Searching for Andreas explores peoples’ reliance on such leaders. Charismatic leaders often build personalistic parties and undermine political institutions, while their succession is fraught with difficulties. The documentary Searching for Andreas is an independent production about the pitfalls of charismatic leadership and the limits of democratic politics under the pressures of economic globalization. Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis Sarah Roberts Allen Gershon, Georgia State University – 5:00 p.m.Ĭeleste Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder Their efforts result in a legendary upset. Without political experience or corporate money, they build a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Paula Jean Swearengin was fed up with watching her friends and family suffer and die from the environmental effects of the coal industry.Īt a moment of historic volatility in American politics, these four women decide to fight back, setting themselves on a journey that will change their lives and their country forever. Cori Bush was drawn into the streets when the police shooting of an unarmed black man brought protests and tanks into her neighborhood. After losing a loved one to a preventable medical condition, Amy Vilela didn’t know what to do with the anger she felt about America’s broken health care system. When tragedy struck her family in the midst of the financial crisis, Bronx-born Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to work double shifts in a restaurant to save her home from foreclosure. Rachel Lears, Sarah Olson, and Robin Blotnick A panel discussion will follow each film. The program chairs have selected a number of films related to the theme to run throughout the meeting.
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