# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "Literature and Democracy": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WI
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: This is a free, in-person talk hosted on April 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM CST by Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ in Madison, WI. No registration necessary for this event. This event will not be held virtually. 

Explores such questions as: How do literature and other arts suggest alternative visions of civic life? What are the possibilities for meaningful citizenship in the contemporary United States? How do classical notions of citizenship associated with ancient democracy inform contemporary politics? These questions invite consideration of key concepts within the humanities and social sciences including aesthetics, multiculturalism, and mass culture.

Russ Castronovo is an internationally-recognized scholar with expertise in American literature, propaganda, and democracy. He has published 8 books and numerous articles on topics such as the American Revolution, citizenship, surveillance and security.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/madison/literature-and-democracy-in-person-badger-talk-in-madison-wi/200029634561118
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029634561118?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=madison-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Madison
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, WI 53711-3515, United States
- **lat**: 43.03625
- **long**: -89.47252
- **full address**: 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, WI 53711-3515, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Badger Talks (https://allevents.in/org/badger-talks/19912121)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, WI 53711-3515, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Badger Talks
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about "Literature and Democracy": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WI ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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