Humanities Now

Democracy and Elections

October 30, 2020 The Humanities Center at Texas Tech Season 1 Episode 3
Democracy and Elections
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Humanities Now
Democracy and Elections
Oct 30, 2020 Season 1 Episode 3
The Humanities Center at Texas Tech

In this special Election Day episode, we put our democracy in context through various humanities perspectives. Sydnor Roy helps us compare American democracy with its long ago antecedents in ancient Athens, Carol Flueckiger tells us about her new exhibition commemorating the 19th Amendment, Sean Cunningham historicizes the culture of American elections, and Amy Flowerree helps us work through the philosophical crisis of "fake news."

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In this special Election Day episode, we put our democracy in context through various humanities perspectives. Sydnor Roy helps us compare American democracy with its long ago antecedents in ancient Athens, Carol Flueckiger tells us about her new exhibition commemorating the 19th Amendment, Sean Cunningham historicizes the culture of American elections, and Amy Flowerree helps us work through the philosophical crisis of "fake news."