Wed, Mar 05
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age: Alexander Heffner, A Documentary History of the United States
This talk is co-sponsored by the St. John’s College annual Carol J. Worrell Lecture Series on Literature. PBS host and acclaimed author Alexander Heffner will discuss rebuilding civic trust in the Digital Age and overcoming divisiveness, disinformation, and filter bubbles.
Date, Time & Location
Mar 05, 2025, 6:00 PM MST
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Join us in-store or register to watch on Zoom here.
Purchase A Documentary History of the United States from CWB here, or call the store to order (505) 988-4226. Signed copies will be available after the event.
PBS and Bloomberg TV host and author Alexander Heffner discusses his best-selling history anthology A Documentary History of the United States, his "Breaking Bread with Alexander" series featuring twenty-two travelogue documentary interviews with U.S. governors and senators, and the future of American political life. Heffner considers the future of civil discourse and democracy at the start of the second Trump Administration, specifically how divisiveness manifests through digital platforms, disinformation, and filter bubbles. What are possible prescriptions to correct this cycle? How can our social footprint translate into constructive instead of destructive behavior? How can citizens, government, and the press restore faith in civic life and the integrity of public policy?
About the Author
Alexander hosts…