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    • 10.26.25 | “Twisted Endings: From the Secret Report to the Deep State” with Dr. Atilla Hallsby

      10.26.25 | “Twisted Endings: From the Secret Report to the Deep State” with Dr. Atilla Hallsby

      On October 26, Dr. Atilla Hallsby will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Hallsby’s talk, entitled “Twisted Endings: From the Secret Report to the Deep State,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern. The lecture will last 30 minutes and will be followed by discussion.

      September 29, 2025
    • 09.28.25: “Ecological Infrastructures” with Dr. Elizabeth Brunner

      09.28.25: “Ecological Infrastructures” with Dr. Elizabeth Brunner

      On September 28, Dr. Elizabeth Brunner will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Brunner’s talk, entitled “Ecological Infrastructures,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern. The lecture will last 30 minutes and will be followed by discussion.

      September 1, 2025
    • 08.31.25: “Searching for Solidarity” with Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad

      08.31.25: “Searching for Solidarity” with Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad

      On August 31, Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Aswad’s talk, entitled “Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern. The lecture will last 30 minutes and will be followed by discussion.

      July 28, 2025
    • 07.27.25: “No Kings?: Trump’s Tyrannical Rhetoric” with Dr. Annie Hill

      07.27.25: “No Kings?: Trump’s Tyrannical Rhetoric” with Dr. Annie Hill

      On July 27, Dr. Annie Hill will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Hill’s talk, entitled “No Kings?: Trump’s Tyrannical Rhetoric,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern. The lecture will last 30 minutes and will be followed by discussion.

      June 30, 2025
    • 06.29.25: “Noting Hope” with Dr. Jennifer Clary-Lemon

      06.29.25: “Noting Hope” with Dr. Jennifer Clary-Lemon

      On June 29, Dr. Jennifer Clary-Lemon will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Clary-Lemon’s talk, entitled “Noting Hope,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern. The lecture will last 30 minutes and will be followed by discussion.

      May 27, 2025
    • 05.25.25: “Survival of the Funniest” with Dr. Christopher Gilbert

      05.25.25: “Survival of the Funniest” with Dr. Christopher Gilbert

      On May 25, Dr. Christopher Gilbert will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Gilbert’s talk, entitled “Survival of the Funniest,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern.

      April 29, 2025
    • 04.27.25: “‘They’re Eating the Pets’ as Rhetorical Strategy” with Dr. Jennifer Lin LeMesurier

      04.27.25: “‘They’re Eating the Pets’ as Rhetorical Strategy” with Dr. Jennifer Lin LeMesurier

      On April 27, Dr. Jennifer Lin LeMesurier will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. LeMesurier’s talk, entitled “’They’re Eating the Pets’ as Rhetorical Strategy,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern.

      April 4, 2025
    • 03.30.25: “Sifting through Religion and Politics Again” with Dr. David Gore

      03.30.25: “Sifting through Religion and Politics Again” with Dr. David Gore

      On March 30, Dr. David Charles Gore will deliver a Rhetoric Unbound lecture. Dr. Gore’s talk, entitled “Sifting through Rhetoric and Politics Again,” will take place at 8.00 p.m. Eastern.

      February 24, 2025
    • 02.23.25: “On Panic as Inducement to Salvage” with Dr. Ira Allen

      02.23.25: “On Panic as Inducement to Salvage” with Dr. Ira Allen

      Dr. Ira Allen will present a lecture titled “On Panic as Inducement to Salvage” on February 23 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The lecture will explore the concept of panic, framing it as a valuable response to the crises faced in modernity and suggesting it can motivate constructive action for future generations.

      January 23, 2025
    • 01.26.25: “Seeing through the Spectacle” with Dr. Lisa A. Flores

      01.26.25: “Seeing through the Spectacle” with Dr. Lisa A. Flores

      Dr. Lisa A. Flores will present the inaugural Rhetoric Unbound lecture titled “Seeing through the Spectacle” on January 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern. This 30-minute talk explores the spectacle as a rhetorical form linked to dehumanization and antiBlackness, examining its vulnerabilities and alternative ways of seeing and knowing. Discussion follows the lecture.

      December 29, 2024
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