September 3, 2009 – 9:10 AM
Government Professor Elvin Lim, author of “The Anti-Intellectual Presidency“, discusses Obama’s use of rhetoric with Heather Hurlburt of the NSA on Bloggingheads.tv:
[Thanks to Nicolas Mendoza '11 for the tip]
[ April 30, 2009; 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM. ] An academic forum featuring Professors Marc Eisner, Barry Chernoff, and Elvin Lim.
And if you need another reason to come, there will be punch and cookies!
Where: Psi U
When: Tomorrow, April 30th @ 4:15 PM
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And don’t miss President Obama’s address to the nation tonight at 8 PM – live on YouTube.
[thanks to Craig Ewer '1o for the [...]
November 14, 2008 – 10:29 PM
Alexander Furnas ‘11 sends in:
Supporting the Troops from a Progressive Perspective
Discussion Panel w/ Food!
followed by a film screening of Body of War
The panel will feature: Joshua Kors, highly acclaimed investigative reporter for the Nation, who covers military and veterans’ issues; Ra’ed Jarrar, an Iraqi national and political analyst and activist currently based in Washington DC, [...]
November 14, 2008 – 9:25 AM
Several of our professors have been called upon by the mainstream media in the past few weeks to talk about the election:
Anthropology/AFAM Professor Gina Ulysse on Michelle Obama as an exceptional model of a professional black woman in the Hartford Courant.
Psychology Professor Scott Plous on how biases affect perception, as evidenced in this year’s election [...]
November 6, 2008 – 3:25 PM
Join Government professors in a lecture about this year’s election and its consequences:
First Friday: How Obama Won
Please join Professor Elvin Lim and Professor Melanye Price, both assistant professors in government, discuss the election results and what happens next. Bring your excitement, your questions, your perspective.
First Friday is a series dedicated to creating community [...]
November 3, 2008 – 3:44 PM
The creatively-named Election Night Extravaganza, hosted by the administrators of Usdan, the WSA, UCAB, and Bon Appétit, will be happening tomorrow night.
Swing by Usdan starting at 7:00 PM and you’ll find three “giant-screen” TVs, along with several less-than-giant-screen TVs, tuned to the various news networks. Watch the votes (for Obama, for McCain) roll in and [...]
October 30, 2008 – 2:29 PM
Join Curtis Chin, producer of “Vincent Who?” and Professor Elvin Lim for a screening of the film, a conversation about it, and dessert:
A film about the tragic story of Vincent Chin; blamed for causing Caucasian-American job-losses and murdered for his race, the story of Vincent Chin is just one example of many horrible acts of [...]
September 18, 2008 – 12:05 PM
Professor Elvin Lim, author of The Anti-Intellectual Presidency, explores the appeal of anti-intellectual politicians in America, along with Professor Daniel Drezner of Tufts:
If you’re a political junkie you might be interested in “Out on a Lim“, Assistant Professor of Government Elvin Lim’s aptly named blog on current American presidential politics. Link added to “Wes 2.0″ sidebar.
Thanks to Bradley Spahn ‘11 for the tip.
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