Staff, students and the public are invited to watch the American election coverage live at Avenue Campus on Tuesday 8 November 2016 from 22:00 until late.
This Election Night event will explore Barack Obama’s presidential legacy, and the construction of presidential myths and reputations. The evening will feature short introductory talks by Americanists in the History department, as well as discussions and audience polls.
Drawing upon their specialist fields of research, Professor Kendrick Oliver will discuss Obama and religion; Dr Chris Fuller will evaluate his use of drone warfare; Dr Jonathan Hunt will unpick his landmark nuclear deal with Iran; Dr Charlotte Riley will ponder the state of the “special relationship” with the UK; and Dr David Cox will examine the outgoing president’s impact on American race relations.
As well as considering the extent to which Obama was able to deliver on the hopes of his domestic and international supporters, each talk will highlight the hopes and fears of what the next president will bring to the nation, and the wider world.
This is the launch event for the University’s Human Worlds Festival, which is supported by the Public Engagement with Research Unit and the Faculty of Humanities.
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Read more about this event and other Human Worlds events on our blog.
