The McCourtney Institute for Democracy, in collaboration with our College of the Liberal Arts colleagues, will mark the thirtieth anniversary of South Africa's first election open to all citizens in 1994. We believe it's important to examine the evolution of democracy in South Africa as we consider the future of American democracy. Antjie Krog, a South African writer, scholar, and activist, will present the keynote lecture in the series. She covered the post-Apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission and wrote the book Country of My Skull about her reflections on the process and the possibility for true reconciliation in South Africa. Krog is currently a faculty member at the University of the Western Cape.

This event is co-sponsored by the School of International Affairs.