2018
The Inaugural Symposium on Democracy
This Symposium was highlighted by internationally-renowned experts on democracy, student and faculty led panel discussions, exhibits in the U. Grant Miller library, and participation by the W&J community including lectures by guest authors Stephen B Young and Dr. Richard Carwardine.
Schedule
Presentations by Faculty and Students
February 12, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmAllen Ballroom, Rossin Campus Center
“Can American Democracy Survive Without a Thriving Middle Class?”
Stephen B. Young
February 13, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmAllen Ballroom, Rossin Campus Center
“The Foundations of American Democracy: 1776-1865.”
Richard Carwardine
February 14, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmOlin Theater
Lunch and Learn with Richard Carwardine
Richard Carwardine
February 15, 2018 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pmAllen Ballroom, Rossin Campus Center
“The Legacies of Washington and Jefferson: 21st Century Perspectives.”
February 15, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmAllen Ballroom, Rossin Campus Center
Speakers
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Video Playlist
Photo Gallery
Reading List
Richard Carwadine, FRHistS, FBA, FLSW, Professor of American History and former President of the Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power: W&J Catalog* | WorldCAT
- Lincoln’s Sense of Humor: W&J Catalog* | WorldCAT
- Richard Carwadine on “Lincoln’s Sense of Humor” (video) C-SPAN Interview
Stephen B. Young, global executive director, Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism.
- Moral Capitalism: Reconciling Private Interest with the Public Good: W&J Catalog* | WorldCAT
Democratic Scholarship
- Freedom House “Freedom in the World 2018: Democracy in Crisis”
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace “Democracy and Rule of Law”
- Democracy Matters “Issue Impacts”
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- (OECD) “Government at a Glance 2017”
- Rand Corporation “Democracy”
General References
- Democracy (Credo)* | (Gale Virtual Library)*
- George Washington (Credo)*
- Thomas Jefferson (Credo)*
- Slavery (Credo)*
- The Founding Mothers of the United States of America (Khan Academy)
- Correspondence And Other Writings Of Six Major Shapers Of The United
- States (Founders Online)
Primary Sources
- The American Founders Online An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications
- Mt. Vernon Website
- Monticello Website
Washington and Jefferson in the News
- New York Times: In Search of the Slave Who Defied George Washington
- Smithsonian Magazine: Founding Fathers and Slaveholders * indicates access limited to W&J community.
2018 Library Displays
Listed below are selected books and materials that were featured at the U. Grant Miller Library in contribution to the 2018 Symposium on Democracy.
Books – Democracy and The Founding Fathers
The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America
by Gary Nash
Jeffersonian Legacies
by Peter Onuf
Washington: A Life
by Ron Chernow
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
by Joseph Ellis
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
by Joseph Ellis
Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
by Gordon Wood
Books – Keynote Speakers
Lincoln’s Sense of Humor
By Richard Carwardine
Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power
by Richard Carwardine
Moral Capitalism: Reconciling Private Interest with the Public Good
By Stephen B. Young