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With apologies for cross-posting: UCD Clinton InstituteCall for Papers This conference will examine the political and cultural significance of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States, and consider the first 100 days of his administration. *Speakers* include: *Robert Brigham* <http://internationalstudies.vassar.edu/bios/robrigham.html> (Vassar College), *Diane Negra* <http://www.ucd.ie/research/people/englishdramafilm/professordianenegra/>(University College Dublin), *Inderjeet Parmar* <http://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/inderjeet-parmar> (City, University of London), *Donald E. Pease* <http://english.dartmouth.edu/people/donald-e-pease> (Dartmouth College).* Scott Lucas <http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/government-society/departments/political-science-international-studies/staff/profiles/lucas-scott.aspx>* (University of Birmingham) *Topics* may include but are not confined to: “Make America Great Again” – American exceptionalism, nostalgia “America First” – foreign policy and diplomacy “Protect our borders” – immigration and terrorism “Drain the swamp” - Washington elites, lobbying and corruption “A historic movement” – white nationalism, identity politics, protest “American carnage” – dystopian visions of the US, narratives of decline “Crime and gangs and guns” – race and the cities, gun violence, civic anxiety “Fake news” – politics in the new media age, post-truth, alternative facts “I have great respect for women” – gender and politics “Grab ‘em by the pussy” – misogyny, civility “I am very rich” – inequality, wealth “I’ll be so presidential” – celebrity, reality tv, satire “Bing, bing, bong, bong” - Trump’s language, rhetoric “Buy American and hire American” – trade, protectionism “Brexit’s a great thing” – transatlantic relations, populism, ethnonationalism We welcome individual papers but also proposals for panels, workshops or alternative sessions for presentation and discussion. Please send a brief CV and summary proposal (300 words max.) by *10th March 2017* to Prof. Liam Kennedy at [log in to unmask] Please send all proposals to Professor Liam Kennedy at [log in to unmask] Registration and Fee details to follow www.ucdclinton.ie -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------