Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and Director of the 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, “Reviewing the 2020 U.S. Elections: Challenges to American Democracy in the Post-Trump Era,” at Methodist College Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Farnsworth served as a Fulbright Specialist at MCKL during 2019.
Dr. Farnsworth also commented on the following news stories:
State GOP looks to using more than one site for convention (The Washington Post)
Northam Endorses Herring Rival in Attorney General Race (WVTF)
Examining Next Steps for Legislation Passed During 2021 Session (WVTF)
Effort to Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Met a Disappointing End, But Will Likely be Back (WVTF)
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.
