Let's Talk Politics Lecture Series

Two years ago, then new Department Chair Zhang, and Bryan Corcoran, the continuing alumni advisory board president, brainstormed about a speaker series that would give the department a more visible and impactful role in the intellectual dialogue on campus. Thanks to the hard work of our Speaker’s Committee, Professors Ron Den Otter, Martin Battle and Nolan Bennett, this year we launched our “Let’s Talk Politics Lecture Series,” sponsored by the Political Science Department and made possible by the Political Science Alumni Advisory Board.   We are also grateful for the financial support we receive from the College of Liberal Arts for supporting up to two speaker events per year. 

Check out our previous lectures since the beginning, and stay tuned for future lecture series and guest speakers!

 

Upcoming Lectures

 

The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Media with Davide Panagia (UCLA)

Friday, April 11th, 2025

Universal Basic Income with Dr. Matt Zwolinsky

Friday, April 25th, 2025

Reproductive Labor and Innovation with Dr. Jennifer Denbow (Cal Poly)

Date Forthcoming

Previous Lectures

 

Women Presidents & Prime Ministers in Central and Eastern Europe with Dr. Meg Rincker

Tuesday, February 25th, 2024

Water in California with Jason Colombini

Thursday, February 20th, 2024

From Ballots to Borders: The Future of Immigration

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

2024 Presidential Election Panel

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

Let's Talk Political Violence

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

The Rise of Fox News with Ryan Vander Wielen (Stony Brook Univ.)

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024