April 20, 2024

Farnsworth Lectures Online on Political Humor for Moldova

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, “Presidents and Political Humor,” for the U.S. Embassy in Moldova. Professor Farnsworth, who has also talked with international audiences about U.S. politics, the mass media and political culture in more than a dozen nations on programs funded by the U.S. government, is the co-author of a new book, “Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency” (Routledge, 2020).

Dr. Farnsworth also has commented on the following national or regional news stories: