YOU’RE INVITED TO THE FORUM
featuring Adam Gopnik!

November 14, 2024 at the bechtler museum of modern art

Is liberal democracy viable in the 21st century? Following the election, legendary and beloved writer and journalist Adam Gopnik will delve into the challenges and opportunities facing liberal democracies today. Drawing from his extensive career at The New Yorker and his insightful writings on contemporary culture and politics, Gopnik will examine the current political landscape and the enduring principles that underpin democratic societies.  

In his three decades with The New Yorker, Gopnick has written fiction, memoirs, critical essays, and reported pieces from at home and abroad. He was the magazine’s art critic from 1987 to 1995, and the Paris correspondent from 1995 to 2000. A three-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Essays and for Criticism. In January 2021 he was named a chevalier of the Legion D’Honneur, France’s highest civilian award. 

An international bestselling author, his newest book is All That Happiness Is (2024). He is also the author of A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventures of Liberalism (2019). Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most eloquent voices of our time as we navigate the complexities of modern governance and civic life.

Moderated by Ty Shaffer
Ty Shaffer is an attorney at Robinson Bradshaw,  practicing in the area of commercial real estate. Ty has Master’s degrees in Political Science and International Affairs and is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University Law School.  

Connect. Consider. Ignite. The program runs from 6:15 PM to 8:00 PM including time for conversation, connections, and Q&A.

The Forum has a three-part structure:

• First third: Participants connect and build relationships in small break-out groups prompted by a question;

• Middle third: Participants consider a presentation that ends with the speaker posing a community-facing question;

• Final third: Participants discuss the question, igniting new ideas and interactions.

THE HUMANITIES | Languages | Literature | History | Philosophy | Religion | And More!

Participate in the important questions of our time. The Forum is a conversation and speaker series that brings people together to explore challenges and opportunities that affect human flourishing through the lens of the humanities and civic imagination.

Location

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
420 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202