IOP Pritzker Fellow Nancy French on "Why You’re Wrong About Your Fellow Americans"

THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY

Monday, April 13

12:30-1:45pm

When I left Tennessee and moved to Philadelphia, I was suddenly surrounded by a different type of person in my moms' groups. After getting established in my relationships, I came out as conservative, and suddenly every conversation centered around politics and Jesus. They claimed they never had true relationships with “people who loved Pat Robertson,” and I found myself always correcting the narrative about “my tribe.” However, true relationships can create understanding and empathy. Come for the story of me being stuck in the car with the gun-carrying Nazi for 3 hours, stay for the Perception Gap Quiz to examine how your own assumptions stack up against reality. You might be in for a surprise! What groups get misunderstood the most - and why? How do misperceptions influence policy debates, identity politics and polarization?

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.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ella Kumano-Maloney (ikmaloney@uchicago.edu).