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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.