Talking politics at the Virginia Festival of the Book

Talking politics at the Virginia Festival of the Book

Miller Center scholars are featured in a wide range of events this week

 

Thursday, March 22

  • Both Sides Now: Taking Diplomacy Seriously. 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; Charlottesville City Council Chambers
    Miller Center Senior Fellow Todd S. Sechser (Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy) joins Marcus Holmes (Face-to-Face Diplomacy: Social Neuroscience and International Relations) and Trita Parsi (Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy) to discuss the intricacies of diplomacy in our challenging world, using research, case studies, and the experience of being in the room.

  • Hope & Sacrifice: A Conversation with Khzir Khan. 8 p.m.–9:30 p.m.; Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School 
    Miller Center Senior Fellow Douglas Blackmon will interview Khizr Khan, author of     An American Family, to discuss his experiences as an immigrant, our rights as Americans, and the legacy of democracy.

Friday, March 23

  • China's Rise: International Relations. Noon–1:30 p.m.; UVA Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections
    Miller Center CK Yen Chair Brantly Womack will moderate a discussion with renowned sociologist Amitai Etizioni, based on Etizioni’s book Avoiding War with China. Also joining them will be former New York Times journalist Howard French (Everything Under Heavens).

  • American Studies: Dick, Ike, and DARPA. 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; Charlottesville City Council Chambers 
    Miller Center scholar William Hitchcock (The Age of Eisenhower) joins John Farrell (Richard Nixon: The Life) and Sharon Weinberger (The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World) to discuss their masterful portraits of presidents, the secret work of DARPA, and where their stories collide.

Saturday, March 24

  • American Politics: Left, Right, and Center. Noon–1:30 p.m; Charlottesville City Council Chambers
    Miller Center Assistant Professor Nicole Hemmer (Messengers of the Right), Jason Altmire (Dead Center), and Caitriona Perry (In America: Tales from Trump Country) discuss the deep polarization in our politics, American media, and our country.