Introductory remarks were made by four panelists: Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology Jonathan Boyarin, the Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies and director of the Jewish Studies Program Kevin Gaines, the W.E.B. The book was chosen not for its perfection or because the organizers agreed with it, but “because it is a short, provocative book that can generate thoughts, reflections and questions to engage with – and more importantly, to engage with our current political situation,” moderator Paul Fleming, professor of German studies and comparative literature and director for the Society for the Humanities, said in his introduction. 30, Cornell students, faculty and members of the Ithaca community gathered to discuss Snyder’s work as part of a community book read, which drew more than 100 people. “Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century,” declares Timothy Snyder in his new book, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.” On Oct.
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