PD Dr. Martin Lüthe, Research Associate, John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin
Johanna Roth, Journalist, DIE ZEIT; Author of This is America - Is this America?
Moderation: Dr. Svenja Engelmann-Kewitz, HHU
Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl performance sparked a national debate over U.S. American national identity and the history of American democracy. Popular culture has long played an important role in shaping U.S. politics as well as public protests — reflecting both conservative and progressive imaginaries. It has mobilized voices in increasingly polarized political debates through mass media spectacles and viral social media. In this public discussion event, experts and students from American Studies will discuss how popular culture has served as a vehicle for different political movements, both historically and in relation to the heated political climate in 2026 with its upcoming 250-year celebration of the Declaration of Independence.
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