Hofstra Cultural Center and the Department of English present
10 a.m.
Welcomeand OpeningRemarks
THE PARANOID STATES OF AMERICA: Conspiracy Theories on Campus and in the Ballot Box with DR. COLIN DICKEY
10 a.m.
Amsterdam Exchange
The StudentExperience:PerspectivesinBothDirections
Ceremonial Presentation in Honor of the 25th Anniversary Amsterdam Exchange
Welcomeand OpeningRemarks
10:10-11:05 a.m.
RUSSELL dam,Old and New:TheFlow ofInfluence
Wednesday September 18, 2024 • 2:40-4:05 p.m.
Hofstra University and the University of Amsterdam Exchange Program
The keynote address will be given by best-sellingauthor,historian,and RussellShorto,whosebook The Island at the Dutch Manhattan and theForgotten ColonyThatShaped broad reconsideration ofthe early Dutch colonial state,and surroundingareas.
The StudentExperience:PerspectivesinBothDirections
11:15 a.m.
Conspiracy theories in political and popular discourse are nothing new, but recently it feels like they’ve been on the rise have become more prevalent with changes in how we consume social media. Colin Dickey, author UndertheEyeofPower:How FearofSecretSocietiesShapesAmericanDemocracy(Viking, 2023), is an expert on how conspiracy theories are structured and built. His talk will focus on how to spot and identify these structures, and how to combat them, with special attention to the upcoming presidential election and conspiracy theories related to higher education that are now being weaponized across the United States.
1:55-2:50 p.m. OrganizationofDutchLife:Interiors,Houses,
Ceremonial Presentation in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Hofstra’sUniversity and theUniversityof Amsterdam Exchange Program
About the speaker:
3-4:15 p.m. TheOrg anization ofDutch Lifein NewNetherland Amsterdam, and the History and Resources ResearchCenter
COLIN DICKEY is a professor at National University and the author five books. A keen observer of history, culture, and human behavior, Dr. Dickey’s work explores our attraction to oddities and irrational thinking, demystifying complex (and sometime troubling) proclivities with generosity and circumspection.
11:30 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESSAND BOOK S IGNING: RUSSELL SHORTO Amsterdam,Old and New:TheFlow ofInfluence
4:30-5:30 p.m. S PECIAL ADDRESS: T WEEDROOSEVELT
Great-grandson ofPresidentTheodore(Teddy) CEOandImmediatePastPresident,TheodoreRooseveltAssociation RaucousNew AmsterdamandtheRiseoftheRooseveltFamily
Co-sponsoredbytheDepartmentsofHistory,Philosophy,Sociologyandthe RabinowitzHonorsCollege.
SpecialCollectionswillfeaturetwoexhibits – one on the main floor memorabiliaand photographsofHofstra’sDutch heritage , and one photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra as well as the campus in bloom.
The keynote address will be given by best-sellingauthor,historian,and RussellShorto,whosebook The Island at the Center ofthe Dutch Manhattan and theForgotten ColonyThatShaped broad reconsideration ofthe early Dutch colonial period of state,and surroundingareas.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus For
1:55-2:50 p.m. OrganizationofDutchLife:Interiors,Houses, and VillagesinHolland
This event is FREE and open to the public. Advance registration is required. To RSVP visit events.hofstra.edu.
3-4:15 p.m.
TheOrg anization ofDutch Lifein NewNetherland and Amsterdam, and the History and Resources oftheNewNetherlandInstituteand ResearchCenter
