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Culture and Its Discontents: A Public Conversation

In response to vociferous cultural debates that have engulfed the Guggenheim Museum and other U.S. museums during the past year with in-person and online protests, the Guggenheim presents two days of public programming to examine the causes and effects of this growing phenomenon. “Culture and Its Discontents” brings together prominent scholars and thought leaders to discuss the widening ideological divides in the United States, the impact of the digital sphere on public protest, and the role of museums as open spaces for the exchange of ideas.

Friday, April 6, 6:30 pm: Keynote Conversation with Sally Kohn, author of The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity

A keynote conversation featuring Sally Kohn, a progressive political commentator and author of the forthcoming book The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity. She will be joined by Alyssa Mastromonaco, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, New York Times best-selling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?, and contributor to Crooked Media; and Hank Willis Thomas, a conceptual artist living and working in New York City whose work focuses on themes related to perspective identity and commodity, media, and popular culture. Kohn will consider why hate is so prevalent in contemporary society, how it can be mitigated, and how seemingly intractable political differences can be bridged through civil engagement.

Saturday, April 7, 2:30 pm: Panel Discussions Moderated by WNYC Radio’s Brian Lehrer Addressing “Contemporary Culture Wars” and “Outrage Activism”

“Contemporary Culture Wars, ” begins at 3 pm and features speakers Kurt Bardella, columnist for HuffPost, USA Today, and NBC THINK, and former spokesperson for Breitbart, Representative Darrell Issa, and Senator Olympia Snowe; Jehmu Greene, television commentator, social justice champion, and Distinguished Fellow at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership; Angela Nagle, contributing writer for The Baffler and author of Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right; and Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director, PEN America, who will look at the issues shaping cultural, social, and political polarization across U.S. campuses, media, and cultural institutions today. They will explore how museums can balance the inherent conflicts between free expression and hate speech, and creative provocation and moral righteousness.

“Outrage Activism,” begins at 4:30 pm and will include Danielle Citron, author of Hate Crimes in Cyberspace and Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law; and Molly Crockett, Yale University Assistant Professor of Psychology and neuroscientist; in discussion about the ways the digital revolution has altered the nature of popular protest and how progressive institutions can manage conversations around political and social justice issues when faced with digital swarming, fake news and mistruth.











When: Fri., Apr. 6, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Where: Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (at 89th St.)
212-423-3500
Price: $25, $20 members, $15 students. Tickets to each day of the program must be purchased separately.
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In response to vociferous cultural debates that have engulfed the Guggenheim Museum and other U.S. museums during the past year with in-person and online protests, the Guggenheim presents two days of public programming to examine the causes and effects of this growing phenomenon. “Culture and Its Discontents” brings together prominent scholars and thought leaders to discuss the widening ideological divides in the United States, the impact of the digital sphere on public protest, and the role of museums as open spaces for the exchange of ideas.

Friday, April 6, 6:30 pm: Keynote Conversation with Sally Kohn, author of The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity

A keynote conversation featuring Sally Kohn, a progressive political commentator and author of the forthcoming book The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity. She will be joined by Alyssa Mastromonaco, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, New York Times best-selling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?, and contributor to Crooked Media; and Hank Willis Thomas, a conceptual artist living and working in New York City whose work focuses on themes related to perspective identity and commodity, media, and popular culture. Kohn will consider why hate is so prevalent in contemporary society, how it can be mitigated, and how seemingly intractable political differences can be bridged through civil engagement.

Saturday, April 7, 2:30 pm: Panel Discussions Moderated by WNYC Radio’s Brian Lehrer Addressing “Contemporary Culture Wars” and “Outrage Activism”

“Contemporary Culture Wars, ” begins at 3 pm and features speakers Kurt Bardella, columnist for HuffPost, USA Today, and NBC THINK, and former spokesperson for Breitbart, Representative Darrell Issa, and Senator Olympia Snowe; Jehmu Greene, television commentator, social justice champion, and Distinguished Fellow at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership; Angela Nagle, contributing writer for The Baffler and author of Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right; and Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director, PEN America, who will look at the issues shaping cultural, social, and political polarization across U.S. campuses, media, and cultural institutions today. They will explore how museums can balance the inherent conflicts between free expression and hate speech, and creative provocation and moral righteousness.

“Outrage Activism,” begins at 4:30 pm and will include Danielle Citron, author of Hate Crimes in Cyberspace and Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law; and Molly Crockett, Yale University Assistant Professor of Psychology and neuroscientist; in discussion about the ways the digital revolution has altered the nature of popular protest and how progressive institutions can manage conversations around political and social justice issues when faced with digital swarming, fake news and mistruth.

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