Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Kate Seltzer, a UMW senior double majoring in political science and communication, are co-authors of a research paper, “Late Night Political Humor and the 2020 Presidential Nomination Campaign: A Democratic Field Competes with Donald Trump,” which was delivered (online) at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association earlier this month. The paper is an update of Professor Farnsworth’s recent co-authored book, Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency.
Farnsworth also recently delivered an online lecture, “Reviewing the 2020 U.S. Election: The Challenges of Democracy in Practice,” to the University of Malaysia, Sabah. Professor Farnsworth was a Fulbright Specialist at Methodist College Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during Summer 2019.
He also offered insight in a number of recent regional, national and international news stories:
Taking a Look at What to Expect from the 2021 General Assembly Session (WVTF)
U.S. Capitol on Lockdown (CTV News Channel)
Divide deepens in Virginia GOP as Democrats renew calls for Trump’s early ouster (Virginia Mercury)
Democrats Unveil Articles of Impeachment (CTV News Channel)
Trump Faces Second Impeachment (CTV News Channel)
Can President Trump issue pardons while impeached? Experts at odds (ctvnews.ca)
McAuliffe announces huge fundraising numbers (Virginia Scope; Henrico Citizen)
Saturday Night Live seeks fresh Biden as political comedy faces new era (The Guardian)
Viewpoints with Todd Vanderheyden (iheart.com)
3 Prince William Supervisors Walked Out Of Unconscious Bias Training In Protest (dcist.com)