Dear Friends:

I write today to remind you of this semester's first event hosted by the Miller Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. On Friday, 17 February we will be hosting Professor Federico Finchelstein of the New School for Social Research, who will speak on the topic “Is Fascism Returning?”. The lecture will take place at 3:30 p.m., UVM Alumni House, Silver Pavilion, 61 Summit Street.

Please note the unconventional time and location.

Of the lecture, Professor Finchelstein writes:

"Professor Finchelstein will be discussing the differences between fascism and populism and their relation to democratic procedures. The lecture will take a historical perspective by comparing past fascist attempts to deny the workings of democracy to current post-fascist and populist movements.
A key difference between populism and fascism is that, for populists, actual electoral results matter. By contrast, fascism implies permanent power, irrespective of the ballot box. But it still derives power and depends on the integrity of the electoral system. That is why populist leaders have long recognized the value of respecting electoral results, even if they came out on the losing end of the democratic process. But this distinction is beginning to fade. Does this mean that fascism is back? This lecture will provide a historical perspective to address this question.”

Federico Finchelstein is Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City. He is the author of several books, including Fascist Mythologies, A Brief History of Fascist Lies, From Fascism to Populism in History, Transatlantic Fascism, and The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War. His books have been translated into many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Hungarian, Turkish, and Italian. He contributes to major American, European, and Latin American media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Clarín, Corriere della Sera, Nexos, Folha de S.Paulo, and CNN.

Please consider joining us on 17 February!

With my best wishes,

Jon Huener


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This event is sponsored by the Henry and Lili Altschuler Endowment for Holocaust Studies.

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Jonathan Huener, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Director, The Carolyn and Leonard
Miller Center for Holocaust Studies
University of Vermont
133 S. Prospect St.
Burlington, VT 05405
USA

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