Terps Talk Politics: Symposium on the 2016 Presidential Election

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The 2016 Presidential Election has brought us Hillary Clinton’s nomination as the first woman candidate for a major party, Donald Trump’s unexpected success, and a wealth of things to discuss!

As such important civic and democratic exercises, elections are vital to understanding and reflecting on the significance of communicative and rhetorical actions. Fortunately, there are many scholars at the University of Maryland and the surrounding region whose research centers on these very important topics! 

Chelóna RSA is proud to host an exciting symposium-style workshop for the University of Maryland campus community the evening of October 27th, 2016 in Francis Scott Key Hall.

This event is sponsored by the University of Maryland Pepsi Enhancement Fund and presented in coordination with the Department of Communication’s Oral Communication Center (OCC). The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Leticia Bode, assistant professor of political communication and new media at Georgetown University. In addition to Dr. Bode’s address, Terps Talk Politics will feature simultaneous panel presentations and discussions throughout the event.

Hors d’oeuvres and souvenirs will be provided for all attendees.

Admission to this event is completely free, though we do require attendees to register at this link. Once you’re registered, please RSVP on Facebook and share the event with your friends and colleagues! We look forward to a rhetorical discussion of the 2016 Presidential Election with you!

Full program details:

Session 1: 5:00-5:25pm

Key 0103: “The Gender Politics of the 2016 Presidential Debates,” Dr. Carly Woods (COMM)

Key 0120: “Why did Mr. Khizer Khan’s Speech at the DNC go viral?,” Dr. Kathleen Kendall and Dr. Sahar Khamis (COMM)

Session 2: 5:30-5:55pm

Key 0103: “Corpus Approaches to Analyzing Rhetorical Commonplaces in Primary Speeches,” Cameron Mozafari (English)

Key 0120: “Children are Watching”: Political Media Literacy in the 2016 Presidential Election, Thomas McCloskey (COMM)

Session 3: 6:00-6:25pm

Key 0103: “Trump, Twitter, and Public Argument,” Dr. Damien Pfister (COMM)

Key 0120: “’Just so you understand, OK?’: Donald Trump’s Interactive Rhetoric,” Dr. Linda Coleman (English)

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Leticia Bode: 6:30-7:30pm, Key 0106

 Session 4: 7:35-8:00pm

 Key 0103: “Donald Trump: The Orange Herring,” Hagar Attia and Lauren Hunter (COMM)

Key 0120: “’What are you afraid of?’: Strategic, Civic, and Moral Dimensions of Non-Participation in Presidential Campaign Debate,” Taylor Hahn (JHU) and Jade Olson (COMM)

Key 0106: “’Good news, we’re all moving to Canada’: The 2016 Presidential Election and Political Satire,” Kim Hannah-Prater (COMM)

Session 5: 8:05-8:30pm

 Key 0103: “Fear and Loathing in New Hampshire,” Devin Scott, Katie Brown, and Will Howell (COMM)

Key 0120:“Campaign Rhetoric in the Digital Age,” Dr. Sarah Oates (Journalism)

Key 0106: Presentation of PARCS, Presidential Advertising White Paper: Campaign 2016

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