Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation with Akhil Reed Amar, one of the country’s leading thinkers on constitutional law. We’ll explore how equality has been a core part of the laws, history, and self-understanding of the United States, and consider how we strive toward this ideal today. We’ll also dig into the arguments and assumptions that informed the US Constitution, how it has evolved over the past 238 years, and what the future may hold for our nation’s most basic laws.
Amar teaches constitutional law at Yale University. He is the author of several books about constitutional law and history, including America’s Unwritten Constitution, The Constitution Today, and, most recently, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920.
This event is part of Beyond 250, Oregon Humanities’ 2024–25 Consider This series.
General admission
Price: $15
General admission + a copy of Born Equal
Price: $30
Pay it forward: get one general admission ticket, a copy of Born Equal, and cover the cost of a free ticket for someone else.
Price: $45
No Cost
To make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we make a portion of tickets available at no cost. (More information below)
