East Bend: Know Movement - American Populism Past and Present. | |
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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 1/26/2017 Start Time: 6:00 PM End Time: 7:00 PM Description: Neither Donald J. Trump nor The Occupy Movement invented Populism. Both are recent examples of socio-political groups that draw their respective energy from mobilizing discontent. As such, Populism is essentially reactive (if not necessarily reactionary). “Populists” have a long lineage, and have assumed many forms, throughout American history.
Library: East Bend Public LibraryJames Foster of OSU-Cascades surveys the history and consequences of American Populism, and sheds light on the latest “outbreaks” of populist exasperation within this context. *cr* Location: Meeting Room Contact: Liz Goodrich Contact Number: 541-312-1032 Presenter: James Foster |