The Humanities Council’s Fund for Canadian Studies will present “The Long Arc of Fascism,” a two-day event featuring a public keynote on Thursday, April 9, followed by a daylong symposium on Friday, April 10. More than a dozen artists, activists, scholars, nonprofit leaders, and journalists will explore the rise of fascism in the present moment and its relationship to other forms of state violence.
The opening keynote, “Framing the Long Arc of Fascism” will feature award-winning journalist Naomi Klein and Inuk lawyer and activist Aaju Peter. Klein will offer a sweeping look at the historical arc of fascism, from colonial genocides to climate apartheid, while Peter will explore the fight for Inuit sovereignty across Danish Greenland and Canadian Nunavut borders amidst rising geopolitical pressures.
This symposium is organized by Shiri Pasternak, the Laurence G. Pathy ’56 Distinguished Visiting Professor in Canadian Studies. The event is co-sponsored by the Humanities Council and the University Center for Human Values.
The Fund for Canadian Studies promotes courses, and organizes speakers, colloquia, film festivals, and other activities that bring Canada to life at Princeton, from the humanities to the social sciences and performing arts.
