Republican Orators from Dwight D.Eisenhower to Donald Trump

Organised by Andrew S. Crines (University of Liverpool) and Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield) and supported financially by the Political Studies Association ‘Conservatives and Conservatism Specialist Group’, Liverpool University are delighted to host the annual PSA Conservatives and Conservatism Specialist Group event this year. As it is election year in the US, ‘Republican Orators from Eisenhower to Trump’ is a timely reassessment of conservative rhetoric over the course of recent history.

The project evaluates how leading Republicans communicate their message to the American electorate. Each paper revolves its analysis around the core political arenas – the Senate, media and/or public engagements, and the party conventions. As an academic framework the Aristotelean modes of persuasion (character/credibility; use of logic; employment of emotions) are adopted asymmetrically, reflecting the distinctive and conflicting styles of communication between each figure under examination.

The conference will take place on Thursday 3 November 2016, 9.30am to 5pm at The School of the Arts Library, University of Liverpool, 19 Abercromby Square, Liverpool, L69 7ZG.

View the Republican Orators Conference Programme.

Attendance is free please email either:
Andrew Crines (a.s.crines@liverpool.ac.uk) or
Andrew Taylor (a.j.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk) to register.