Are there too many public intellectuals?

Thurs., March 18 * 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT on Clubhouse

This week I participated in the National Council on Public History annual meeting (#NCPH2021).

My session was about public intellectuals and public history, based on a new book by historian Michael J. Brown.

This got me thinking:

• Do we have too many “public intellectuals” today?

• Who gets to be considered a public intellectual, and why?

• Has Clubhouse accelerated a kind of ersatz public intellectualism?

Join us on Clubhouse Thursday night at 10 ET. We’ll do opening comments, followed by group conversation. (Add to calendar.)

Image: Book cover of “Bertrand Russell, Public Intellectual,” edited by Tim Madigan and Peter Stone.

See you on Clubhouse, Thursday, March 18 at 10 PM ET.

P.S. - Want to suggest a topic for History Club? Go to historyclub.club.