“Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right” - Laura K. Field, Ph.D.
In Person
Author and political theorist Laura K. Field, Ph.D. joins the Institute to discuss her book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, which examines how the political moment surrounding Donald Trump’s 2016 election reshaped the American conservative intellectual landscape.
Field argues that while Trump himself was not a traditional ideological thinker, his rise created space for a network of academics, public intellectuals, and influencers who have contributed to what she describes as the “MAGA New Right.”
Field will discuss what inspired her to write the book and provide an overview of the ideological radicalization that is shaping contemporary politics in American and around the world.
Following her remarks, Field will be joined by Peter B. Josephson, Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College, for a moderated discussion.
This event offers an opportunity to better understand the ideas and assumptions shaping this emerging intellectual movement—and to reflect on its potential implications for the country’s political and civic landscape.
Books may be purchased in advance at your local bookseller or online. Book signing with the author to follow.
Location: New Hampshire Institute of Politics Auditorium
Laura K. Field is an associate with the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution, and visiting scholar in residence at American University. A political theorist by training, she holds a Ph.D. in government from the University of Texas at Austin, and has held faculty positions at Rhodes College in Memphis, Georgetown University, and American University in Washington, DC. In addition to her academic work she has written for The New Republic, Politico, The Bulwark, Le Monde, and The New York Times. Her book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right is now out with Princeton University Press. She lives in Washington, DC.
Peter B. Josephson is a Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College, specializing in political theory and philosophy. He has published articles and book chapters on politics and popular culture, the political philosophy of Henry Kissinger, the roots of modern political economy, religion and liberal politics, and the political practices of classical liberalism. His books include works on John Locke and, with co-author R. Ward Holder, on the presidency of Barack Obama and the political theology of Reinhold Niebuhr.
Free and open to the public. No advance registration required
Presented in partnership with the Office of the Academic Dean at Saint Anselm College