Profs & Pints DC: An Unflinching Look at Freedom

Profs and Pints DC presents: “An Unflinching Look at Freedom,” on the complex legacy and untapped potential of the freedom offered by liberal American democracy, with Elisabeth R. Anker, associate professor of American Studies and political science at George Washington University and author of Ugly Freedoms.

Freedom is the highest ideal in American politics, but its legacy is complex. Throughout American history, freedom has supported emancipation and individual liberty while also supporting racism, injustice, and misogyny. Our political tradition embraces “ugly freedoms” that legitimate the right to harm and subjugate others but also offer a means to bring about the flourishing of all people, not just a privileged few.

Come get a much richer and more nuanced understanding of the freedoms that shape our lives with the help of Professor Anker, a scholar of freedom, violence, and power in U.S. politics and culture whose book Ugly Freedoms has been praised…