Pritzker Fellow Sarah Smarsh on "Class & the Right"

(Current UChicago Students Only)

Wednesday, February 9

12:30-1:45 PM

While the Republican Party is undergoing an identity crisis in the post-Trump era, with moderates losing ground to an increasingly mainstream “far right” that often weaponizes class, yraditional or moderate conservatism has directly acknowledged and leveraged class as a political tool for decades. We will look at the ways class presents on the right today—its brand, its goals, its elected officials and constituents—while considering the future of historically conservative values such as states’ rights and localism.

Special Guest (via Zoom): Grace Olmstead, Journalist and Author of "Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We've Left Behind"

Suggested Listening & Reading: 

• "An Appalled Conservative Considers the Future of the Republican Party," The Ezra Klein Show
• Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We've Left Behind, Grace Olmstead

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This convening is open to current UChicago students who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ashley Jorn (ashleyjorn@uchicago.edu).