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"You Don't Need Feet to Dance" Film Screening and Q & A with Artist Sidiki Conde and Film Director Alan Govenar

Author of the newly published Our Political Nature, the first book to reveal the hidden roots of our most deeply held moral values, political anthropologist, Ave Tuschman will discuss his work and how it shows political orientations across space and time arising from three clusters of measurable personality traits: opposing attitudes toward tribalism, inequality, and differing perceptions of human nature. Together, these traits are by far the most powerful cause of left-right voting, even leading people to regularly vote against their economic interests. As Tuschman will discuss, our political personalities also influence our likely choice of a mate, and shape society's larger reproductive patterns. Most importantly of all, it tells the evolutionary stories of these crucial personality traits, which stem from epic biological conflicts. By blending serious research with relevant contemporary examples, Tuschman casts important light onto the ideological clashes that so dangerously divide and imperil our world today. Avi Tuschman began his career in politics as the youngest advisor in the government palace in Lima. While serving as the Senior Writer to President Alejandro Toledo (Peru, 2001-2006), Tuschman produced numerous articles and speeches designed to shape public opinion. In 2009, Tuschman joined with Toledo and seventeen other former presidents to co-write a regional policy agenda on democratic governance. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lauded the document and called it historically unprecedented. Tuschman holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology from Stanford University.

This event takes place in the Donnelley Film Theatre/Lecture Hall in the Heimbold Visual Arts Center at Sarah Lawrence College.

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