Relive the Oberlin academic experience as President Ambar and seven celebrated faculty members present a multi-disciplinary lecture series that grapples with the urgency and complexity of the current state of our democracy and explores questions of common humanity, mutual accountability, and faith in democracy as the promise of equality.
LIVE FINALE: Tuesday, November 9 - 7 PM ET
Gather with fellow Obies for the live webinar to close out the Healing Democracy Lecture Series. Join Associate Dean of the College of the Arts and Sciences Laura Baudot and an expert faculty panel for the live Healing Democracy Lecture Series finale.
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE FINALE HERE
Panelists for the live webinar will be:
• Renee Romano, Robert S. Danforth Professor of History, Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies
• Michael Parkin, Erwin N. Griswold Professor of Politics
• Cindy Chapman, Adelia A. F. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Professor of Religion
• Charles Peterson, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
HEALING DEMOCRACY LECTURE SERIES RECORDINGS
Week 1: Tuesday, September 14 - 7 PM ET
Imperfect Union: Slavery, Settler Colonialism, and America’s White Republic
Renee Romano, Robert S. Danforth Professor of History, Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies
Week 2: Tuesday, September 21 - 7 PM ET
The Principles and Practices of America’s “Democratic” Elections
Michael Parkin, Erwin N. Griswold Professor of Politics
Week 3: Tuesday, September 28 - 7 PM ET
The Psychology of Partisan Politics
Cindy Frantz, Norman D. Henderson Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies
Week 4: Tuesday, October 5 - 7 PM ET
Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Democracy
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Week 5: Tuesday, October 12 - 7 PM ET
Is Politics America’s New Religion?
Cindy Chapman, Adelia A. F. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Professor of Religion
Week 6: Tuesday, October 19 - 7 PM ET
Disparities in Global Health
Gunnar Kwakye, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Week 7: Tuesday, October 26 - 7 PM ET
Poetic Language and Restoring Black Humanity
Chanda Feldman, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
Week 8: Tuesday, November 2 - 7 PM ET
The Bondsman’s Unrequited Toil and a New Birth of Citizenship: Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations
Charles Peterson, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Hear more about the lecture schedule, weekly content, and the professors who will be teaching the course from Associate Dean of the College of the Arts and Sciences, Laura Baudot.
WATCH THE HEALING DEMOCRACY INTRODUCTION
For more information about the first iteration of Healing Democracy that was offered to admitted Class of 2025 students visit the Healing Democracy website.
Questions about Healing Democracy? Contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at 440.775.8692, or via email at alumni@oberlin.edu.
Healing Democracy Image: Josh MacPhee '95, Untitled, 2017, color screenprint. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Gift of the Oberlin College Art Department, RC2017.2.1
