Fairfield University’s Bennett Center for Judaic Studies welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, journalist, and geopolitical commentator Anne Applebaum on April 22
Fairfield University’s Bennett Center for Judaic Studies is proud to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, journalist, and geopolitical commentator Anne Applebaum as the keynote speaker for the annual Bennett Lecture in Judaic Studies. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Quick Center for the Arts. This event is open to the public and is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County.
Applebaum’s lecture will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by global
political and economic change, drawing on world history and contemporary political
landscapes. With expertise in European affairs and years of international reporting, she will
provide critical insights into today’s most pressing global issues. Applebaum will also
examine the impact of misinformation, propaganda, and media manipulation by
authoritarian governments, shedding light on how these forces shape political discourse
and global affairs. Her discussion will address topics ranging from the Syrian refugee crisis
and Russian disinformation campaigns, to the European financial crisis and political
populism. Through her incisive analysis, Applebaum will offer background and up-to-date
perspectives on the risks and opportunities shaping today’s geopolitical and economic
climate.
Applebaum is the author of several award-winning books, including Gulag: A History, which
won the Pulitzer Prize, Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine, Iron Curtain: The Crushing of
Eastern Europe, 1944-1946, and Between East and West: Across the Borderlands of Europe.
Her latest book, Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, was published in
2024 by Penguin. A New York Times bestselling author, her work has been recognized with
the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the International Center for Journalists’
Excellence in International Reporting Award, and the Francisco Cerecedo Journalism
Award. She is a Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
and has contributed to The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, and The New York Review of Books.
Tickets are now on sale on quickcenter.com for $20. For more information, contact the
Quick Center Box Office at 203-254-4010, Monday through Friday, from 12 to 5 p.m. or visit
the event page.
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