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While polarization may seem like the hallmark of American politics, a global pandemic in the midst of the 2020 presidential election and a reckoning over race has only deepened the political divide. So, what’s next regarding this political division? How can we achieve a sense of unity and what does it mean if we don’t? Join political analyst Amy Walter (The Cook Political Report), political scientist Valerie C. Johnson (DePaul University), presidential expert Barbara A. Perry (University of Virginia), and political columnist Mona Charen (The Bulwark) for a panel discussion about political polarization and the roadmap to reunification.
This program is generously underwritten by Rebecca McDade.
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While polarization may seem like the hallmark of American politics, a global pandemic in the midst of the 2020 presidential election and a reckoning over race has only deepened the political divide. So, what’s next regarding this political division? How can we achieve a sense of unity and what does it mean if we don’t? Join political analyst Amy Walter (The Cook Political Report), political scientist Valerie C. Johnson (DePaul University), presidential expert Barbara A. Perry (University of Virginia), and political columnist Mona Charen (The Bulwark) for a panel discussion about political polarization and the roadmap to reunification.
This program is generously underwritten by Rebecca McDade.
Donate now to support programs like this: chicagohumanities.org/donate
Explore upcoming events: chicagohumanities.org
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![[AD] Golem Girl: Riva Lehrer in Conversation with David Mitchell](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XbAMYgeChEI/hqdefault.jpg "[AD] Golem Girl: Riva Lehrer in Conversation with David Mitchell
For audience members who would like to listen with American Sign Language interpretation and Closed Captions, use the following link: https://youtu.be/Z36fW5Dnlhg
In Golem Girl, artist and writer Riva Lehrer recounts growing up with spina bifida, her introduction to Disability Culture, and how becoming a portrait artist transformed the way she viewed her body, her sexuality, and other measures of normal. Known for artwork that focuses on physical identity and the socially challenged body, Lehrer combines magnificent portraits with vivid, cinematic prose, and invites us to stretch ourselves toward a world where bodies flow between all possible forms of what it is to be human. Lehrer is joined in conversation by David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas and Utopia Avenue), who praises Golem Girl as an “unflinching social history of disability over the last six decades; and a hymn to life, love, family, and spirit”.
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This week’s programs presented with the support of Fifth Third Bank.
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![Comedians Maria Bamford and Aparna Nancherla [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YxXKZp6jyhE/hqdefault.jpg "Comedians Maria Bamford and Aparna Nancherla [CC]
The brilliant and frenetic comedian Maria Bamford has always wanted to belong. In her new book, Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult, she shares her stories of navigating through the wild world of show business, psychiatric institutions, and everything in between while on her quest to fit in. Bamford will sit down at Chicago Humanities with superstar comedianAparna Nancherla, author of Unreliable Narrator and expert on impostor syndrome, to get real about relationships, mental illness, the trials of stand-up comedy, and both of their books. Chicago’s own Greta Johnsen (of WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast) will moderate this conversation between two daring voices, as they take audiences on a journey of self-acceptance, belonging, and hilarity.
This program is presented as part of the Roger & Elaine Haydock Humor Series.
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![[CC] [ASL] Golem Girl: Riva Lehrer in Conversation with David Mitchell](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z36fW5Dnlhg/hqdefault.jpg "[CC] [ASL] Golem Girl: Riva Lehrer in Conversation with David Mitchell
For audience members who would like to listen with Audio Description, use the following link: https://youtu.be/XbAMYgeChEI
In Golem Girl, artist and writer Riva Lehrer recounts growing up with spina bifida, her introduction to Disability Culture, and how becoming a portrait artist transformed the way she viewed her body, her sexuality, and other measures of normal. Known for artwork that focuses on physical identity and the socially challenged body, Lehrer combines magnificent portraits with vivid, cinematic prose, and invites us to stretch ourselves toward a world where bodies flow between all possible forms of what it is to be human. Lehrer is joined in conversation by David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas and Utopia Avenue), who praises Golem Girl as an “unflinching social history of disability over the last six decades; and a hymn to life, love, family, and spirit”.
Donate now to support programs like this: https://www.chicagohumanities.org/donate/
This week’s programs presented with the support of Fifth Third Bank.
Order the book Golem Girl : A Memoir online at Seminary Co-op: https://www.semcoop.com/golem-girl-memoir
Explore upcoming events: https://www.chicagohumanities.org/
Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChiHumanities
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