Davide Panagia

Randy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto, where he also serves as the university's Adviser on Civil Discourse, the first position of its kind in Canada.

And last but not least, Davide Panagia is Professor and Chair of Political Science at UCLA, where his work bridges philosophy, media, and democratic life.

Before that, he held the Canada Research Chair in Cultural Studies at Trent University.

A very warm welcome to all of you.

There's no other institution, none in our society, than a university where this can happen, where you have such diversity of people, and where you have the possibility of creating something better.

Henry Marshall Tory was onto something very wise, and I think we'd be well-served in 2020, '16, and beyond, uh, to heed those words today.

[outro music] That was the conclusion to our panel discussion recorded live at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto featuring Melinda S. Smith, Randy Boyagoda, and Davide Panagia.

It was presented in partnership with the University of Regina and the Toronto International Festival of Authors.