Dr. Jonathan Reynolds of the NKU History and Geography Department returns for the 13th Annual City BBQ Food for Thought Series.
Dr. Jonathan Reynolds of the NKU History and Geography Department returns for the 13th Annual City Barbecue Food for Thought series to discuss republican liberalism. The 20th Century was a good time for democracy. Over the course of only 100 years, the world transitioned from being dominated by empires and monarchies to a near-universal embrace of liberal democracy. However, it is important to note that in the late 18th Century, the ideas upon which the United States Constitution and American Nation would be founded were far from popular. In particular, the ruling class of Europe largely viewed the idea of liberal republican democracy as a radical and dangerous concept that would inevitably result in conflict and chaos. This talk will focus on why European rulers saw democracy as such a threat, and also examine how a small group of philosopher-radicals came to re-imagine human nature and lay the intellectual foundations for the American Republican Democracy.
Please note any accommodation requests in the Special Needs section of the registration form. If you have any accommodation requests or questions please contact Clara at cgerner@cc-pl.org or csprograms@cc-pl.org
Check out ALL our programs in our online newsletter, https://www.cc-pl.org/connections.
Dr. Reynolds has taught at Bayero University, Nigeria, the University of Tennessee and Livingstone College in North Carolina (where he received the Aggrey Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998). He began teaching at Northern Kentucky University in 1999, where he has received the Outstanding Junior Faculty, Excellence in Sustained Research, the Alumni Association Strongest Influence and the Milburn Outstanding Professor Awards. In 2018, he was named an NKU Regents Professor. He teaches courses on African, World, Technological, Imperial, Development, Food History and Historical Methodology.
Reynolds has published in various journals, including the International Journal of African Historical Studies, History Compass, Historically Speaking, the Journal of Asian and African Studies and World History Connected. With Erik Gilbert, he has published Africa in World History and Trading Tastes: Commodity and Cultural Exchange to 1750. By himself, he has published Zamanin Siyasa (The Time of Politics): Islam and the Politics of Legitimacy in Northern Nigeria, 1950-1966 (UPA) and Sovereignty and Struggle: Africa in the Era of the Cold War (Oxford University Press), and he edited The 30 Second Twentieth Century (Ivy Press). His hobbies include cooking, fishing, larking about with his wife and kids and playing and recording music.
If you are curious about any of the subjects Dr. Reynolds teaches, he encourages you to sign up for one of his classes. If you are not a student, you are welcome to sit in at any time. And, if you have a workplace, school, place of worship or organization where you would like to have him speak, just send an email.
Dr. Reynolds currently serves as the President of the World History Association; check out this cool organization at https://www.thewha.org/.
The talk will be filmed by Campbell Media and will air the following week on Sunday and Wednesday at 4:30 pm on CCMC (Cincinnati Bell Ch. 810 and Spectrum Ch. 202). It is also available on the Campbell Media Website or the Campbell Media App on Apple TV and Roku.
Campbell Media is a service of the Campbell County Cable Board. The Cable Board was created by an Interlocal Agreement between the Campbell County Fiscal Court and 11 local cities within the county. The member cities are Highland Heights, Alexandria, Bellevue, Southgate, Wilder, Silver Grove, Melbourne, Crestview, Woodlawn, California, Mentor and Fiscal Court serving the unincorporated county. The Cable Board administers the cable television franchise agreement with Spectrum and Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories. The Board is made up of representatives from government agencies.
Campbell Media's goal is to reach out to its community by providing a wide range of media tools and mechanisms while maintaining a direct outlet for community programming through cable channels.
"We’re proud to serve the flavor of America. Every day, we’re smoking tastes of the nation, from Kansas City to the Carolinas, and sharing our passion for the art and soul of BBQ."
"We're serious about supporting our friends and neighbors in the communities we serve. That's why we host thousands of fundraisers for local charities and nonprofits every year (and donate 10% of our pre-tax profits)." - Rick, CEO and Founder
If you have any questions about this program, including accommodations, please contact Clara at csprograms@cc-pl.org. Please see all our program offerings in our online newsletter at cc-pl.org/connections.
