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Presenting Nations Apart in Bar Harbor, Maine, Sept. 17
MDI Biological Laboratory 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd, Bar Harbor, ME, United StatesI'll be presenting on Nations Apart and the work of Nationhood Lab at the MDI Biological Lab's Maren Auditorium in Bar Harbor Sept. 17, as the Acadia Senior College's annual Clunan Lecture. I believe its' open to the public.
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Reflecting on America’s 250th, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 (Private)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesI'll be presenting Nationhood Lab's work at a special convening of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, "Reflecting on America's 250th," in Cambridge, Mass, September 22nd. Details to follow.
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Speaking on American Nations, Austin, Texas, October 2 (private)
An undisclosed location London, United KingdomI'll be speaking to a corporate audience about how the American Nations regional cultures affect consumer behavior and preferences on October 2.
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Presenting at the MinnPost Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct. 10
Westminister Presbyterain Church Minneapolis, MN, United StatesI'll be presenting my work on the crisis in American democracy and what to do about it at the 2026 MinnPost Festival in Minneapolis, October 10. More details to follow.
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Speaking on the U.S. and Yankeedom at 250, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Oct. 19
The Friends of City Park -- the public space in Charlestown, Massachusetts created when Boston's Big Dig moved I-93 underground -- have asked me to deliver the keynote at their annual meeting, 6:30pm on October 19. Details to follow.
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Speaking on the historical roots of Pennsylvania politics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22
Carpenter's Hall 320 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesPhiladelphia's Carpenter's Hall, where the First Continental Congress met in 1774, has invited me back to speak on the historical roots of Pennsylvania politics, the answers to which lie in the regional fissures that run across this state -- the only state, in fact, that contains the original settlement "hearth" of two regional cultures. It's... Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at Maine's Portland Press Herald, he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.