Lewiston Auburn Senior College

IN PERSON AT AUBURN-LEWISTON AIRPORT

One of the pressing issues of our time is social and political polarization in the United States. What causes polarization and what can we do to lessen it? Maine author Colin Woodard has addressed these questions in his book Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America (Viking, 2025). In this class, we will spend four weeks reading Woodard's book and discussing his analysis of our polarization and his prescriptions for change. The book is available in hardcover, ebook and audio book formats. Many libraries in Maine own copies, but you may need to get on a waiting list to borrow it.  

Jean Potuchek holds a PhD in sociology from Brown University and spent 40 years teaching sociology and gender studies to college students. She is committed to using the insights of social science to understand contemporary social and political issues.