Charles Taylor Lectures DateNovember 1, 2016 Time5:00pm to 6:30pm Location Charles E. Young Research Library, Conference Room 11360 Contact Discussant: Anthony Pagden (UCLA Political Science)In two lectures at UCLA, Charles Taylor will discuss his most recent book, The Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity (Harvard University Press, 2016), as well as his ongoing inquiries into the […]
Recruitment Job Talk with Nicholas Valentino DateNovember 6, 2014 Time12:00pm to 1:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Nicholas Valentino, University of MichiganTitle: "News Mediated Threat, Group Empathy, and Racial Gaps in Public Opinion”Abstract:To explain group differences in reactions to mass mediated political threats, we develop Group Empathy Theory. The theory posits empathy felt by members of […]
Political Theory Workshop: Panel Discussion DateNovember 7, 2014 Time4:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Panel with: Elisabeth Anker (George Washington University) and Cristina Beltrán (New York University)Title: "Willful Subjects”Overview:The panelists take as their starting point the distributed and material quality of human agency to explore the racialized and gendered dynamics of domination and opportunity, and ask how […]
Fear and Loathing Across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization DateNovember 12, 2013 Time4:15am to 5:45am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact When defined in terms of social identity and affect toward in- and out-groups, the polarization of the American electorate has clearly increased. We document the scope and consequences of affective polarization using implicit, […]