Visiting Scholars Program Lecture Series - Godwin’s Engine: Muskism and the Automation of Consent
A lecture by Quinn Slobodian, Boston University
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Time
9-10:30 a.m.
Location
Description
Quinn Slobodian is professor of international history at Boston University. He is the author with Ben Tarnoff of Muskism, selected by the Financial Times and The Economist as one of the Best Books of 2026. Other books include Globalists, Crack-Up Capitalism, and Hayek’s Bastards. The last won the National Book Critics Circle award for criticism.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-772-4103 or email pagac@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, September 2, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.