Forgetting Democracy? The Role of Remembrance and Sousveillance in Modern U.S. Politics
60 South Lincoln St, Washington, PABreakout session attendance is reserved for W&J students, faculty and staff only. Session links can be found on MyW&J. This session examines sousveillance, or a participant's recording of an activity, as a civic engagement strategy in modern U.S. society. By looking at this area of surveillance and technology, we can see what society chooses to…
I Didn’t Mean MY Rights: Why We Restrict Rights When We’re Scared
60 South Lincoln St, Washington, PABreakout session attendance is reserved for W&J students, faculty and staff only. Session links can be found on MyW&J. Should the government wiretap your phone in the interest of national security? What about your new neighbor’s phone? What about a suspected terrorist’s? In this breakout room, we’ll review psychological research on why when we are…
Conflict and Resolution Studies Student Panel: Heightening Racial Discrimination Awareness in the Struggle to Achieve Equality
60 South Lincoln St, Washington, PABreakout session attendance is reserved for W&J students, faculty and staff only. Session links can be found on MyW&J. Moderated by Richard F. Easton, M.A., English Professor Emeritus, Founder and Director of Conflict and Resolution Studies, and Melissa A. Cook, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Communication Arts
Conflict and Resolution Studies Student Panel: America’s Promise Unfulfilled: Why Racial Hatred Can No Longer Be Ignored
60 South Lincoln St, Washington, PABreakout session attendance is reserved for W&J students, faculty and staff only. Session links can be found on MyW&J. Abstract: Panelists will offer papers on The Heritage of Racial Hate in the United States, Its Effects, and Solutions. Moderated by Nicholas Maradin, Ph.D., Instructor of Communication Arts
Failed Democracies: Latin America at a Tipping Point
Howard J Burnett Center 292 E Wheeling St, Washington, PAThis session will be led by Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the Latin American Studies and Spanish programs H.J. Manzari, Ph.D. It will include a panel of four students: Clara Sherwood, Isabelle Kratz, Nickolas Bartel, and Ashley Navarro. Today a surprising number of Latin Americans would agree that democracy has failed in its…
Fixing Injustices Through Intersectionality
Howard J Burnett Center 292 E Wheeling St, Washington, PAThis session will be led by Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of Public Policy Program Mary Ryan, Ph.D. Intersectionality has become a buzzword in U.S. politics but many people still do not know what it means and why it is important. In this breakout session, student leaders from a new student club called…
Conflict & Resolution Studies Panel
Howard J Burnett Center 292 E Wheeling St, Washington, PAThis session will be moderated by Associate Professor of Communication Arts Melissa Cook, Ph.D. This panel will facilitate a discussion of student papers written during Professor of English Richard Easton's Introductory course in Conflict & Resolution Studies. Student participants are: Michael J. Schafer, “The Conflicts with Social Media and First Amendment Rights” Linh Hoang Tu…
Only so Free: Religious Rhetoric and the American Democracy in Crisis
Howard J Burnett Center 292 E Wheeling St, Washington, PAThis session will be moderated by Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Cynthia Hogan, Ph.D. This student-led, roundtable-style session builds on questions being asked in REL 102: Religion in America regarding “freedom of religion” vs. “freedom from religion.” Students will be invited to participate in a conversation that explores how American myths are either invoked or…