Latest Behind the Headlines Examines Perils of Political Speech
2 March 2021 - In the Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest Behind the Headlines, a panel of five distinguished speakers, including Ambassador to the US, Daniel Mulhall, discussed political language and speech and how oratory can persuade, for both good and bad.
Addressing the online audience, Professor Eve Patten, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub noted the recent events of January 6th 2021 at Capitol Hill as the impetus to draw on the expertise of the Arts and Humanities and go ‘Behind the Headlines’ to examine what is the current state of play when it comes to the “relationship between speech and action.”
Trinity’s Centre for Resistance Studies to Launch with Keynote Lecture on Strongman Rule
3 March 2021 -
A new Centre at Trinity College Dublin will respond to the growth of populism and authoritarianism across the world, providing a forum for academics, postgraduate researchers, intellectuals and activists to explore ‘resistance’ in all its forms, from dissent to protest.
On the 9th of March, Professor Juergen Barkhoff, Vice Provost of Trinity College will launch the Centre and introduce a keynote lecture from
Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat of New York University, entitled ‘How to Resist a Strongman: Lessons from a Century of Authoritarian Rule.’ Professor Ben-Ghiat is the author of
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