About this Event
TPL presents National Book Award winning author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at the Toronto Reference Library's Appel Salon.
At the heart of our authoritarian age lies "great replacement theory", the claim that shadowy elites are orchestrating the demographic and cultural displacement of white majorities through immigration, diversity initiatives, and declining birth rates. In his urgent new book Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age, internationally bestselling historian Ibram X. Kendi traces how this conspiracy theory has mutated and spread across continents, repackaging age-old prejudices in the language of a digital age.
What made this fringe idea go mainstream? Kendi reveals how replacement theory connects to the deep roots of slavery, segregation, colonialism, and Nazism. But this isn't a book about extremists on the margins. It's about how reactionary ideas have been repackaged as common sense, how they've crossed borders and inspired terror, and how they now political movements worldwide.
How do we recognize the warning signs when conspiracy becomes policy? What does it mean when the fringe becomes the centre? And how do we challenge ideas that offer simple answers to complex anxieties?
Books available for purchase.
About this event’s guests:
Ibram X. Kendi
Read more:
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
How to Be An Antiracist
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PLAN YOUR VISIT:
Location: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), 2nd floor
Time: Doors open 6:00pm, Event starts 7:00pm.
Tickets: Free registration required.
Ticket policy: We oversell these events to ensure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Seating first come, first served
Bar: Beer/wine available for purchase (debit/credit only).
Accessibility: TPL is committed to accessibility. If you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation for this event, please contact [email protected] or 416-393-7099 at least three weeks prior to the event.
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This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas.
This event is also part of TPL's Black History and Culture Series.
Presenting Sponsor of Heritage Programs: TD Bank Group, through the TD Ready Commitment.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada
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