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Voter Registration Drive
Thursdays and Fridays through October 26, 2012, 3:00pm on Thursdays and noon on Fridays
Location: Kansas Union
With this being an election year, it’s important for students to be informed and engaged in the process. SUA will have a table at Tea @ 3 and Tunes @ Noon, providing voter registration forms to students and Lawrence residents.
Politics as Symbol/Symbol as Politics
July 17 - January 27, 2013
Location: 20/21 Gallery Conversation Wall, Spencer Museum of Art
Politics is simultaneously about substance and symbol. If art is in part spectacle, there is no political spectacle to match an American presidential election. Each such contest produces thousands of images and scenes, almost every one planned and executed like a work of art, be it a poster, portrait, or performance. This exhibit includes works ranging from buttons to historic photographs to highly politicized prints to abstract art. They are mostly not about presidents or presidential elections; rather, they explore the relationship between politics and image, emphasizing more the symbol than the substance. But perhaps that captures one essence of politics in general, and U.S. politics in particular.
This exhibition is curated by Burdett Loomis, professor of political science at the University of Kansas, and has been organized with the Andrew W. Mellon Department of Academic Programs at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Second Presidential Debate
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 8:00pm - 9:30pm CST
Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
Each presidential debate will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC among others. Each debate will also be streamed live online by a variety of media outlets, including YouTube.
Election 2012: An Inside Look
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Dole Institute
Dole Institute Fall Fellows, Republican strategist, Nancy Dwight, and former Obama Deputy National Campaign Manager, Steve Hildebrand, will discuss the electoral map week by week as the campaign roller coaster takes us to Election Day.
KU Students Overseas: An International Look at American Politics
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 7:30pm
Location: Dole Institute
Join us as we visit with KU students around the world and discuss American politics from a global viewpoint. This event is sponsored by the Dole Institute of Politics Student Advisory Board (SAB).
Third Presidential Debate
Monday, October 22, 2012, 8:00pm - 9:30pm CST
Location: Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
Each presidential debate will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC among others. Each debate will also be streamed live online by a variety of media outlets, including YouTube.
“The Victory Lab: ‘Moneyball for Politics’"
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:30pm
Location: Dole Institute
You’ve seen it before in sports, and now journalist and author, Sasha Issenberg, shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign and how President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney are putting them to use. This event includes a book sale and signing.
"From Hope to Audacity: The Evolution of President Barack Obama's Rhetoric and the 2012 Presidential Campaign"
Wed., October 24, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Barack Obama built a reputation as the most eloquent public leader since Ronald Reagan, beginning with his Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and culminating with a series of moving addresses in the 2008 presidential campaign, in which he promised to bring both Hope and real Change. But as President, Obama has faced both a devastating economic crisis and intractable opposition, leaving some to conclude that he had lost his rhetorical magic. Yet KU Professor of Communications Robert Rowland argues that Obama's rhetoric has just evolved: the arc has moved from impassioned appeals that created a new sense of Hope, to an audacious call to reaffirm basic fairness in American economic life and therefore save the American Dream.
Campaign 2012 with Bill Lacy & Special Guests
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:30pm
Location: Dole Institute
Join Dole Institute Director, Bill Lacy, and special guests as they discuss and forecast the 2012 election.
Research Corner Talks
Friday, November 2, 2012, 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Watson Library, Third Floor West
The following speakers will discuss research activities in the study of campaign rhetoric:
Robert (Robin) Rowland, Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies
Michael Lynch, Assistant Professor, Political Sciences Dept.
Election Watch Party
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Kansas Union Lobby, Level 4
Whichever party you belong to, come watch history unfold. SUA will stream live coverage of the election results as they happen and provide refreshments for those who attend.
An Evening with Newt & Callista Gingrich
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 7:30pm
Location: Dole Institute
Callista and Newt Gingrich will discuss what it’s like as a couple on the campaign trail, living on the road and being in the spotlight. This event will include a book sale and signing.
Post-Election Conference
Thursday, December 6 and Friday, December 7, 2012, Time TBA
Location: Dole Institute
Political insiders from both parties will analyze and discuss the 2012 presidential election.