On April 8-10, the Center for Political Communication at the University of Delaware sponsored Breaking Boundaries, a three-day conference on the topic of Politics and Entertainment. Scholars across discipline, epistemology, and method came together to develop a plan for a ground-breaking, theoretically-grounded, systematic study of how entertainment media relates to, informs, and interacts with more traditional public affairs media within the context of politics. The weekend consisted of guided roundtable discussions, a keynote presentation by Joe Randazzo, Editor of the satirical newspaper, The Onion, as well as a live political humor performance by political comedians and impersonators, Don Montrey and Tony Braithwaite. A list of participating Faculty can be found HERE.
Guest |
Position |
University |
Discussion Group |
Baym, Geoffrey |
Associate Professor of Media Studies |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
history |
Carpini, Michael Delli |
Dean, Annenberg School for Communication |
University of Pennsylvania |
history |
Feldman, Lauren |
Assistant Professor of Communication |
American University |
quantifying outcomes |
Gray, Jonathan |
Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies |
University of Wisconsin |
critical cultural approaches |
Hart, Roderick |
Dean, College of Communication |
University of Texas at Austin |
normative questions |
Hoffman, Lindsay |
Assistant Professor of Communication |
University of Delaware |
cognitive approaches |
Holbert, R. Lance |
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Communication |
The Ohio State University |
normative questions |
Jones, Jeffrey |
Associate Professor of Communication |
Old Dominion University |
critical cultural approaches |
Lamarre, Heather |
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication |
University of Minnesota |
quantifying outcomes |
Prior, Markus |
Associate Professor of Politics and Public Affairs |
Princeton University |
normative questions |
Williams, Bruce |
Professor of Media Studies and Sociology |
University of Virginia |
critical cultural approaches |
Xenos, Michael |
Associate Professor of Communication |
University of Wisconsin |
quantifying outcomes |
Young, Dannagal G. |
Assistant Professor of Communication |
University of Delaware |
cognitive approaches |