Dr. Emily Van Duyn, associate professor in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s department of communication, will deliver this year’s Diederich College of Communication Scholarship Week keynote address. Her speech, titled “Democracy at Close Range: How Political Difference Shapes Everyday Life,” will examine how political differences within personal relationships shape political polarization. The talk will draw on a pair of her own books: “Democracy Lives in Darkness: How and Why People Keep Their Politics a Secret,” and the forthcoming “Hearts Divided: How Politics Shape Our Closest Connections.”
The lecture will be from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 in Johnston Hall Room 134. The college will also announce both faculty and student recipients of its Scholar of the Year awards at the lecture. It is free to attend for all members of the Marquette community and no registration is required.
Van Duyn’s keynote is the signature event of Scholarship Week, a three-day series of events from April 7-9 celebrating research in the college. Below is a summary of the week’s event schedule. Questions can be directed to Dr. Sumana Chattopadhyay, associate dean for graduate studies and research, at sumana.chattopadhyay@marquette.edu.
EVENTS SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, April 7, 12–1p.m., Johnston Hall 310
Brown Bag learning session and presentations O’Brien fellows Miles Moffeit, Britta Lokting and Eddie B. Allen Jr.
Wednesday, April 8, 12–1 p.m., Johnston Hall 310
Brown Bag session and presentation titled “Understanding Strategic Communication” by Dr. Darvelle Hutchins, Grad ’18, vice president for university advancement and strategic communications at Dillard University in New Orleans.
Thursday, April 9, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Johnston Hall 5th Floor
Scholarship poster session for faculty and students.
Thursday, April 9, 2:30-4 p.m., Johnston Hall 134
Keynote Lecture: “Democracy at Close Range: How Political Difference Shapes Everyday Life,” by Dr. Emily Van Duyn, associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Thursday, April 9, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Johnston Hall 106
Scholarship reception in the jPad with light refreshments.
