Robert Putnam, political scientist and author of Bowling Alone, comes to Vanderbilt Sept. 19 [Video]

Dialogue Vanderbilt is partnering with the Aspen Institute’s Weave Project to bring Robert Putnam to campus to explore “How to Heal a Divided America.” 

Putnam warned about social isolation and its destructive impact on society in his 2020 book Bowling Alone. Almost 25 years later, he will visit Vanderbilt to scrutinize what he believes to be a “deepening and intensifying of that trend” during a conversation with an expert in community building, Weave Project Executive Director Frederick Riley. 

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“We’re in a really important turning point in American history,” Putnam told The New York Times. 

Putnam and Riley will be in conversation on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. CT in Langford Auditorium. The two will discuss the impact of social isolation and polarization and share their insights on reviving community and building—or “weaving”—relationships.   

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This featured talk is part of a two-day collaboration between Dialogue Vanderbilt and the Weave Project and will be followed by a series …