Ideas of Power — Celebrity, Authority, and Faith in an Election Year
Sunday October 6 at 3:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
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Authoritarian charisma. Educating the elites. Secular versus divine power. Join us in New York City for an unforgettable night with Jennifer Frey, John Ganz, Julia Sonnevend, Shadi Hamid, Skye Cleary, Musa al-Gharbi, Tara Isabella Burton, Michael Roth, and Interintellect founder Anna Gát for a salon and debate on the nature of power today.
Legitimacy, cooption, retaliation: the three pillars of power are never more up for debate than in a year when a country elects its new leaders, when it exerts its democratic force to make the one who represents the majority best its chief executive.
Mass media, educational institutions, and communities of worship all play important roles in who gets to lead and what will be required of them. At Interintellect, we believe the truth comes out in conversation, and the more angles and disciplines are represented, the better for all.
At this special afternoon festival in New York City, we will come together with some of our favourite American thinkers to talk about what power means and how it works in 2024. The event will feature three panels and at the end a roundtable where all panelists and moderators, and our audience, will get a chance to compare notes and debate what lies at the heart of power today.
Free RSVP for Interintellect Members $35 Ticket + FREE One Month Membership
Schedule:
- Doors open 3:30 pm
- Panels 4 – 7:30 pm
- Doors close 8:30 pm
4 pm – 4:45 pm: The Discreet Charm of Populism (panel)
Julia Sonnevend and John Ganz – led by Tara Isabella Burton
On authoritarians, online fame, and institutional nihilism…
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm A Sentimental Education
Michael Roth and Musa al-Gharbi – led by Skye Cleary
On educators, and the changing role of academia as a counterbalance/check/training ground for the powerful…
5:30pm – 5:45 pm Break
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm Render to Secular Power the Things That Are Secular Power’s
Jennifer Frey and Shadi Hamid – led by Anna Gát
On God, and the role of divine power in an increasingly secular world and its politics…
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm On Power
Roundtable with all panelists, moderators, and audience members.
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Mingle
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Tickets include one month Interintellect community membership and full Ideas of Power festival access.
In partnership with Wesleyan University.
Sponsored by O’Shaughnessy Ventures.
The event will be live streamed and recorded.
Refreshments will be provided.
The exact location (Upper East Side) of the festival will be sent via email with your ticket.
- The Universe and the University by Jennifer A. Frey
- The Power of Tim Walz’s Joyful Charm by Julia Sonnevend
- Secular Stagnation: How Religion Endures in a Godless Age By Shadi Hamid
- Of memes and magick by Tara Isabella Burton
- Out of Sartre’s Shadow by Skye Cleary
- What's Going on with the Tech-Fash Turn? by John Ganz
- Behind the Ivy Intifada by Musa al-Gharbi
- How To Choose A College: Go Where You Don't Fit In
