Center for InterAmerican Studies

We are pleased to invite you to the first session of the InterAmerican Studies Colloquium – Winter Term 2025/26. 

Matti Steinitz and Philipp Wolfesberger share the talk:

“Trump 2.0 in Hemispheric Perspectives: Authoritarian Shift and Popular Response”.

🗓 November 4, 2025 | 🕕 18:00–20:00 (CET) 📍 Room X-E0-226, Bielefeld University

This opening lecture examines the current dynamics of political transformation across the Americas, focusing on the resurgence of authoritarian tendencies and the diverse popular responses they inspire. The session sets the tone for a semester of critical dialogue on democracy, power, and resistance from a hemispheric perspective.