The Civil Society Initiative is pleased to present a public talk featuring Deva Woodly on "The Politics of Futurity." Futurity is the agentive and efficacious quality of being concerned with the prospects and possibilities of a future time, event, and renewed and continuing existence, and the premise of this talk is that there is no reason that 2080 should not be as much different and improved for most people in most places than 1980 was from 1880. From this perspective, the future does not just happen, we build it.

Professor Woodly is Professor of Political Science at Brown University and the author of The Politics of Common Sense: How Social Movements Use Public Discourse to Change Politics and Win Acceptance (Oxford University Press, 2015) and Reckoning: Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements (Oxford University Press, 2021).

Brunch will be served. All are welcome for this free event; registration is requested using the RSVP link below.

This event is organized by the Civil Society Initiative at WashU and is sponsored by the Frick Initiative and the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy.