2018 Annual Conference • American Studies • panel

The Past as Prologue: The Roots of Today’s Realities

This eclectic panel scrutinizes the American past to provide astute analyses of today’s pressing issues: 1950s dystopian fiction & Trump’s tweets; Lois Brandeis & inflammatory rhetoric; the American Dream & the growing income gap.

Presentations

The Marching Morons Lives On: An Analysis of Eugenic Themes in Trump’s Messaging

Presenters

Kimberlee Neitz

Brandeis vs. Breitbart: Universities, Speech, and Money, Money, Money

Presenters

Genelle Belmas

The American Myth

Presenters

Catherine Vish

Session chairs

Kimberlee Neitz