{"id":224,"date":"2025-03-27T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:35:05","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Events\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hate, Conspiracy Theories, and the Challenge to Democracy (Closed Workshop)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates:&nbsp;<\/strong>October 28-30, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the generous support of a SSHRC Connection Grant, Carleton University, and the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, Populist Publics will host a closed workshop bringing together experts on various forms of hate, conspiracy, and extremism from October 28-30, at Carleton University. The full speaker list can be viewed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Does history rhyme or is it merely prose? Can we learn anything from attempts to combat conspiracy theories in the 1920s, 30s and 50s<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Feldman (University of London, Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, University of Melbourne)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>Confronting Conspiracy: The Soviet Response to Antisemitism, 1917-1930<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brendan McGeever (University of London, Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The Return of the Khazar Conspiracy Theory in the Age of Liquid Imperialism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Gidley (University of London, Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Resentment, Unbehagen, Decisionism: On the Affective Dimensions of Contemporary Authoritarian Politics<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paula Irene Villa Braslavsky (Ludwig-Maximilians Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, Department of Sociology)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>From Hate to Hope (and Back Again): Social Media, Algorithms, and the Latent Conspiratorial Loop<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merlyna Lim (Carleton University, School of Journalism and Communication)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>The Antisemitic Underpinnings of Anti-Trans Activism&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan Jones \/ Jennifer Evans (both Carleton University, Department of History)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Homophobia as Mis- and Disinformation: An Examination of Historical and Current Anti-Queer Narratives and their Impacts<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clara Zink and Selina Hellfritsch<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>How COVID Made Us Conspiracy Theorists: A Story of the Pipeline to Hate, and the Case for Radical Empathy&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fionnuala Braun (Carleton University, Department of History &amp; University of Saskatchewan, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology\/CoVaRR-Net)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Residential School Denialism<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sean Carleton (University of Manitoba, Departments of History and Indigenous Studies)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The Poisonous Body Politic: QAnon, Conspiracy and Vulnerability<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rob Topinka (University of London, Birkbeck School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As this workshop is a closed event, we will be unable to accommodate the public. On the final day of the workshop, a public keynote will be hosted at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, the details for which are below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:&nbsp;<\/strong>October 30, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-240x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-240x427.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-160x284.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-400x711.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update-360x640.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/oct-logos-update.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>6-9PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What things do most mass shooters, terrorists, or violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: theyare almost always men and boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, transphobes, and homophobes. Yet, this aspect almost always goes unreported in the media. Join leading extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss (American University, School of Public Affairs) as she discusses her new book, tracing the roots of novel extremism and violence to an epidemic of yet-to-be acknowledged epidemic of on and offline misogyny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduction by Dr. Jennifer Evans (Carleton University, Department of History).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refreshments and Q&amp;A to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/man-up-the-new-misogyny-and-the-rise-of-violent-extremism-tickets-1681206647339?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is made possible with the generous support of a SSHRC Connection Grant, Carleton University, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;April 3, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;6-9PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Azrieli Theatre, Room 101<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 3rd, the History Department will host a public screening of the newly released film&nbsp;<em>GOEBBELS and the F\u00dcHRER<\/em>.&nbsp;This compelling historical drama tells the story of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany\u2019s propaganda minister, and his role in building public support for the Holocaust and World War II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-240x340.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-240x340.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-160x226.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-400x566.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image-360x509.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/populistpublics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/thumbnail_Image.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in the years between 1938 and 1945, the film explores how misinformation and propaganda can distort democratic discourse and contribute to social polarization\u2014a theme that remains strikingly relevant in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening remarks<\/strong>&nbsp;will be delivered by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After the screening, join us for a Q&amp;A discussion<\/strong>&nbsp;featuring the film\u2019s historical consultant, Dr. Thomas Weber, and Carleton University\u2019s own Dr. Jennifer Evans.&nbsp;<strong>Refreshments<\/strong>&nbsp;will be available during the event, and we encourage you to engage in the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is made possible with the generous support of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, whose commitment to fostering informed dialogue around history and global issues has been instrumental in bringing this film and its important message to our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated seats have been added &#8212; 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