I’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.
Articles Tagged: Massachusetts
Speaking at the WBUR Festival, May 29, on causes and remedies for polarization in the U.S
Have you ever wishes you could hear Dr. Lilliana Mason, Dr. Joshua Greene and myself converse on the underlying causes of our tribe-like polarization and what can be done about… Read more »
Presenting at the WBUR Festival, Boston, Massachusetts, May 29
I’ll be joining a panel on the polarization of America and how it happened at the WBUR Festival, May 29 in Boston. More details to follow, but this link leads… Read more »
Speaking on the crisis in U.S. democracy and how we got here, Boston, Massachusetts, April 10 (invited)
I’ll be delivering Emmanuel College’s 2026 Catherine McLaughlin Hakim Lecture on their Boston campus at noon on April 10th on the deep background as to how the U.S. republic fell… Read more »
Discussing Nationhood Lab and Nations Apart with the Boston Globe
The Boston Globe‘s Kate Tuttle interviewed Nationhood Lab project director Colin Woodard for a dedicated feature on the project’s work on regional divides, threats to democracy, and the shared American… Read more »
Nations Apart Book Tour Dates Announced
I’ll be on book tour this fall, speaking about my new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America, which goes on sale from Viking/Random House Nov. 4. Kirkus… Read more »
Speaking on Nations Apart and the fight over the U.S. national narrative, Salem, Massachusetts., April 16
The Salem Athenaeum has invited me to speak on the fight over the American national story, George Bancroft’s role therein, and the implications for today on April 16 at 7pm…. Read more »
Speaking about Nations Apart, Medford, Massachusetts, Dec. 2
I’ll be speaking about my new book, Nations Apart, and the work of Nationhood Lab at my alma mater, Tufts University, on the evening of Dec. 2. The event, hosted… Read more »
Launching Nations Apart, Belmont, Massachusetts, Nov. 4
Belmont Books in Belmont, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, is hosting me for a book talk and signing about my new book, Nations Apart, on the day of its release. Free… Read more »
Speaking on the crisis in U.S. democracy, Gloucester, Mass., Nov. 16
I’ll be speaking on the crisis in U.S. democracy – how we got here and what we can do about it – at the Gloucester Meeting House in Gloucester, Massachusetts… 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.