Events & Speaking
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a compelling and lively speaker on topics of vital interest today. Her talks feature the insights on authoritarian styles of leadership, fascism and its memory, and propaganda that have made her a go-to source for journalists around the world and a frequent guest on television, radio, and podcasts.
Speaking Topics Include:
- Shock Events and Coup Attempts: Threats to American Democracy”
- “How Strongmen Think – and How to Oppose Them”
- “Resistance: Lessons from History”
- Strongmen from Mussolini to the Present
- How To Resist A Strongman: Lessons from a Century of Authoritarian Rule
- Propaganda: How it Works, and How to Oppose It
- Threats to Democracy in America Today
- Strongmen and Their Exits: Legacies of Authoritarian Rule
National Press Club 2019
Strongmen Book Tour / Online Events
February 18, 2021
Columbia University Institute for Ideas & Imagination, 1PM EST
“Real Strong Men” Virtual Talk
Ruth in conversation about fascism, authoritarianism, and coups, with Mark Mazower
February 12, 2021
NYU Department of History, 12:30-2PM EST
“Reflections on the 2020 Election” Virtual Event
Ruth in conversation with Steve Hahn and Michele Mitchell
January 15, 2021
Krasno Global Events Series at UNC-Chapel Hill
“Defending Democracy: The Global Rise of Autocracy in the U.S., Europe & Elsewhere”
Moderated by Dr Klaus Larres (Krasno professor, UNC-Chapel Hill)
January 13, 2021
Brooklyn Historical Society,
New York, NY
The Authoritarian’s Playbook: A Conversation between Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Adam Gopnik
Ruth in conversation with Adam Gopnik.
December 8, 2020
Italian Cultural Institute,
New York, NY
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Ruth in conversation with Federico Rampini, US Bureau Chief, La Repubblica.
October 27, 2020
Museum of Jewish Heritage,
New York City
Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present
This program will be moderated by How Fascism Works author Jason Stanley, Yale University. Suggested donation: $10
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