Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we often take for granted. This philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government, to modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse, and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor. This urgent film connects the past and the present, the emotional and the intellectual, the personal and the political, in order to provoke and inspire. If we want to live in democracy, we must first ask what the word even means. WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? asks the right questions. More information and tickets can be at https://www.cmu.edu/faces/2019/whatisdemocracy.html.
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Sunday, March 24
FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: What is Democracy?
Time:
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location:
City of Asylum
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center along with Jewish Studies Program, Film and Media Studies Program, Pitt Film Talk, Pitt's German Film Fund, Department of English, Student Office of Sustainability and Several Community Sponsors
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu