonnie Greer OBE () is a playwright, novelist and critic. She is Chancellor of Kingston University. Her novels include Obama Music, a reflection on her formative years in Chicago, and a biography of the civil rights campaigner Langston Hughes.
Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE.
The Ralph Miliband Programme () is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.
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