Baden-Württemberg Seminar of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies Liberalism and Illiberalism in American History
- Date in the past
- Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 18:00
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- Prof. Dr. Jane Dailey, University of Chicago (USA), Department of History
- Prof. Dr. Steven Hahn, New York University (USA), Department of History
- Moderation: Dr. Frank Biess, University of California, San Diego (USA), Department of History
Alongside a “liberal tradition” (Louis Hartz) in the United States, Pulitzer-prize winning historian Steven Hahn has identified a powerful history of American illiberalism. The panel will probe this thesis of an “illiberal America” and its potential for explaining our current moment. The panel will also explore its implications for other parts of the world. What does it mean for Europe and Germany if the United States no longer represents the center of a “liberal West”? Has this long-held normative ideal obscured persistent illiberal trends in the United States? What is the relationship of American “illiberalism” to European traditions of authoritarianism and fascism?

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