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:
- “How Strongmen Think – and How to Oppose Them”
- “Resistance: Lessons from History”
- “Strongmen from Mussolini to Trump.”
- “The Global Right’s Endgame”
- “What is Fascism, and Why it’s Back”
- “Propaganda and Personality Cults: How They Work”
National Press Club 2019
Strongmen Book Tour / Online Events
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
November 9, 2020
Institute for Public Knowledge, NYU
5 PM
Entitled Men and Strongmen: Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Kate Manne Talk About Masculinity
Ruth and Kate Manne, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Cornell University, discuss their new books, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present, and Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women.
November 10th, 2020
World Affairs Council,
Dallas
6-7PM CT
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Ruth in conversation with Richard Shaffer at the premier forum for discussion of national and international affairs in the Dallas/Forth Worth area.
November 16th, 2020
Harvard University Bookstore
Cambridge, MA
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Ruth in conversation with Peter E. Gordon, Amabel E. James Professor of History, Harvard University.
November 17th, 2020
Politics & Prose
Washington, DC
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Ruth in conversation with George Conway, lawyer and Washington Post columnist.
November 19, 2020
Casa italiana Zerilli-Marimò,
NYU
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Ruth in conversation with Mauro Canali, Professor of History at the University of Camerino (in Italian).
December 2, 2020
Town Hall
Seattle, WA
Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Ruth in conversation with Virginia Heffernan, host, Slate Trumpcast, columnist, Los Angeles Times.
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.
CONTACT
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Foreign Rights:
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Publicity:
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