Humanities Center Lecture on Democratization in Latin America

The University of Hartford Humanities Center Lecture Series for Spring 2022, focusing on the theme of “Fearing the Unknown: Irrationality, Anti-Politics and Conspiracy Theories,” continues Tuesday, April 12 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. on Zoom.

The fifth lecture is “Today’s Polarization, Civil Society, and Democratization in Latin America” by Dr. María Pilar García-Guadilla, Professor of Urban Planning, Political Science, and Sustainable Development at the Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela). In this talk, she will address the erosive impact of “pernicious” polarization, mobilization, and protests on Latin American Democracies.

For Zoom registration information, contact Nicholas Ealy (ealy@hartford.edu).

The Lecture Series on “Fearing the Unknown,” developed and led by Dr. Marco Cupolo, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, is open to all students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the community. The Humanities Center at the University of Hartford supports interdisciplinary scholarship focusing on the humanities through arts, sciences, technology, media, music, psychology, history, film, philosophy and literature. For more information, visit our web page, or follow us on Facebook.