Scheduling an Appearance
Part
of
the
mission
of The Project on Race in Political
Communication
is to engage in
public dialogue about the myriad issues
that reside at the intersection of politics, race, and communication.
Accordingly, we make ourselves available to interested groups
(primariliy colleges and universities) so that
we can share our research, offer analysis and engage in discussion with
others. Our multimedia presentations are designed to be engaging and
thought provoking; with the anticipation of two new books -- Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in
U.S. Political Campaigns and The Routledge Companion to Race &
Ethnicity -- and the 2010 elections
upon us, this is an excellent time to consider booking us for a visit.
(Photo: Nassau Community College, November 2009)
To inquire
as to availability
or to schedule an appearance, please contact Cheryl Giacomelli (Events@RaceProject.org).
A portion of all honoraria is donated
to a substantively relevant not-for-profit organization.
What They're Saying
Here is what folks are saying about presentations by the Race Project team:"Our students' eyes were opened." (Phyllis Kurland, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York)
"I rarely get to dialogue or discuss race, and it was a real breath of fresh air to hear [Dr. McIlwain's] perspective, especially in relation to the '08 election." (Will Thompson, Student, Lewis & Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho).
"Our college always looks forward to the presentations of Drs. Caliendo and McIlwain. Whether it's a discussion of political campaign communication or a controversial topic like "Who can use the N-word?", our students always enjoy their presentations and learn a great deal from the experience. We try to invite them to campus once a year! (Dr. Michele Ramsey, Penn State University - Berks)
"As we close in on an historic presidential election on November 4, I can't think of a more prescient or provocative professor and commentator than Dr. Caliendo. He is especially cognizant of the covert and overt manner in which race has shaped political discourse and election outcomes. Moreover, he is a prolific scholar, dynamic lecturer, and is able to weave together the most current and occasionally complex political news and dynamics in an accessible manner." (Dr. Kevan Yenerall, Clarion University)
". . . Myself, and I know others felt that it was a shame that we had to end a very engaging discussion when we did...The video [Dr. McIlwain] put together, [his] questions and [his] perspective, and the discussion [he] led were all incredibly interesting, provocative, and important." (Lisa M. Stulberg, New York University)
". . . [Dr. McIlwain's] talk was just the thing we needed to start off the year with a bang...it was engaging!" (Ana Patel, Packer Collegiate Institute)
". . . One student in attendance, who has completed two tours in Iraq since 2003, told a faculty member in our department that all of the money he had spent to attend Penn State University up until this point was completely "worth it" solely because he got to experience Dr. Caliendo's presentation and that even if he got nothing else out of attending college after this point, he would feel it was money well spent because he had the opportunity to learn from, and interact with, with Dr. Caliendo. This student's response speaks to the importance of Dr. Caliendo's presentations in terms of content, but also to his incredible ability to interact with students while both on stage and off." (Dr. Michele Ramsey, Penn State University - Berks)
Selected Appearances
Appearances feature Charlton and Stephen together unless otherwise indicated. Research presented at professional conferences is listed on the Studies and Data page, along with links to download copies of the papers.| February
9,
2011 |
Hofstra University
(New York) |
Details
forthcoming |
| February
3,
2011 |
Rethinking Race Conference, University of Akron (Ohio) | Keynote Address (details forthcoming) (Stephen) |
| November
8, 2010 |
Penn State University - Berks |
Details
forthcoming |
| April
15,
2010 |
Central States Communication
Association, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Spotlight
Session:
"(Far)
Beyond
the
Classroom:
A
Broad
Pedagogy
for
Race and
Communication" (Stephen) |
| March
12,
2010 |
Transforming Race 2010:
"Crisis and Opportunity in the Age of Obama" (Kirwan Institute for the Study
of Race and Ethnicity), Columbus, Ohio |
Panel:
"New
Media:
Unexpected
Pathways to Empowerment" |
| November
9,
2009 |
Nassau Community College (New York) |
"The
Limits
of
Consciousness:
Talking
About
Race
in
the
Obama
Era" |
| October
2,
2009 |
University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign Department of Psychology |
"Peeking
Over
Your
Shoulder:
The
Importance
of
Psychology
to
The Project on Race
in Political Communication" (Stephen) |
| September
11,
2009 |
North Central College |
"Be
Thoughtful:
Contemplating
the
Language
of
Diversity"
(Stephen) |
| July
9,
2009 |
Junior State of
America Summer School, Princeton University |
"Racial
and
Racist
Communication
in
the
2008
Presidential
Election
(and
Since)" (Stephen) |
| April
27,
2009 |
North Central College |
"Shades
of
Grey:
Using
Precise
Language"
(Stephen) Part of the "Frankly Speaking" Diversity Program |
| April 20, 2009 |
Anderson's Bookshop
(Naperville, IL) |
"Freedom Forum" (community
meeting addressing freedom of speech, moderated by Stephen) |
| April
9,
2009 |
Naperville
(IL)
North High School |
Keynote
Address:
Multicultural
Show
(Stephen) |
| March
24,
2009 |
Lewis-Clark
State
College (Lewiston, Idaho) |
“A
New
Conversation
About
Race:
The
2008
Election,
President
Obama
and the Future of
American Race Relations?” Part of the LCSC Humanities Division’s
Visiting Scholar program (Charlton) |
| February
19,
2009 |
DuPage
County (IL)
Bar Association |
"Lawyer
as
Advocate:
Government
and
Legislation"
(Academy
of
Bar
Leaders
series) (Stephen) |
| February
12,
2009 |
Naperville
(IL) Park
District |
Keynote
Address:
Young
Ambassadors
Leadership
Conference
(Stephen) |
| January
28,
2009 |
Plainfield
South
High School (IL) |
Catalyst
Program
Discussion
Group:
"Hegemony
and
Power:
Racism,
Sexism
and
Heterosexism"
(Stephen) |
| January
23,
2009 |
New
York University |
The
Black
Student
Alliance
and
the
Robert
F.
Wagner
Graduate
School of Public Service
present an MLK Week Panel: "Post-Election America: the Fulfillment of
the Dream?" (Charlton) |
| January
21,
2009 |
New
York University |
Martin
Luther
King
Celebration
Week
Feature
Panel:
"Barack
Obama
and
the End of
Blackness?" (Charlton) |
| January
20,
2009 |
North
Central College |
Inauguration
Watch
Party
and
Panel
Discussion
(Stephen) |
| January
14,
2009 |
North
Central College |
"Race
and
Politics
in
the
Blogosphere"
(Stephen,
with
Chicago
Tribune columnist Dawn
Tuner
Trice) |
| November
2008 |
New
York University |
"Race
&
Gender,
the
Aftermath
of
the
2008
Election."
NYU
Commission on
Race, Gender & Social Justice (Charlton) |
| November
2008 |
New
York University |
"The
2008
Election."
NYU
Steinhardt
Alumni
Speakers
Series
(Charlton) |
| October
28,
2008 |
Clarion
University |
"Fairytales, Radicals and Crooks: The Role of Race in the 2008 Presidential Election" (Stephen) |
| October
8,
2008 |
Elgin
Community
College |
"Race
and
Politics"
(panel)
(Stephen) |
| October
6,
2008 |
Penn
State University - Berks (Communication
Arts
and
Sciences) |
"Fairytales,
Radicals
and
Crooks:
The
Role
of
Race
in
the 2008 Presidential
Election" (Stephen) |
| September
2008 |
Brooklyn
Museum of Art |
"The
American
Hero
and
the
American
Dream:
Reflections
on
Our Contemporary
Political Narratives" (Charlton) |
| September
2008 |
Packer
Collegiate
Institute |
"Reflections
of
Race
in
Media
During
Campaign
2008"
(Charlton) |
| August
29,
2008 |
Junior State of America, Symposium at
the Democratic National Convention (Denver, CO) |
"Racial
Messages
in
the
2008
Presidential
Election" |
| May
21,
2008 |
North
Central College |
"Last Lecture: Where
Your Eyes Don't Go: Love, Apathy and the Devaluation of Intellectualism"
(Stephen) |
| April
2008 |
Penn
State
University - Berks (Communication
Arts
and
Sciences) |
"Who
Can
Use
the
N-Word?" |
| February
2008 |
North
Central College |
"'I
Didn't
Mean
It
Like
That.
.
.':
Bias
and
Ignorance in Language" (Stephen) |
| November 14, 2007 | Adler
School of Professional Psychology (Institute on Social Exclusion) |
"Who Can Use the N-Word?" |
| October 24, 2007 | North Central College | "Who Can Use the N-Word?" |
| August 2007 | North
Central College |
Diversity
Workshop
for
Residence
Life
Staff
(Stephen) |
| November 2006 | Penn
State University - Berks (Communication
Arts
and
Sciences) |
"Race
in
the
2006
Elections"
|
| October 30, 2006 | North Central College | "Race in the 2006 Elections" |
| November 9, 2004 | Clarion University | "Racial Messages in Political Advertising" |
| October 29, 2004 | University
of Pittsburgh (Department of
Communication) |
"Racial Messages in Political Advertising" |
| October 14, 2004 | Penn
State University - Berks (Communication
Arts
and
Sciences) |
"Racial Messages in Political Advertising" |
| November 17, 2004 | Avila University | Town Hall Meeting: Race and Politics |
| October 6, 2003 | University
of Texas, Austin (School of
Journalism) |
"Racial Messages in Political Advertising" |